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He was never stopped in 59 fights. He beat John Ruiz and Michael Moorer who both beat Evander Holyfield. He beat Hasim Rahman who beat Lennox Lewis and the great Corrie Sanders. He has additional good wins against Fres Oquendo, Oleg Maskaev, David Izon, Darroll Wilson and Danell Nicholson. Nothing wrong with any of that. His greatness confirmed.

You must be bored out of your mind

He was one of the greatest b level fighters of all time.

He kind of rode a lucky streak of stopping as you say B level fighters who were well on the way to outpointing him. He's more of a footnote in the era rather than a great. That he couldn't hunt down Chris Bryd in 2001, just about sums up his B level ability.

Tua was a top contender of his time. But he was no great fighter, as evidenced by the fact that he never held a World Title, when there were four of 'em to be picked up.

He had power, a very strong chin.... but he could get outboxed (Lennox, Chris Byrd)

The OP is surely joking. Tua beat "the great Corrie Sanders"

Tomasino wrote:The OP is surely joking. Tua beat "the great Corrie Sanders"

no. I said he beat Hasim rahman who beat Lennox Lewis AND the great Corrie Sanders.

he was slower than a blue bus of special kids .....

Tua all time great?Lol:-)

In his best he was a top contender.

Rock schooled Tua twice.

drunkenpiper36 wrote:

Tomasino wrote:The OP is surely joking. Tua beat "the great Corrie Sanders"

no. I said he beat Hasim rahman who beat Lennox Lewis AND the great Corrie Sanders.

What you typed is plain for all to see. I tried to give you a way out by suggesting you were making a vain attempt at humour. Now I know for sure you were just posting your usual drivel.

SaadOffTheDeck wrote:Rock schooled Tua twice.

Very true

What you typed is plain for all to see.

Apparently not plain enough for you who claimed that I said Tua beat Sanders, which I just showed you I didn't.

I tried to give you a way out by suggesting you were making a vain attempt at humour.

Well thank you for your assistance.

SaadOffTheDeck wrote:Rock schooled Tua twice.

I didn't know that pounding the shlt out of a guy in route to a stoppage was getting schooled.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sd5BgroNPdE

You know very little about anything, not surprised you can't recognize this either.

I suppose your next thread will be about Tomas Molinares epic KO over Marlon Starling.

drunkenpiper36 wrote:

SaadOffTheDeck wrote:Rock schooled Tua twice.

I didn't know that pounding the shlt out of a guy in route to a stoppage was getting schooled.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sd5BgroNPdE

What are you watching? Rahman was practically shutting Tua out until the late punch. He dominated their rematch "draw" as well . . .

Rahman floored Tua in that final round of the rematch as well. He deserved the decision. Mind you Rahman of the time wasn't too bad a fighter. It's all B level stuff though.

In many eras he would have been champion.

actjac wrote:In many eras he would have been champion.

He was active in a very easy era to become champion, four paper titles and he didn't manage one

drunkenpiper36 wrote:

What you typed is plain for all to see.

Apparently not plain enough for you who claimed that I said Tua beat Sanders, which I just showed you I didn't.

I tried to give you a way out by suggesting you were making a vain attempt at humour.

Well thank you for your assistance.

Well I'm on holiday in Barcelona, mortal drunk and posted whilst on the pan. You are still an idiot when it comes to boxing, the great Corrie fucken Sanders.

SaadOffTheDeck wrote:You know very little about anything, not surprised you can't recognize this either.

I suppose your next thread will be about Tomas Molinares epic KO over Marlon Starling.

You're not the only one who saw that one either. I was 13 and watching that fight when that punch came just as the bell sounded, and no I wouldn't claim that Molinares "legitimately" won, though he was originally credited with the win.

Tomasino wrote:

actjac wrote:In many eras he would have been champion.

He was active in a very easy era to become champion, four paper titles and he didn't manage one

What the f-ck was so easy about fighting in era where men like Lennox Lewis and Evander Holyfield were champions? Okay I was joking about him being an all time great, but part of the reason why I started this thread was because I knew people like you would make statements like the above one. Tua was never stopped in nearly 60 fights.. He handed John Ruiz his only prime stoppage and did it in 19 seconds. He beat Rahman in the first fight regardless of being behind. He beat several other decent fringe types as well. The guy was no bum as you so often like to make modern fighters out to be.

drunkenpiper36 wrote:

Tomasino wrote:

actjac wrote:In many eras he would have been champion.

He was active in a very easy era to become champion, four paper titles and he didn't manage one

What the f-ck was so easy about fighting in era where men like Lennox Lewis and Evander Holyfield were champions? Okay I was joking about him being an all time great, but part of the reason why I started this thread was because I knew people like you would make statements like the above one. Tua was never stopped in nearly 60 fights.. He handed John Ruiz his only prime stoppage and did it in 19 seconds. He beat Rahman in the first fight regardless of being behind. He beat several other decent fringe types as well. The guy was no bum as you so often like to make modern fighters out to be.

Lennox got his title out the bin.

He had plenty chances, he just wasnt good enough. I dont care how many fights he wasnt stopped in, he's as close to being an all time great as your are to being a decent poster.

drunkenpiper36 wrote:

Tomasino wrote:

actjac wrote:In many eras he would have been champion.

He was active in a very easy era to become champion, four paper titles and he didn't manage one

What the f-ck was so easy about fighting in era where men like Lennox Lewis and Evander Holyfield were champions? Okay I was joking about him being an all time great, but part of the reason why I started this thread was because I knew people like you would make statements like the above one. Tua was never stopped in nearly 60 fights.. He handed John Ruiz his only prime stoppage and did it in 19 seconds. He beat Rahman in the first fight regardless of being behind. He beat several other decent fringe types as well. The guy was no bum as you so often like to make modern fighters out to be.

I gotta disagree with that . He knocked out a young skinny beardless Ruiz I wouldn't call that a prime version . I think the Ruiz with the beard and 15-20 pounds more outboxes Tua 119-109