Comments Thread For: Tarver: A Rematch With Hopkins is a Beautiful Fight

[BIGPOPPAPUMP]

IBO cruiserweight champion Antonio Tarver is very focused on trying to land a rematch with Bernard Hopkins, the current WBC light heavyweight champion. In 2006, Tarver blew up to heavyweight for his starring role in the Rocky Balboa film. He dropped 50-pounds to make 174-pounds for a scheduled fight with Hopkins. During the fight, Tarver showed little to no offense and Hopkins was able to dominate the twelve round fight.

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[Clyde Barrow]

Hopkins would be in trouble if he went up too high. CW has a wide weight range, so he'd have to proportion himself properly. If he could be the same form of himself at CW that he is as a LHW, Tarver gets dominated again. And the 1st fight was one sided enough that Hopkins certainly doesn't owe him anything. I'd rather see him fight Cloud and/or Bute after Dawson if he can beat Dawson.

[PRBOXINGCOTTO]

i would favor bhop in this but tarver always has a punchers chance but maybe dawson v.s tarver instead hmmm

[WESS]

Would anyone give Hop credit if he beat Tarver (again) and won a title at CW just to make history?

[Rome-By-Ko]

B-Hop beats Tarver worst then the first time..

[brains4boxing]

2 be honest

he dont deserve bernard yet....he should beat steve first then the public will look at the fight much bigger if he beats steve

[MoneyLarry]

Antonio Tarver vs Bernard Hopkins.... I hope it ends with both of them knocking each other out at the same time. I can't stand them N!GG@$. Real talk

[LeadUppercut]

Come on Bernard, you need to beat a legend like Green first.

Seriously though, I often wondered why Nard didnt take the fight with Green back when it was first offered? Green was there for the taking.

[LeadUppercut]

Hopkins would be in trouble if he went up too high. CW has a wide weight range, so he'd have to proportion himself properly. If he could be the same form of himself at CW that he is as a LHW, Tarver gets dominated again. And the 1st fight was one sided enough that Hopkins certainly doesn't owe him anything. I'd rather see him fight Cloud and/or Bute after Dawson if he can beat Dawson.

I agree man, he would be better to fight as the smaller guy.

Even though Tarver will hold the weight better, I cant see Hopkins getting out-muscled unless he loses his speed and timing.

[Larry the boss]

don't see how it would be any different