David Tua vs Wladmir Klitschko

[Taeth]

I'm not sure if even the best version of TUa would beat this version of Wlad, he is just too good at using his height, and his jab is just too hard for anyone to walk right in if he actually puts any weight behind it. He doesn't need to hurt Tua, just snap his head back to stop a guy temporarily in their tracks, and Wlad is much too quick of foot for Tua to catch up to him.

[El Kabong]

Not only would Tua have to hit Wlad, he'd have to follow up...and as good as Wladimir is at using space, the jab, and well placed power punches Ithink he would bludgeon David Tua, I would not be surprised 1 bit if Wlad stopped him...I also wouldn't be surprised if nobody gave him credit for it

[JazMerkin]

Beating Shane Cameron doesn't mean shiit. Wlad would demolish Tua. It would either be Tua retiring or the referee calling it off somewhere between the 7th & 11th round or it would be one-sided beatdown of epic proportions. If Tua had more speed than maybe. But he doesn't & then after the fight we'll all complain about Wlad taking on shot fighters & avoiding the young guns of the division. It's painfully predictable

[Majesty]

Is the ref gonna allow holding whenever Tua gets inside so that they can seperate and Wladimer can control distance? I think the refs need to let the Klits know about holding and actually penalize them for holding whenever someone gets close and they hold him. That's illegal isnt it?

[OumaFan]

Wlad, and I'm not sure Tua would even put up that great of an effort.

[Kirkland Laing]

Not only would Tua have to hit Wlad, he'd have to follow up...and as good as Wladimir is at using space, the jab, and well placed power punches Ithink he would bludgeon David Tua, I would not be surprised 1 bit if Wlad stopped him...I also wouldn't be surprised if nobody gave him credit for it

There's a limit to how much credit or credibility you can give Vlad because at the back of your mind is the knowledge that he got knocked out by a pro-celebrity golfer.

[El Kabong]

One pro-celebrity golfer that nearly put down his brother who has the "chin of granite"....also Wlad got back up as well, it's just that Sanders was able to follow up. Wlad doesn't give up his height and reach like that anymore, he'd destroy David Tua. Over the past couple of years Wladimir has gotten better, David Tua has just gotten older

[josef4334]

tua needs to wear 5 inch platforms to land something decent against a 6'6" klitschko. he barely touched lennox and when he did he had to jump as high as lebron. tua is one of my fav heavy weights but i think he is way over his head on this one.. literally.

[Kirkland Laing]

[rjj tszyu]

Not only would Tua have to hit Wlad, he'd have to follow up...and as good as Wladimir is at using space, the jab, and well placed power punches Ithink he would bludgeon David Tua, I would not be surprised 1 bit if Wlad stopped him...I also wouldn't be surprised if nobody gave him credit for it

Not sure about that Lyle. Tua is one of the greatest punchers the division has ever seen and he is capable of one punch KOing just about anyone. Problem is I don't think he has the speed to get inside Wlads jab and I only see Wlad 1-2ing Tua's head off. Tua would have to hope for either a macho Wlad (which I don't see) or Wlad having an off night and making a few mistake's and Tua would then have to capitalise.

[El Kabong]

....he didn't 1 punch KO Shane Cameron

[rjj tszyu]

....he didn't 1 punch KO Shane Cameron

Doesn't mean he couldn't though. I'm with you on Wlad beating him, but he has got that power that IF he connected, Wlad would go!

[blegit]

I think its too late for Tua to defeat Wlad. Tua is only getting older and slower so I'd have to see him do much more before I change my mind on this. But I think no one can be surprised if he did KO Wladimir. Murderous punch vs. Suspect chin is always a one punch away fight. But I think Wlad would play this as cautious as if he were taking on a prime Tua and then would win a jab, jab, jab, occasional right hand fest. Coming back at the age of 37 is hardly a good idea. Unless he needs the money...

[Andre]

Only hope for Tua at this late stage of plodding is to work on adjusting his feet to a mental trigger and be catching or disrupting the jab at a distance and be moving in, think in twos like a flowing fox trot step, ba bang. Other than that It'll look like a rerun of Lewis Tyson.

[El Kabong]

Doesn't mean he couldn't though. I'm with you on Wlad beating him, but he has got that power that IF he connected, Wlad would go!

YOU HAVE TO FOLLOW UP TO KO WLADIMIR!

Sure he doesn't take a punch well, but hell Corrie Sanders blasted him with a left cross and Wlad got back up before the 10 count...of course he was back down a little later, but the FACT is Wlad can handle 1 punch of big power but you have to follow up to stop him.

...And before that Tua would have to catch him