Dawson vs Tarver off..........

[Xcel]

The proposed fight between light heavyweight titlist Chad Dawson and former champion Antonio Tarver, which was being negotiated for Sept. 29 as part of Showtime's free preview weekend, is dead, Dawson promoter Gary Shaw told ESPN.com. "We couldn't generate enough money out of a site to satisfy the Tarver side," Shaw said. Shaw said Dawson (24-0, 16 KOs) would still keep the Showtime date and probably make his second defense against Adrian Diaconu (24-0, 15 KOs), the Romanian-born, Montreal-based mandatory challenger. There is a purse bid scheduled for Aug. 10 in the event the sides don't make a deal. Diaconu became the mandatory challenger with an ESPN2-televised third-round knockout of Rico Hoye in a May eliminator.

[warp1432]

****. Damn, was looking foward to this.

[Fenix]

Antonio Tarver needs to get out of the ring and behind a mic.....................his best days are long gone.

[slicksouthpaw16]

Tarver knows he will get beat. thats why he called it off.

[neils7147933]

It's always funny to me when boxers turn down fights because of money. How much is Tarver going to make by not fighting Dawson? And it's not like there are a ton of marquee light heavyweight names to turn to now that Dawson is booked...

[aljon]

Wasn't looking forward to this fight anyways, I'd rather see Dawson fight someone else instead of boring Tarver...

[slicksouthpaw16]

It's always funny to me when boxers turn down fights because of money. How much is Tarver going to make by not fighting Dawson? And it's not like there are a ton of marquee light heavyweight names to turn to now that Dawson is booked...

yep. thats what i was thinking.

[neils7147933]

yep. thats what i was thinking.

I bet he's already contacted Glen Johnson. Hopkins, Wright, Tarver, Jones, Quartey, Trinidad - they've got this senior tour thing going on right now. None of them are going after guys in their mid-twenties...

[slicksouthpaw16]

I bet he's already contacted Glen Johnson. Hopkins, Wright, Tarver, Jones, Quartey, Trinidad - they've got this senior tour thing going on right now. None of them are going after guys in their mid-twenties...

yep. none of them want to fight the younger fighters because they know they will lose. Jones wants trinidad- hopkins wants calzaghe- tarver turned down Dawson. it all makes sense

[grant555]

Tarver has looked disillulsioned since the Hopkins fight. It was a complete role-reversal from the way Roy Jones looked after he fought Tarver. IMO it takes more to regain confidence and swagger after a tough, unexpected lose than from an unexpected win.

If Tarver isn't confident or dedicated as before, he should stay away until he is mentally ready. Physically, he is usually in good shape, but his mind hasn't really been there since the lost.

Vernon Forrest went through simliar ups and downs after winning and losing to Mosley and Mayorga respectively.

Shane never got enough credit for having the guts to go at Forrest or Wright when no one else would and eventually fighting on to further his career.