Would David Tua struggle in the heavyweight division today?

I would pick tua from the ibeabuchi fight to KO joshua, wlad and wilder.
Good workrate, stamina, awesome chin and carries his tremendous punching power in the late rounds.

 

Tua would be able to knock Joshua, Parker, Wlad and Wilder out cold.

 

Prime Tua was good fighter even if he was one dimensional. Wlad could outbox him easily but at 41 who knows.
Wilder gets destroyed.
Aj looked defensively responsible enough to beat him.
Tua once he lost desire was not the same Tua.

 

The top 10

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Pulev-

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Ortiz-

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The answer is no.

 

He has a good shot of beating most of em I think. Klitschko as he is now probably gets stopped late on. Fury could beat him but if he plays the clown he loses. Joshua, if he gets in to a rumble with tua gets sparked. Haye would get seriously hurt imo. Wilder perhaps has a good chance. The rest of the division, I don't see troubling him tbh.

 

Mid 90s Tua definitely would be a legit top contender

 

Tua was a very minimally skilled hwt. Certainly if he caught you...you're out. In today's world as in his era he beats the top notchers he tags. He beats most all lower class hwts.

 

I like Tua but, save for his occasional demonstration of KO power, he generally struggled with any Heavyweight, who was even remotely world class.

 

Tua could fight. He was one of those late 90's early 2000's fighters that could've fought in any era. The Tua that fought Ike Iabeachi in 97 would destroy any of the top 10 heavy's in todays game

 

I do not see Tua beating : Wlad, Fury, Joshua, Ortiz. He has a puncher's chance against Wilder tough.
Tua would stop fighters like Parker or Pulev.

 

Now if the lackadaisical Tua show up. I see your point of Wlad beating him with the grab and hold tactics, possibly Fury with that same fighting tactics. But that's more about Tua and his lack of discipline and motivation, then the fighters ability you named.

 

Careful, he's a top 5 ATG H2H in here.

 

LOL - Is that for real?

Who are the other four in that mix? Lewis, Ibeabuchi, Byrd and Barrett?

 

Bwahahaha!! Ibeabuchi for sure! No jail and he's still reigning baby!!!