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Tarver-Johnson: Dec 18th on HBO!
By Flattop
********* understands that a deal is done for the two conquerors of Roy Jones Jr. – Antonio Tarver and Glencoffe Johnson – to fight on December 18th at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Joe DeGuardia, of Star Boxing based in New York, is the promoter. ********* was unable to contact DeGuardia. The Tarver-Johnson fight would be televised live on HBO as a stand-alone main-event with the replay of the December 11th Vitali Klitschko vs Danny Williams pay-per-view opening the telecast.
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The Tarver vs. Johnson battle would be a true showdown between the two best light heavyweights in the world. Tarver made boxing history when he upended Jones who had been who had been generally regarded as the sport's pound-for-pound king. Tarver (21-1, 17 KOs) scored a spectacular one-punch knockout of Jones to seize the WBC/WBA light heavyweight titles on May 15th of this year. It was sweet revenge for Tarver who had lost a disputed decision to Jones in November 2003. IBF light heavyweight champion Johnson (41-19-2, 28 KOs) earned his spot as 175-pound ruler with a dominating performance and ninth round KO over Jones in September.
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Unfortunately for Jones the pairing of Tarver and Johnson represents the end of his era as a light heavyweight king. The consecutive brutal knockouts at the hands of Tarver and Johnson have forced the one-time pound-for-pound candidate to rethink his boxing career. Jones, who was part of the HBO commentary crew for the October 2nd Trinidad vs. Mayorga fight, has stated that he may retire from boxing and that he wishes to concentrate on the promotional end of boxing for the immediate future.
Tuesday, October 26 2004
By Flattop
********* understands that a deal is done for the two conquerors of Roy Jones Jr. – Antonio Tarver and Glencoffe Johnson – to fight on December 18th at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Joe DeGuardia, of Star Boxing based in New York, is the promoter. ********* was unable to contact DeGuardia. The Tarver-Johnson fight would be televised live on HBO as a stand-alone main-event with the replay of the December 11th Vitali Klitschko vs Danny Williams pay-per-view opening the telecast.
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The Tarver vs. Johnson battle would be a true showdown between the two best light heavyweights in the world. Tarver made boxing history when he upended Jones who had been who had been generally regarded as the sport's pound-for-pound king. Tarver (21-1, 17 KOs) scored a spectacular one-punch knockout of Jones to seize the WBC/WBA light heavyweight titles on May 15th of this year. It was sweet revenge for Tarver who had lost a disputed decision to Jones in November 2003. IBF light heavyweight champion Johnson (41-19-2, 28 KOs) earned his spot as 175-pound ruler with a dominating performance and ninth round KO over Jones in September.
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Unfortunately for Jones the pairing of Tarver and Johnson represents the end of his era as a light heavyweight king. The consecutive brutal knockouts at the hands of Tarver and Johnson have forced the one-time pound-for-pound candidate to rethink his boxing career. Jones, who was part of the HBO commentary crew for the October 2nd Trinidad vs. Mayorga fight, has stated that he may retire from boxing and that he wishes to concentrate on the promotional end of boxing for the immediate future.
Tuesday, October 26 2004
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