David Tua returns Thursday against Talmidge Griffis who says he cant wait to take on the Tuaman. An Aussie court have said any proceeds from the fight or Tua should be paid to a court-appointed accountant because of the legal dispute between Pugh and Barry and David Tua.
Hopefully Tua who seems in themood will restore some excitement to the divsion. And with Aussie Jeff Fenech now training Tyson what odds a fight between them coming off...albeit 7 years too late. I'd still pay to see it
"You know, I don't really see this fight as a comeback but a continuation. The dream goes on to win a world title. I only want to be in this game another two or three years. But I want that title. That's what I fight for - that and security."
David Tua 251.3 vs Talmadge Griffis 207.2
"I had a good rest, but now my wife is standing over me with a frying pan, so I really need to fight again and make some money," said Tua, who returns to the ring for the first time in more than two years. "I had a tremendous training camp. I went back to the basics. I did a lot more roadwork while developing more power in both hands." Griffis stated, "Winning this fight is my destiny. It’s the opportunity of a lifetime to beat Tua and get instant recognition and be ranked in the heavyweight division."
Great weight he could come down about 10 more but he was for a fact 320 last November so that shows he has got serious about this
thats the worse physical shape i have seen Tua in... he obviously got very heavy and cut quite quick and looks pretty loose..
his opponent is a cruiser though
knockout wrote:thats the worse physical shape i have seen Tua in... he obviously got very heavy and cut quite quick and looks pretty loose..
his opponent is a cruiser though
A big left hook and iron chin might well be enough to win the heavyweight title these days but I would hate to see a repeat performance from Tua similar to the one against Lewis where he got jabbed all night before jumping in with wild swings the odd time and missing by a couple of foot.
johnswan1 wrote:A big left hook and iron chin might well be enough to win the heavyweight title these days but I would hate to see a repeat performance from Tua similar to the one against Lewis where he got jabbed all night before jumping in with wild swings the odd time and missing by a couple of foot.
Tua's performance against Lewis was one of the biggest dissapointments in moder HW Boxing.
johnswan1 wrote:A big left hook and iron chin might well be enough to win the heavyweight title these days but I would hate to see a repeat performance from Tua similar to the one against Lewis where he got jabbed all night before jumping in with wild swings the odd time and missing by a couple of foot.
Tua's performance against Lewis was one of the biggest dissapointments in moder HW Boxing.
I have to disagree. I don't think it was Tua's performance that was disappointing, but Lewis' whose was exemplary. He did not allow Tua to use any of the positives he had.
many people think of this as a dull fight. I watched it again recently and, in fact, it is a bit of a master class from Lewis.
You have to give credit to Lewis also who kept him at distance. Also Tua was 245 for that fight, he's never put in a good performance with that much weight on.
