Tyson vs Tua in their prime: Who wins?

[Left Banned Tua]

Tyson isn’t a slugger? Thanks you proved my point LMAO…

Anyway, as I replied to another poster sharing your sentiments Tua has never faced the likes of a Tyson, therefore there’s a first time for everything so you can ask Tyson how it felt when he tasted his first KO against Douglas.

As for that “blown –up” heavyweight you are referring to he just wasn’t any blown-up joe blow he was Evanver Holyfield the real deal so don’t get it twisted as thinking Tyson was punked by some little dude without a clue or a punchers chance.

I don’t doubt Tua’s KO resume or (KO potential against Tyson) but out of the two fighters who had the faster hands, in addition, who do you think would connect first?

tyson isn't a slugger , bro.

being a powerful punchers has nothing to do with styles.


you should know this.

only casual fans think tyson is a slugger.

tyson is a come forward boxer puncher.

he's not even any good on the inside.

he does his best work coming in. usually he's more than happy to let the opponent clinch so that he can start back on the outside again.



you don't know what you're talking about bro.

[Left Banned Tua]

oh yeah and that blown up light heavyweight that outslugged tyson......

he's been in the ring with tua too.

they use to be sparring partners for a bit when holyfield was training for tyson.


funny how evan fields fought practically everyone in the division yet tua was never one of them. i wonder why......

[jri9d0]

tyson isn't a slugger , bro.

being a powerful punchers has nothing to do with styles.


you should know this.

only casual fans think tyson is a slugger.

tyson is a come forward boxer puncher.

he's not even any good on the inside.

he does his best work coming in. usually he's more than happy to let the opponent clinch so that he can start back on the outside again.



you don't know what you're talking about bro.

I don’t know what I’m talking about? So says the guy who says Tyson can’t fight on the inside LOL.

Tell you what son, you show me a fight where Tyson does the Ali shuffle and doesn’t exhibit a sluggers style and I’ll show a Tyson who knocked 30+ fools out before finishing his turkey sandwich deal?

[ROSS CALIFORNIA]

Tyson by early KO. Tua had problems with Ike and Lewis because he wasn't all that when it came down to it. If you are a great fighter, hight and reach advantage doesn't beat you out of a fight. Tyson beat a lot of guys that were taller than him. And I'm talking about a 20 and 21 year old Mike. Not the Mike that didn't show up for the Douglas fight or the shell of a fighter he was when he met Evander and Lewis. The 1986-1988 Mike is the Mike that would have destroyed Tua early. Post prison Mike might have been KO'd. And don't think Tyson didn't have a chin, look at the fights with Ruddock. Ruddock might have KO'd Tua as well, that mo fo hit ***in hard.

[jri9d0]

oh yeah and that blown up light heavyweight that outslugged tyson......

he's been in the ring with tua too.

they use to be sparring partners for a bit when holyfield was training for tyson.


funny how evan fields fought practically everyone in the division yet tua was never one of them. i wonder why......

That’s nice, but you still haven’t answered the question. So I’ll ask again, if Tyson had the faster hands who do you think would connect first?

[Left Banned Tua]

I don’t know what I’m talking about? So says the guy who says Tyson can’t fight on the inside LOL.

Tell you what son, you show me a fight where Tyson does the Ali shuffle and doesn’t exhibit a sluggers style and I’ll show a Tyson who knocked 30+ fools out before finishing his turkey sandwich deal?

again knocking people out doesn't mean you're a slugger.


do you even know how tyson fights?

that's not slugging it out.



tyson uses head movement and boxing skills to come forward.

most of his ko's are when he was coming in. tyson wasn't at his best on the outside nor was he particularly great on the inside.

what tyson was great at was in the middle area , coming in.



like i said , punching power doesn't mean you're a slugger. ko's doesn't mean you were slugging it out.

don't believe me?

go ask someone whose opinion on boxing you respect.

tyson was not a slugger. he was a very offensive boxer puncher but he was no slugger even though he can at times slug.

[Earl-Hickey]

You really think a fight between two sluggers with one more technically skilled than the other (Tyson) would go to the later rounds? LMAO

The stronger guy with the bigger heart and better chin wins, and that's tua.

[Left Banned Tua]

Tyson by early KO. Tua had problems with Ike and Lewis because he wasn't all that when it came down to it. If you are a great fighter, hight and reach advantage doesn't beat you out of a fight. Tyson beat a lot of guys that were taller than him. And I'm talking about a 20 and 21 year old Mike. Not the Mike that didn't show up for the Douglas fight or the shell of a fighter he was when he met Evander and Lewis. The 1986-1988 Mike is the Mike that would have destroyed Tua early. Post prison Mike might have been KO'd. And don't think Tyson didn't have a chin, look at the fights with Ruddock. Ruddock might have KO'd Tua as well, that mo fo hit ***in hard.

tyson got ktfo by the same lewis.



tua had problems with ike not because of height and reach , it was because ike was throwing 100 punches a round.

tyson would have problems with ike too.



don't even get me started on this height and reach don't matter.

height and reach always matters. it's just you can overcome it.

[CarlosG815]

tyson was not a slugger. he was a very offensive boxer puncher but he was no slugger even though he can at times slug.

You're confusing "brawler" with "Slugger."

Tyson was a hell of a slugger. One of the best sluggers of all time.

Tua gets KO'd in the early rounds.

And I'm not saying that because Tyson is my favorite boxer; he's my favorite boxer for his ability to decimate any man you put in front of him during his prime, including David Tua.

[Left Banned Tua]

You're confusing "brawler" with "Slugger."

Tyson was a hell of a slugger. One of the best sluggers of all time.

Tua gets KO'd in the early rounds.

And I'm not saying that because Tyson is my favorite boxer; he's my favorite boxer for his ability to decimate any man you put in front of him during his prime, including David Tua.

i forgot how idiotic tyson fans could be.

i just remembered how tyson nuthuggers before were like the mayweather nuthuggers of now.



tyson was great but he wasn't invincible.

tua could beat him and even if he does beat tua , it wouldn't be easy.