Give David Tua a title shot

[xEDDIEx]

he was awarded a bunch of money then the verdict was reversed. he didnt make out too good but i guess its over with.

[Scott9945]

i remember hearing rumors of tua vs arreola that would be a good wbc eliminator

HBO wanted that fight but Tua was asking for too much money. I met Tua once and he was possibly the least friendly boxer I've ever met.

[beez721]

Think about the bums like Ibragimov that are competing for and winning titles, then tell me that a 48-3 David Tua doesnt deserve a shot at the very least.

ibragimov would shut tua out. tua has barely sqeaked by c level opposition in several recent fights. have you even watched his recent fights? I cant see him beating anyone in the top 10 let alone a champion

[xEDDIEx]

barely squeaked by? hes won his last 2 fights by early KO. robert hawkins went the distance and almost beat him (horrible performance by tua) and he won his 2 previous fights before hawkins by KO. definately c level opposition but i wouldnt say he barely squeaked by

[Run]

ibragimov would shut tua out.

I know for a fact I'd "shut" that fight out of my cable reception somehow.

Christ Almighty.

Literally I'd pay someone not to watch that fight for me.



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[boxing_great]

i met him in Mt Pleasant when he fought some bum named Cerrone Fox (if i recall correctly), he was walking through the casino afterwards and i shook his hand.. said hello, no ass kissing. Its one thing to see him on TV but it was almost comical to me how short the guy is. im about 6'3 and i towered over him. wladamir would just beat his ass into the ground at this point, so if hes gonna get a title shot it better be chagaev.

the one thing he has going for him is he has the coolest trunks in the heavyweight division hands down.

I can imagine him having a lot of trouble getting on the inside of Wlad.
he has such a long reach, and tua is not skillful enough to dodge and get on the inside.

[beez721]

I know for a fact I'd "shut" that fight out of my cable reception somehow.

Christ Almighty.

Literally I'd pay someone not to watch that fight for me.

yea,,,thats would be downright dreadful. tua would throw about 12 punches per round and maybe land 1 grazing shot per round,,while sultan just waits to counter punch

[11player]

Tua has fought no one in the past two years to earn him any title shot.

Right now he is not deserving, but that could change very quick with a meaningfull fight or two.

I agree he would have tiny chances against Wlad, but his chances would be decent against Chagaev, Peter and Maskaev.

[slicksouthpaw16]

Out of all the heavyweight champions, Tua has the best chance at beating Maskaev, which is a guy that he has already knocked out. In my opinion, Peter will beat Maskaev anyway so Tua's chances of getting a belt is very limited. He will run into problems with those pure boxers like Chagaev and especially Wladimir.

Prime Tua was a monster and i would have picked him to beat Tyson. He had fast hands, power, combination punching, and all of the heart in the world. I personally think that Mr. Ibeabuchi had a lot to do with Tua not getting a title. I think that Ike broke his spirit when he stood there and out slugged Tua, which nobody has ever done before.

Ibeabuchi vs Tua


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[11player]

He should take this fight with Arreola.

Donnell Holmes, Chambers, Brock, Toney, would also be good names.