Tua wins by knock-out. He's always going to beat guys like Lyle who aren't great on their feet and who are willing to stand in and trade.
I have to go with Lyle. Tua was really only at his best against Ibeabuchi, who didn't hit nearly as hard as Lyle did. Once Tua tastes power, he falls into his shell like the fat little girl he is. :blobbox:
I have to disagree with this. Lyle had good pop, but he wasn't some one-punch killer like Ernie Shavers also, you could hurt Lyle. Quarry certainly did on several occassions, Ali did. And neither of those gys were big bombers
Shavers had half the fight to KO Lyle and couldn't. Foreman couldn't put Lyle away until he himself was bashed stupid. I wouldn't be suprised to see Lyle beat Tua and on a stoppage late in the fight.
Tua had a better chin than both of those guys (especially Shavers, who nearly died in one round with Quarry)
LOL, true :: I just think the original point that Lyle hit harder than Ibeabuchi is not necessarily on the money
Honestly, I think Lyle did hit harder than Ike...but we're never going to be able to prove it either way.
You don't have to punch like Shavers to be better than Ibeabuchi. Lyle had a huge punch, plus he could box and slug.
let's get in a time machine nad have Lyle in his prime punch us in the face and then we will have Ibeabuchi punch as well when we wake up, we can discuss it over some hospital jello::
