Tarver is making fans who aren’t Hopkins fans become Hopkins fans

I know this because it’s happening to me. How can one person be so damn stupid? After this is all done and over, he can say that he did it to sell tickets or whatever, but I think he is going to learn that bad publicity is rarely ever good publicity. Just think about how easy it would be to like Tarver IF he was a gracious champion. If he would have said it was an honor to fight Roy Jones and took the modest approach to winning then it would be natural for us to really like him. But instead he acted like a dick. As a fan, I know that Hopkins has a tall hill to climb here, but I have never wanted Hopkins to win until now.

Comments (20)

eazy_mas

Maybe beacasue the second Roy Jones fight when he commetated before the fight started nobody says any commenet before a fight like that loud and clear. :D

19y ago

Mr_Ryan

Oh yeah, in retrospect now you have to look at Tarver's accomplishments. The Jones wins were good, but that he had to lose to him, Johnson and Harding first always kinda bothered me. He's 37, only has like 28 fights and is coming off of an embarrassing loss. I gotta give it up to Hopkins, I never liked him until he beat up Tarver. That was special stuff.

19y ago

DiegoFuego

I think Tarver is looking thing beyond boxing. Maybe he is trying to sell speach talents for getting into commentator. you know Larry Merchant isnt getting any younger. As why everybody Hates Tarver trash talk but nobody hates James Toney and Vargas trash talk. :confused: I'm not sure. Toney was way more disrespectful to Roy before his fight than Tarver ever was to Roy and Hopkins combined. I think a lot of people just hate Tarver for turning Roy into a bitch and ruining what otherwise would have been a damn near perfect career.

19y ago

eazy_mas

19y ago

DiegoFuego

Well, he buried Roy Jones Jr., which is all I ever wanted for him. Beating Hopkins would have been nice too, but Hopkins isn't half as egotistical as Roy is. Hopkins is a pretty cool guy, always calling it like it was from the start. I do find it a little bit funny though how back when I liked Hopkins in 2000-2004, the entire world hated his guts. Now all of a sudden when I stop supporting Hopkins (for the post-fight interview with Merchant after Taylor I), EVERYBODY is a Hopkins fan. Just a little funny to me, but Hopkins is still cool.

19y ago

shambo

Looks like Tarver crashed and burned. Overated from the word go.

19y ago

Mishra100

Tarver rules. The fact that you all talk about him at least once a day means he's doing exactly what he wants: getting his name everywhere. Tarver is the man. Perfect observation.

19y ago

Xecutioner

i currently have 20664768265.57 in my bank account i m willing to be at all or a minimum of half against any tarver fan . :boxing:

19y ago

GTL

i personally think tarver is concentrating more on conditioning than the fight itself..

19y ago

Manager

It all goes back to the old saying, “Act like you've been there before”.

19y ago

Double

I'll put 500 million on Hopkins if you want Tarver..... I take that bet for 1 Mill?

19y ago

FightNight32

Tarver is a total dick! Ihope BHOP knocks him f*cking unconscious! lol, I agree 100% with you. I want Hopkins to knock Tarver out cold. :boxing:

19y ago

Double

Tarver rules. The fact that you all talk about him at least once a day means he's doing exactly what he wants: getting his name everywhere. Tarver is the man. I like Tarver because he exposed RJJ, he talks a lot of isht but I find it amusing. He almost has me believing this will be a good fight.

19y ago

Kendo

dude how can you say he kills legends. why go after RJJ when he moves up in weight. oh and him and roy were face to face and tarver did nothing but say congrats champ. than in a room full of press he decides to start talking shit. come on how can you respect a man like that. you cant. he knew what he was doing. he went after a battered body RJJ. if he would have fought RJJ before he moved up to HW he would have got the shit kicked out of him. i still cant respect a man who cant say shit to someones face when they walk by but waits until the post fight confrence.

19y ago

Manager

You will all sing a different tune if Tarver kills another legend on Saturday night. Perhaps a tune loaded with even more hate. I'm hoping he gets the job done and erases Hopkins. Tarver is in a no win situation. If he beats Hopkins then he beat an old fighter who had to move up weight classes just to fight him. Hopkins has taken it to Tarver and win, lose, or draw; Hopkins doesn’t lose anything. He only has everything to gain. To get respect, you have to give a little. And I have never seen Tarver give anyone any respect, including the media. He is a moron.

19y ago

MetalVomit

You will all sing a different tune if Tarver kills another legend on Saturday night. Perhaps a tune loaded with even more hate. I'm hoping he gets the job done and erases Hopkins. I'll put 500 million on Hopkins if you want Tarver.....

19y ago

DiegoFuego

You will all sing a different tune if Tarver kills another legend on Saturday night. Perhaps a tune loaded with even more hate. I'm hoping he gets the job done and erases Hopkins.

19y ago

Manager

Tarver rules. The fact that you all talk about him at least once a day means he's doing exactly what he wants: getting his name everywhere. Tarver is the man. Yeah he is doing what he wants to alright. He is showing everyone just how stupid he really is. I hope Hopkins knocks him out and then says, "How you like the side you're on now?" Tarver has the Barry Bonds disease.

19y ago

AllEyesOpen

Maybe so Diego, but he honestly hasn't earned anyone of our respect in or out of the ring.

19y ago

DiegoFuego

Tarver rules. The fact that you all talk about him at least once a day means he's doing exactly what he wants: getting his name everywhere. Tarver is the man.

19y ago