Tua Vs Ustinov, for the WBA Pan-African heavyweight title

[Russian Crushin]

You're gonna have to bet $1000 to win $50 using this method and a draw would ruin you

[Earl-Hickey]

David Tua 235lbs (yes, really)
Alexander Ustinov 291lbs

[Hougigo]

Tua man is coming back... gonna knock out Ustinov

[Heru]

In Earl's scenario, you wouldn't lose money (a draw would result in a push)... I wouldn't bother doing it, but whatever...

Tua's problem against Barrett was speed, distance, and activity. He's not going to have too much trouble with Ustinov's speed, but if Ustinov controls the distance, maintains a decent workrate, and is durable enough to handle a good shot from Tua, this will be a rather clear decision for him if fairly scored. If Tua can press the fight, avoid Ustinov's shots, close the distance, and land his power shots with decent frequency, he'll be able to stop him, but at this point, the weight loss is Toney vs Lebvedev... Too little... too late...

[US Dirk Killer]

Tua gonna be lunging in and landing big on this urinal cake

[lazy]

Tua is past his prime. If this were the young Tua the fight wouldn't go 2 rounds.

[SN!PER]

Winner of this belt becomes the unofficial King of Africa.

[STEELHEAD]

i have a betting proposition on this fight if interested: http://www.boxingscene.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=617782

[johnm is...]

Earl's on the right track. What you would do there, is bet $100 on Ustinov +100, and $95.50 on Tua +110. You get a $5 profit no matter who wins.

The good thing about the draw, is that at most books, it acts as a 'push' and you get your money back. Check with your sport books on that though. Ask them if 'draws push'.

[SUBZER0ED]

In typical cynical Earl fashion, he states that this is "freakshow." This is hardly a "freakshow" Mr. Hickey - sure, Tua's eons past him prime but this guy still has a lot of fight left in him. If you look at Tua's career in depth, it reveals that he peaked, and had his most success, in the 90's and then had long stretches of inactivity with intermittent fights here and there. Because of the inactivity, David Tua has been able to prolong his career. He hasn't been in too many wars and he hasn't had training camp after training camp.

That said, he's fighting a very dangerous foe in Alexander Ustinov. Ustinov is a behemoth of a man standing over 6'7'' and weighing around 300 lbs and is a top 30 heavyweight.

I don't really know what to expect in this fight. Are we gonna see the super explosive David Tua that blew out Shane Cameron several years ago? Or are we gonna see the version of Tua that was outworked by Monte Barrett over two fights?

Also, I've read that Ustinov has had a great training camp and is here to win this fight decisively.

It's an interesting battle and one that I think is worth tuning in for

Tua will be 41 in 6 days. He's 5'10''. His last fight (a loss) was more than 2 years ago. His best days as a boxer are clearly behind him. Considering Ustinov's age (36), size 6'7.5" and record (28-1, 21 KOs), this fight might not be so interesting, but more of a strange spectacle which could become painful to watch.