Comments Thread For: Photos: Tua Looking Heavy as Training Camp Starts

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AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - David Tua (52-4-2, 43KOs) hits the pads with his new trainer Dave Hedge**** following a press conference in his gym at Onehunga Mall in Auckland. Tua, standing at 5'10, is training for his upcoming fight with 6'8 Russian giant Alexander Ustinov (28-1, 21KOs) on August 31 at Claudelands Arena in Hamilton, New Zealand. Ustinov returns from a stay-busy win in April, while the 40-year-old Tua has been inactive since the August 2011 decision loss to Monte Barrett. Tua has struggled with weight in the past and his recent photos indicate the heavyweight veteran is not in the best of shape. Tua's main sparring partner is the very tall Julius Long.

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[Sugar Adam Ali]

if julius long is your top sparring partner, your f**ked...


Tua should have just sold out and tried to fight haye, povetkin, fury, arreola, anybody with a name,,

[joe strong]

It's not like ustinov will be hard to find. If he gets in decent shape let's see what happens...

[Doctor_Tenma]

Damn, he's lost a lot of weight, I guess he's serious this time.

[TRTboy]

And the fight is a month away! Wow that's not going to go well for him.

[Sugar Adam Ali]

Tua will just stand there like an unmovable object and get pot shot to death...

[BostonGuy]

And the fight is a month away! Wow that's not going to go well for him.

I was under the impression that Tua was training hard all year to get back into shape. And to your point,the fight is less than one month away - shouldn't be be in better shape?

Tua will just stand there like an unmovable object and get pot shot to death...

Right, pot shot all night by Muhammad Ali clone Alexander Ustinov

[Sugar Adam Ali]

I was under the impression that Tua was training hard all year to get back into shape. And to your point,the fight is less than one month away - shouldn't be be in better shape?



Right, pot shot all night by Muhammad Ali clone Alexander Ustinov

lol.. not exactly a clone,, but tua doesnt move,,, Ustinov will have height and reach,,,

Tua to slow,, he will just eat jabs and straights,,,

not saying Ustinov is great or anything,, i just think Tua at this point is a fat tub of lard just looking for a payday since he didnt know how to manage his money and his managers took him to the cleaners...

[IIG]

Tua is just showing up and getting free money. What a joke.

[-2 Scrappy-]

Holy ish lol That's the biggest I've ever seen him look before a fight even though I never really followed him that closely.

Fights only a month away? God damn I thought I remember seeing an article on here too about him making one last run and getting in tremendous shape for it. WTH happened? lol I wish him the best but god damn he looks like oriental butterbean