His Knockouts Were Scarier Than Tyson’s! David Tua - an Underrated KO Machine 

Only the best stay humble

Great story to tell your Grandkids, he was still most definitely in his prime then too.

Great first hand story. You're a brave man. Congratulations on surviving that. 😮

Doubt you hit him hard enough in a sparring session to test David Tua's chin. But hey, good story for the internet. Look how many Slappys fell for it.

@@schrisdellopoulos9244 I don't think at that time - a baseball bat would've been good enough to test the mans chin. I'd never claim to have rocked Tua, nor did I mention myself being a competitive matchup. If you implying this is a made up story, I would have probably exaggerated the story into my favor. Truth be told, I got my Butt kicked for three straight rounds, realizing a hard lesson. If they are paying you for your service/session, then they are trying to take your head off, preparing themselves during the final weeks before the actual fight. Living in Vegas at that time, and attempting to follow a dream, it is not that uncommon to spar with top names in the sport. That is in no way of implying myself being at the level of these fighters. I just didn't want to pass the opportunities I'd been given. Although in Tua's case, as mentioned above, this experience was a one and done. The man had power.

Wow bro epic

He is just a slob. Plain and simple. Why could he and why did he NOT loose weight. For his height, he had to in order to fight. Look at Tyson, way shorter than heavy weights at his time but PERFECT body structure.

@@jenniferyule8786Sure... because his career was a disaster at the weight he was at, wasn't it?

​@@jenniferyule8786coming from an irrelevant nobody w/ no heavyweight title fights or defenses

@@moneynchaosit’s a girl don’t listen to her she don’t know anything about boxing lol

Exactly like tyson both humble heavy hitters

Samoans. They're built different lol. They have incredible chins too.

You think?

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Not surprised, Samoans are usually very polite

my idol is mike tyson but david tua comes after that still crazy thing he was never a world champion he was better than many world champions his style was almost the same as iron mike also a nice and good man greetings from the netherlands

​@@micheldonderwinkel3716 same too man alots of love from Pakistan 🇵🇰

Tua vs Ike Ibeabuchi is one of the best fights. Both of them had a real chance of beating Tyson. Both could take a heavy shot and punch hard.

not 1 hes the only 1

His only problem was his lack of reach. Not only was he short, his arms were short also.

Yes the combo chin and power strike is the evidence of champion

​@@orestes1984added to his power.

Tua's chin is strong because of his well-developed dorsal muscles, which hold his brain in place when he receives blows to the head.

It would have been a good one for sure🇳🇿👍👊

Tyson doesn’t have a chin but good movements and power

​​@@JohnUtoalugahe loses composure under heavy hits, just David and Mike also had a hard way with management

Prime Tyson? Sorry, but NOBODY beats Tyson in his prime. Nobody! Tyson had some of the best defense ever seen in the HW division in his prime. If you sparred a Prime Tyson, count your blessings your still alive and have a brain still intact .. Yes, he was that good at that time, best HW I've ever seen.

@@yionnecantu I definitely agree

Until he fought the champ, Lennox Lewis.

A marksman surely but not a sniper

@@schrisdellopoulos9244the guy who did the running man?

@@schrisdellopoulos9244 Almost every fighter meets a better one at some point. Despite this, Tua is a boxing legend.

I didn't know just how dominant Tua was until I watched this. This guy hit with a purpose and damn was this ever impressive. Wonder why he never fought Tyson?

He already is in HOF

Insha'Allah. ❤

Ibeabuchi took tuas best in his prime, and whipped him. Lewis easily outpointed him.Tua was overrated. Fought marshmallow chinned fighters most of his career.

@@Artificialintelligentle Nope, he fought some great fighters . He did pretty well for a guy in the H/W division who they say was 5/10 but realistically was only 5/9 with a short reach. He had a his limitations due to this but he was brutal taking that into consideration. Def one of my faves back in the day . So much power.

Arguably the greatest boxer to never win a world title.

You're mad old since 1908!

@@ivanriverajr5012 Never underestimate experience😉😆

to bad we never got Tua vs Tyson. 😓

There’s a reason he failed in his ONLY title shot.

@@nicklubrino2606 that is?

He was over weight and a lazy trainer. Over rated and an embarrassment to NZ, maybe not to Samoa and thats understandable but to NZers, no, he is cringy.

@@jenniferyule8786who let you out of the kitchen Jen?

Wow! I'm going to have to watch that if I can find it on RU-vid. I've watched Tyson's fights, & Tua's punches look like they have more power. Not taking anything away from Tyson. Did they ever fight each other? That would've been something to see! I'm only a few minutes into this video.

Ike won that fight, if I remember right. Very controversially though. I never have seen the full fight. But I've seen bits and it looked pretty heavy

Ike was a beast too bad he was crazy

That was crazy, most exchanges ever in a heavyweight bout. Ike could have been among the greatest ever, but his inner demons killed him. Even Tyson called him a psycopath

1 4

add that head movement and quick double or 3 4 jabs inside yes sir.

Lewis and Ibeabuchi had no problems finding him.

​@@Artificialintelligentle Lewis hide behind his jab at range (honestly smart as heck, he wanted no chance of Tua landing any power shots on him). Sure Ike landed on him, but that came a cost, he won the decision that night, but ultimately was never the same again & what was becoming a promising career was cut short.

@@Artificialintelligentle of course Lennox was elite and tua was outboxed but ike everybody knows that dude was doped up

@@Artificialintelligentleike also had no problem finding steroids and still couldn’t knock Tua out

Should be a picture of Tuaminator with that slogan

His life has unraveled now the poor guy.

One would have thought that the guy who was his sparring partner would have been able to avoid Tua’s signature hook. 😵‍💫

​@@txddyfarquh3916 hardout

​@@SON-OF-AFRICA1022 Dude, he's living a happy, content life. Wth?

@@HolyRollerTV won’t argue on that one bro👍👍

​@Abi Jardine I'll argue that one anytime!

@@HolyRollerTV That may or may not be true,at least he was smart enough to stay outta jail for rape. LOL.

@@HolyRollerTV I don't know about Tua raping any one,but,Tyson did time for rape.

I Think Tua was a harder hitter than Tyson, but Tyson more Skillful

he was well known here in new zealand

@@Sal3600 he was absolutely incredible. I wish I'd watched his journey over the years.

Never been KOed in his professional career.

They were probably busy promoting Tyson at the time?

Casual

You should see him now he's gone back into training and looks even scarier 💯

facts!

Tyson was way faster then tua and has way better defense than tua.

​@@raulshiro6239 I agree. But IMO Tua had even more power in his punches.

Tua could take a lot of punches,not sure if Tyson could.

@@glennkourie255 a lot of punch ? Ahaahaa he never felt the power of tyson punches....tyson was not better but wayyy better than tua.

Yk someone better then tua Ike Ibeabuchi watch him he also defeated tua

You know, I remember watching him and getting excited when he was on the card but he was never the household name that he should’ve been. Tua was an absolute beast. I can’t wait to watch this later.

​@@sins2386 😄 🤣 😂 what happened to him after the fight?

“ older people that are true boxing fans” My eight year old nephew knows who David tua is. Acting like it’s some mystical information to know this dudes name

@@Waywardfolk I’m sayin tua ain’t nun special 💀

TBH... Much shorter!! They knew how to bob and weave, and how to get inside to use their power. They used their strong legs to help generate those crazy punches.

@@wyattwalker8265 m

Can't forget their power.

Shorter people usually have bigger dreams

He would have beat the brakes off Tyson 💯💣💥

For sure Tua was hindered by some shady management stuff in his early to mid career, but the issues with weight outside of fight camp became a big issue too - especially when his style needed explosiveness & agility to get in on taller/longer opponents (or ones that hide behind a jab & kept themselves at distance).

And he was always moving forward

David "Puño de Ruina" Tua .

Tua was never a champion.

​@@jameswalsh3976 He held some "lesser" titles, but never any of the big 4 world ones

@@rickybobby38 Yup he fought Lewis but proved to be to small and slow to reach Lewis with his hook.

@jameswalsh3976 100% facts - Lewis fought the perfect way a Tall boxer needs to against a shorter power puncher - sadly, Tua wasn't anywhere near his physical best when he finally got this title bout - Lewis probably gets the W most times anyway, but it would've been nice to see his defences tested more thoroughly

Tyson was way faster than Tua and has way better deffense than Tua

Did they ever fight each other?

@@GuantanamoBayBarbie3 I don't think so.

​@@raulshiro6239 tua never got knocked out though, what about Tyson??

@@lnaf tua 90% fights are vs drivers.

Same here... Never heard of him.. But WOW!! What power

Gazelle punch

@@maofria1452 who's that

@@jess3453 The Gazelle Punch is a hook-related technique where the user lifts up from the ground slightly like a gazelle. It is from 1956, which Floyd Patterson used as a sure-kill blow. It is said to accumulate even greater power if used by a fighter shorter than the opponent. Iron Mike also used this punch.

@@maofria1452 oh ok...gotcha..makes sense

Tyson didn't want to fight Tua.

​@@hellogoodbye219 genuinely believe it would have been one of the fights of the century

Seki sekia samoa 🇼🇸

me too

Hes the Real Terminator

A lot of fighters avoided him… so most of those were against journeyman with a few upper echelons like Ibeabuchi and Ruiz.

It hard to get known from our side of the world but Tua is a boxing hall of fame now.. bro was a legend wif 27 wins 23kos b4 his first loss n was pre famous down here in New Zealand and Australia

Tua would have eaten him alive. Tyson can't win.if he can't intimidate you. Tua would have laughed at.him

Tyson was way faster than Tua and has wayyyuu better defense than Tua.

@@raulshiro6239 I agree, but you know that you would've watched the fight had it taken place.

@@raulshiro6239 No. Tyson was very, very good, without a doubt. We shall never know who might have won, but Tua was devastating in his prime

@@riazhassan6570 yeah tua was so good....he wins 90% of his fights vs taxi drivers.

Fun fact Holyfield sparred with Tua every day while preparing for Tyson bout, no wonder Mike couldnt hurt him...

They're not the same. Tyson is different. Stop comparing people to Tyson

@@Gorilla8 Tyson 50-6, Tua 52-5, both heavyweights from the same era. I wonder why people draw comparisons with the two??? Its a MYSTERY.

Rocky masiano is the greatest of all time he never lost ... check out rocks training videos then un will understand....

No the greatest heavyweights were in the 70s and 80s

Agreed but unfortunately his title shot was against a giant with a jab that kept ttua at bay, I hoped he would do a mike Tyson kinda duck and cone up with the left hook but didn't happen, he stunned Lennox but didn't capitalize ,I was so gutted when he lost that fight then he was finished, and we all missed out on the fight of the century which was Mike Tyson and him, would of been amazing

Too right Franklin, that would of been some fight !

But they cannot handle their mums Jandle they're finished for sure....

No blacks ain't no joke....why they always the champ

@@bootnazz1786 affirmative action lol

Agree, 100% Colorful and intelligent narration. “…pending pacific tsunami.” 😊

🔥

Lennox Lewis washed him in his prime.

@@hisexcellency916 Lennox ran the whole time tho

@@vaiholapohiva1321 Ran? Dude he kept the jab on him and beat him up bad. David wasn’t the same after that fight.

He lost to Ike, he should've lost his second fight to Rahman, he got dominated by Lennox, and he couldn't lay a glove on Chris Byrd, . Nuff said...

A highest ranking of 3rd tells me at least two others were favourite to beat him at his prime. He was good, but lets not over egg the pudding.

He was knocked down…

born at the wrong time.

"didnt get the push he deserved" this ain't WWE bro.

Man, that last punch. Ruiz was already out. That last punch snatched his soul.

@@joeblack007 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 true!! 😂😂😂😂

That was not a beating no no that was Tua knocking Ruiz that f*** out hahaha

Ike Ibeabuchi was an absolute beast. One of the greatest waste of talent in the sport. So sad man.

Ike Ibeabuchi never got damaged from that encounter. He had a solid record and never fell before any man in the ring. Unfortunately, he had issues with his management prior to that fight which greatly affected him after the fight. His mum cried out about it but he couldn't get help. It seemed he was deliberately compromised because he didn't want to be controlled by his manager. It's so sad that he didn't continue in his upward trajectory. I can bet that Lennox Lewis would have fallen before him.

@@igbounitedforum3386 yeah thats true. I've read about ike in depth. He was a wild guy though and his mother had a really strong hold over him. She was also a believer in witch doctors from her native land and ike supposedly believed this too. Such a shame for a great talent. He really did have it all.

It wasnt just Tua he had problems even before that fight.

Commentators just added those storylines to make watching the videos more interesting. Ike had more of personal problems.

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