News - Antonio Tarver

Jermain Taylor's undisputed middleweight title victory against Bernard Hopkins did more than just end Hopkins' 10-year-plus reign as champ. The victory also helped push rivals Antonio Tarver and Roy Jones Jr. to the negotiating table with each other for a fall HBO PPV fight.Light heavyweight king Tarver and Jones, the former champ, both were in the running to be Hopkins' next opponent on Oct. 1. However, Hopkins lost and will probably wind up in a December rematch with Taylor. read more ...

"All the credit goes to Glen Johnson," proclaimed a respectful Antonio Tarver after the fight. "He is truly a warrior. I told Roy (Jones) he was tough as nails after the fight. I hit him with some big shots. He just kept coming." When questioned about his future plans the newly crowned champ stated, "We'll see what happens. Hopkins says he wants the winner... read more ...

a href="/person.php?lng=en&id=1087">Antonio Tarver outboxed and outworked Glen Johnson to win a unanimous decision Saturday night at the FedEx Forum in Memphis, Tennessee. Hoping to reverse a split decision loss to Johnson, Tarver (23-3, 18 KOs) threw quick combinations and used ring movement to keep Johnson at bay early on. Johnson (42-10-2, 28 KOs) began landing bombs to the body in round five, but Tarver regained control for a few rounds. Johnson began to move Tarver back in rounds eight and nine... read more ...

In typical fashion, the two Roy Jones conquerors arrived with their own style at the press conference to put their rematch in motion. The stoic and reserved Glen Johnson (42-9-2, 28KOs) presented an air of serenity as the boisterous and flamboyant Antonio Tarver (22-3, 18KOs) spoke loud and claimed he will carry a big stick on Saturday night. "I will prove Saturday night that I am bar none the best light heavyweight in the world," a confident Antonio Tarver announced... read more ...