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Less than 24 hours before their career-defining rematch, David Tua openly admitted he should have lost last year's controversial draw with Monte Barrett.
The American is the first and only man to floor Tua in his 57-fight professional career, but the 12th-round knockdown in Atlantic City wasn't enough to convince the judges.
Boxing insiders have disputed the decision ever since, but before now, Tua refrained from a confession. On the eve of this self-tagged redemption, however, Tua conceded he escaped what would have been just his fourth loss.
"In my heart I thought I did [lose], without a doubt," Tua said after weighing in at 110.8kg yesterday, more than 9kg heavier than the trim 100.9kg Barrett.
The American is the first and only man to floor Tua in his 57-fight professional career, but the 12th-round knockdown in Atlantic City wasn't enough to convince the judges.
Boxing insiders have disputed the decision ever since, but before now, Tua refrained from a confession. On the eve of this self-tagged redemption, however, Tua conceded he escaped what would have been just his fourth loss.
"In my heart I thought I did [lose], without a doubt," Tua said after weighing in at 110.8kg yesterday, more than 9kg heavier than the trim 100.9kg Barrett.
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