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Description: #davidtuaknockouts #tuavsmaskaev #tuavsmaskaevhighlights ** NO COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT INTENDED ** Support me on PayPal - paypal.me/jeffjacksonboxing Support me on Patreon - patreon.com/jeffjacksonboxing April 5th, 1997. 22 years ago, 2 hard punchers collided; unbeaten David Tua aka “The Tuamanator” and “The Big O” Oleg Maskaev. It was Tua’s 3rd defense of his WBC International Heavyweight Title which he won via a brutal 19 second destruction of future 2x WBA World Heavyweight Champion John Ruiz. Maskaev was largely inexperienced at this juncture and his most notable fight was a TKO1 loss to Oliver McCall back in February 1996. Prefight records; Tua 26(22)-0, Maskaev 10(6)-1. Entering the bout, the defending champion had good wins over Darroll Wilson, David Izon & John Ruiz while the 28 year old challenger had not beaten anyone of note. Although lacking exposure at top level, Oleg was able to utilize a good jab to establish his range and tag David with lefts and rights whilst keeping his guard high up. He was also constantly on his backfoot, often moving to his left to nullify the champion’s dangerous left hook. Tua on the other hand tried to find openings by working to the body followed by the head but most of his punches were partially or fully blocked by Maskaev’s arms and gloves. Occasionally, the Samoan managed to connect more accurately but was outworked for the most part of the first half. However, the Kazakh challenger began to show signs of fatigue in round 7 due to David’s relentless pressure which created openings for him to land cleaner punches in rounds 8, 9 & 10. After the first minute of round 11, Tua’s persistence finally paid off as he landed a clean left hook after a feign right hand that sent Oleg to the ropes with shaky legs. Sensing the opportunity, he unleashed a fusillade of blows that sent Maskaev to his knees and earned a much needed TKO win as referee Lindsey Page stepped in to halt the bout at the 1:45 mark. At the time of the stoppage, the 3 judges had it a 3 way draw at 95-95, 96-94 & 98-93. Despite the scoring, it was evident that Maskaev should be well ahead thus only Steve Weisfeld's card of 98-93 for Oleg was a more realistic reflection of what took place. In the undercard, future world champions Robbie Peden, Vernon Forrest and Zab Judah also scored stoppage victories. This victory is similar to the Tuaman’s stoppage of David Izon (in his previous fight) in November 1996 where both fighters fought competitively for 33 minutes before Izonritei ran out of gas and gave the power punching Samoan the opening to put an end to the fight about a minute before the final bell. In November 2000, Tua took on Lennox Lewis in a bid for the WBC & IBF World Heavyweight Titles. After some early success, he was thoroughly outclassed by the Big Brit and lost via a lopsided UD12. It was his first and only world title fight until his retirement in 2013 with a final record of 52(43)-5-2. Despite having garnered a number of international and regional titles as well as notable KO victories over 2 former and 2 future world champions, David Tua had never won a world title. After the loss, Maskaev went on to compile a record of 22(19)-3 in 8 years (between September 1997 to November 2005) before finally earning his first (and only) world title opportunity in August 2006 against WBC World Heavyweight Champion Hasim Rahman, the man who once conquered Lennox Lewis as a 10-1 betting underdog to become the Undisputed World Heavyweight Champion via a shocking KO5 upset. Both fighters shared the ring once before in November 1999 where Oleg won via KO8 after knocking Hasim through the ropes and onto the announcer’s table which resulted in a brief melee between security personnel and some angry fans dissatisfied with the outcome. Maskaev would triumph over Rahman again, via TKO with 43 seconds left to the end of the fight to lift the WBC World Heavyweight Championship in stunning fashion. Enjoy it boxing heads, remember to stay safe from COVID19 and be sure to SUBSCRIBE for more boxing goodness! Keep punching.