Antonio Tarver: "Roy Jones Has No Excuses This Time"

[ProBox1]

It’s been almost 25 years since Antonio Tarver and Roy Jones Jr. crossed paths for the first time, and from their first fight as 13-year-old amateurs, they have been indelibly linked in the minds of boxing fans and each other. But on Saturday, October 1st, at the St. Pete Times Forum in Tampa, Florida, this journey comes to an end, as the two premier light heavyweights of this era meet for the third time to determine who the superior fighter truly is. “I have to commend Roy Jones for coming back and saying "I want Antonio Tarver, I want the best,” said light heavyweight champion Antonio Tarver. “He could have had the opportunity to come up and fight someone to pad his record or just to get fans excited, but he wants to come to the mountaintop to try to knock the king off.” [details]

[leoz12]

yea i don't think getting knocked out is a good excuse for anything.

[RoboHobo]

well i rooted for tarver 1st time out..jones 2nd time out.

sorry jones fans but im rooting for him..i got the touch of death

[Gerald]

Tarver himself said Roy is washed up and shouldn't fight again - if that's not a good enough excuse for losing I don't know what is.