By Mark Vester
Former two-time heavyweight champion Hasim Rahman is demanding a third fight with David Tua. Rahman is still steaming over the 2003 draw with Tua. In their first bout in 2007, the fight was stopped in controversial fashion in the tenth round. At the time of the stoppage, Rahman was well ahead on the official cards and seemed to be on the verge of a decision win.
"Right now, I think David Tua is the biggest fight out there for me. I want the fight. I would drop everything in one minute flat to come over ... I would fight him, any time, any place, anywhere," Rahman said to New Zealand's Stuff .
In their rematch, Rahman knocked Tua down a second after the final bell rang off. He promised to pick up where he left off by knocking Tua out.
"[I] would pick up where I left off. My last punch I hit him with sat him down ... it won't be going 12 rounds ... I would sit him on his butt," Rahman said. "I would hope all the fans in New Zealand will press on David Tua to have myself come down there and ... knock David Tua out and show everyone not only can he be knocked out, he will be knocked out in his next fight. He should be man enough to accept my challenge."
Rahman thinks Tua should have the tag of a coward if he walks away from a third fight. Tua returns on July 21 against Monte Barrett in Atlantic City. They tried to make a third fight earlier this year but there wasn't enough money involved to make the fight possible.
"If he doesn't answer my challenge we will see what kind of man he is. There is enough history to want this fight. If he doesn't accept we all know what we are working with," Rahman said.
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