David Tua: Underachiever or Overachiever

[creekrat77]

I see people have started making the under achiever/over achiever threads so I'll start one that has been in my mind for years. David Tua, what of him? If your like me I think he was very underrated and could have captured the Heavyweight crown. What do yall think? Great boxer that doesn't get the credit he deserves or just one that never quite made it. For me his ring movements and skills speak for themselves but I definitely think he underachieved to what he could of achieved in the likes of maybe other opponents. I can still remember that fast left hook he had which astounded me given that he was so stocky and heavy.

[Johnny heard]

I see people have started making the under achiever/over achiever threads so I'll start one that has been in my mind for years. David Tua, what of him? If your like me I think he was very underrated and could have captured the Heavyweight crown. What do yall think? Great boxer that doesn't get the credit he deserves or just one that never quite made it. For me his ring movements and skills speak for themselves but I definitely think he underachieved to what he could of achieved in the likes of maybe other opponents. I can still remember that fast left hook he had which astounded me given that he was so stocky and heavy.

Ike out fought him and beat him at his own game, Chris Byrd White washed him, and Lennox Lewis toyed with with him, besides knocking out a green Ruiz and catching Rahman after the bell with a punch in a fight he was getting best easy, I think tua done all hecould do and achieved right, he was a good heavyweight contender but fell short against the best

[Sugar Adam Ali]

Totally underachieved...

Lost all his big fights

Should have lost to Rahman twice, once at the very least

Never had a signature win

Was hyped as the next great heavyweight, but vs top ranked contenders or champs,tua looked very limited

Never lived up to the hype, total underachiever

[creekrat77]

Yea I guess I just kind of asked the wrong question because he gave it his all and that wasn't good enough. I just mean as far as him being one of those colorful characters you'll always remember in the heavyweight scene in that era. Almost like how you may reminisce about old contenders that were the epitome of the time period like Gerry Cooney, Ken Norton, George Chuvalo, or Jerry Quarry.

[Sugar Adam Ali]

Yea I guess I just kind of asked the wrong question because he gave it his all and that wasn't good enough. I just mean as far as him being one of those colorful characters you'll always remember in the heavyweight scene in that era. Almost like how you may reminisce about old contenders that were the epitome of the time period like Gerry Cooney, Ken Norton, George Chuvalo, or Jerry Quarry.

He was very memorable for his era, no doubt

[Cardinal Buck]

Ike out fought him and beat him at his own game, Chris Byrd White washed him, and Lennox Lewis toyed with with him, besides knocking out a green Ruiz and catching Rahman after the bell with a punch in a fight he was getting best easy, I think tua done all hecould do and achieved right, he was a good heavyweight contender but fell short against the best

Chris Byrd only won by a couple rounds and I thought he beat Ike. He also knocked out Moorer in a round and Maskaev too.