Tarver: "If Roy is shot, then I shot him"

[DiegoFuego]

Tarver shot Roy dead

[loui_ludwig]

When Tarver retires from boxing, the only legacy he will have is that he KO and twice beat a "past hist prime" Roy Jones.

Since losing to Roy Jones during their amatuer years during their early teen years, then watching Jones going to olympic, and becoming a pro world champion, Tarver has always been JEALOUS of Roy Jones. From the day he beat Jones till he gets old, he will keep yapping about how he is better that Roy Jones. Tarver does not belong in the pound for pound list. The only fighter he beat that was good was Roy Jones.

[DarkSpyder]

Stephen Smith was on Tarver's nuts on the whole show. His a freaking hardcore Tarver nuthugger.

As far as Tarver calling himself a legend killer, well, ita kind a true. Why? Jones has been pro boxing since 1989, thats 17 years. Hopkihns has been pro boxing since 1988, 18 years. Which means their were past their primes. They are not the same fighters anymore comparing from 5-10 years ago. Tarver has been fighting since 1997, 9 years. So if he beats Hopkins, he is a legend killer. Beating legends past their primes. He even challenged Mike Tyson, which we all know that Tyson is a long way gone already from his best days in boxing.

Since Thomas Hearns is not retired yet, Tarver should call him out. Then fight Virgil Hill followed by James Toney.

Then he can change his monicker from "Legend Killer" to "Hall Of Famer Killer".

Or 'coffin-dodger killer'

[pmanda]

i saw that last night on espn two. There was a great interview with b-hop and tarver about the upcoming fight. And how Tarver is now the supposed "legend killer"

[DiegoFuego]

Click click boom

No more Roy

[Bozo_no no]

Click click boom

No more Roy

Its posts like this that make you being a 20 year old angry freshman very funny.

[tykilroy]

Watch the press conference again

Great quote by Tarver during the interview with Steven A on ESPN. Steven A was asking why Tarver snapped at Larry Merchant after the third fight with Roy, and Tarver said he's sick of everyone saying Roy is shot. Tarver said if Roy is shot, then he was the one who shot him, which is a great point. By the way, Tarver is essentially dropping down to Light Heavyweight from Heavyweight (like Jones did before the first Tarver fight), so if Tarver wins, you can't blame Jones' performance in that first fight on weight loss.

On a side note, that interview was great. Steven A and Hopkins both bashed Roy. Hopkins said he wanted to fight Tarver because he is better than Roy and also said (whether it was a mistake or not) that Tarver beat Jones three times. Steven A said Roy blew his chance to be a great fighter when he let his ego get the best of him.

You need to go watch the vid again. Hopkins never said that Tarver beat roy 3 times. Did you miss the whole part when hopkins was saying that Tarver cant beat anyone in the first fight he needs a 2nd chance to Win. Then hopkins went on to joke about telling his wife to give him a second chance after he had sex with her the first time lol.