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

[King Tyson]

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

he called it off because the money offer was low.

[grant555]

he called it off because the money offer was low.

This could be a legitimate reason. Tarver did file bankruptcy at one point. He may need the money? But something is always better than a blank. To turn the fight down cold gives the impression he thinks this may be one of his last fights; not exactly the caricature of guy overflowing with confidence. Also, Tarver is getting up there in age. Maybe he knows that he doesn't have too many fights left?

[McNulty]

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

Hells yeah. Fool priced himself out. I mean who does he think he is?

[deuce_drop]

Dawson vs Diaconu, to me is a better fight then Dawson vs Tarver. it wouldn't bother me at all never seeing tarver fight again, he was never really all that exciting, the most excitement other than his ko of jones was when he would run his mouth, other than that, nadda............

[passey]

Tarver is...and always will be over rated. The bout he had with with B-Hop only exposed his one dimensional style. This news with him pulling out of the fight with Dawson doesn't surprise me....I kinda expected it to happen. It's not about the money...it's about Tarver's lack of confidence to beat a complete fighter such as Dawson.

[restless_438]

Antonio Tarver, mark my words, will never go near Chad Dawson as long as he's a professional boxer.

[MetalVomit]

Tarver=afraid of Dawson.

[Boxingwizard]

Dawson should fight Glen Johnson next or any of the other belt holders.

[Solntse]

Dawson vs Diaconu, to me is a better fight then Dawson vs Tarver. it wouldn't bother me at all never seeing tarver fight again, he was never really all that exciting, the most excitement other than his ko of jones was when he would run his mouth, other than that, nadda............

Totally agreen, styles make fight

[grant555]

I know this thread is a little old, but this link shows Tarver explaining his own relevance and reluctance to fight Chad Dawson at this point. What do you guys think?

http://www.veoh.com/videos/v593279wACW3sn2