The greatness of Antonio Tarver...

[Super_Lightweight]

hmm

This is a funny thread, a joke, right?

1) Tarver being a top 50 lhw of all time? Is that supposed to be good? That's a lot of ****in' fighters.

2) Tarver beat 3 top 5 lightheavyweights of his era...Harding, Jones, and Johnson. However, yes, it would have looked better if he had not lost to them all the first go-round.

3) When Tarver did beat Roy and Johnson, they were past their primes.

4) If Roy beats Tarver in the rubbermatch, Tarver will be a footnote on the pages of boxing history. It would look bad for him to lose to a 36 yr old man who went through what Roy has went through, mainly because Tarver already STOPPED him once (not sure I'd call it a KO, Roy did get up after all, Nady stopped the fight, semantics anyway but who cares).

Tarver overall is a good fighter. A good fighter is enough to beat a faded great fighter.

[outofline]

he's not great...

he beat 1 aged great and 1 aged champ.

he's gonna have to add big names to his resume
to be great. but where are the big names.... in the light heavys?

if he's gonna beat roy again, maybe lacy or calzaghe should step and fight him next.

[MetalVomit]

Just ask world class trainer Buddy McGrit about Antonio Tarvers greatness... JUST ASK!!!!!!

Buddy McGirt also said that Arturo Gatti was going to have an easy time beating Floyd Mayweather.

[snipes12]

coz most people here are rjj nuthugger , and they really hate what fate did to roy ..

[Easy-E]

imo, tarver has the potential and ability to be great, but he hasnt done enough to prove himself yet


oh, and truth, how do u feel about jones tarver III?

[Cambria]

imo, tarver has the potential and ability to be great, but he hasnt done enough to prove himself yet


oh, and truth, how do u feel about jones tarver III?

If Jones is really missing these press confs because he doesn't want to break training camp and working this hard for the fight, we might see Tar get KTFO.

[Truth]

imo, tarver has the potential and ability to be great, but he hasnt done enough to prove himself yet


oh, and truth, how do u feel about jones tarver III?

How do I feel? Actually I am not going to make a final prediction just yet. I want to wait and see whats going on in both Roy's camp and Tarver's camp. Its also hard for me to see this fight from unbiased eyes because you and everyone else knows who I want to win. Right now I am thinking Jones will win a decision.(thats not my final prediction)I just can't imagine Roy not being prepared for possibly the last fight of his career. Plus the fight is in Florida, I don't think Roy wants to get KOed in his home state. Then I look at the fact Tarver is coming off two average performances against Johnson. So I am thinking Roy right now...

[RAESAAD]

There will be a ton of threads about him the morning of October 2nd after he has knocked out Roy Jones again.

true indeed true indeed

[tommyhearns804]

If you are you going to ask who did Tarver beat besides Jones and Johnson then who did Bob Foster beat.Tarver has been a pro for about 7 years and only has a little more than 20 bouts that is why he isnt talked about much.He needs to box more so his name will be out there and he needs to put on a show when he wins.A clean knock out or total domination but besides his lucky knock out against Jones he has been pretty boring to watch.

[Easy-E]

How do I feel? Actually I am not going to make a final prediction just yet. I want to wait and see whats going on in both Roy's camp and Tarver's camp. Its also hard for me to see this fight from unbiased eyes because you and everyone else knows who I want to win. Right now I am thinking Jones will win a decision.(thats not my final prediction)I just can't imagine Roy not being prepared for possibly the last fight of his career. Plus the fight is in Florida, I don't think Roy wants to get KOed in his home state. Then I look at the fact Tarver is coming off two average performances against Johnson. So I am thinking Roy right now...

do u think there is any way jones can ko tarver??
if they both come in at peak shape, who do you think wins?