Floyd-Arturo: This year's Lewis-Tua

I just watched a few rounds of the Lennox Lewis-David Tua fight from back in 2000, and I couldn't help but think that there are many similarities, obviously not so much size-wise and/or style wise, but of the circumstances surrounding the Gatti-Mayweather showdown..... you got one guy who has 2 main attributes are a left hook and a pretty haircut.... and a defensive fighter who gets accused of being boring, even when he wins big.... I'd rather get a Pryor-Arguello-type of war, but I see this fight being more tactical, and eerily similar to the flow and outcome of Lewis and Tua... anybody got another analogy of what you think Gatti-Mayweather may end up being similar to????

Comments (15)

sisforshaq

I just see Floyd taking his fight game to another level after Hatton was praised by the world. I belive Floyd will show everyone that he is the king of the jr.welters and making a fool out of Gatti with missed punches and taing him off balance. I also agree that Gatti has a punchers chance but Floyd has to much to give up in this fight for him to actually go down to Gatti. Im sticking with my orginal pick of Floyd TKO round 10

20y ago

SacTown1

I think this fight should be a fair bit different. Lewis was defensive, and used his jab, but he was also a really heavy hitter. Mayweather is defensive, but not really a heavy hitter. Gatti boxes quite a bit differently than Tua. I know it, of course their styles are different, I was just thinking that the overall pace and outcome would be similar

20y ago

Red_Menace

20y ago

Moon

I've very interested in this fight because of two things .... 1. The puncher's chance. 2. Seeing the PBF Show so soon after Hatton being "crowned" king of the Welters.

20y ago

SacTown1

it happened during sparring before the fight, tua is a humble guy and never makes any excuses, of course he probably still would have lost, but he would of given a better account of himself if he had of been 100%. well that's your side of the story, either way, if his belly wasn't such a big target he wouldn't have gotten hit there :) and yes I think that it wouldn't have mattered anyhow, Lewis was too tall, too smart, too strong, too defensive, and Tua was disenchanted after only 3 rounds

20y ago

paul750

his ribs weren't broken before the fight, a double left hook in round 3 is what broke Tua's ribs, Tua winced, then Lewis clocked him with a huge overhand right, and from that point on the fight was not competitive (I watched it again this morning, it was a brutal left to the body that did it)....so what will Gatti's excuse be? Broken cheekbones? Hands? Ribs? it happened during sparring before the fight, tua is a humble guy and never makes any excuses, of course he probably still would have lost, but he would of given a better account of himself if he had of been 100%.

20y ago

TheEvilSaint

gatti wont need an excuse. win, lose, draw, or no contest, gatti doesnt give excuses. especially against loudmouths like mayweather.

20y ago

SacTown1

Tua had broken ribs going into the Lewis fight, i'm not saying he would of won if he didn't, but he may have put on a better performance. his ribs weren't broken before the fight, a double left hook in round 3 is what broke Tua's ribs, Tua winced, then Lewis clocked him with a huge overhand right, and from that point on the fight was not competitive (I watched it again this morning, it was a brutal left to the body that did it)....so what will Gatti's excuse be? Broken cheekbones? Hands? Ribs?

20y ago

TheEvilSaint

And PBF is miles better than Lummox. that is ever so true.

20y ago

Boxerdog

Well I sure never heard the "ribs excuse" but that was one of the most diasapointing "fights" I can recall. I can't imagine PBF and Gatti being at all similar. Gatti wouldn't just try to survive if he had a knife in his back. And PBF is miles better than Lummox.

20y ago

TheEvilSaint

gatti's a more complete fighter than tua. the only thing i think that will give floyd the win is floyds superior speed. dont get me wrong, though. i love gatti 1000 times more than i love floyd, but i just dont think that gatti's on par with PBF when it comes to skill.

20y ago

paul750

Tua had broken ribs going into the Lewis fight, i'm not saying he would of won if he didn't, but he may have put on a better performance.

20y ago

SacTown1

All I know is Gatti has a punchers chance of winning... well so did Tua! And look what happened there! One-punch fighters will lose to guys with multi-dimensional talent 99% of the time

20y ago

Tha_Greatest6475

All I know is Gatti has a punchers chance of winning...

20y ago

guru

it wont be as onesided as lewis/tua

20y ago