Tua VS Smokin Joe Fraizier battle of the left hooks, who wins and how?

**THE PHILOSOPHER** · 01-28-2013 01:35 PM

Look what he did to iron chinned Ruiz:

**nikola_ganchev** · 01-28-2013 02:45 PM

I think it would be one of the best infights in the history. Tua has really solid defence and is superb infighter with freaking power through all rounds and solid chin... All together he is tuff customer for fighters who are there to fight and not to jump over his back... Frazier is much faster, can take good punch and on the in portion will not be hit flush. It would have been a slugfest.

**Beanflicker** · 01-28-2013 03:25 PM

Originally Posted by nikola_ganchev

Frazier is much faster, can take good punch and on the in portion will not be hit flush. It would have been a slugfest.

I'm not even sold on the fact that Joe was faster, let alone MUCH faster. Tua had deceptive speed for his build. Sure, he was no Mike Tyson, but then again neither was Joe.

Joe's style of leading with his face first, despite his effective bobbing and weaving, resulted in him getting hit flush plenty of times. Getting hit by Ali flush and taking it is one thing, getting hit by a flush Tua hook to the jaw is another.