Sometimes you just have some fighters who know they would beat you. Just like RJJ had with Tarver, remember Vernon forrest (RIP) with Mosley? They just had the belief that they would beat you and they dont look at you with the same eye the world looks at you. I remember RJJ getting questioned by Tarver at the Ruiz post-fight presser and you could see he had no respect for RJJ, and that made RJJ very uncomfortable.
Yea that was badass, I remember being a huge Roy Jones fan as a kid and I was heartbroken when he lost and I remember hating Tarver at the time. Years later I understood the magnitude of what Tarver did and grew to appreciate what he did a lot. Tarver is also a very good commentator imo who's not getting the chance he deserves, he's just as good as Paulie if not even better.
Really puts into perspective just how good Bernard Hopkins is as well. Roy Jones, Tarver and him. LHW today is pretty stacked compared to other divisions, but these guys would have slaughtered it
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