The Bernard Hopkins-Antonio Tarver Weight Situation

[Hitman932]

tarver is gonna get taken apart come fight night. and the weight will most likely be his primary excuse. of course there will be several back up excuses ready also.

[Bozo_no no]

It's still an uphill battle for Bernard, because he can't maintain a high work rate which is ultimatly what you need to beat Tarver.

This could turn into a boring chess match very easilly.

[Smokin']

Thanks sparky.

[Bozo_no no]

Thanks sparky.

Still following me?

Did your feelings get hurt somewhere by chance?

[LondonRingRules]

Which do you think is harder on the body, Tarver moving down in weight or Hopkins moving up?

** It's much harder watching you try to think. Painful even!

[Red_Menace]

It's still an uphill battle for Bernard, because he can't maintain a high work rate which is ultimatly what you need to beat Tarver.

This could turn into a boring chess match very easilly.

The thing is, to beat Hopkins you need a high workrate as well. If this becomes a chess match, I honestly think Hopkins has a good chance of winning because I think he's the better technical fighter. Tarver has to beat Hopkins by attacking him and I don't know if he has the stamina to do that, especially if he's weight drained.

[DiegoFuego]

Sorry Diego, you're wrong. Remember how much he cried after the Glen Johnson loss and he said that he didn't train and spent too much time partying?

Or the time he said he actually WON the first fight against Roy Jones.

Wait a minute. I just have two questions for you...

1) Did you score Tarver-Johnson I in favor of Johnson?

2) Did you agree Roy beat Tarver in the first fight by 116-112 or 117-111?

Tarver said he beat Johnson (most experts had Tarver winning) and that he didn't lose to Jones by scorecards as wide as the two judges had it for Roy. If you disagree with Tarver on either of those statements, I think you're an idiot. No offense.

[Bozo_no no]

Tarver has to beat Hopkins by attacking him and I don't know if he has the stamina to do that, especially if he's weight drained.

If he's weight drained that may be so, but one thing Tarver does well is flurry with pitty patting punches while mixing in a big shot here and there.

His work rate is often above average because he flurries with a lot of light shots.

[Bozo_no no]

Tarver said he beat Johnson (most experts had Tarver winning) and that he didn't lose to Jones by scorecards as wide as the two judges had it for Roy.

And that changes the fact that you scored the 1st Jones Tarver fight for Tarver (like and idiot) how?

[DiegoFuego]

And that changes the fact that you scored the 1st Jones Tarver fight for Tarver (like and idiot) how?

i had it a draw fool