Tua vs Barrett (Video) - You decide

I actually found this to be one of the more exciting heavyweight fights, this side of 2005. If you haven't seen it, try not to let it is slip completely off your radar, take a look.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdLWJXrHerI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PljufMx3G8E&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9LRlhiIsTk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uISSf0_hISc&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yfKb8_fxLI&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhrH_3Ed-lU&feature=related

Thanks for posting this, I haven't watched it but I plan on watching and reporting back to our little forum about what I think.

Rep to you good sir for posting this

I have one thing to say. Why the hell didn't Barrett follow up after he knocked Tua down? Tua was clearly out of it and a simple touching jab from Barrett was knocking Tua's head way back. I have no if's and's or but's that all Barrett head to do was move in and land a few punches and the ref would have had no choice but to stop it. Very disappointing.

Common sense prevailed over killer instinct I guess.

Boxers know, more than anyone, that a fighter is most dangerous when hurt. Plus Monty looked dog tired himself.

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Originally Posted by J da Bomba

Common sense prevailed over killer instinct I guess.

Boxers know, more than anyone, that a fighter is most dangerous when hurt. Plus Monty looked dog tired himself.

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True but if you watch that ending. I really don't even think Tua was able to throw another punch or with anything on it for that matter. Barrett did land jabs in the end where was the right hand? Natural instinct should take over and say "hey the right hand comes after the left jab".

OK I've seen it....HORRIBLE fight by Tua and even worse by the judges. Monte gave a very good account of himself and Tua was most certainly hurt late in the fight.

That was the worst I've seen Tua fight since the first 8 rounds he fought vs Fres Oquendo or since he fought Felix Savon. I haven't watched anything more recent than his "fight" vs Michael Moorer

Watched it the next day. Didn't really score the rounds though after the last round which saw Tua deducted a point and then floored making it a 10-7 to Barrett, it seemed that Barrett would get the decision.

The three commentators all had Barrett winning on points.

Lot of rounds followed the same sort of pattern of Tua stalking, while Barrett let more punches go -usually small shots. But Tua would catch Barrett who then tapped out punches going backwards often on wobbly legs.

Tua would land some big shots but just didn't/couldn't follow up effectively. Tua was badly hurt in the 12th and a fresher fighter would have taken him out but Barrett was physically spent by then.

Pretty entertaining fight though alot of that was the anticipation.