Tarver-Jones III on Oct 1st!
By Flattop
“It’s done,” announced promoter Joe DeGuardia of Star Boxing to FightNews. “I am pleased to say that all parties have signed off and Antonio Tarver will meet Roy Jones Jr. on October 1st.” DeGuardia, the promoter of Tarver, received the signed contracts from Jones on Wednesday morning. “It is going to be parity, fifty-fifty. Tarver certainly feels he should get more, but this fight goes beyond money. Both Tarver and Jones are true warriors and they want to see who is the best. This fight will happen because both fighters have an overwhelmingly desire to fight each again, to settle it in the ring once-and-for-all!”
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DeGuardia pointed out: “Their rivalry has existed since they were kids. Tarver chased Jones for years to get his chance. Nobody can light a fire under Tarver the way Roy does. You saw the fire in Tarver in the first and second fight and you will see it again on October 1st. But now Roy has that same fire. You can say what you want to about who won the first fight, but Tarver knew he won that fight and it only made the fire bigger. He was still on fire after he knocked out Roy in the second fight and that was why he fought (Glen) Johnson with same fire. Now Tarver has lit a fire underneath Jones. Roy never had a fighter talk to him like Tarver. Roy will never forget when Tarver asked him, ‘Do you have any excuses tonight Roy?’ And Tarver will never forget all those years he begged Jones for an opportunity.”
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“This is truly a trilogy that will go down in history. Today’s generation will remember the Tarver vs. Jones trilogy in the same way that the previous generation looks at Ali vs. Frazier. You can talk about Gatti vs. Ward being a great trilogy, but Tarver vs. Jones is the two best light heavyweights in the world. That is why this fight is so compelling. It is a fight that the fans want to see and it’s a fight that the fighters want to fight. This is truly a fight for history.”
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The site hasn’t been determined but DeGuardia indicated that there is no shortage of venues seeking to land the highly anticipated rubber match between the current King of the Light Heavyweights and the living legend. DeGuardia indicated that the FedExForum in Memphis and Mandalay Bay in Vegas have expressed interest in hosting the fight. Both venues have a bittersweet history with the fighters. Tarver lost a narrow decision to Jones in November 2003 and he knocked Jones out in two rounds in May 2004 at the Mandalay Bay. Jones lost his comeback fight to Glen Johnson in September 2004 and Tarver won his rematch against Johnson in June 2005 at the FedExForum. Tarver vs. Jones III will be promoted by Star Boxing in association with Square Ring.
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Of course, the name of Glen Johnson figures prominently when you talk about future fights for Tarver or Johnson but DeGuardia did not want to look ahead when asked about a rubber match with Johnson. “Right now Tarver has to take this one. There are big fights out there for Tarver, such as (Bernard) Hopkins, (Joe) Calzghe or a third fight with Johnson, but right now Jones is our only focus.” DeGuardia summarized the intensity of Tarver-Jones III with this observation: “Tarver has a score to settle and he will not be happy until he knocks Roy out again!”
Wednesday, July 27 2005
Quelle:
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Hier mal die offzielle Erklärung des Kampfes. Ich habe immer noch Hoffnung, dass der großartige, legendäre und "p4p greatest fighter over the passed decade" Roy Levesta Jones Jr. Tarver schlagen kann und wird.
