Not only does he have a great name but he's an unbeaten heavyweight banger so far (albeit against patsys) and we need more US based excitement in the Heavyweight division. He continues his education tonight.
http://www.boxrec.com/list_bouts.php...8804&cat=boxer
Anyone who's watched Rugby will tell you that there's a excess of big, athletic guys from the Pacific Islands (Tonga, Samoa, Fiji etc) and there's also over 35 Polynesians in the NFL.
So far only Tua has reached the Top Ten level although in recent years although Jimmy Thunder had an Indian Summer in the US. There was also Paea Wolfgramm but apart from that, not much.
If some enterprising Manager/Trainers from the USA or Oz could harness this talent we could see a Pinoy type boom in the heaviest division....
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