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The key to the Tarver victory came in the very first round. Two events unfolded, the first was the jab Tarver used and his movement to form an invisible border between himself and Johnson. The second was that unlike his past two fights, Johnson did not jump all over his opponent. Glen Johnson allowed Tarver the space needed and in the opening rounds, Tarver set the pace. Using movement and his jab, he threw punches in bunches as he controlled Johnson. Johnson's own output diminished in comparison to the first fight. Tarver's offensive outburst forced Johnson in the opening rounds to cover up. Glen Johnson found himself on his heel and unable to mount any consistent offensive outburst. [details]
