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This Saturday night, it's do or die for Antonio Tarver and Glen Johnson, the two best light heavyweights in the world, battle for supremecy. The winner would not only gain the recogintion as the best light heavyweight in the world, but would also grab a spot on the pound for pound rankings. A big money fight with Bernard Hopkins is also a possibility. The middleweight king has expressed his desire to fight the winner of Tarver-Johnson rematch, should he get by Jermain Taylor in July. If the two men end up staging another close battle with Tarver winning the fight, there could be a slight possibility of a third meeting to settle who is the best.
Tarver was billed as the next superstar of boxing when he knocked out Roy Jones Jr. in May of 2004. Tarver started to believe his own hype and the label of a superstar went to his head. Once Glen Johnson knocked out Roy Jones Jr. a few months later in even more devestating fashion, Tarver's spotlight was stolen. Tarver's victory over Roy Jones got watered down by Johnson's performance. Tarver is getting what may be his only shot to redeem himself this Saturday. Johnson is looking to prove that after several tough losses in his career, he has finally bloomed into a top caliber fighter. Johnson is looking to live up to his status as the 2004 fighter of the year and to prove that his win in the first encounter was not a fluke. [details]
Tarver was billed as the next superstar of boxing when he knocked out Roy Jones Jr. in May of 2004. Tarver started to believe his own hype and the label of a superstar went to his head. Once Glen Johnson knocked out Roy Jones Jr. a few months later in even more devestating fashion, Tarver's spotlight was stolen. Tarver's victory over Roy Jones got watered down by Johnson's performance. Tarver is getting what may be his only shot to redeem himself this Saturday. Johnson is looking to prove that after several tough losses in his career, he has finally bloomed into a top caliber fighter. Johnson is looking to live up to his status as the 2004 fighter of the year and to prove that his win in the first encounter was not a fluke. [details]