Will Tua win a World Title?

[Left Hook Tua]

No, I don't think he will ever win a World Title. I think if he does get matched up against Chris, I think Cris knocks him out.

chris is going to knock him out?

in about 50 fights against guys like lewis , rahman , maskaev , ibeabuchi , izon where he got hit with hundreds of power punches he didn't get koed.

now arreola is gonna ko him? ok.

maybe lose by decision but i hardly see a ko loss.

[Guest]

chris is going to knock him out?

in about 50 fights against guys like lewis , rahman , maskaev , ibeabuchi , izon where he got hit with hundreds of power punches he didn't get koed.

now arreola is gonna ko him? ok.

maybe lose by decision but i hardly see a ko loss.

I love these ko predictions of dudes that have never even stumbled.
Tua kicks arreola's ass but because he's 5'6 and doesn't have the best of traininig habits, he won't win a title.

Chris Arreola's gonna look like Saul Montana did.

But then, in the big championship event, Tua will half ass it and be on the short end of a very long jab for 12 uneventful rounds. Deja vu.

Unless of course, that puncher's chance rears it's head.

[Monticello]

chris is going to knock him out?

in about 50 fights against guys like lewis , rahman , maskaev , ibeabuchi , izon where he got hit with hundreds of power punches he didn't get koed.

now arreola is gonna ko him? ok.

maybe lose by decision but i hardly see a ko loss.

Well, Tua is much older now and Chris is a young, hungry, powerful heavyweight. I didn't say he will knock Tua out, but I believe that's what will happen if they ever meet in the ring.

[Left Hook Tua]

I love these ko predictions of dudes that have never even stumbled.
Tua kicks arreola's ass but because he's 5'6 and doesn't have the best of traininig habits, he won't win a title.

Chris Arreola's gonna look like Saul Montana did.

But then, in the big championship event, Tua will half ass it and be on the short end of a very long jab for 12 uneventful rounds. Deja vu.

Unless of course, that puncher's chance rears it's head.

yeah i know...... like all the wlad would ko ali comments. yeah foreman , shavers , liston and frazier couldn't do it but giant borat is gonna do it.

the last time i saw tua go down was at the amateurs in the world championships. tua is not a teenager anymore and chris arreola is no felix savon!

as far as tua. i still think he can beat peter.

i'm gonna pray for that puncher's chance from now 'til the fight when it happens.......

[Left Hook Tua]

Well, Tua is much older now and Chris is a young, hungry, powerful heavyweight. I didn't say he will knock Tua out, but I believe that's what will happen if they ever meet in the ring.

so you meant like a tko corner stoppage or something.

that is possible. i still don't see it though. it'll either be a boring , clinchfest fight that arreola will win by decision or if it's an exciting one , action packed one , i see arreola getting caught and koed.

[Guest]

Well, Tua is much older now and Chris is a young, hungry, powerful heavyweight. I didn't say he will knock Tua out, but I believe that's what will happen if they ever meet in the ring.

Yeah, they been saying that for 20 years about crazy ass Oliver McCall too, and that ****er is 40 and no one not even Tyson in over 300 rounds of sparring has even come close. And Lewis was teeing off on him and couldn't do it.

Tua is from the same mold.

Tua got a beatdown from Lewis for 12 rounds, and warred with Ibeabuchi and a guy that Olawade (the dude that beat that cruiser hopeful, Fields)that killed Arreola in sparring is suddenly gonna jack up Tua.
I don't think so.

[Monticello]

Yeah, they been saying that for 20 years about crazy ass Oliver McCall too, and that ****er is 40 and no one not even Tyson in over 300 rounds of sparring has even come close. And Lewis was teeing off on him and couldn't do it.

Tua is from the same mold.

Tua got a beatdown from Lewis for 12 rounds, and warred with Ibeabuchi and a guy that Olawade (the dude that beat that cruiser hopeful, Fields) killed in sparring is suddenly gonna jack up Tua.
I don't think so.

There have been fighters who have never been been knocked out throughout their long careers and finally one fighter is able to knock them down or out. Chris is a powerful hitter and it's possible he could be the first one to stop Tua.

[Guest]

There have been fighters who have never been been knocked out throughout their long careers and finally one fighter is able to knock them down or out. Chris is a powerful hitter and it's possible he could be the first one to stop Tua.

No doubt Tua can be stopped. I just don't think Chris has the skills to do it.

Hey, agree to disagree. Eventually, **** happens to everyone, but I don't see it happening with Arreola who can't handle some cruisers in sparring.

[Left Hook Tua]

There have been fighters who have never been been knocked out throughout their long careers and finally one fighter is able to knock them down or out. Chris is a powerful hitter and it's possible he could be the first one to stop Tua.

anything is possible but i doubt it.

if he comes in there trying to knock tua out. he's gonna end up getting caught.

the way to beat tua is jab , jab , right and clinch and wait the ref to break you guys up. then repeat it again.

you need to go for the decision against tua. you go for a ko and you're gonna end up sleeping.

[Left Hook Tua]

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Tuaman has signed up for a title elimination bout against unbeaten American Chris Arreola.

The prize for the winner of that match-up is a money-spinning date with WBC heavyweight champion Samuel Peter.

Last night Tua's New York-based promoter Cedric Kushner met with representatives from US pay TV network HBO and was about to ink the deal.

Arreola's promoter Dan Goosen was also believed to be at the meeting.

"Things are happening quickly," Kushner told Sunday News.

"The fight against Arreola could happen as early as September.

"The winner of that fight is guaranteed a shot at the title.

"I'm excited for David. If anyone deserves the chance to fight on sport's biggest stage again, it's him."

Tua has cancelled his scheduled fight in the Ukraine on July 12.

Kushner explained that the stakes were too high to risk an injury so close to the Arreola fight.

It will mean Tua will go into the Arreola bout after a year of inactivity following a combination of family tragedies and on-going court action against his former managers conspired to keep him out of the ring.

Tua, though, is unconcerned about not having fought since his second round knockout of Cerrone Fox last September his seventh consecutive win since his comeback in 2005.

Said Kushner: "David told me that he feels that if he gets 60 days training in before the fight he can take on anyone, anywhere."

And Tua won't be starting from scratch when he joins up with his Arizona-based trainer Roger Bloodworth next month.

He's been sparring with a number of local boxers in his south Auckland gym in recent weeks and is understood to have again acquired the services of the highly sought after personal trainer Lee Parore to fine-tune his fitness before heading to the US.

"David's in a very good place both physically and mentally," Kushner said.

"He's been patient, waited for his opportunity and now it looks like it's here."

Tua whose bout against Lewis in Las Vegas still rates as the single biggest sporting event to appear on New Zealand television will need to be at his peak to get past Arreola and earn the right to fight for a belt.

Despite his inactivity, Tua is ranked 23rd in the world while all four of boxing's world governing bodies have Arreola in the top 15.

The WBC ranks him as the No 7 heavyweight in the world and the IBF has him ranked No 10.

Last week he took his record to a perfect 24-0 when he destroyed the previously unbeaten heavyweight Chazz Witherspoon.

Bloodworth is excited about his charge going up against Arreola, whose profile has exploded since the win against Witherspoon.

"Going up against Dave will be a big step up for him," Bloodworth, a former trainer of champion Evander Holyfield, said.

"And I can tell you Dave is looking forward to stepping up his competition and getting to that championship fight he craves."

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