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"For me not to even fight and perform, it is beyond me. So I am thinking it was like my spirit was taken from me. But I was not myself. I cannot blame it on my trainer because we trained properly. We were ready. For me not to fight and get hit with straight right hands all night (is mystifying). My reflexes were not there, my counter punching ability was not there. Something went terribly wrong." - Antonio Tarver after losing to Hopkins
"What pissed me off the most is it wasn't me in there. Every round I was in great shape, I wasn't tired. I wasn't a bit winded. It was just like I had - nothing. I threw a jab, I couldn't double up on it. He moved to the right, I couldn't get off. When we locked up, I tried to go to the body and I just couldn't do it. I couldn't get anything off and we were just holding.
"And it's not that he's that good. For crying out loud he lost to Jermain Taylor, twice. I beat Jermain Taylor twice, I beat him by decision and I knocked him out. It has nothing to do with his athleticism or his craftiness. Jermain Taylor hit him at will. Calzaghe hit him at will. It's just that I didn't have anything. That's not my excuse. I'm not making an excuse. I got beat. I got my butt whipped. It was just a bad night, an off night."
"I felt comfortable [at the weight]. If it did [cause my problems], I don't know of the situation. I'm not going to make an excuse right now because in the locker room, for the last couple of days, I felt great at that weight so I don't know if that was an issue or not. We are just going to go back to the drawing board" - Pavlik after losing to Hopkins
I think it's clear that it has EVERYTHING to do with "his athleticism and his craftiness!" I think hopkins is just that good at taking away his opponents best weapon and for some guys, like Pavlik and Tarver, once that's taken away they have NOTHING. Thoughts?
"What pissed me off the most is it wasn't me in there. Every round I was in great shape, I wasn't tired. I wasn't a bit winded. It was just like I had - nothing. I threw a jab, I couldn't double up on it. He moved to the right, I couldn't get off. When we locked up, I tried to go to the body and I just couldn't do it. I couldn't get anything off and we were just holding.
"And it's not that he's that good. For crying out loud he lost to Jermain Taylor, twice. I beat Jermain Taylor twice, I beat him by decision and I knocked him out. It has nothing to do with his athleticism or his craftiness. Jermain Taylor hit him at will. Calzaghe hit him at will. It's just that I didn't have anything. That's not my excuse. I'm not making an excuse. I got beat. I got my butt whipped. It was just a bad night, an off night."
"I felt comfortable [at the weight]. If it did [cause my problems], I don't know of the situation. I'm not going to make an excuse right now because in the locker room, for the last couple of days, I felt great at that weight so I don't know if that was an issue or not. We are just going to go back to the drawing board" - Pavlik after losing to Hopkins
I think it's clear that it has EVERYTHING to do with "his athleticism and his craftiness!" I think hopkins is just that good at taking away his opponents best weapon and for some guys, like Pavlik and Tarver, once that's taken away they have NOTHING. Thoughts?
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