Rewatching tua-oquendo

[Fat_asian]

Man, big o was looking like Muhammad Ali in there. Moving his feet, fast combos, good reach, great defense with the foot work to back it up.

My question is this: why was tua trying to be so defensively sound? Every punch fres threw at him affected him, nullifying his punching completely.

When you watch guys like Marquez or Pacquiao they fire exchanges at the same time. Once in a while someone hits the deck

Why couldn't tua just punch between the punches instead of getting hit by a power jab with no strength behind it???

This is the same way he fought Lewis, except fast fres is ten times less dangerous, nuff said.

[Guest]

Man, big o was looking like Muhammad Ali in there. Moving his feet, fast combos, good reach, great defense with the foot work to back it up.

My question is this: why was tua trying to be so defensively sound? Every punch fres threw at him affected him, nullifying his punching completely.

When you watch guys like Marquez or Pacquiao they fire exchanges at the same time. Once in a while someone hits the deck

Why couldn't tua just punch between the punches instead of getting hit by a power jab with no strength behind it???

This is the same way he fought Lewis, except fast fres is ten times less dangerous, nuff said.

Tua said against Lewis he got hurt in the first round and never felt like himself after.
With regard to Fres, he got the job done eventually though.
Arthur Abraham was another guy who would wait for you to stop throwing to throw.

[Ritz Kola]

I don't think he could find his rhythm or the proper timing. It's hard explaining but an opponent could be throwing what looks like decent yet counter-able punches to the audience, BUT, the fighter in the ring realizes the opponent is up to something and using those punches as a setup. And since the punches actually hurt/are accurate the fighter might not want to chance it with anything risky. Of course the audience wouldn't realize this...thats just my idea of a potential reason.

[Fat_asian]

Ah... Hasim Rahman not being able to throw the right hand against John Ruiz. He couldn't capitalize on that. I think he said if he lost the rematch he would retire lol. Another nuance of high boxing iq from you @ Ritz cola