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It was eventually going to come to an end. Bernard Hopkins (46-4-1, 32 KOs) entered the ring in Atlantic City, the same place where he staged his very first fight, to step up to the plate against the recognized light heavyweight champion, Antonio Tarver (24-3, 18 KOs), in what he promises the last fight of his career.
Hopkins made a leap in weight look easy as he goes out with a ****. He was billed as a 3-1 underdog, but ended his career with a dominating performance over Antonio Tarver.
From the start of the fight, Hopkins appeared to be bigger, stronger and younger. Tarver tried to paw with his jab, but was unable to land much on the always-moving Hopkins, who timed the jab of Tarver all night long with straight right hand.
Hopkins used a strategy of grabbing Tarver every time he tired to lunge in to land a power shot and made him pay with straight right hands and left hand counters. In the fifth round, Tarver was knocked off balance by a Hopkins power shot that made his glove touch the ring mat, prompting the ref to rule it as a knockdown. By the tenth round, the left eye of Tarver was almost swollen shut from the right hands of Hopkins and the rest of his face was getting there.
The fight did not get any easier for Tarver as Hopkins began to pursue a knockout by landing combinations on Tarver, who appeared to have nothing left in the tank. The crowd gave Hopkins a standing obviation at the end of the final round. All three of the judges scored the bout 118-109. [details]
Hopkins made a leap in weight look easy as he goes out with a ****. He was billed as a 3-1 underdog, but ended his career with a dominating performance over Antonio Tarver.
From the start of the fight, Hopkins appeared to be bigger, stronger and younger. Tarver tried to paw with his jab, but was unable to land much on the always-moving Hopkins, who timed the jab of Tarver all night long with straight right hand.
Hopkins used a strategy of grabbing Tarver every time he tired to lunge in to land a power shot and made him pay with straight right hands and left hand counters. In the fifth round, Tarver was knocked off balance by a Hopkins power shot that made his glove touch the ring mat, prompting the ref to rule it as a knockdown. By the tenth round, the left eye of Tarver was almost swollen shut from the right hands of Hopkins and the rest of his face was getting there.
The fight did not get any easier for Tarver as Hopkins began to pursue a knockout by landing combinations on Tarver, who appeared to have nothing left in the tank. The crowd gave Hopkins a standing obviation at the end of the final round. All three of the judges scored the bout 118-109. [details]
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