A little hard on Tarver?

[TheEvilSaint]

Tarver has not made himself the easiest to like in the boxing world. I will admit that he has even had me bitter. I am so glad Hopkins won and how he won, but I think many are a little harsh on Tarver.

Tarver really has been a blessing to Boxing in general. How many guys have gone back in rematches of fights they've lost to avenge their defeats?

Lost to Harding
Came back to knock him out brutally

Lost to Jones
Came back to knock him out

Lost to Johnson
Came back to work his but off and outwork Glen to a decision

Impressive performance vs Montell Griffen


He beat a bit over half of the name LHWs of this era and was always willing to fight.

He created some entertainment with his comments without resorting to talking about eating children and fondling women.

Not the easiest to like, but you can respect what he has accomplished late in his career.

the only name fighters he fought are jones, johnson, and hopkins, all of whom hold victories over him. tarver's win over jones is what brought him into the fold. and since then hes 3-3 in his last 6 fights. hes a very inconsistent fighter.

with a resume like his and an attitude like his, im very hesistant to call him "good" for boxing.

[Easy-E]

wtf??? tarver doesn't suck.


what about rjj's **** talking? how about james toney's digusting trash talk. let's not act like tarver deserved to get a beating anymore than rjj and jt do.

"If Bernard Hopkins comes up 2 weight divisions to beat a great lightheavyweight like myself, i should be considered the laughingstock of boxing."

Antionio Tarver.

[j]

i'm not saying that tarver doesn't feel embarressed losing to b-hop, just that he's not what i would call a bum.

the only name fighters he fought are jones, johnson, and hopkins, all of whom hold victories over him.

well, tarver did fight mostly all people who rjj fought. by the same token, though, i thought rjj was overrated.