Comments Thread For: Tua in Serious Tax Trouble: Purses Frozen, Owes Millions

[The Hammer]

Cedric Kushner has done a poor job of managing and promoting Tua.

David's had long periods of inactivity that certainly didn't help him pay his debts.

[antrob]

In that case Briggs must be better than any fighter who never held belts, right? Briggs won a robbery over an ancient near 50 year old George Foreman for the WBU belt and pulled off a 12th round comeback KO for the WBO belt. Other than that he hasn't beaten anyone and has lost/struggled with some very mediocre fighters. Atleast Tua can claim to have beaten Ruiz, Maskaev, Rahman, Moorer.



Who knows, he hasn't fought anyone half-decent in years.

When Briggs beat Foreman he won the lineal Heavyweight Title. That means he was the Undisputed Heavyweight Champion of the world. Give the proper respect.

[ChopperRead]

The TUACLOWN is certainly a pitiful case these days. No wonder he always talks about eating at Burger King: that's all he can afford these days. This guy just can't get his act together for any length of time.

[ChopperRead]

When Briggs beat Foreman he won the lineal Heavyweight Title. That means he was the Undisputed Heavyweight Champion of the world. Give the proper respect.

Briggs is a two-time past HW champion of the world. Tua has never won any version of the HW title. Just the facts.

[TheGreatA]

When Briggs beat Foreman he won the lineal Heavyweight Title. That means he was the Undisputed Heavyweight Champion of the world. Give the proper respect.

I would know that better than almost anyone else. But anyone who has seen the fight knows that he did not really beat a near 50 year old George Foreman.

[Tiozzo]

When Briggs beat Foreman he won the lineal Heavyweight Title. That means he was the Undisputed Heavyweight Champion of the world. Give the proper respect.

Briggs became lineal champion in one of the worst robberies I've ever witnessed

Briggs said right after the fight he would have to watch the tape to know whether he won or not

can't give him respect for that

you can give him respect maybe for coming from way back in the fight against Liakovich and scoring the last seconds KO (for an alphabet title)

[Tiozzo]

The TUACLOWN is certainly a pitiful case these days. No wonder he always talks about eating at Burger King: that's all he can afford these days. This guy just can't get his act together for any length of time.

well maybe you should stfu because that's the kind of opponent your idol Wlad wants to get in the ring with

[paul750]

In that case Briggs must be better than any fighter who never held belts, right? Briggs won a robbery over an ancient near 50 year old George Foreman for the WBU belt and pulled off a 12th round comeback KO for the WBO belt. Other than that he hasn't beaten anyone and has lost/struggled with some very mediocre fighters. Atleast Tua can claim to have beaten Ruiz, Maskaev, Rahman, Moorer.



Who knows, he hasn't fought anyone half-decent in years.

I agree that Tua has more names on his resume than Briggs. But even Tua in his absolute prime was severely limited. A Lewis or Klitschko would have always shut him out in every round, regardless of whether or not he was in his prime. Tua not only lacked height and reach, but also the ability to get inside and do damage against good boxers. Briggs is at least gifted physically, as well as being a huge puncher and has a certain craftiness that Tua doesn't have. They have both failed to live up to expectations, but at least Briggs can say he had Lewis in all sorts of trouble. Tua just had a long nightmare.

Against tall boxers like Klitschko and Lewis, Briggs at least has an early chance, whereas Tua simply has none at all. The Barrett bout wouldn't have looked so bad if it had have been the Barrett of old - the solid gatekeeper. But it was a Barrett on the verge of retirement who was beaten in 2 rounds by someone 40lbs overweight.

[WladIsTheChamp]

What is your point really? That Tua is ducking the Klitschko brothers? Can he even afford to?

Tua over-prices himself out of the fight because of his tax problems, that should be rather obvious. The Klitschko brothers aren't likely going to give him more than a million, because he doesn't deserve it, but he won't fight for less. There is no point to it as he would be fighting for nothing.

THat's my point exactly, better make a mil and use that to pay down your debts than to make nothing at all. He is ducking.

[WladIsTheChamp]

well maybe you should stfu because that's the kind of opponent your idol Wlad wants to get in the ring with

Wlad just wants to get a ring with anybody, especially someone with name recognition, he loves fighting, unlike some gay @ss posers (Diva Gaye).