Tarver-Johnson: Dec 18th on HBO!
By Flattop
FightNews understands that a deal is done for the two conquerors of Roy Jones Jr. – Antonio Tarver and Glencoffe Johnson – to fight on December 18th at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Joe DeGuardia, of Star Boxing based in New York, is the promoter. FightNews was unable to contact DeGuardia. The Tarver-Johnson fight would be televised live on HBO as a stand-alone main-event with the replay of the December 11th Vitali Klitschko vs Danny Williams pay-per-view opening the telecast.
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The Tarver vs. Johnson battle would be a true showdown between the two best light heavyweights in the world. Tarver made boxing history when he upended Jones who had been who had been generally regarded as the sport's pound-for-pound king. Tarver (21-1, 17 KOs) scored a spectacular one-punch knockout of Jones to seize the WBC/WBA light heavyweight titles on May 15th of this year. It was sweet revenge for Tarver who had lost a disputed decision to Jones in November 2003. IBF light heavyweight champion Johnson (41-19-2, 28 KOs) earned his spot as 175-pound ruler with a dominating performance and ninth round KO over Jones in September.
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Unfortunately for Jones the pairing of Tarver and Johnson represents the end of his era as a light heavyweight king. The consecutive brutal knockouts at the hands of Tarver and Johnson have forced the one-time pound-for-pound candidate to rethink his boxing career. Jones, who was part of the HBO commentary crew for the October 2nd Trinidad vs. Mayorga fight, has stated that he may retire from boxing and that he wishes to concentrate on the promotional end of boxing for the immediate future.
Tuesday, October 26 2004
i assume tarver will win even though i don't like him. He really is too cocky. I'd really like for someone to take him down of his pedestol (hope that's spelled right). I hope this becomes a good fight.
Tarver-Johnson is the logical drawing fight in the lighheavies. I picked Jones over JMM, but I'm picking Glen over Tarver this time because of his relentlessness.
Tarver will win, I hate Tarver, I hope he goes to HW and gets KO'd. Cocky fuck
Im not picking off glen yet, due to what happened to roy...But the favorite in my book will be Tarver...But im happy either way, because nothing at 175 picks my brain for interest.
This fight has me licking my chops! :)
I cant wait...We get to see how bad roy has slipped from these 2 fighting and see how good is the other fighter...Im excited :)
Tarver will win, I hate Tarver, I hope he goes to HW and gets KO'd. Cocky fuck
Tarver-Johnson: Dec 18th on HBO!
By Flattop
FightNews understands that a deal is done for the two conquerors of Roy Jones Jr. – Antonio Tarver and Glencoffe Johnson – to fight on December 18th at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Joe DeGuardia, of Star Boxing based in New York, is the promoter. FightNews was unable to contact DeGuardia. The Tarver-Johnson fight would be televised live on HBO as a stand-alone main-event with the replay of the December 11th Vitali Klitschko vs Danny Williams pay-per-view opening the telecast.
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The Tarver vs. Johnson battle would be a true showdown between the two best light heavyweights in the world. Tarver made boxing history when he upended Jones who had been who had been generally regarded as the sport's pound-for-pound king. Tarver (21-1, 17 KOs) scored a spectacular one-punch knockout of Jones to seize the WBC/WBA light heavyweight titles on May 15th of this year. It was sweet revenge for Tarver who had lost a disputed decision to Jones in November 2003. IBF light heavyweight champion Johnson (41-19-2, 28 KOs) earned his spot as 175-pound ruler with a dominating performance and ninth round KO over Jones in September.
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Unfortunately for Jones the pairing of Tarver and Johnson represents the end of his era as a light heavyweight king. The consecutive brutal knockouts at the hands of Tarver and Johnson have forced the one-time pound-for-pound candidate to rethink his boxing career. Jones, who was part of the HBO commentary crew for the October 2nd Trinidad vs. Mayorga fight, has stated that he may retire from boxing and that he wishes to concentrate on the promotional end of boxing for the immediate future.
Tuesday, October 26 2004
This fight has me licking my chops! :)
I cant wait...We get to see how bad roy has slipped from these 2 fighting and see how good is the other fighter...Im excited :)