Thread: Good matchup Sam Peter v David Tua

Originally Posted by galaxy76

I'm sure Tua can still take a shot, & his power is still a factor. The problem is he doesn't know how to fight... maybe he never did, but it is really evident now that he's slowed. If Tua goes up against a slugger like Peter sure he still has a punchers chance but because of his reflexes I don't see Tua taking the openings when they are there. Tua's chin could get him into trouble IMO!!!

Into trouble with a guy who couldn't take out a middleweight?!?!?...remember LL hit Tua with everything and Tua never even budged, Sam Peter has never stopped anyone any good and Tua certainly wouldn't be his first...Why do posters believe that Sam Peter is such a heavy hitter...you guys have been listening to the HBO announcers a little too much remember Sam is under a fat contract from HBO, but I'm sure HBO would never pump up one of their fighters

Tua is a MUCH better boxer than Sam that's just a fact and for an IN SHAPE Tua the decision would be relatively easy...Sam ain't no Ike!

The only question is whether or not Tua would get into shape but if he does it's a wipe out...

Tua bottled the fight with Lennox Lewis !

He came into the fight full of bluster red hot many people believing he'd win felt Lennox's power and stood off !!

He fought scared the entire fight and really let Lennox dominate him in 1st gear !

I remember one commentator calling it a silent pact , Tua let Lewis dominate without letting him knock him out .

Lewis didnt put full weight behind his right because if he missed he knew he'd be giving tua the only oppurtunity to win ie the counter left hook .

Rahman did exactly what you needed to do to Lewis , take him out of his comfort zone make him rush , to do this you need to take a few but Hasim was willing to make that sacrafice and he won the fight .

Tua liked you to stand and trade , bully boy .

Great natural assets though .

Originally Posted by Swashbuckling Gordy

Tua bottled the fight with Lennox Lewis !

He came into the fight full of bluster red hot many people believing he'd win felt Lennox's power and stood off !!

He fought scared the entire fight and really let Lennox dominate him in 1st gear !

I remember one commentator calling it a silent pact , Tua let Lewis dominate without letting him knock him out .

Lewis didnt put full weight behind his right because if he missed he knew he'd be giving tua the only oppurtunity to win ie the counter left hook .

Rahman did exactly what you needed to do to Lewis , take him out of his comfort zone make him rush , to do this you need to take a few but Hasim was willing to make that sacrafice and he won the fight .

Tua liked you to stand and trade , bully boy .

Great natural assets though .

Yes Tua "bottled" against LL, rounds 1-3 were dictated by Tua and according to one judge won by David...Then David went into a shell, some say it was a rib injury but who knows...As far as a "silent pact" doesn't apply here that implies "I won't hityou if you don't hitt me" and is usually dipicted by a "hug-fest" but LL was putting the leather to David never decreasing his punch output...I agree that Lennox didn't go for the kill but that's because he didn't need to, it always been LL's style to play it safe...Lennox did hit Tua pretty GD hard though and Tua never moved...LL was always wary of Tua so he did what he had to without putting himself in too much danger..LL is an ATG and while Tua's loss was lopsided it was still to an ATG...Peter being stopped in his tracks by James Toney cannot even compare....

In Rahman-Lewis 1 it was more of a case of Rahman fighting an ill prepared Lewis than anything else and the 2nd fight is evidence of that...

Regarding Tua-Peter, Sam Peter has NONE of the attributes that give Tua problems ie. Height, Movement or a great jab...This fight would be fought right in Davids "wheelhouse" and Sam Peter would never be the same afterward...a brutal KO win for David "The Terminator" Tua....never liked the "Tuaman" thing.

Sam Peter is good but he isnt 70% wot Ike Ibeabuchi was for my money

Originally Posted by The Promoter

Originally Posted by Swashbuckling Gordy

Tua bottled the fight with Lennox Lewis !

He came into the fight full of bluster red hot many people believing he'd win felt Lennox's power and stood off !!

He fought scared the entire fight and really let Lennox dominate him in 1st gear !

I remember one commentator calling it a silent pact , Tua let Lewis dominate without letting him knock him out .

Lewis didnt put full weight behind his right because if he missed he knew he'd be giving tua the only oppurtunity to win ie the counter left hook .

Rahman did exactly what you needed to do to Lewis , take him out of his comfort zone make him rush , to do this you need to take a few but Hasim was willing to make that sacrafice and he won the fight .

Tua liked you to stand and trade , bully boy .

Great natural assets though .

Yes Tua "bottled" against LL, rounds 1-3 were dictated by Tua and according to one judge won by David...Then David went into a shell, some say it was a rib injury but who knows...As far as a "silent pact" doesn't apply here that implies "I won't hityou if you don't hitt me" and is usually dipicted by a "hug-fest" but LL was putting the leather to David never decreasing his punch output...I agree that Lennox didn't go for the kill but that's because he didn't need to, it always been LL's style to play it safe...Lennox did hit Tua pretty GD hard though and Tua never moved...LL was always wary of Tua so he did what he had to without putting himself in too much danger..LL is an ATG and while Tua's loss was lopsided it was still to an ATG...Peter being stopped in his tracks by James Toney cannot even compare....

In Rahman-Lewis 1 it was more of a case of Rahman fighting an ill prepared Lewis than anything else and the 2nd fight is evidence of that...

Regarding Tua-Peter, Sam Peter has NONE of the attributes that give Tua problems ie. Height, Movement or a great jab...This fight would be fought right in Davids "wheelhouse" and Sam Peter would never be the same afterward...a brutal KO win for David "The Terminator" Tua....never liked the "Tuaman" thing.

Said like a true Gent .

I have visions of Tua shipping like he did in the rematch with Rahman .

In his prime i'd take Tua allday long over Peter but Tuas too long in the tooth and has to many bad habbits to suddenly turn it round .

I think any decent heavy that gets their tactics right beats Tua , he was a dangerous come from behind fighter , Rahman and Maskaev he was well behind on the cards untill he pulled it out for which he deserves credit .

The point remains though he was and is a lazy fighter entertaining yes, rock hard chin yes, punch power yes !

But that was over 6 years ago since then he has done nothing his skills will have eroded .

Originally Posted by The Promoter

Originally Posted by galaxy76

I'm sure Tua can still take a shot, & his power is still a factor. The problem is he doesn't know how to fight... maybe he never did, but it is really evident now that he's slowed. If Tua goes up against a slugger like Peter sure he still has a punchers chance but because of his reflexes I don't see Tua taking the openings when they are there. Tua's chin could get him into trouble IMO!!!

Into trouble with a guy who couldn't take out a middleweight?!?!?...remember LL hit Tua with everything and Tua never even budged, Sam Peter has never stopped anyone any good and Tua certainly wouldn't be his first...Why do posters believe that Sam Peter is such a heavy hitter...you guys have been listening to the HBO announcers a little too much remember Sam is under a fat contract from HBO, but I'm sure HBO would never pump up one of their fighters

Tua is a MUCH better boxer than Sam that's just a fact and for an IN SHAPE Tua the decision would be relatively easy...Sam ain't no Ike!

The only question is whether or not Tua would get into shape but if he does it's a wipe out...

It ain't a fact Tua is a better boxer than Peter, you need to go back & watch Tua's last 5 fights... he ain't the same guy who fought Ike, not even the same guy who fought Lewis.

Heres something for ya, Tua is making about 20-30 thousand to fight in the these tune ups in the States, Shane Cameron who fought last night & scored a chilling one punch KO of Bob Mirivic has offered Tua a quarter of a million to fight. But guess what Tua's running scared... from a guy with only 18 fights. I'm sorry to say but Tua is finished.

By the way Cameron won last night after breaking his right hand in the 1st rd, very impressive display of heart!!! Cameron is NZ's best current heavyweight!

Come on Tua hand the touch over!

Originally Posted by galaxy76

Originally Posted by The Promoter

Originally Posted by galaxy76

I'm sure Tua can still take a shot, & his power is still a factor. The problem is he doesn't know how to fight... maybe he never did, but it is really evident now that he's slowed. If Tua goes up against a slugger like Peter sure he still has a punchers chance but because of his reflexes I don't see Tua taking the openings when they are there. Tua's chin could get him into trouble IMO!!!

Into trouble with a guy who couldn't take out a middleweight?!?!?...remember LL hit Tua with everything and Tua never even budged, Sam Peter has never stopped anyone any good and Tua certainly wouldn't be his first...Why do posters believe that Sam Peter is such a heavy hitter...you guys have been listening to the HBO announcers a little too much remember Sam is under a fat contract from HBO, but I'm sure HBO would never pump up one of their fighters

Tua is a MUCH better boxer than Sam that's just a fact and for an IN SHAPE Tua the decision would be relatively easy...Sam ain't no Ike!

The only question is whether or not Tua would get into shape but if he does it's a wipe out...

It ain't a fact Tua is a better boxer than Peter, you need to go back & watch Tua's last 5 fights... he ain't the same guy who fought Ike, not even the same guy who fought Lewis.

Heres something for ya, Tua is making about 20-30 thousand to fight in the these tune ups in the States, Shane Cameron who fought last night & scored a chilling one punch KO of Bob Mirivic has offered Tua a quarter of a million to fight. But guess what Tua's running scared... from a guy with only 18 fights. I'm sorry to say but Tua is finished.

By the way Cameron won last night after breaking his right hand in the 1st rd, very impressive display of heart!!! Cameron is NZ's best current heavyweight!

Come on Tua hand the touch over!

Running scared because he won't fight Cameron or is it being smart? Tua is calling out all of the top 10 fighters and no one wants any fighting Shane does nothing for him and at 34 he has got to take fights that make sense...remember the goal is a title belt and all of the $$$ that goes with it, if Shane can earn a top 10 ranking then David will fight him...Let Cameron earn his bones by fighting up the ranks like Tua did, so far Shane has nothing in his record that would indicate he's earned it...If you look at the big picture the only one that has anything to gain by a Tua -Cameron fight is Cameron it won't elevate David in the rankings or get him the title shot he's looking for...again let Shane fight his way up like David did.

Tua's last five fights were against fighters with a combined 85-25 record. Shane Cameron's last five fights were against guys with a combined 72-38 records...Even the quality of the fighters a Fat Tua is fighting is better than what the great Shane Cameron is fighting...like I said let Cameron earn his shot.

Originally Posted by The Promoter

Originally Posted by galaxy76

Originally Posted by The Promoter

Originally Posted by galaxy76

I'm sure Tua can still take a shot, & his power is still a factor. The problem is he doesn't know how to fight... maybe he never did, but it is really evident now that he's slowed. If Tua goes up against a slugger like Peter sure he still has a punchers chance but because of his reflexes I don't see Tua taking the openings when they are there. Tua's chin could get him into trouble IMO!!!

Into trouble with a guy who couldn't take out a middleweight?!?!?...remember LL hit Tua with everything and Tua never even budged, Sam Peter has never stopped anyone any good and Tua certainly wouldn't be his first...Why do posters believe that Sam Peter is such a heavy hitter...you guys have been listening to the HBO announcers a little too much remember Sam is under a fat contract from HBO, but I'm sure HBO would never pump up one of their fighters

Tua is a MUCH better boxer than Sam that's just a fact and for an IN SHAPE Tua the decision would be relatively easy...Sam ain't no Ike!

The only question is whether or not Tua would get into shape but if he does it's a wipe out...

It ain't a fact Tua is a better boxer than Peter, you need to go back & watch Tua's last 5 fights... he ain't the same guy who fought Ike, not even the same guy who fought Lewis.

Heres something for ya, Tua is making about 20-30 thousand to fight in the these tune ups in the States, Shane Cameron who fought last night & scored a chilling one punch KO of Bob Mirivic has offered Tua a quarter of a million to fight. But guess what Tua's running scared... from a guy with only 18 fights. I'm sorry to say but Tua is finished.

By the way Cameron won last night after breaking his right hand in the 1st rd, very impressive display of heart!!! Cameron is NZ's best current heavyweight!

Come on Tua hand the touch over!

Running scared because he won't fight Cameron or is it being smart? Tua is calling out all of the top 10 fighters and no one wants any fighting Shane does nothing for him and at 34 he has got to take fights that make sense...remember the goal is a title belt and all of the $$$ that goes with it, if Shane can earn a top 10 ranking then David will fight him...Let Cameron earn his bones by fighting up the ranks like Tua did, so far Shane has nothing in his record that would indicate he's earned it...If you look at the big picture the only one that has anything to gain by a Tua -Cameron fight is Cameron it won't elevate David in the rankings or get him the title shot he's looking for...again let Shane fight his way up like David did.

Tua's last five fights were against fighters with a combined 85-25 record. Shane Cameron's last five fights were against guys with a combined 72-38 records...Even the quality of the fighters a Fat Tua is fighting is better than what the great Shane Cameron is fighting...like I said let Cameron earn his shot.

Tua ain't calling out sh*t, after every fight it's I still need this many more fights before I'm ready! Take on Cameron earn some $$$'s, what's he got to lose? Look @ the records of their opponents Cameron his only had 18 fights! Tua's on the comeback trail... & in my opinion fighters should fight the best available compitetion. Cameron is considered the best current NZ heavyweight. Tua needs to fight Cameron if he wants to be taken seriously again!

Shane ain't great but he'll knock Tua the F**k out!!!

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There are Marsh Lions though , they have adapted to flooded Marshland and use it to ambush Prey .

Strange old world.

I think young TUa destroys Peter, but right now its vice virsa. Tua hasn't foughten a real legitimate opponent in a long time, and hasn't done anything to make me think he can handle Peter right now.

Originally Posted by Taeth

I think young TUa destroys Peter, but right now its vice virsa. Tua hasn't foughten a real legitimate opponent in a long time, and hasn't done anything to make me think he can handle Peter right now.

YOU MAY BE SPOT ON THERE DUDE !!!!!!

I think Tua and Peter prime for prime would have made a terrific and brutal fight. I honestly could not pick the winner with much confidence.

I feel Peter was the better boxer and had a weight advantage but Tua had such good chin and stamina/output as evidenced by his fight with Ibeabuchi.

Both warriors would have made excellent competition for prime Tyson. Whilst Tyson had the edge on them in defence, speed and skillset, Tua and Peter were much heftier and durable imo.

Bumped a six year old thread to say a "prime" Sam Peter beats Tua, or Tyson? Either of those guys anywhere near their best would have Peter out in a few rounds, he doesn't even pose a threat imo.

Originally Posted by p4pking

Bumped a six year old thread to say a "prime" Sam Peter beats Tua, or Tyson? Either of those guys anywhere near their best would have Peter out in a few rounds, he doesn't even pose a threat imo.

Agreed. Prime Peter vs. Wilder would be far more interesting.

Tua is literally a hungry fighter that is too heavy to leave the dinner table and it's hard to be ambitious or aggressive when you are at this location too long. Peters is a winner if they fight only because he spends less time at the training table and if I remember correctly from my last meal, beef ribs can't run from anyone if they are weighed down with barbeque sauce. Tua's mindset is exactly what will make him lose always pointing out that he needs more work. He ain't ready mentally and his best days are behind him because when your best days are behind you and you aren't learning how to pace yourself and use lateral movement even if it's sparse, You lose and I used to think he had potential but what do I know, I am just a fan and I don't want to see Tua hurt unnecessarily.