David Tua Shocker: Broke and Homeless As he Prepares For One More Run

[BROOKLYN CESAR]

If this is true it may help him find his hunger for boxing again and not Burger King!!! I would love to see David get another shot!!!

[IIG]

Damn man another broke ass fighter.....

Do guys in this kinda earning brackett from other sports end up broke most of the time or is it just boxers!?

Managers should be helping their young fighters understand all about taxes and *****, helping them to secure their money for the future


Still its hard to feel sorry for these guys like Tyson and Tua when im sitting in my block of flats with junkies next door and im only making about £1400 a month

No it's not just boxers. I've read about many ex NBA players, NFL players, singers, actors etc. that are singing the same song. At least with boxing, there is an opportunity to earn even when you are way past your best (look at Holyfield).

[the niggest]

If you want the best for Tua you don't put him in with a fast power-punching fighter like Haye who'd most likely be the first person to stop him in his career. Also Tua isn't the most well-known fighter in Britain and would most likely get the very short end of the stick regarding purse splits (a slave contract if you will) meaning I highly doubt he gets enough for his chronic brain-battering to get him out of the gutter.

I doub't he takes anymore punishment than somebody like Ruiz. People exagerate so much... No Tua isn't gonna end up brain damaged from one fight, its theoreticly possible as with any boxing match but it's unlikely that he has a bigger risk than any other fighter at heavyweight.

People here act like the fighters mothers sometimes, so ridicilous. Tua needs the money, if he can get then let him ****in do it. It's his way of making a living, what do you want? That he's just gonna fight scrubs for short money and stay broke and homeless for the rest of his life... OR fight Haye or Wlad and earn atleast $1million.

Trust me, if you don't want Tua to get a shot at the title and earn money because you think he'll get hurt you don't really want or even knows **** about whats best for him. Try telling Tua to his face that you don't want him to earn money because you think he'll get hurt and would rather see him broke, homeless and miserable... He would most likely go tell you to **** yourself and possibly give you a vintage ass whooping to go along with it.

[the niggest]

Tua is still game. He ain't gonna get more of a beating than a guy like Ruiz.... or hell even Chambers and Peters when they fought Wlad. People act like Tua is gonna get permanent brain damage if he fights Haye, HAYE of all ****in people won't do that. Tua is a better opponent than Audley or Valuev even at this stage of his career.

[musiol]

boxers are demented with money

[Lefty2jabs]

another story of an athlete who blew their millions because when they had it they didnt think of a rainy day just the lavish life, i also have no sympathy for that ****, there are too many stories to learn from to fall into that ****....dont wanna hear it anymore, its 2011 ppl, you have to save, the **** you see in music videos n movies will make you go broke

[crown mac]

Well at least he's still healthy and not too old so he can at least fight for the next couple of years. Who knows, he might very well get a title shot judging by the current state of the heavyweight division and lack of competition.

Seriously, guys like Harrison, Briggs, and Rahman can get title shots, I'm sure Tua isn't too far behind them.

agreed he will get one...

[zero188]

I must say i am not surprised. It is only a matter of time before we read articles like this, the question is which fighter? For some reason, i have always thought that Tua's career has always been horribly managed. For the kind of power/buzz he had around him, he could have at least gotten another couple of title shots considering the dump the HW division took around the time Lewis retired. Did he take some time off? I just dont get why this guy never made it big. I remember an article here a while back which talked about the events leading up to the Lewis fight and its aftermath, and how Tua has never fully recovered from them.

I wish the guy luck so he can provide for his family.

[New England]

shame on you who dont feel for the guy


he's given a lot to boxing
and it sounds like boxing took back what it gave to him in return

[The Surgeon]

shame on you who dont feel for the guy


he's given a lot to boxing
and it sounds like boxing took back what it gave to him in return

Yeah u do feel a bit man but at least he's had money for a good while and will continue to make a WHOLE LOT more than i ever will so u can see where im coming from. I do wish him the best tho and agree he should have had more chances, look at Golota and Ruiz FFS