Why does David Tua seem to have so many fans?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlS82LC3fTo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLuV0vCWs_A&feature=related sack up and watch some of his fights. some of them are very short. two first round kayos of former / soon to become champions he was a human highlight reel in his prime the ring has him 49 on their greatest punchers list he could blast a guy out in any round but didnt have to rely on that ability alone to win a fight. he could throw a volume of punches he was very slippery for a guy who wanted to be so close he's not a HOFer and he was never a champion but he was a very good fighter in his day with some great performances

rich loc's best work. those are not tomato cans he's knocking out btw. those are all solid fighters.

Unlike his peers ( Holyfield, Rahman, Briggs), Tua is not as "shop worn" and his fights are still entertaining. The Monte Barrett fight last year was very exciting and you'd have to be a stiff if you didn't enjoy seeing Tua punchout Shane Cameron several years back.

I just don't get it? i have watched him fight once or twice and i don't rate him at all. He has a good left hook but other then that he don't have much in his arsenal. But every place you go boxing related on the internet there are so many of his fanboys that talk like he is the best heavyweight of all time. He has never won a world title and Lennox Lewis destroyed him ffs! Journeyman Monte Barrett even beat him in his own backyard recently. I don't get how a boxer can have so many fans that want his dick in there mouth without achieving anything of note in his career. Is David Tua the most overrated boxer of all time? you must've watched his fights in the 2000's. most tua fans liked him in the 1990's. when he was young and up and coming he was quite entertaining. go watch the tua-izon and tua-ibeabuchi fights. he was also famous for his late ko's coming from behind like tua-maskaev. in addition to his 1st round ko's like tua-ruiz.

If the TS isn't a David Tua fan after watching this vid, then maybe boxing isn't the sport for him... I was thinking this dude must have just tuned into the sport in asking people how they can be a fan of Tua. The question is how can you not be a fan?

Its the hair baby tha hair!

Because of this If the TS isn't a David Tua fan after watching this vid, then maybe boxing isn't the sport for him...

He brought excitement years ago even if he was limited in many ways, he is far from his prime now and if his recent fights against Barrett and Ahunanya are evident of anything its that he doesn't have the power he once did. Agreed... probably because he's lost some speed on his punches.

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Because he's a juggernaut fighter with good heart, an awesome chin and truly epic power. Just because he's not an ATG doesn't mean he's not a lot of fun.

He was entertaining. So what if he wasn't a great fighter?

Because he was entertaining and always came to fight. How can you not like him ?.

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His slick, artful boxing skills and Tuaman shuffle make him the most graceful heavyweight since Ali.

Because he used to KO people.

because he has awesome KOs, is a unique short tank, and has wins over a few title holders although never holding one himself? just because people like him doesnt mean they think hes the best ever.

I just don't get it? i have watched him fight once or twice and i don't rate him at all. He has a good left hook but other then that he don't have much in his arsenal. But every place you go boxing related on the internet there are so many of his fanboys that talk like he is the best heavyweight of all time. He has never won a world title and Lennox Lewis destroyed him ffs! Journeyman Monte Barrett even beat him in his own backyard recently. I don't get how a boxer can have so many fans that want his dick in there mouth without achieving anything of note in his career. Is David Tua the most overrated boxer of all time? Im pretty sure you only saw his last fight with Barrett

Why does David Tua have so many fans? Because he's an exciting fighter to watch. He's seldom in boring fights and has numerous highlight reel KO's.

I just don't get it? i have watched him fight once or twice and i don't rate him at all. He has a good left hook but other then that he don't have much in his arsenal. But every place you go boxing related on the internet there are so many of his fanboys that talk like he is the best heavyweight of all time. He has never won a world title and Lennox Lewis destroyed him ffs! Journeyman Monte Barrett even beat him in his own backyard recently. I don't get how a boxer can have so many fans that want his dick in there mouth without achieving anything of note in his career. Is David Tua the most overrated boxer of all time? because people like you who have watched him twice that have no idea how good he was in the 90's.....he was losing so many fights then BAM! one left hook & his hand was getting raised.he ko'd 4 former world champions...watch his old fights before you trash him...you know **** all!

I think Tua's a legend, perhaps you should watch a few of his fights. If you dont enjoy devastating KOs then maybe he's not for you...