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Former heavyweight title challenger David Tua won his match against Hawkins
Tua defeats Hawkins!
Thursday, February 22 2007
By Matt Richardson and Jason "J-Gon" Gonzalez at ringside
Full read here: http://www.fightnews.com/fightnews_2...lnSZaDKvT.html
Former heavyweight title challenger David Tua (47-3, 40 KOs) scored his fifth straight win with a ten round unanimous decision over Robert Hawkins (21-6, 7 KOs) Thursday night at the Roseland Ballroom in New York City. The bout was competitive all the way through, as reflected by two of the cards 96-94, 96-94. The third card was an out of line 99-91.
Does anyone care?
If so...then what do you hitnk that the future holds for Tua?
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Re: Former heavyweight title challenger David Tua won his match against Hawkins
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Originally Posted by wacko3205
Tua defeats Hawkins!
Thursday, February 22 2007
By Matt Richardson and Jason "J-Gon" Gonzalez at ringside
Full read here: http://www.fightnews.com/fightnews_2...lnSZaDKvT.html
Former heavyweight title challenger David Tua (47-3, 40 KOs) scored his fifth straight win with a ten round unanimous decision over Robert Hawkins (21-6, 7 KOs) Thursday night at the Roseland Ballroom in New York City. The bout was competitive all the way through, as reflected by two of the cards 96-94, 96-94. The third card was an out of line 99-91.
Does anyone care?
If so...then what do you hitnk that the future holds for Tua?
i posted this earlier was shocked at scorecards 96-94 looked like tua struggled and i think its time for him to retire i mean if he can only beat and guy with 26-6-7 kos by 6 rounds to 4 theres no real hope i think its best for him to retire
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Re: Former heavyweight title challenger David Tua won his match against Hawkins
No doubt Tua should retire. He has made his money........go chill for the rest of your days Tua your getting really fat!!!
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Re: Former heavyweight title challenger David Tua won his match against Hawkins
Honestly, Hawkins is a hard guy to look good against but Tua is past his best. Unfortunate that legal troubles held him out of his prime.
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Re: Former heavyweight title challenger David Tua won his match against Hawkins
I dont know about hawkins or nothing...
But tua is past his best... And really if hes facing none named fighters he should be sparking them left right and centre if his intentions have anything to do with heavyweight titles again..
Peace
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Re: Former heavyweight title challenger David Tua won his match against Hawkins
Tua is done as any type of real force in the sport...If he could muster up the conditioning for one fight...IMO Tua could beat any of the title holders with the exception of Wlad but again it is a big IF
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Re: Former heavyweight title challenger David Tua won his match against Hawkins
And somebody gave me a SC for saying Valuev wouldnt stop this bum in 2-3 rounds ::**. there is no chance for him to get a title shot, this fighter got owned by Sam Peter right?..........Tua should just call it quits.
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Re: Former heavyweight title challenger David Tua won his match against Hawkins
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Originally Posted by DaxxKahn
Tua is done as any type of real force in the sport...If he could muster up the conditioning for one fight...IMO Tua could beat any of the title holders with the exception of Wlad but again it is a big IF
Tua seems to be labouring a lot more these days. I like Tua but he is going to need to show a lot more in his next couple of fights if he is to truly mount any kind of challenge to the belt holders...
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Re: Former heavyweight title challenger David Tua won his match against Hawkins
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Originally Posted by wacko3205
Tua defeats Hawkins!
Thursday, February 22 2007
By Matt Richardson and Jason "J-Gon" Gonzalez at ringside
Full read here: http://www.fightnews.com/fightnews_2...lnSZaDKvT.html
Former heavyweight title challenger David Tua (47-3, 40 KOs) scored his fifth straight win with a ten round unanimous decision over Robert Hawkins (21-6, 7 KOs) Thursday night at the Roseland Ballroom in New York City. The bout was competitive all the way through, as reflected by two of the cards 96-94, 96-94. The third card was an out of line 99-91.
Does anyone care?
If so...then what do you hitnk that the future holds for Tua?
Welcome back! CC
Sure. I see it like this: If Briggs and Maskaev are current title holders, I don't see any reason why it seems inconceivable for Tua to hold a title. Hawkins is a pretty awkward journey-man who gives most fighters allot of problems. Bear in mind that Hawkins has only been stopped by Maskaev who was KO'd by Tua. Although Tua is a different fighter now, he needs some fights to recover his skills. He has already said in interviews that he needs allot of work and some fights to get back on track.
At least he's not a delusional slavic pilt-down-man who thinks his cushy opponents will secure him a place in the same text as Marciano.
One imbecile on this site even had the audacity to say that the missing link from the caves of the east would stop Tua...what a fukin dullard! ::**
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Re: Former heavyweight title challenger David Tua won his match against Hawkins
I bet it was boring as all hell
I used to like Tua but he's almost unwatchable these days.
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Re: Former heavyweight title challenger David Tua won his match against Hawkins
i always LOVED tua and still do. i would like to know if he intentionally went the distance to test his conditioning and to better prepare himself for the bigger fights to come or did he really struggle as alot of you posted. its kinda hard cuz i think no one here actually saw the fight? perhaps if tua got a better trainer better sparring partners conditioned his body better?
i dont know its hard cuz we dont know too much about him these days? all we know is all that legal drama tied him up for those 2 plus years? :-\
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Re: Former heavyweight title challenger David Tua won his match against Hawkins
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Originally Posted by TheBESTP4P
i always LOVED tua and still do. i would like to know if he intentionally went the distance to test his conditioning and to better prepare himself for the bigger fights to come or did he really struggle as alot of you posted. its kinda hard cuz i think no one here actually saw the fight? perhaps if tua got a better trainer better sparring partners conditioned his body better?
i dont know its hard cuz we dont know too much about him these days? all we know is all that legal drama tied him up for those 2 plus years? :-\
Well put. CC
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Re: Former heavyweight title challenger David Tua won his match against Hawkins
Tua BARELY won
His career is done, he has no better chance of being champ than Tommy Morrison does
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Re: Former heavyweight title challenger David Tua won his match against Hawkins
Maybe he should fight Tomm then :-*
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Re: Former heavyweight title challenger David Tua won his match against Hawkins
To be fair Sam Peter couldn't put Hawkins away either, and he looked pretty lackluster against him as well.
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Tua SURVIVES Hawkins
http://boxing-pics.com/tua_hawkins/mulholland_tua.html
Like I said, the tua of the knockout years is gone and isnt coming back and fought to a decision against Robert Hawkins..
Tua's gone and isnt coming back :'(
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Re: Tua SURVIVES Hawkins
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Originally Posted by P.G.H Angel Eyes
and fought to a decision against Robert Hawkins..
But can't the same also be said for the current big, young knockout artist of the HW division... Sam Peter?? I remember Peters looking lackluster against him as well.
Out of 7 losses only one was a KO, why is everyone shitting on Tua for not KOing the guy?
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Originally Posted by P.G.H Angel Eyes
Tell that to Michael Moorer - but I heard he's making a comeback too.
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Re: Tua SURVIVES Hawkins
Tua is washed up. He had his chance and failed to take advantage of it,
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Re: Tua SURVIVES Hawkins
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Originally Posted by Violent Demise
Tua is washed up. He had his chance and failed to take advantage of it,
Yeah? Well we could have easily written off Maskaev after KO losses to Johnson, Sanders and Whitaker - where is Oleg now?
C'mon, the guy hasn't been that active and openly admits that he needs at least 3 to 4 fights before fighting a top 10. Why
all the hateorade on Tua?
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Re: Former heavyweight title challenger David Tua won his match against Hawkins
....at least Oleg stays active
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Re: Tua SURVIVES Hawkins
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Originally Posted by The Shadow
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Originally Posted by Violent Demise
Tua is washed up. He had his chance and failed to take advantage of it,
Yeah? Well we could have easily written off Maskaev after KO losses to Johnson, Sanders and Whitaker - where is Oleg now?
C'mon, the guy hasn't been that active and openly admits that he needs at least 3 to 4 fights before fighting a top 10. Why
all the hateorade on Tua?
It ain't hatred. It's being realistic.
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Originally Posted by Violent Demise
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Originally Posted by The Shadow
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Originally Posted by Violent Demise
Tua is washed up. He had his chance and failed to take advantage of it,
Yeah? Well we could have easily written off Maskaev after KO losses to Johnson, Sanders and Whitaker - where is Oleg now?
C'mon, the guy hasn't been that active and openly admits that he needs at least 3 to 4 fights before fighting a top 10. Why
all the hateorade on Tua?
It ain't hatred. It's being realistic.
You're not being realistic. You're basing your decision on what you've read and not taking into consideration all of the litigation that's gone on with his former 'trainer'.
I'm not saying that Tua will be the world beater he once was, but he has a realistic attitude and openly admits his ring rust. Whether he corrects these faults is up to him. He's still young enough to have a go at a title if he gets some of his skills back. You just have to give the man a chance. It's not like he's talking crap all of the time like Briggs - he's always a humble and very down-to-earth fighter who admits to his frailties and insists he will correct them.
Let's at minimum give him the opportunity to do so. That's all I'm trying to say.
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Re: Former heavyweight title challenger David Tua won his match against Hawkins
robert hawkins is a hrd guy to look good against. sam peter couldnt put him away, jus give tua a chance, u lot write fighters off too easily. jus take it easy. he has a chance against all the title holders, jus needs to up his work rate!
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Re: Former heavyweight title challenger David Tua won his match against Hawkins
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Originally Posted by TheBESTP4P
i always LOVED tua and still do. i would like to know if he intentionally went the distance to test his conditioning and to better prepare himself for the bigger fights to come or did he really struggle as alot of you posted. its kinda hard cuz i think no one here actually saw the fight? perhaps if tua got a better trainer better sparring partners conditioned his body better?
i dont know its hard cuz we dont know too much about him these days? all we know is all that legal drama tied him up for those 2 plus years? :-\
Well no David was going for the KO the whole time mate. Hawkins was elusive and on his heals what I call flooring it in reverse .. He was very hard to catch flush Tua applied good pressure but Hawakins was a bit tougher then expected he was pot shoting that jab and moving, making it very hard to set. however as the rounds started going by the Tua body work started paying dividends.. the last 3 rounds David was starting to hurt Hawkins really bad.. the Last round Hawkins was almost out completely, a few more seconds and it would have been a KO win for Tua.. You know , it is what is. ! a few more fights and Tua will be in the mix. working on the diet and staying active is the key ! How have you been mate? hope all is well :coolclick:
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Re: Former heavyweight title challenger David Tua won his match against Hawkins
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Originally Posted by Lords Gym
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Originally Posted by TheBESTP4P
i always LOVED tua and still do. i would like to know if he intentionally went the distance to test his conditioning and to better prepare himself for the bigger fights to come or did he really struggle as alot of you posted. its kinda hard cuz i think no one here actually saw the fight? perhaps if tua got a better trainer better sparring partners conditioned his body better?
i dont know its hard cuz we dont know too much about him these days? all we know is all that legal drama tied him up for those 2 plus years? :-\
Well no David was going for the KO the whole time mate. Hawkins was elusive and on his heals what I call flooring it in reverse .. He was very hard to catch flush Tua applied good pressure but Hawakins was a bit tougher then expected he was pot shoting that jab and moving, making it very hard to set. however as the rounds started going by the Tua body work started paying dividends.. the last 3 rounds David was starting to hurt Hawkins really bad.. the Last round Hawkins was almost out completely, a few more seconds and it would have been a KO win for Tua.. You know , it is what is. ! a few more fights and Tua will be in the mix. working on the diet and staying active is the key ! How have you been mate? hope all is well :coolclick:
i know you are big fan of tua and holyfield but i see no hope for tua at moment if he gets in shape then he definetly can take a world title but at moment its not looking good for tua
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Re: Former heavyweight title challenger David Tua won his match against Hawkins
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Originally Posted by ICE COLD BOXING
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Originally Posted by Lords Gym
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Originally Posted by TheBESTP4P
i always LOVED tua and still do. i would like to know if he intentionally went the distance to test his conditioning and to better prepare himself for the bigger fights to come or did he really struggle as alot of you posted. its kinda hard cuz i think no one here actually saw the fight? perhaps if tua got a better trainer better sparring partners conditioned his body better?
i dont know its hard cuz we dont know too much about him these days? all we know is all that legal drama tied him up for those 2 plus years? :-\
Well no David was going for the KO the whole time mate. Hawkins was elusive and on his heals what I call flooring it in reverse .. He was very hard to catch flush Tua applied good pressure but Hawakins was a bit tougher then expected he was pot shoting that jab and moving, making it very hard to set. however as the rounds started going by the Tua body work started paying dividends.. the last 3 rounds David was starting to hurt Hawkins really bad.. the Last round Hawkins was almost out completely, a few more seconds and it would have been a KO win for Tua.. You know , it is what is. ! a few more fights and Tua will be in the mix. working on the diet and staying active is the key ! How have you been mate? hope all is well :coolclick:
i know you are big fan of tua and holyfield but i see no hope for tua at moment if he gets in shape then he definetly can take a world title but at moment its not looking good for tua
It is not an easy road for David that’s for sure , it just takes time , Tua will be raising his competition level and fighting again in about 6 weeks. activity activity ,, Tua is making some serious sacrifices right now, He has a few days with his family and then its back to training camp . Its a mission and goal that David wants to accomplish.. No doubt in my mind he will get it done, its going to take some time , and few more fights 3 or 4 and then its title time . ;)
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Re: Former heavyweight title challenger David Tua won his match against Hawkins
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Originally Posted by Lords Gym
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Originally Posted by TheBESTP4P
i always LOVED tua and still do. i would like to know if he intentionally went the distance to test his conditioning and to better prepare himself for the bigger fights to come or did he really struggle as alot of you posted. its kinda hard cuz i think no one here actually saw the fight? perhaps if tua got a better trainer better sparring partners conditioned his body better?
i dont know its hard cuz we dont know too much about him these days? all we know is all that legal drama tied him up for those 2 plus years? :-\
Well no David was going for the KO the whole time mate. Hawkins was elusive and on his heals what I call flooring it in reverse .. He was very hard to catch flush Tua applied good pressure but Hawakins was a bit tougher then expected he was pot shoting that jab and moving, making it very hard to set. however as the rounds started going by the Tua body work started paying dividends.. the last 3 rounds David was starting to hurt Hawkins really bad.. the Last round Hawkins was almost out completely, a few more seconds and it would have been a KO win for Tua.. You know , it is what is. ! a few more fights and Tua will be in the mix. working on the diet and staying active is the key ! How have you been mate? hope all is well :coolclick:
bro where the F were u able to see this? cuz no one on saddo could help me watch the fight? was it even televised?
CC back bro TE AMO!
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