s his boxing powers return David Tua has shown that he hasn’t lost his sense of humour either.
Some critics have labelled Tua’s biggest handicap as being a heavyweight trapped inside a mini body with his short stature giving him problems against tall opponents.
But now Tua is trapped inside a Mini car.
Renowned for his love of vehicles – Tua drove a Hummer around Las Vegas in the buildup to his world title fight with Lennox Lewis – his latest mode of transport is more reflective of the tougher times that have fallen on him in recent years.
He has had to go small as he continues to think big. But Tua has worked hard to pimp up his 1973 Mini.
And that includes the tell-tale personalised number plate that reads O4OSUM in reference to his infamous appearance on TV show Wheel Of Fortune when he asked for “O for awesome”.

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