David Tua turned down Lamon Brewster.

[RAESAAD II]

Is Brewster looking for opponents? I think him and Liakhovich should fight a re-match, Liakhovich needs to get back in the ring and Brewster needs to avenge his loss.

All true......but for some reason with the title out of the picture (not that those trinkets matter much) but I don't see it being as exciting as it was last time around.I ma sure it would be decent because Brewster almost always makes for an interesting fight but the luster is somewhat gone.I would still watch of course tho.

[beez721]

brewster doesnt fight like that though.... it would be a war with tua coming out on top cause he's more durable...

I agree for the most part,,,,but tua has really slipped over the years. brewster is far from a good boxer but even he may be able to out point tua who made rahman look like ali in there 2 fights

[Derranged_]

Seems like Tua's been turning down(ducking?) alot of potential opponents lately... First it was fellow New Zealander Shane Cameroon and now Lamon Brewster. IMO, Tua should've took this fight because Lamon's coming off of a long layoff, injury, and tough defeat in his last fight. And Tua has got to step up his competition sooner or later or he's gonna be fighting club fighters for the rest of this career! His refusal of this fight, to me, means that he lacks confidence in his ability to fight a top notch opponent and win.

[maxorido]

Hmm I haven't seen Tua fight in a while, so I really don't know how much he has left. This would be a serious war though, I'd pick Brewster.

[-Antonio-]

All reports I read said that Tua struggled with his last opponent most of the fight.

[paul750]

It's a wise decision by Tua and his people. Tua has looked very bad in his recent fights and would probably lose to most of the top 15 at this point. The one plus point is that he seems to be getting his weight down. It's hard to say if he can improve much, I think he can.

It's sad because Tua in his prime, or pre 2003, would beat most of these guys and have a shot at Klitschko.

[Derranged_]

It's a wise decision by Tua and his people. Tua has looked very bad in his recent fights and would probably lose to most of the top 15 at this point. The one plus point is that he seems to be getting his weight down. It's hard to say if he can improve much, I think he can.

It's sad because Tua in his prime, or pre 2003, would beat most of these guys and have a shot at Klitschko.

Tua's been on the comeback trail since 2005 and has fought limited competition at best. IMO, it's time for the Tuaman to take some risk and 'step-up' his game against someone like Brewster. I believe sometimes fighting good competition brings the best out in a fighter. If he doesn't step up now then when will he ever?

[The Texican]

IMO, if Tua was to beat Brewster, I think he gets a shot at a title his next fight. This fight would end devastatingly though, and one fighter wouldn't be the same after. Huge hooks being landed. Somebody sitting on the ropes. You get the idea. Morrison and Mercer.

[deuce_drop]

smart move by tua. not that i dont think tua isnt capable of beating brewster but he needs to get back into the bigtime scene slowly just like shannon briggs did

yep, that's what killed tyson too, bringing him back to the bigger fights quick, some guys need a building process in order to get everything back.

i think it's a responsible move, only as long as he keeps uping the competition and stays active by fighting ever few months. no less than 5 fights in the year.

[Hitman932]

why dont we make a thread about someone that matters, not fat ass dodge every legitimate opponent in the world David "LazyMan" Tua

as far as im concerned david tua is a step below tye fields right now and a step above butterbean......... he never won a title when he actually gave a **** and he sure as hell is NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVEr going to win one NOW GODDAMMITTT