In the ring of no less than 16 feet, two strong men with naked upper body and dragon muscles waved iron fists, or dodged, or attacked, or fell to the ground.
It is this intense, adrenaline-stimulating and highly commercialized sports competition that gave birth to such famous "killers" as Tai Sen, Furman and Dick.
Just like Zhang Tiequan or Zhang Weili is to UFC, have you ever thought that the yellow race has a place in the history of heavyweight boxing? Who is the strongest yellow man in boxing history?
He is David Tua, a short boxer with a height of only 178, the uncrowned king.
Let's take a look at this legendary story!
From a coward to a young man in the ring
1972 In the winter, a crying baby was born in Western Samoa. His real name is very long, which is generally considered as "David Tua" in English, that is, David Tua.
Western Samoa is located in the South Pacific, and the main ethnic group is Samoans. They are the strongest yellow race in the world, militant, tenacious and powerful. Even dwayne douglas johnson has their genes.
When I was a child, Tua lived with four brothers, four sisters and ten other relatives. Because of her poor family, Tua's mother works three jobs at the same time, while her father works 15 hours a day, so she often has no time to take care of her family and children.
When Tua was only seven or eight years old, his father found Tua very timid. When he saw small animals at the seaside, he would cry with fear. When Tua's sister teased him with gloves, his first reaction was to turn and run.
In order to practice bravery, Tua's father began to train him to engage in boxing, and his talent began to be slowly tapped.
/Kloc-At the age of 0/3, Tuaga joined a boxing club and trained in a small gym at Mangel Bridge three days a week. The coach is the famous Gerry Preston.
Although Tua is short, his skeleton and physical quality are amazing. With his keen judgment and fast speed, he is also superb in other sports. In high school, Tua was selected for the New Zealand high school football team and made great achievements in hockey and cricket.
But his favorite sport is boxing. Tua's style is stormy attack, and his sharp hooks and strong chin are his best weapons. Many boxers older and heavier than him were also knocked down by Tua in the first three rounds.
During amateur boxing, Tua's record was 84 fights, 78 victories and 60 knockouts. In Invincible, Tua felt that "it's time to try my luck in a professional boxing ring".
At the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games, Tua won a bronze medal. After that, he entered the professional boxing world.
The well-deserved "Tai Sen II"
The name Tua is often associated with Tai Sen.
Tai Sen's height is 5 feet 1 1 inch, which is 180 cm (note: except for the height of 5 feet 10 inch in the last competition, the height of other competitions in Tai Sen is generally above 5 feet10 inch). As a short heavyweight, Tai Sen swept the boxing world with his flexible dodge, powerful punches and strong body and neck.
Although the honor is not as good as that of his predecessor, Tua is also a "refrigerator" figure with a heavy fist and a hard chin. Just as all Tai Sen's opponents are taller than him, Tua is taller than him, 178 cm.
The most talked about is Tua, there are three games.
1996, Tua confronted john ruiz, who was the sparring partner of boxing champion Lewis, and it was rumored that KO had defeated Lewis. From today's point of view, Ruiz later won the WBA heavyweight gold belt, and played against holyfield and others, and was also a leader.
The course of the game was ridiculous. As soon as the opening bell rang, Tua's forehand made Ruiz stumble. Then Tua pursued the victory, and the combination boxing rained down on Ruiz. At that time, the first round only started 19 seconds.
Afterwards, Ruiz recalled: "This is the biggest shame of my career" and shook his head.
In 2002, the match between Tua and michael moorer was also jaw-dropping.
Who's Mueller? He also won the WBO heavyweight championship, defeated holyfield, and was punched by 45-year-old Foreman, who was regarded as a key heavyweight leader.
After the start of the two games, Mueller was basically cornered by Tua without a few punches. Then Tua hit Muller on the chin, and the latter fell like a cut tree.
One of the most famous games is 1997, when Tua played against "President" Ibeabuchi.
According to statistics, in the 12 round, although neither of them knocked down their opponents, they punched 1730 times and Tua suffered 976 blows.
Although Tua lost in the end, after this game, Ibeabuchi had mental problems. Some people say that he was beaten silly by Tua.
In the history of heavyweight boxing, the undisputed yellow man 65438 +0
The last game in Tua was 20 13.
At that time, in his forties, he confronted the little-known Belarusian ustinov. Tua was passive throughout the game and was defeated by his opponent's score. Then ustinov announced his retirement from professional boxing.
After the game, the reporter gave mixed comments on his career, calling him "one of the best heavyweight players who have never won the world championship".
At present, Tua's record is 59 battles, 52 wins and 5 losses, and two of them have no results.
But one thing is clear, Tua must be the best yellow man in the history of heavyweight boxing. The top white heavyweight boxing players are generally Slavs, such as big and small grams, and more blacks.
It is also the Samoan nation that can give birth to such a yellow race. Tua's body is very strong, but there seems to be no muscle on the surface, which is very similar to Fido.
Tua last appeared in front of the media at the honor ceremony of the Queen's birthday on 20 19. Tua was appointed as the winner of the New Zealand Medal of Honor in recognition of his contributions to youth, boxing and the community.
This time, his beard turned gray-just like Tai Sen now.