Mundine

[mud n blood]

I was so surprised to not see a Mundine boxing topic here, I thought I'd better start one ....

I still don't like him !!!!

 

[legend]

He does seem to have some ability though. He should find his own style and character though, not just rip one off like a lot of the other boxers do. My guess is once he gets beaten for the first time he will throw it in and return to RL. That's why he's lining up his fights so quickly.

 

[ozbash]

there is rumour and wild speculation that the great one could end up playing for the bunnies next season.
on the other hand, real kiwi boxer , dave tua is about to embark on his quest for the world championship.........again.
good luck tuaman.

 

[El Duque]

Chris Byrd will win an easy UD over Tua.

 

[ozbash]

if its going to be that easy, why wont he knock tua out?
byrd is a nobody. tua will eat him for breakfast.

 

[ozbash]

<table cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=156 align=left bgcolor=#ffffff border=0> <tbody> <tr> <td></td></tr> <tr> <td></td></tr></tbody></table>Tua To Fight In World Title Eliminator

David Tua is to meet Chris Byrd of the US in a 12-round IBF world heavyweight title eliminator in Las Vegas on August 18.
"I look at this fight as a way to return to where I was before," said Tua at a news conference officially announcing the bout. "I am looking to be better than I was before."
The winner is tentatively scheduled for a fight against the IBF world champion on April 21. American Hasim Rahman is the current title holder but he could defend against Lennox Lewis before the end of the year.
Last month, a U.S. Federal Court judge ordered a rematch of the fight in South Africa on April 22 in which Rahman knocked out Lewis in the fifth round to take away the Briton's IBF and World Boxing Council heavyweight crowns.
Tua, who knocked out Rahman in the 10th round of a non-title contest in 1998, will need to be better in the eliminator with Byrd than he was in his world title challenge against Lewis last year.
Tua seldom threw his much-vaunted left hook in that fight and was tentative throughout a 12-round contest that Lewis won with a unanimous points decision.
The 28-year-old Tua is, in the opinion of many, a one-handed fighter - but what a hand he has. His left hook could be the single most devastating punch in boxing today.
By contrast, southpaw Byrd, 30, is not a big puncher. But what he lacks in power he more than makes up for in speed, slickness and guile.
Tua has a 38-2 record, with 33 of his wins coming inside the distance. Byrd has a 33-2 record with 19 of his victories arriving early.
Byrd said: "I've waited a long time to get to this point. I will be fighting for the title in April."
Tua and Byrd have one common opponent of note, former world-ranked heavyweight contender Ike Ibeabuchi. Tua lost a 12-round decision to him in 1997 while Byrd was stopped in the fifth two years later.

 

[El Duque]

Byrd is a nobody?
Do you live in a closet or are you just plain stupid?
Byrd won the WBO Heavyweight Title off Vitaly Klitschko who was undefeated at the time.He subsequently lost it to his bro Wladimir over 12 rounds and is nearly 1 foot taller than Tua,has more power than Tua and has better boxing skills than Tua.
Tua is a fat turd and will be exposed again.He was losing to Nicholson till his left hook saved him.