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Showtime presents David Tua October 21, 1999 Heavyweight Contender David Tua chats about his career in boxing. Showtime: Welcome to our chat with heavyweight fighter David Tua. David will square off in the ring this Saturday night, live from Las Vegas, and Only on SHOWTIME. And now, here's David Tua! David Tua: Hi! I am very, very happy and appreciative of the opportunity that you beautiful, wonderful people are giving me to be on the show today. I'd like to say hello to all the fans, and to all the beautiful people out there. I hope I can go out there Saturday night and produce the goods, which I know I will, and give the fans what they deserve to see. Thank you very much for giving me this opportunity tonight. Roger: David, how has training camp been going? David Tua: Training has been going very, very well. I'm just counting down the hours, and looking forward to Saturday night. Camp has been beautiful. It's been great. Uppum: What is your target weight for fight night? David Tua: Target weight right now? Tonight I weigh 238 pounds. That's unusual for me, but I gained about 10 pounds of muscle mass. I thought that it was going to work against me. But even better, it has worked in my favor. It has helped me in many ways and in every aspect of the game. So at 238 pounds, I'm feeling very, very good. John: How have you been training for the fight? What does your workout consist of? David Tua: Every training session, especially every time I prepare myself for each fight, is different. Each fight has a different routine, which means if I'm fighting a boxer, then the training schedule changes. It varies. It involves me training about 3 times a day. It involves getting up in the morning, going for a run, and coming back and doing different drills. The boxing gym starts at 11 in the morning. I stay there for 2 hours. I go to the health club in the evening, at about 6 or 7, and stay there for two hours. Training has been very intense, very hard, very challenging, and very, very enjoyable. Marty: Hello David. Describe what Boxing 'style' you have when in the ring? David Tua: Well, brother, I know the guy that I am fighting. He is a tough kid from Canada. He is going to come out to establish his mark, and make a statement for himself. And I have no doubt that he has trained very hard for this fight. But I feel that right now, the 'Tuaman' has come around by doing things the way that they should be done. And that is, not leaving it in the hands of the judges. St. Germain: Any predictions for Saturday's fight? David Tua: The only thing that I can tell you is that there can only be one number one contender in the world today. And, come Saturday night, it's going to be David The Terminator, Tuaman Tua!
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