Antonio Tarver
Antonio Tarver
Antonio Deon Tarveris an American professional boxer. Nicknamed the "Magic Man", he is a former WBC, WBA, IBF and The Ring magazine light heavyweight champion, as well as a former IBO cruiserweight champion...
ProfessionBoxer
Date of Birth21 November 1968
CityOrlando, FL
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Got any excuses tonight Roy?
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Yeah I got a question: Any more excuses tonight, Roy?
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This fight is more about what Roy Jones lost than what I took
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Hopkins gives us this feel good story of how he's going to walk away from the boxing game, riding out on his throne.
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I met Sylvester Stallone back in 1995. He flew me from Atlanta to Orlando and my entire family met him and his wife at Planet Hollywood. We sat down and talked boxing. He loved boxing and all the things I had overcome. He really took a liking to me,
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The fight will give me what I want. It brings about the luster of boxing our sport is missing. If I can't beat Mike Tyson, I can't run with the big boys.
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When I show up ready and prepared, I'm undefeated. I've never lost. I'm hard-headed in some ways and have to learn my lesson the hard way, ... It's the best lesson learned, unfortunately, but it costs you.
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We got prepared for the second fight. We came in shape. We came in conditioned. We worked very, very hard. We were determined to once again overturn a political decision, ... I became a champion that night because I knew I could go the length to get the job done, and that's why I'm coming into this fight with the same confidence I've always had.
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Beyond a shadow of a doubt, Do you have any excuses tonight Roy Jones? And seven punches later - seven is the number of completion - seven punches later is Roy Jones no more. So you have to look back, it's a powerful, powerful statement. I told Roy Jones when he was the heavyweight champion, You're not even the best fighter in Florida. And I got to prove it. So it's a spiritual thing when you think about it, man. And I'm just so thankful. Going through the transition from amateur to the pros - they can't deny me no more. I refuse to be denied. And I told the world that it will recognize, before it's all over, they will recognize. And now they do.
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Tonight, I really had to dig deep, ... I let him know my will was stronger than his.
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Tonight I had to really dig deep because you saw the best of Roy Jones.
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I don't know what he can say anyway that's gonna make a difference in the outcome of this fight, ... When you look at a guy that's unsure of what's gonna happen, the last thing you want to do is come out and stick your foot in your mouth. So it's best that he stays quiet, he stays hidden, and he works as hard as he can work to avoid the inevitable, and that's getting knocked out on October 1st. So when you're looking at a guy from that standpoint, you have to say 'okay, I understand.'
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I don't know what technical changes he can make. Obviously, he needs to make a whole lot of 'em. I bring families back together again. I should get some credit for that.
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I am after the big killers in the heavyweight division. I want to retire as the heavyweight champion of the world,