Quote Originally Posted by Lionheart Lacy
WOW! im shocked how one sided this is. both of these guys are monsters, i certainly didnt expect this.
i think because of foremans legacy, everyone is choosing him. you dont like to see an underachiever like tua next to a legend like foreman. but if this fight was happening next week (prime for prime) then ppls views would be different....atleast 50-50

theres no doubt foreman is a great fighter, the guy could punch harder than a mules kick. and he knows how to use his size as an advantage. he's lot clever than given credit for too.

physically, tua is built like a tank, standing in at 5'10. he's got a big thick skull (like 90% of samoans.) so he can take a shot. tua has underrated defensive skills. he uses simple bobbing and weaving movements along with the archie moore cross defense. so the guy saying foreman will use his pole like jab and hit tua with big uppercuts can forget it. how many uppercuts did ike hit tua with?

anyways, tua did fine against big guys like 6'4 bill corrigan and 6'3 izonretei, its about knowing how to fight against big guys.

to break the discussion down,

foreman was great at fighting smaller guys, he was a murderous puncher, clever and mentally very strong.

tua is great at fighting bigger guys, he is a murderous puncher, who is also clever and mentally very strong. (they both had serious chins)

to the guy who thinks height is everything in fighting-
if that was so then julius long would be heavyweight champ. its about knowing how to fight, using your natural strengths. lennox was a great outside fighter unlike guys like julius long (sorry for picking on u long). and then you get small guys who dont know how to fight (bigger guys) like holyfield (imho)
and then you get guys who are great at fighting bigger men, like qawi who beat a guy whos around 6'5!

i say what i feel is right, i try not to be biased, which attracts alot of sad clicks
i hope i made sense
BILL CORRIGAN...are u serious.I don't care if Your 7'0 tall,It does not matter if You have NO skills.
Its not a sympathy vote or a matter of "legacy" Or "underachiever Some would say that is an application fitting Tua ....Know why.......?For the most part unfortunately....Hes Underachieved!!If anything Its not Stocky slugger that gave Foreman Problems at all...Its Tall or same size Boxer/punchers who could get in
and out with fast combos.I'm sorry and its just my belief But You could bob and weave all you wanted Verse Foreman.....But If you came under him and stood there,You were soon to be done for.
Make no mistake,I at one time was the biggest Tua backer there was out there.He solidified fan frenzy with that night of hell vs. Ike.It was a classic and I was sold on the "next Tyson".I have followed him live Since his destruction against sad sack Mike Acey and have been waiting for his breakthrough ever since.He had a great run starting with Ruiz KO/D.Wilson KO and two back to back close fights with Maskaev and Izon that he ended beautifully.After Ibeabuchi Lose......Pooof .IMO its been all down hill since.Management issues,Discipline, weight Problems etc.His last outing vs. used up Cruiser Montana was keeping him active and He was at a prime weight.Good to see.But Tua beats Foreman No .Dont see it!