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It was only a few months ago that Glen Johnson was an unknown commodity in the Boxing world. Johnson's name was whispered in some circles when he was briefly mentioned as a sacrificial lamb opponent for undefeated super middleweight Joe Calzaghe, who was planning to move up to the light heavyweight division.
Due to an injury on the part of Calzaghe and several postponements, the bout between Calzaghe and Johnson never came off. Johnson has gone from a guy who was looked at as a stepping stone to a guy who opponents look at as a legit challenge. Johnson has Antonio Tarver, Bernard Hopkins and Joe Calzaghe calling him out for big money showdowns.
As soon as Johnson scored the biggest win of his career when he knocked out Roy Jones Jr., Antonio Tarver demanded a match immediately. Tarver may be the only man angrier then Bernard Hopkins over the Johnson KO of Jones as Johnson's big win cost Tarver millions. Tarver was set to meet Jones in a third meeting after the Johnson bout, Johnson made sure that the third meeting was a just something Tarver would dream about in his head. Hopkins lost out on several million as well, Jones had already stated prior to the Johnson bout that he was willing to move down to 168 in order to make a long awaited rematch with Hopkins happen. [details]
Due to an injury on the part of Calzaghe and several postponements, the bout between Calzaghe and Johnson never came off. Johnson has gone from a guy who was looked at as a stepping stone to a guy who opponents look at as a legit challenge. Johnson has Antonio Tarver, Bernard Hopkins and Joe Calzaghe calling him out for big money showdowns.
As soon as Johnson scored the biggest win of his career when he knocked out Roy Jones Jr., Antonio Tarver demanded a match immediately. Tarver may be the only man angrier then Bernard Hopkins over the Johnson KO of Jones as Johnson's big win cost Tarver millions. Tarver was set to meet Jones in a third meeting after the Johnson bout, Johnson made sure that the third meeting was a just something Tarver would dream about in his head. Hopkins lost out on several million as well, Jones had already stated prior to the Johnson bout that he was willing to move down to 168 in order to make a long awaited rematch with Hopkins happen. [details]