I think it's somewhere in the middle. Leading up to the fights, McGirt revealed the strategy to throw while Roy throws. You can see Roy landing his shots but he's throwing to score. Tarver threw in desperation but on purpose. The only time Roy is stationary is when he's sitting down on punches so that's the only chance Tarver had to score.
Well, Joe showed up to fight and fought his fight and Lacy looked like shit. If you're pounding a guy with a whitewash, you earned the right to say that right?