Wladimir Klitschko vs David Tua - Dec 11 - Very Possible

Crazy list there really.

Adamek already has a fight scheduled in December so it probably won't be him.

Tua is a possiblity

Bosty-I think is a possiblity.

Solis-Would love to see it but I don't think it will happen. This is to dangerous of a fight for Wlad. Solis has a great reach 79 to Wlad's 81 so he fights bigger than his 6'1 maybe 6'2 height he's got speed he's got power and his boxing skill level matches Wlad on every level. The place where Wlad has Solis is experiance, heart and determination.

 

Tua doesn't come out for the 11th.

 

Solis isn't mobile or active enough to go 12 with Wlad.

 

Standing in front of Wlad can be death but I like Solis skill and he is one of the smarter fighters out there. I saw in the snoozefest replay yesterday a bunch of times where Peter was inside and didn't do work. If Solis gets to those same spots he would land some good ones on Wlad. Also the fact that Solis has a good reach could help a lot in a matchup with Wlad who depends on his usually massive reach advantage. Not saying Solis would be a guranteed win against Wlad as I said above Wlad has him in experiance, heart and determination but other than Haye (and in many ways even more so than Haye) Solis is the most interesting match-up in the ring.

 

Tua = old and SHOT. I pick Wlad to become the first man to stop him. Tua has a myth surrounding him from previous fights, fights that happened over 10 years ago. The man has been done for so long and is just another short guy who plods forward looking for one haymaker. :-(

I'm sure Steward wants a KO over this guy on Wlad's resume. It will be another predictable slaughter, despite a lot of Wlad haters picking "TUA KO 3 Wlad" or something similar. Wlad could never lose to this version of Tua. The man is DONE.

 

I am a huge Tua fan, but Tua 2010 has zero chance vs. Wlad and Klitschko would be the first one TKO/KO´ing Tua....no doubt.

Prime Tua had a slim punchers chance, nothing more. Height and reach are ridiculous.

 

Wlad will be doing his panic hugging to the extreme if this fight happens, jab and grab and hold on for dear life, ol china chin is scared to fight.

 

Tua would get utterly dominated before getting knocked out, and I don't want to see that happen.

 

WBO has these at the top 5:

1Tomasz Adamek (NABO) **POL
2David Tua (Asia-Pacific) (Oriental)NZ/SAM
3Alexander PovetkinRUS
4Denis Boytsov RUS
5Ruslan ChagaevUZB

Might as well have Wlad knock Tua off the checklist.

 

lol you are one persistent ****...i will give you that

 

Huge mismatch, wlad would kayo him brutally.

barret hurt him, wlad would kill him.

it is a tougher challenge than briggs and harrison however.

if he has to fight so soon, let it be vs solis or toney.

 

I think you hit the nail on the head - Tua has the same puncher's chance as Peter more or less, and that's about it.

His power is a little greater.

His head movement is about the same

His strength in the clinch is about the same, maybe a little less.

His height and length are an even greater disadvantage, by quite a bit.

Wladimir will cut him up with the jab and right hand, and could very well be the first to stop him - but it'll probably be a standing stoppage (either via cuts or the referee waving it off) rather than Tua necessarily going down - although that's certainly possible after Barrett managing it.

 

Wlad Schools Barrett.... Haye Schools Older Barrett....... Even Older Barrett Schools Tua...... Wlad fights Tua?!?!?!? Something's definitely wrong here.

How about Wlad just doesn't fight 3 times this year. There is no reason for the HW champ to fight 3 bums a year. The division is weak so wait for a real fight. One more bum isn't gonna help his legacy and with his cheap tickets and poor TV money it won't make him rich either.

 

If a good optional fight doesn't present itself, take care of a mandatory. Makes sense.

 

All Tua should work on is Footspeed. He cant Plod forward like a turtle. He can land his hook if he gets into range quick enough