Grumpy Old Men – Tarver vs. Tyson

[ProBox1]

Earlier this week, several media outlets revealed that Antonio Tarver had actually held talks with former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson with respect to a heavyweight showdown sometime next year.

After HBO analyst Larry Merchant did the right thing by refusing to give Tarver respect for a decision over a faded Roy Jones Jr. in their trilogy meeting last month, Tarver became noticeably agitated and upset. Jones, for all of his great accomplishments in the past, was still a faded fighter who making a return after a year of inactivity and suffered back to back knockout losses in his two previous outings.

Tarver was unable to beat Jones better than the first time and was unable to beat him better than Glen Johnson did in 2004. When Jones was interviewed after the fight, he made it very clear that he was more than satisfied with the fact that he was able to last twelve full rounds without being knocked out. Should Tarver get respect for facing a fighter who's only goal in a fight was to make it to the end? Jones never went for broke, he never put it all on the line and he barely threw more than handful of punches per round. [details]

[Mech.]

This brings us to the matter at hand, Tarver’s ridiculous challenge to retired heavyweight champion Mike Tyson. Another fighter who was great in his day, but has not won a fight in almost 3 years and was stopped in three of his last four fights. There is a pattern here of calling out retired fighters who were knocked out in back to back losses. This does not sound like a fighter who is really seeking any respect in boxing, just a few extra dollars.

Pretty much...

[Baddest man on da planet]

wot do u guys think tarver would do if he lost to tyson

i think if he loses he sould move bak 2 light heavy and fight jeff lacy or.................