Now that Tua is coming back........

[spinksjinx]

Well, brewster has a good chin but, is there omeone out there with the power to knock him cold its Tua.

True, heavy hitter indeed and I dont think Brewster would back off of Tua. His instincts would probably get to him and "fight like a man" and trade which would be his downfall. The blueprint is what Byrd did to Tua..That was incredible it could be argued Tua was in his prime at that point.

But conditioning will hurt Tua, Its not that he is fat its that he is Samoan and those people are naturally large and Tua is REALLY heavy.

[Truth]

Hes like Tyson he has the punchers chance.

[Palma]

Tua's time has come and gone.

As much as I hate to admit, but Jose is right on the money with that comment.

[leff]

True, heavy hitter indeed and I dont think Brewster would back off of Tua. His instincts would probably get to him and "fight like a man" and trade which would be his downfall. The blueprint is what Byrd did to Tua..That was incredible it could be argued Tua was in his prime at that point.

But conditioning will hurt Tua, Its not that he is fat its that he is Samoan and those people are naturally large and Tua is REALLY heavy.

Well he has gone the distance on several ocasions, and if he pace himself and comes in not too heavy id say he beats brewster.

You need a long skilled guy to take tua, brewster is neither

[spinksjinx]

Well he has gone the distance on several ocasions, and if he pace himself and comes in not too heavy id say he beats brewster.

You need a long skilled guy to take tua, brewster is neither

True, but its hard to judge Tua at this point...We know he is grossly out of shape but after about 10 comeback fights he could be used to his old days. The state of the heavyweight division is hard to judge his performance as well.

Best thing to do is sit back and watch what unfolds...

[MWCOFSU]

Well he has gone the distance on several ocasions, and if he pace himself and comes in not too heavy id say he beats brewster.

You need a long skilled guy to take tua, brewster is neither

Hasim Rahman may be skilled, but he aint that long. He held his own with Tua on two occasions. Actually was able to knock him down after the bell in RD12.

[Kimmy]

Yeah, Tua went down very heavy too, it was weird. But don`t write off Tua. He does have a punch and a great chin. The taller fighters such as Rahman and Klitscko would probably easily outbox him but lets be honest. Brewster, Ruiz would be susceptable to him and Toney is smaller than Tua so i`d give Tua a great chance at beating these guys!

[tyson]

It's a shame the wasted talent of Tuaman.
Maybe his confidence went flying after Lewis...? Tua is too small and too slow to get inside often enough to beat the top crop of fighters.
If he doesn't hit someone with a lucky-ass-punch of course...
Put him in with Tyson
That would still make one hell of a fight! (for 25 seconds at least)

[leff]

Hasim Rahman may be skilled, but he aint that long. He held his own with Tua on two occasions. Actually was able to knock him down after the bell in RD12.

I define 6.2 as pretty tall.

He is atlest both longer and more skilled than brewster.

[Atwa_66]

How far do you see him going?
Champ/Contender/Pretender

Personally, I believe Tua has the tools to become a champion. If he comes into a fight in shape and focused, then those so-called champs better watch out.

The other belt holders won't be a problem for Tua except Klitschko, mainly due to his height and reach advantage, but NOT because of his skill.

Tua can handle Ruiz the same way he did the 1st time, although I will say, Ruiz has mastered that Ugly ass style of his pretty effectively. That style will let him survive a couple of rounds before getting KTFO...again.

Brewster's claim to fame is being able to absorb punishment, which is exactly what he'll be receiving if he fights Tua. I don't see Tua pulling a Vlad by wasting his energy and eventually passing out. Tua KO's Brewster - the punching bag -within 3 rounds.

A re-match against Byrd will be a true test of his will and determination. I believe the 1st time they fought, Tua wasn't mentally prepared. Like I said earlier, if he comes into a fight in shape and focused then he's very difficult to beat. I see Byrd going down ala Ibeabuchi style...around the 8th round.

I think Tua can reach his potential by staying in shape, fighting on a regular basis, and being mentally strong/tough. I can see Tua having 3 belts in a couple of years with the other champ being Vitali. Although I don't see him being the Unified champion, there's a good possibility that he could do it, but that's only if he fights Vitali with the proper plan and executes that plan flawlessly.

What do you guys/girls think?

After Golota embarasses Brewster, and takes the WBO, let's have Tua fight him, who would love to see that? That would be one helluva fight. I agree with you, Tua does have the ability to become a champion, I would pay tons of money to watch Tua knock ruiz out,....again.