An American boxer in the light-heavyweight class, Antonio Tarver first won the championship in 2003, defeating Montell Griffin. Later that year he would lose the title to
Roy Jones, Jr., only to win the belt back from Jones in 2004. Tarver would go on to lose and win back the title again in the next year. Tarver gained additional fame when he won the role of boxer Mason Dixon in the sixth "Rocky" film, "Rocky Balboa."
Ring Magazine lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez predicts that the showdown between Filipino ring icon Manny Pacquiao and Oscar De La Hoya will be a great fight.
Publ.Date : Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:22:55 GMTCORPAS: You could argue that calling out the 2008 version of Jones is like Wladimir challenging the present day Ken Shamrock.
Publ.Date : Tue, 02 Dec 2008 16:10:22 GMTBy Ron Scarfone - The cruiserweight division had long been derided for a lack of talent ever since Evander Holyfield vacated his cruiserweight titles to seek fortune and glory in the heavyweight division.
Publ.Date : Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:27:04 GMTBy Matt Knight: It wasn’t long ago when British boxing was going through what many observers, maybe myself included, had labelled a ‘golden era.’
Publ.Date : Sun, 30 Nov 2008 23:42:03 GMTAfter Chad Dawson's thoroughly comprehensive win over Antonio Tarver recently no lesser judge than Floyd Mayweather Jr went on record as stating that 'Bad' Chad is now the best 'pound-for-pound' fighter in the sport today.
Publ.Date : Tue, 25 Nov 2008 13:04:52 GMT
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Antonio's nickname is Magic Man.
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