Quote Originally Posted by Lords Gym
Quote 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
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