David Tua vs Monte Barrett 1 // Highlights (Controversial draw)

David Tua 237 lbs drew with Monte Barrett 225 lbs by MD in round 12 of 12 Date: 2010-07-17 Location: Tropicana Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA WBO Asia Pacific Heavyweight Title (2nd defense by Tua) WBO Oriental Heavyweight Title (2nd defense by Tua) This was a close bout, with the crowd in Atlantic City giving both fighters a standing ovation at the end. At the outset, Tua aggressively stalked Barrett, throwing powerful left hooks; but when they did land on Barrett’s head, Monte shook them off, fought back and remained determined to win. Barrett countered with a lot of solid jabs which scored and kept moving on good legs, not giving Tua a stationary target. Tua appeared tired after five rounds, while Monte did not, enabling Monte to outbox Tua from that point on with greater and greater accuracy. Monte also switched back and forth from orthodox stance to southpaw, hitting Tua while confusing him and keeping him off balance throughout. In the tenth, Barrett wobbled Tua with a big right hook an