Antonio Tarver Interview

**julDilla** · 01-11-2005, 01:13 AM

he does have a good record on rematches against people who beat him, i wouldnt be shocked if he knock glen the F out

even though i hate tarver, i know he won the first fight, but i want him to get KTFO!

runs his mouth 2much

**rudy** · 01-11-2005, 06:15 AM

Tarver is just like Leon spinks one hit wonder, he is not a star, that is why he never got a another fight after he beat Jones until December by this time Jones had been in the ring against Johnson. He is a fool who thinks he is better than he is. Tarver is just an average boxer,who would have a hard time with Clinton Woods, Joe Calzaghe, let alone Hopkins, Toney,

Now we know why he gave up the WBC Title.

**The1God** · 01-11-2005, 11:38 AM

But will Johnson give him the rematch? He shouldn't. I think they need a tune-up fight between the rematch. Not just jump right back. IMHO, that fight deserved to be a draw, neither one of them look like champion material. It could have been the style of the two of them. But they both took on the RJJ mentality of Defense first then think about punching. I feel they didn't give it their all to win. After reading this, I think Tarver agrees. He knew he should have given more to win.

**Zhen** · 01-11-2005, 03:22 PM

BoxingScene: Johnson has never been stopped by knock out and took some of your best shots in the fight. Johnson seems to have a good chin, do you think you can get a knock out?

Never been stopped by knockout? And how did Hopkins beat Johnson at the time when Glencoffe was undefeated? By knockout.

**ProBox1** · 01-11-2005, 03:34 PM

Originally posted by Zhen

Never been stopped by knockout? And how did Hopkins beat Johnson at the time when Glencoffe was undefeated? By knockout.

Did you watch the fight? It was stopped due to a cut.

**The1God** · 01-11-2005, 03:53 PM

Was it a but or a punch, if it was a punch, it is considered a KO. a TKO but they look the same on a record. Has Glen ever hit the canvas?

**warped** · 01-11-2005, 04:08 PM

How many do-overs does this guy get?

I hope Glen puts him to sleep.

**ProBox1** · 01-11-2005, 05:14 PM

Originally posted by The1God

Was it a but or a punch, if it was a punch, it is considered a KO. a TKO but they look the same on a record. Has Glen ever hit the canvas?

I don't recall him ever going down in a fight.

**Zhen** · 01-11-2005, 11:25 PM

It's really the same argument I had with Nautilus. I know what you're trying to say Rick: A KO is down for the ten count, and TKO is a stoppage. That's not my point. I'm saying is that Hopkins won over Johnson by knockout, which includes victories under the TKO category.
In a technical sense, his victory over Glencoffe counts under his knockout wins record.

To illustrate this, when an announcer reads aloud a fighter's record,
such as X wins, Y losses, Z wins by way of knockout, those knockout wins include TKO wins as well as KO wins.

Not to say that I don't know where you're coming from, Rick, I just think it's a result of boxing terminology that can be confusing at times. When someone says knockout, it isn't clear whether it's in the general sense (KO/TKO) or if it refers to a true KO (down for the count).

Similar case in point: Ricardo Lopez's knockout win over Yamil Caraballo over ten years back. Do you call it a KO win or a TKO win? Some records list it as KO, some by TKO. The referee never officially finished the 10-count, waving off the fight at the count of 6 when Caraballo fell down again when he attempted to get up; people can argue that Caraballo would never have gotten up in time anyway. Just something to think about, anyway.

In parting....Johnson never went down, but he has been stopped.

Antonio Tarver Interview