David Tua Has Really Fallen Off

[paul750]

Once you get glass jaw your confidence is never the same

Tua has a glass jaw? lol, Tua has one of the best chins of any boxer in recent years, he's faded sure, but saying that is just silly, get real.

[paul750]

I really feel Tua could have been a lot more successful, he just never had the knack to break the better boxers down, like Byrd and Lewis, he just never had the fundamentals needed to be truely successful. Looks to be too little too late now for him.

[beez721]

He had a fight reported for America's Fight Night on Showtime with Shannon Briggs that got called off immediately - and he's been linked to a fight with Calvin Brock.

Tua's easing back into the division tentatively because that's how he wants it, not because there aren't bigger fights out there...

hes easing back into it becuz these are the only opponents he can beat anymore

[Verstyle]

Tua has a glass jaw? lol, Tua has one of the best chins of any boxer in recent years, he's faded sure, but saying that is just silly, get real.

he was talking about the guy that he had sparred with the glass jaw

[yrrej]

Tua never had much on the ball. Slow feet, limited punching repertoire, not enough killer instinct. Too bad.

[Crazy Dude]

We're never going to see a prime Tua again, but if he could get into half decent shape he could still give us some great fights. Maybe after the law suits are finished he'll get off his ass and make a serious comeback attempt.

[paul750]

Tua never had much on the ball. Slow feet, limited punching repertoire, not enough killer instinct. Too bad.

Have you even seen him fight? Apart from his left hook. he had a good uppercut, good overhand right, which wasn't telegraphed, and was a good body puncher, and he looked to have good killer instinct to me, once he had the guy hurt of course. Just lacked some fundamentals which stopped him from getting to the very top, thats all.

[guru]

once tua would start getting outboxed(lewis, rahman, byrd, etc) he wouldn't get aggressive enough to break a guy down and stop him... he would just look to land the one big punch to end the fight.. it worked against oleg and izon, but failed him later..