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By Patrick Kehoe - On November 21st, former undisputed light-heavyweight champion Antonio Tarver turned 39 years-old. Yes, the throbbing your head is experiencing probably has its root in a simple parallax of misperception brought on by compounded disbelief. Consider for example Tarver’s 9 years older than the recently retired Fernando Vargas, a champion during Tarver’s second pro campaign. When considering Tarver’s big fights you might fact check to discover that he’s contested only 29 professional fights during his 10 year career. His punching in the paid ranks beginning just shy of 28!
We do remember the bald and brash Floridian mainly as the man who eventually toppled the multi-titled Roy Jones from his self-carved pound-for-pound pedestal, steadfastly matching Jones egoism for egoism, tirade for tirade, punch for punch, until landing his lights-out straight left cross in the second round, of their May 15, 2004, “No Excuses” rematch. That punch, and the tsunami effect it produced, proved Tarver truly was the foil to Roy Jones’ extravagant boxing exhibitionism. Tarver really did have some unique quality as a championship boxer, though not quite the legendary cache he tended to claim, so often dressed like a banker, his head rolling to the rhythm of his on the stump, off the cuff, ‘can’t you recognize greatness when you see it’ media day testimonials. [details]
We do remember the bald and brash Floridian mainly as the man who eventually toppled the multi-titled Roy Jones from his self-carved pound-for-pound pedestal, steadfastly matching Jones egoism for egoism, tirade for tirade, punch for punch, until landing his lights-out straight left cross in the second round, of their May 15, 2004, “No Excuses” rematch. That punch, and the tsunami effect it produced, proved Tarver truly was the foil to Roy Jones’ extravagant boxing exhibitionism. Tarver really did have some unique quality as a championship boxer, though not quite the legendary cache he tended to claim, so often dressed like a banker, his head rolling to the rhythm of his on the stump, off the cuff, ‘can’t you recognize greatness when you see it’ media day testimonials. [details]
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