Why Does Everyone Love Tarver So Much?

[hollister]

Anyone remember when he knocked out Roy Jones, he started running around the ring all happy, then he ****in knocked out the camera guy. Anyone remember that?

He did what?

[MetalVomit]

This is kind of a belated subject, and I've been meaning to write about it for months and months. Never got around to it.

Anyway, I don't understand why people love Tarver's personality. I think he's at least as big a **** as Jones was, but has had less to back it up. Ok, ok, the Johnson fight was close, and he has avenged his other losses by knockout, still though. When Jones had 25 fights under his belt, he also had I think 22 knockouts, and had never been pushed half as hard as Tarver has been in many of his fights. Really, as much as you protest that beating Jones oughta count for more than beating Jorge Castro or Bernard Hopkins, shouldn't it matter that Tarver got virtually shut out by Eric Harding?

See what I'm saying? Tarver's a good fighter, it's undeniable, but in his prime, Jones dazzled us with his speed, combinations, and the rest of it. Tarver only looks truly amazing when he's landing a lucky punch, and only really entertaining when he's losing a fight he probably shouldn't be losing. Point being, if it's true that "It ain't braggin if you can back it up," then it's also true that Tarver has mostly just been bragging.

Tarver is ass. He has a colorful personality, that's it. Jones was past his prime and shot himself in the foot by dropping back down to Light Heavyweight. Tarver is average.

[whdempsey]

This is kinda cool. I don't think I've ever run across a Roy-lovers thread.

I think if he had stayed at heavyweight he would have fought Evander Holyfield and Chris Byrd. James Toney would have moved up and fought whomever he had to in order to get a mandatory position (I think it would have been Rahman or, Tua, or Ruiz), and he and Jones would have rematched. Who wins Jones-Toney at heavyweight?

[phallus]

This is kinda cool. I don't think I've ever run across a Roy-lovers thread.

I think if he had stayed at heavyweight he would have fought Evander Holyfield and Chris Byrd. James Toney would have moved up and fought whomever he had to in order to get a mandatory position (I think it would have been Rahman or, Tua, or Ruiz), and he and Jones would have rematched. Who wins Jones-Toney at heavyweight?

toney wins at hw, of course...i hate tarver ( yeah, i'm a jones fan, too ) but i think lots of people love him cause of his starring role in E.T.

[.::EnRiQuE::.]

I can't stand Antonio Tarver. when he beat roy i wanted to cry...but thats ok i guess boxing is all he's got seeing how you cant do much when you look like a penis. if you look at tarver he looks like a penis cuz of the shape of his head. lol i think its funny.