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    Default There is NO REASON why David Tua...

    Only had one shot at the heavyweight title. He ko'd Oquendo and Oquendo had 3 shots. He lost a UD to Byrd, but Byrd was just as beat up or more than he was afterwards.

    Ruiz went on to have multiple shots.

    Why not Tua?

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    No, Tua disappeared for long stretches. When he came back to the public eye he never earned a shot. This has nothing to do with politics. It's about fighting guys outside the top 100.

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    Default Re: There is NO REASON why David Tua...

    You can also say his chances would have been better had he put down the spoon and defeated that beat up Chris Byrd you mentioned

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    Default Re: There is NO REASON why David Tua...

    Tua shit the bed against Lennox, largely due to Lennox being smart and boxing from the outside in a very boring fight.


    For obvious reasons, Ruiz was never gonna give him a shot.


    And Tua shit the bed against Chris Byrd.


    He was powerful and very sturdy, but not quite active or consistent enough.
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    Default Re: There is NO REASON why David Tua...

    Yeah, Chris Byrd outboxed him handily and wasn't beat up. I'm sure Tua had some management problems at different points or maybe certain people didn't want to face him, but as Hulk said he was pretty poor in both of his legit title shots. Aside from that, he was sometimes inactive or just didn't manage to string his good performances together, not really a hard luck case imo.

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    Default Re: There is NO REASON why David Tua...

    Tia didn't deserve another title shot due it the haircut he came into the ring with , when he fought Lewis .

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dark Lord Al View Post
    Tia didn't deserve another title shot due it the haircut he came into the ring with , when he fought Lewis .
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    Quote Originally Posted by Spicoli View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Dark Lord Al View Post
    Tia didn't deserve another title shot due it the haircut he came into the ring with , when he fought Lewis .
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    But someone like Vaughn Bean can get multiple? Shannon Briggs, Mike Moorer and Bert Cooper can get several shots?? Andrew Golota??
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    Default Re: There is NO REASON why David Tua...

    Tua did not sign with the right promoter and went absent. He only has himself to blame.
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    Default Re: There is NO REASON why David Tua...

    I remember reading an interview from Tua back like 8 or 9 years ago and he said the Lewis fight really messed with him mentally to the point of severe depression and that he wanted to quit all together. I think he also had a bad management team behind him also Cedric Kushner comes to mind. I think he is wasted talent and could have been a superstar if handled right.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jon09 View Post
    I remember reading an interview from Tua back like 8 or 9 years ago and he said the Lewis fight really messed with him mentally to the point of severe depression and that he wanted to quit all together. I think he also had a bad management team behind him also Cedric Kushner comes to mind. I think he is wasted talent and could have been a superstar if handled right.
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    Default Re: There is NO REASON why David Tua...

    i seem to remember tua being inactive for long periods.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hulk View Post
    Tua shit the bed against Lennox, largely due to Lennox being smart and boxing from the outside in a very boring fight.


    For obvious reasons, Ruiz was never gonna give him a shot.


    And Tua shit the bed against Chris Byrd.


    He was powerful and very sturdy, but not quite active or consistent enough.
    Yeah well said. I'm a big fan of Tua, but he looked like shit when he got chances against Lennox and Byrd.

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    Default Re: There is NO REASON why David Tua...

    In fairness to Cooper...compared to Tua didn't he actually prove he was prepared and brought the champs to the brink of hell when he got his chance And he was a sub for a sub vs Holyfield

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