Prime David Tua vs Wladimir Klitschko

[Swoosh]

it doesn't matter if vitali was up 11-0 in the 12th round.

if they stop the fight with 1 second left in round 12 , it's a TKO loss.

And stopping the fight for a TKO on cuts, doesn't change the fact that Lewis was getting his @ss beat.

[Steak]

Chris Byrd schooled Prime Tua

Wlad destroyed Byrd twice

Wlad/Tua would be a replay of Lewis/Tua

Wlad by dominant UD

nah, Lewis was doing stuff in that fight that Wlad never(or very sparringly) does...like uppercuts and right hands to the body.

still, I think its fairly clear that Wlad has the ability to outbox him to a decision.
although admittedly its possible that Wlad is in some shaky moments/gets knocked out late in the fight.

Tua's power was odd. he would either get you really early, or he would send you to sleepy time in the championship rounds like he did with Rahman, Izon and Maskaev.
I remember no mid round KOs from him

[NakiFan]

Tua wins 2/10 times by Icing Wlad in the early rounds, Wlad wins 8/10 times by wide ud

[The Hammer]

Wladimir Klitschko would KO David Tua, just like Felix Savon did in the 1991 World Amateurs:

[Steak]

And stopping the fight for a TKO on cuts, doesn't change the fact that Lewis was getting his @ss beat.

ah, this discussion again? how many times can it be done?
anywys, I thoguht Lewis had a pretty solid final round of that fight, landed a monster uppercut along with that short right hand at the end of the round that made Vitali look a little shaky.

plus Lewis had started to regularly land the uppercut when they clinched, so...
I dunno, I think if the fight continued he would have the upper hand.

[Steak]

Wladimir Klitschko would KO David Tua, just like Felix Savon did in the 1991 World Amateurs:

he was 16 years old. I think any 16 year old ever would get knocked out by one of the best heavyweight amateurs of all time.

so thats hardly relevant.

[TredKiller]

top 10 for 8 straight years.

3 ko wins over guys who later won a world title.

not bad for a guy that never had a prime.

its a shame guys like ruiz get like 10 title shots, but an actuall GOOD fighter lik tua only got 1

[catalinul]

I'd say I'd pick Klitschko by decision.

No way that monotonous jab,jab,jab style stops Tua or makes him quit but David wouldnt touch Klitschko IMO.

But it only takes 1 punch to win by KO for Tua.

[WhoreUs]

See, now you're making an ass out of yourself assuming that i'm a Klits fan.

If you've seen every Tua fight and still don't realize how limited he was, then you don't know boxing, period.

he was limited by his height and reach.

tua had solid boxing skills.

he was no cassius clay or jack johnson in there but he had good skills.

one does not win a bronze medal at the olympics and the world championships without some skills.

[WhoreUs]

And stopping the fight for a TKO on cuts, doesn't change the fact that Lewis was getting his @ss beat.

they were both getting their ass beat.

what's your point?

vitali lost. deal with it.