"HOW MUCH ROY JONES MEANS TO ME" - ANTONIO TAVER AS REAL AS IT GETS ON ROY JONES JR. RIVALRY

[@IMO954]

They didn't put Roy on a pedestal, Roy earned that pedestal and Roy came up in weight

[@AaronAkron1204]

Roy Jones was the truth if Tarver fought Roy in his early 20s he would have got destroyed.

[@ralphhester2457]

True talk, but moving up and coming back down in weight Roy lost muscle mass and power...Tarver reign was short lived,Hopskin beat the brakes off Tarver where Roy beat Hopskin...both fights,just an opinion...

[@IMO954]

@Jscottmoody he was pound for pound king and basically undefeated with only one lost on his record due to a referee disqualifying him so basically he was

[@IMO954]

@Rotweiler Scholar you sound bitter, so when sugar Ray Leonard started to lose fights against people he should have beat I guess he didn't have the boxing fundamentals either right, like I said Roy earned his way to the top, real Florida boy

[@LetmeLive1985]

@Jscottmoody he was definitely the face of boxing at a point where were you? He was on the cover of fight night.

[@obitriceforlife5771]

Antonio Tarver is a very articulate guy. Always happy to see boxers leave with their brains intact.

[@ajrose1245]

Indeed!

[@unoaceo]

You remember that video when people said he had cte when he was commenting? They don’t take in account being nervous lol

[@GoatCharles]

Ace on me I remember that 🤞🏾💯

[@divineintervention8734]

Obitrice For life how is he articulate? He’s a flats nose mongoose that was never really a champ. Please tell me what elites he’s fought other than Roy

[@DeCurtaRican]

Obitrice For life : Articulate compared to some boxers, mane, but not articulate the way Joe Lewis, SRR, Ali, SRL, De La Hoya, and others were/are. He’s not even as articulate as Roy Jones. Tarver sounds very street, not like a guy you want doing your commercials.

[@titaniumleo1227]

This dude 51 years old and he just looks like 35 years old lol

[@princejo9671]

very true, he looks younger than his age

[@EsoTownBizz6500]

Wow!!

[@gibraltargibra5102]

He looking like he is 30 man.Thats crazy

[@sinclairbell8439]

Ain’t no way in hell he 51

[@recipoldinasty]

Nakia Irvin blessed with low iq and bad history lol

[@TH-lt6yj]

He just changed my perception of him!!!! Even though he won, I hear humbleness in his voice!!!! RESPECT

[@milesfamilybiz]

This dude talks like he thinks before he speaks. Much respect for Tarver.

[@mr.richardson9673]

Tarver broke my ❤ that night. I remember Roy going down and my jaw dropping and my beer dropping out of my hand.

[@hoodatheist5549]

Lol.

[@24schoppindafield]

What kind of beer

[@mr.richardson9673]

@@24schoppindafield unfortunately it was a Corona.

[@AlexG-tp2ik]

I thought he had won the first fight, so I bet on him to win the second. Every one thought I was nutts, but we all know how it turned out 😁

[@mr.richardson9673]

@@AlexG-tp2ik your a boxing fan and not a fighter fan. Looking back that was the smart money.

[@eddiewinstead3574]

After Roy went to heavyweight, he was never the same!!! That’s wen he started getting knocked out.

[@Real2k25]

Yup overall legend

[@jeremyjones8917]

I still won't watch none of roy knock out losses that clearly wasnt him

[@Gainesmils]

He lost that bounce

[@comfibold]

Roy should have retired after winning the Heavyweight title. Nothing more left to prove.

[@AveryB3]

Eddie Winstead bc Roy had to drop 20+ pounds lol that shit drains your body, Roy looked sick in them fights against Tarver

[@haitianmaniac74]

Tarver story is incredible and is to be commended. We all love Roy but it’s the game there a rise and fall, but Tarver overcame substance and became world champ and provided a life of comfort for his family and all I can do is respect that.

[@websterrose2401]

Tarver beat Roy ass good

[@chrisnyasia7]

Enjoy your time in the spotlight, tarver.. But... Stop pretending you're in Roy's class. You're not... You caught a diminished Roy after that 25lbs of fast twitch muscle loss in pursuit of becoming heavyweight champ. Why did he have to lose the muscle? Just so he could go back down to light heavy and defend the belt. And tarver STILL loss the first fight. What That tells me is, had Roy fought tarver in his prime he wipes the floor with tarver, however many times they would of fought... But he didn't. And the rest is history... Enjoy your spotlight. Then Bernard Hopkins punks you and beats yo ass. Bringing you back to reality... Foh...

[@cr8244]

@@chrisnyasia7 MAJOR facts bruh!! Excellent analysis

[@remidibeatz8780]

@Shove This L Up Your Ass Your broke and his broke are 2 different tax brackets

[@remidibeatz8780]

@Shove This L Up Your Ass But you talking on his pockets so therefore you're the comparison. And chill with the name callin, you too emotional.

[@evrico7]

I was mad about Roy as well. But then I met Tarvor and I hung out with him several times in Tampa. He’s a great dude!

[@isaiahqadir2548]

They are only monsters in the ring fam... lolssss

[@Twizzledoc187]

Erick V. Tarver lives in Tampa??

[@evrico7]

Ihateohioandmoving to florida yup

[@SubliminalYT]

Remember meeting Tarver at the airport years ago when he was on his way to Vernon Forrest funeral. Great dude

[@walterwhite751]

I met him at a mall in Tampa. Awesome guy. Didn’t want to bother him but he started a conversation.

[@SubliminalYT]

Walter White Awesome bro. At the time I was a shy kid lol I was out there visiting my aunt with my grandma and my brother. I saw him walk into a store and recognized him but didn’t want to say nothing lol my grandma called him over and he took his time to sign an autograph and even sat down next to us and talked for a few minutes.

[@daeldark]

R.I.P. Viper

[@DatBoyQ305]

@@walterwhite751 Lol I wonder if that was the same day I met him at the waffle house right across from Westshore Mall

[@DatBoyQ305]

@@SubliminalYT he's a real good dude, he spoke to my daughter at a Waffle House yeas ago, she was a maybe 3 or 4 years old, he was the nicest dude, you'd have never guessed he was a professional fighter if you didn't already know it

[@couzinmikejr6375]

This is why I respect the Magic Man. Antonio Tarver 💪 he's a great commentator for the sport of Boxing

[@billiondollarbaby973]

When he knocked Roy out it changed the fvcking air quality! That’s how devastating it was!

[@markwhittaker6866]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@robertwashington94]

Facts

[@BurnishedbrassAngel]

New respect for Mr. Tarver , glad to hear him speak well of Roy .

[@jeru8970]

I’m still mad about Roy too. That did hurt 😂

[@SumMumBoMum]

Me too... I still get mad when I see him... real talk.😄😄😄

[@curtlove9781]

Tarver was never really a good boxer in my opinion. He has a good left and some good fundamentals. But nothing extraordinary! Roy was an amazing athlete and an amazing boxer. I think Roy just fought the wrong fight. He stayed in the way of Tarvers power by fighting outside. I believe if he would have fought a phone booth fight he would have beat him!

[@jeru8970]

curt love I agree. That’s why it hurt so bad . B Hop made him look like an amateur.

[@curtlove9781]

@@jeru8970 me too brother. Me too. I was hurt like a mother. I wish I could go back in time and warn Roy on my opinion of how he should have fought Tarver.

[@isaiahqadir2548]

That was like when scar killed mufasa.... that shit hurt

[@kingsofcobra]

I was crushed when Roy got knocked out. I didn't talk to anyone for days, I didn't go to the gym, or anything. I'll never forget I was on the phone with Andre Dirrell the day of the fight we both said "Yo...something just doesn't feel right." I wasn't expecting him to get knocked out. Anyway, its part of the game and Tarver did his job. Much respect for accomplishing you goals.

[@douglasallen6973]

Man, I didn't watch a single fight between their third and fourth. That's was crazy. I remember Max Kellerman talking alot of shit about Roy after the Tarver fight. Too bad how things turned out for Dirrell. He was never the same after the Abraham fight. I met him right before the last Uzcatagui fight. Seems like a real cool brother.

[@dadroman6191]

I'm glad to see this brotha. We should give him his just due plus the respect for Roy after how he did Roy in the ring.

[@jgibman1]

I have a brand new respect for Tarver for being honest and being a class act in paying homage to Roy even though he stopped him.

[@mr.stranger4951]

Much respect for Tarver I didn't think he could beat Roy and boy was I wrong! He reminded me of what my mother always said to me growing up. Don't think you can't be beat because there's somebody out there that's your match!

[@dealingthereal6922]

Roy wasn’t the same after he burned off all of that muscle from when he fought at heavyweight. Dropping down like that takes quite a bit out of you. You don’t believe me, ask Tarver from his match with Hopkins.

[@TheVery1stTime]

Dropping all that weight that soon effected ROY and made a huge difference

[@jamelholoman9229]

Yup

[@fdmgrevealer9939]

Just found out he existed in 2019 lol Apparently they didn't call him the DNA freak for nothin'.

[@nathanielrobinson173]

I don't blame it on the weight; he just got older and lost some of his greatest gift - speed. In boxing, losing a .10 of a second in speed can be monumental, especially when you aren't known to be the most fundamental fighter. Roy routinely fought with his hands down because his speed and elusiveness allowed him to get away with it. As he got older his opponents were able to find him more and more. If he was a more fundamental fighter, he would have been able to extend his career and take less damage (e.g. B-Hop, Floyd). Roy is still one of my favorite fighters of all time. He and Floyd are the only two boxers I've ever paid to watch.

[@joelxanderhobson4251]

Champ I'm not gonna lie: I'm still mad at you too. But it hears good to hear you show Roy the respect he deserves. Big ups champ! BAM!

[@herbertgaines4111]

Made respect for T. One Love

[@darkseid1757]

Even after Antonio beat Roy...If I came home from work and caught Antonio Tarver coming outta my house with my tv, OH, I'm fighting him!!! If I caught Roy coming outta my house with my tv..."Here Mr. Jones, uuhhh, let me give you a hand with that, sir." LOL, Roy was THAT DUDE, FR! 😂🤣

[@Rastafire1379]

Lol

[@patrickstewart9937]

🤣😭

[@swatteamentandpromotions9255]

Boooooooy you wild 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@mobetter25]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@waymenlawrence2064]

Tarver is a great announcer

[@G4status]

waymen lawrence I thought I was the only one that noticed it. I don’t know why the PBC stop letting him commentate fights

[@G4status]

Dino Piccinin But what that gotta do with his commentating

[@cbrown940]

Class, eloquence, and sportsmanship. Much respect.

[@shawnbritto51]

Man, I'm glad I saw this interview!! I have a WHOLE NEW PERSPECTION of Tarver!! Real sharp brotha!! I HATED him like my man in the interview said after he did my man Roy twice!! I just thought he was an arrogant dude but hearing him speak and where he was coming from mentally and showing love and respect for Roy he's a straight up good ass dude!! Definitely gonna read his book when it comes out!!

[@cen676]

That's what's up he's truly a cool cat

[@teestraight4781]

You took the words right out of my mouth...I always thought of Tarver as the guy who put all of his effort and passion into fighting Roy just to make his career. Especially when B-Hop dominated him and he looked out of shape and looked like he had no desire to fight. So maybe more credit to Hopkins and less blamer to Tarver. Like you, I now see a guy who properly credits Roy and respects him. To recognize that without Roy he may not even have been a champ or boxer at all, makes me now think of him, as you put it, "a straight up good ass, and I'll add real, dude. No doubt!!!

[@josephking2295]

Didn't he beat jones 3 times

[@1man1bike1road]

3 times

[@rggyuhtgggbji5017]

Hopkins beat the crap out of this dude and I lost 50$.

[@dwaynejohnson3757]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@atibagaskin77]

U should've never made that bet. Tarver got lucky with Roy when he did the close eyes over hand one punch but I knew that wouldn't work with B. Hop. Styles make fights.

[@markwhittaker6866]

Yes and Tarver was the one who had to drop a ton of weight beforehand.

[@manmill209]

😂😂😂

[@kennethwilkinson2095]

Hopkins performance in that fight and the one against tito Trinidad were prime b-hop and great to watch, I enjoyed the Pascal fights as well... All fights he had no right to win

[@Logic7]

Nobody: Antonio Tarver: U got any excuses tonight Roy???

[@xeperandremanifestthinktan1023]

*yeah but b hop tore his ass up*

[@TheBestOne382]

@@xeperandremanifestthinktan1023 awwwww man here we go bringing in another name SMH

[@kobiesboxing4956]

@@xeperandremanifestthinktan1023 But if you think about it Bernard is the real legend to remember in all this. For later in his career he beat Roy Jones, Kelly Pavlik(however it's spelled), and Antonio Tarver.

[@973bully3]

😳🤣😂 Broke my heart that night

[@outlawthad4192]

That shit ain't funny!! LMFAO

[@cray2081]

Roy Jones is my favorite fighter of all time! I was mad about that 2nd fight too. Over time I started liking Tarver, he’s a good commentator also.

[@pariahazul8653]

Floyd dealt with that with Oscar. He overcame that though.

[@mikehawk8198]

Id say with Castillo

[@adamlees4496]

Tarver seems a great guy but he got roy just at the right time just as canelo got GGG at the right time.roy in his prime was untouchable and one of the rare freaks of talent in history.tarver would have had no chance against roy at his peak but that's stating the obvious.

[@chrisjenkins5846]

Gggs career is padded out ....struggled as soon as his competition got real .....ggg was a network hype job because mosley de la hoya maywesther were done....so they built this guy up to be a boxing God and just latched onto an unbeaten record.....ggg never tested himself and fought bums ....didn't dare move up was happy sat at 160 feasting off diluted opposition. ....as soon as he got exposed everyone was like oh he old lol

[@MarkzBaui26]

What's your point facts so youre saying tarver is greater than bhop and toney

[@discipleofthemessiah8652]

Adam Lees truth

[@Onedayatatime50]

Adam Lees totally agree

[@koolrock-disco3411]

@@chrisjenkins5846 yep.. even ward agreed to fight him at catchweight and he turned it down..

[@nitty100]

Went from the most hated, to who should've been the most celebrated. Tarver had a hell of a run. Both Tarver/Johnson fights are classics, and what really showed a different level of fortitude...

[@makepeaceu]

I love the mad respect for Tarver giving Roy his props. He was Roy’s nemesis.

[@ericmatterson9905]

Antonio is gracious, and I like the way that he accepts that a lot of people weren't happy that he beat a popular champion

[@amjustthatguy5001]

Antonio was a great boxer the fights with Roy really defined his career

[@emphyrean]

Met Antonio Tarver at Derrick Brooks’ HOF Enshrinement. We chopped it up like we’d been friends forever. Really good dude, mad respect for him.

[@sagacioussage899]

This is my first time to hear Tarver speak. Glad to see him well, and he seen to be a real down to earth and loving. Tarver had Roys number, but the up and down in weight may have had a lot to do with it. In any case, that win put Antonio Tarver on the map. There is room for a number of greats.

[@hichcoc]

Absolutely it did..!!

[@kylehall3410]

Tarver respect to you who represented the sport well. And now is an Ambassador of the Sport. You kill all the stereo types of how the public view boxers. Keep Winning in Life Champ nothing but Blessings

[@davew359]

Big respect to Tarver. You beat RJ junior fair and square. Take nothing away. I think Roy had accomplished everything in the sport at this juncture though. He became heavy weight champ and had reigned for so long by this time. I remember hearing the result on the radio thinking...that can't be right. So I was amongst that group that was hurt that day also.

[@larrycobb5798]

Yes very glad to see Antonio healthy! Awesome conversation!

[@KingvKing]

🔹 FOUR KINGS Accurately Assessed 🔸 Marvin is #1 because his gladiatorial consistency, longevity and dominance is unmatched by the other three contemporaries. Marv’s ambidextrous ability was a weapon his opponents could not righteously prepare for. Mr. Hagler went undefeated in rematches which shows his adaptability prowess. He chased high risk rivals in the 1970’s to earn his boxing name Marvelous, which is his legal first name. Many don’t know that Marv walked into the Petronelli AC in 1969 at age 16, weighing 159lbs. His dedication was so unparalleled, that on the morning of his final fight with SRL in 1987, he weighed-in at said weight. Whereby, further demonstrates and educates that the same-day weigh-in [ is a bonafide pre-fight weigh-in procedural methodology ]. When examined throughly, Marv possessed a noble grade discipline that shields pugilists who dedicate themselves, in fact, contribute to their healthfulness during and post career. You can also learn from Marv’s films. These are facts that make boxing marketable to schools, healthcare and in global households - as a gladiatorial embodiment, with purposefulness and principles. Contrary to the Rocky series, which utterly demotes boxing as a brand because this collective utterly portrays boxing as crude. Alongside, Muhammad Ali not learning boxing science, his entire boxing life-span incurred him health complications from [ his amateur ] start to [ professional ] finish, whereby also regressed boxing significantly- in global households, healthcare and schools. 🗝 A great fighter must NOT detract his profession, their careers must also teach future pugilists improvements through their combat film collection, whereupon, must also embody healthfulness. Mr. Hagler’s career promotes boxing’s integrity fabric, marvelously. MMH is also an exemplary model that boxing is safer than perceived, when taught and managed wisely. A boxer’s self-control and gratitude for his craft is an uncommon topic and very much under appreciated today. Roberto Duran comes in second because he once had the consistency, but his longevity is very much interrupted with [ his ] being undisciplined at times, even though his career lasted over a longer period and he performed inside boxing science. Thirdly, is SRL because his overachieving, stems from that he conquered all three. However. what weakens Ray verses Marv and Roberto’s careers are that his career is inside 40 bouts, which highlight he did not encounter the intricate gladiatorial temperatures as they did. One can learn masterfully from Mr. Leonard’s and Mr. Duran’s films. In fourth place is Mr. Hearns because he came up short when it mattered, while taking Marv and Ray to the brink of destruction. His knockout of Roberto was his ‘saving grace’ per se because that win and the second bout with SRL solidifies his name and brand inside this group. People have to have factual reasons when evaluating contemporaries, not opinions. ©️ Coach Hilario 2020 JOIN Boxing Ring Chess™️ apple.co/2Shy9j2 Coach Hilario is the founder | owner | author | designer | educator and researcher of all Boxing Ring Chess™️ entities.

[@walterwhite751]

Duran has the longevity and won titles 4 weight classes up. At bear 40 against the legit mw champion.

[@KingvKing]

Walter White Re-read what I wrote, slowly. There are many uncommon facts presented. The main one being Mr. Hagler’s uncommon career long consistency, dominance and { day one to the end } discipline outweighs Mr. Duran’s inconsistencies. That is the hairline unopinionated factor. ©️Coach Hilario 2020

[@staffh3815]

Ducked Mike mccallum tho

[@garrisonthad]

You guys are the Fab 5 of your era; Tarver, Jones, Hopkins, McCallum, and Toney. Mad respect to all of you for putting on spectacular fights win or lose.

[@erikvaldes4293]

Wasnt McCallum from the Fab 4 era though?

[@garrisonthad]

@@erikvaldes4293 -McCallum was in between both eras.

[@Gypsyman40]

Respect for the words he had for Roy. True champ... Class

[@earlcolquitt4845]

Big ups to Antonio Tarver, bc he gave boxing all that he had and I can’t say that boxing reciprocated. I am thankful that he got out of the game with all of his faculties. I wish you nothing but success!🥊

[@DJEinsteinUSA]

Roy was never on a pedestal. He had a personality, he had the agility, he had the spirit, and he was very likable.

[@samuelchaparro9066]

Mr. Tarver, respect to you sir!! What is a warrior without an opponent?? I liked Roy back in the day!! God bless ya both!! LETS GO TANK!!!

[@spilldog9066]

Much respect Tarver!!! You had a great career congrats champ!

[@cmcneil21]

1. Hagler 2. Leonard 3. Hearns 4. Duran

[@andile17]

Roy Jones 1

[@jag5014]

P4P Hagler wasn't better than Duran. Duran was a dominant lightweight who went on to achieve great things against bigger men.

[@rangerdetection6689]

That top four is on point.

[@keradegavin948]

Roy lost the muscle weight to fast it messed up his reflexes. His body type wasn't designed to be that heavy so he lost all muscle. That did him in but he didn't know it

[@ErnaMcburna]

kerade gavin I agree 100%, I think the knock outs Roy Jones took were due to the weight loss messing him up , I wish he wouldn’t have ever went to heavyweight

[@wuzupyou3509]

@@ErnaMcburna but got to respect he went for greatness and to me he achieved it

[@cr8244]

Roy's my favorite fighter of all time...I wish he retired after Ruiz fight ... or if he needed to fight more...stay up there and be selective with who he fought (suince he's a smaller guy) and fight guys like Chris Byrd or Evander Holyfield...even if he lost those fights, there would be no problem because of the size differential...In hindsight, he should never have gone back down ... saddens me to this day

[@tedr7144]

Exactly Roy should have stayed at heavyweight and fought Tyson instead of rushing down to 175 to rematch tarver would have been better for his body and reflexes and pockets

[@dealingthereal6922]

Ted R Right. Or had Tarver come up to HW to fight.

[@mr.p2007]

Tremendous respect for Antonio Tarver. Mentally tough, and fundamentally sound. Roy is one of my all time favorite fighters, yet I hold Tarver, James Toney, and Bernard Hopkins in just as high regard. I will also reach out to Little Mark; that's my homie and I've known him for 30 + years, he's the best to come out of Southwest...

[@rahanlewis8598]

Tarvers whole career was predicated On beating. Roy.... Never beat any other elite fighter At lt.heavy. check B.Hop and Chad Dawson. Decent fighter bur a better talker.

[@tehutibrim594]

What he knokked out everyone RJJ took 12 rounds to beat, Eric Harding was elite, Montell Griffin etc. U don't kno boxing to well bra

[@rahanlewis8598]

@@tehutibrim594 m.Griffith⁉ Eric Harsing wete elite⁉ Na duke. .U DONT K OW BOXING

[@tehutibrim594]

@@rahanlewis8598 if u say bra they sure took Roy the distance while Tarver got em up outta there just like he did to Roy, who beat the unbeatable damner twice

[@rahanlewis8598]

@@tehutibrim594 Roy sweated down from heavy that first fight.The 2nd fight when Tarver kod him...that was the end of Roys invincibility...again Tatver didn't beat no other good champion.just saying.

[@tehutibrim594]

@@rahanlewis8598 fair enough Roy also whooped on James Toney with a hurt right hand but since he won, quite easily I must say we don't speak on it as we shouldn't when he sweated down bakk to lightheavy being he pulled that win off by the skin of his teeth

[@kennethwatkins6126]

Antonio Tarver should be a motivational speaker! Always dropping facts! A real Champion!

[@HOODIZM3]

Hagler beat Leonard....Period

[@XtradonaireX]

Man, we gotta respect you, I love Roy, he's like a family member...but I love and respect you as well. You and Roy both have a good story to tell that could inspire many lives. We're living in a world that needs true life experience inspiration. God gave both of you gifts that few have. He, he also gave you an audience that appreciates God's gift given to you both.

[@gmack7488]

Tarver that dude solid Champ. I like that he respect Roy I like both guys.

[@Davidj-r8l]

Tarver is great all around guy.he always says it like it is .loved to watch you fight loved to listen to you speak a real man .tarver you the man

[@21salutes63]

I was hurt when Taver knockout Roy..Actually started hating Roy for taking da rematch. He was da Jordan of boxing then!! But for da four kings , it was like football any given Sunday wit them..Golden era of boxing!! Ray had it all tho...lol

[@the4thtribe709]

21 salutes The not da. Come on MLS let’s act intelligent.

[@21salutes63]

The4thTribe G Thanx😂😂

[@Twizzledoc187]

Gotta give Tarver his props. Love him or hate him he’s a straight up honest dude.

[@LLJR]

Roy Jones goes in the history books as a better fighter than Tarver but Tarver had his number

[@SumMumBoMum]

Facts... Roy wil be mention with the legendary fighters. No disrespect to Tarver but here won't be mention outside of being a footnote iin Roy's story.

[@DarrellDaEmperorCeasar]

I wouldnt say that.. Roy was not prime after HW.. All old fighters lose after prime... It's lik3 saying Hector was had super ray #

[@ryangraham557]

Miss you brother. Always good hearing from Antonio tarver.

[@OnPointFighting]

As a lightweight, Duran was probably the best ever.

[@dealingthereal6922]

Without a doubt. My boy Sweet Pea is a respectable second.

[@OnPointFighting]

Dealing The Real In 3rd place, I go with Shane Moseley. He was an undefeated beast at lightweight.

[@uniqueaerialvideoltd2863]

Willie Pep after Duran.

[@gwattsrealestate]

They Dont know about Manos de piedra!!! But Suga Ray Found out and Ran for his Life.

[@OnPointFighting]

UNIQUE AERIAL VIDEO LTD I've heard nothing but great things about Willie, but he was before my time.

[@joestrickland5153]

Keep pushin the positivity champ brothas on that positivity tip SOLID!

[@jemane7757]

Yea back then was hot when Roy last to Tarver however he seemed like a real solid dude talking real talk King Great as well Peace in Blessings

[@jameskamaunu3355]

Lots of respect for Tarver for the respect he gave Roy Jones..!

[@kevinpeace22]

He was a great fighter. Mad respect for the dude.

[@WillieBriscoe-ff3rg]

Good not great

[@ayo30s]

I really Miss Listening to Brother Antonio Tarver an awesome Lion Great Analyst, 👍🏾👊🏾✌🏾🇳🇬🇺🇸

[@mrkz8864]

I like Tarver but if he thinks he beat a prime Roy Jones Jr. he's delusiona.

[@isaacc3307]

He did tho lol. Calzaghe and all the others didn't.

[@dealingthereal6922]

Srt-10 Mopar Roy was past his prime when they fought. Plus, Roy having to burn that muscle weight took a lot off of Roy’s stamina, reflexes and speed.

[@isaacc3307]

@@dealingthereal6922 even their first fight?

[@mrkz8864]

@@isaacc3307 That's exactly how it went. Basically at 33 Roy moved up from light heavyweight to heavyweight to win the WBA belt from Ruiz, and after that had plans to fight either Tyson or Holyfield. But it didn't happen. Holyfield refused and for Tyson was Roy that said no to 20 millions because it was too little if I remember correctly. Anyway he decided then to move back to light heavyweight but at 34 and after a long career that killed him. Especially because he did it in the span of 6 months wich is crazy at that level and at that age. Even in the first fight with tarver you can clearly see that Roy is washed up, I watched it again recently. And I know there's people saying that many great fighters used to move up and down in weight without problems, like the great Archie Moore or Henry Armstrong. But you can't generalize, you gotta look at the data. First, it's different for everyone. Some people like Pacquiao are freaks of nature. Other suffer from moving weight. Also, it counts when you do it in your career, the age and how far are you in your prime. You look at Archie Moore for example, he moved from heavyweight back to light heavyweigh in 1 year. Jones did it in 6 months. Finally you gotta consider the style of fighting. Fighters that count predominantly on speed are the first affected because that goes away way quick. For his many natural talents Roy always fought quite in an awkward way, not covering himself, with his left hand down at his waist, or both hands down. As soon as his speed left him he could be clipped in the jaw quite easily. Anyway that's what i think, not to take anything away from Tarve he will always be the one that closed the career of a HOF champion like Roy Jones Jr. Peace!

[@isaacc3307]

@@mrkz8864 I think for sure that's partially the case. But roy said previously that he wasn't going to fight sparring partners anymore because they know his patterns after winning a close call with the "honey boy" who dropped in for the first time in his pro career. (I THINK it was the first time in his pro career. There might have been another instance really early on.) So I think Tarver always just had jones number. Of course jones would still win 9 times out of ten in his prime but Jones always knew tarver knew how to neutralize him. Hence why he was SUPPOSED to stick to the plan of not fighting sparring partners anymore but didn't and paid the price.

[@Steelersbaby]

@ champ pride- Preach my dude!!! When I point out the type of things u pointed out about Roy, it's as if I'm dissing Tupac. An if u know anything about bringing up Pacs name in any type of comparisons that's not in a positive light, u know you're about to get blasted in the worst way from all of his fans. An here's the kicker, I'm the biggest Pac fan. He is by far an away my favorite rapper. I'm the biggest Roy fan. He's by far one of my favorite fighters. The problem comes in when u decide to critique these guys an highlight their flaws. Even if u loved these guys, u gotta admit to their flaws. When u said "Roy never really had fundamentals" that was an is the gospel. When u think about the best an most popular boxers they DON'T have a lot of basic fundamentals. They usually have something that catches the fans eyes that entertain them. Roy had the speed an the dancing around with the worse fighters there were. Sugar ray had the speed an the overhead wind up arm swing then hit u with the opposite hand. Hearns had an out of this world knockout punch. Hagler same thing. The killer instincts of De la Hoya once he got u hurt, he knew how to finish u. Trinidad's 1 hit power. There's not many who laced up the gloves who actually mastered those fundamentals. Which is why its called "the sweet science of boxing" coz not many has mastered the art of the sweet science. Floyd is seemingly the first person to come to mind. Ppl seem to 4get the quality of fighters that Roy was fighting while showboating in the ring. These was not A list fighters. These weren't even B list fighters. The fact that he was doing this in the ring an embarrassing the ppl he was fighting overshadowed the quality of the fighters he was fighting. But if you're a true boxing fan, who he was fighting was not an is not lost upon u. Floyd dismantled an broke down A list fighters with regularity. With fundamentals!!!! When an if Roy encountered an A list fighter, the things that ppl loved about him an his style of fighting, was not on display. An to your point, the lack of fundamentals led to his struggles in those fights much like Wilder losing to Tyson Fury. No fundamentals, no plan B to fall back on is what happened to Roy when he fought Joe Calzaghe, a fight that real Roy fans won't watch twice coz it highlights everything I'm pointing out in his lack of fundamentals an ended with a total annihilation of a once proud an flashy champion way past him prime and no plan B (no fundamentals) to save him.

[@eddietalley3849]

Honestly, Tarver reminded me of what Wikder is now. A fella that only had one real heavy wild punch that he could get off to destroy opponents beyond that.. blah.. he caught a declining Roy Jones. (Roy's fault). I'm glad at the end of the day he does have respect though..

[@1man1bike1road]

your understanding of tarver is way off his fundamentals are amazing Wilder is a windmill with no clue what the fuck hes doing

[@MyMarc1000]

Tarver is hands down one of my favorite fighters!!!!

[@theonemrham]

Real... Genuine... Grown...Talk!!

[@mickward5020]

Cooler than Clint Eastwood saying, "Get three coffins ready." Is Antonio Tarver saying, "You got any excuses tonight Roy ?" Just brilliant. Cheers mate. Mick.

[@SG-vo5lm]

Well let’s be clear Tarver you did not beat anyone significant except Roy and you had his #, styles make fights. We only really know Taver because of Roy. What other big names did he knock off or big fights?

[@jrockel]

You may need to do a little research and any opponent you fight is a worthy opponent in professional boxing.

[@cdub2751]

Honestly bro Roy Is Enough.👍🏾

[@jaymule7342]

Roy beat Tarver and that should’ve been it he was to old and lost a step. Tarver never fought a prime Roy Jones 💯. Roy was never technically sound he was the best because of quick reaction time once he started to lose that is when Tarver fights happened.

[@Mickieshelton]

He had his number after his prime...he wouldnt stand a chance if they fought in 2000....

[@Mickieshelton]

@@jaymule7342 you dont havevto be technical when you are the most talented boxer to ever put on gloves.

[@classicdamo6042]

Total utmost respect to Tarver..

[@llong3316]

Is this dude ever gonna age...salute the champ! Really nice guy!

[@michaelhubbard4023]

Love Antonio Tarver, good guy, great champion, all around classy brother. God Bless him.

[@kingtyson713]

Respect to Tarver!

[@markwall298]

magic man .one of my favorites.hope your golf game is better.one of the nicest guys.met you at turnberry isle and held on to your sneakers for you.added you to my favs.

[@pdubbs21]

Antonio, your only goal was to beat Roy Jones, I don’t see you beating anybody else nevertheless you accomplish something great congratulations wish you well on your book

[@markwhittaker6866]

Well he is a 3 time Light Heavyweight Champion.

[@sirmanning3557]

Dont matter he achived his goal what you achieved

[@truckervance]

I'm definitely buying his book. Thank you for your humility Champ.

[@jaymule7342]

I would’ve loved seeing Tarver vs a prime Roy Jones Jr... Jr wins easily, but it would’ve been fun.

[@Abstract444]

Indeed

[@lastdragon820]

I disagree styles make fights....Roy had speed but what neutralizes speed is a jab and that is the one thing that Tarver did well. And the fact that the jab came from a southpaw stance would always pose an issue for Roy. In addition, Tarver had height and a pretty good left hand and underrated boxing skills.

[@jaymule7342]

Jason Mueller without question never been a fighter made beating a prime Jones.

[@isaacc3307]

Lol he did fight a prime jones TWICE. he almost beat him the first time at the PEAK of his career.

[@jaymule7342]

Srt-10 Mopar that isn’t true, sorry. Have a nice day though.

[@tmabry5515]

Mr. Antonio Tarvar, Is one of the G.O.A.T'S. He beat the best and one of the greatest, Roy Jones Junior! It doesn't get any better and greater than that.

[@2123lotto]

Y'ALL do know he lost the first fight Right,?

[@ARCANGEL5210]

People don't want facts.

[@ritzkola2302]

LOTTO LOTTOsoulja By a MD, which made the fight arguable on who actually won. Then went on to win the next two by knockout & a UD that was NOT controversial at all.

[@umarabdul-ali6868]

@ LOTTO LOTTO soulja and I still had Tarver with a UD in the first fight and so did many other viewers.

[@ritzkola2302]

Umar Abdul-Ali yup

[@2123lotto]

@@umarabdul-ali6868 LIES THE LAST TIME WE WILL EVER GET 2 SEE A PRIME JONESjr is N ROYvsTARVER_1Bout and that was just an ounce of his Prime left, He was already standing on the HILL⛰️ because of 6months earlier, So this fight push him off the HILL NO Fuck that HE was THROWN OFF A MOUNTAIN🗻 because his way down was steep, So fuck being over the hill ROY was Dead burried⚰️ allive the world class🥊 JONESjr I loved was gone that's y he got knocked out 3times after the R.vs.T_1match..TARVER WON THE FIRST 5 ROUNDS AND JONES WON THE LAST 7rounds...DO YOU KNOW ROY TOOK THAT FIGHT N 6MONTHS after Winning the WBO🥊HEAVYWEIGHT-TITLE the only boxer N History to start at welterweight and became the Heavyweight Champion of the WORLD🌎➕Plus he was N and out the hospital for 2weeks after that fight..True he beat Ruiz but N the long run he lost because his body never was the same after that them Heavyweight licks took a toll on his body..He wasn't use to taken that kind of POWER(punches) that fight took years off his🥊BOXIN🥊career plus he was already N his mid 30s at the time..But Roy's and old School FIGHTER he didn't believe N ducking KNO 1..So Tarver capitalize on Roy's situation Tarver knew that was his best chance of beating Roy... Remember he called Roy out during his RUIZ post press conference INTERVIEW.. They we're old sparring partners so he knew how to get N ROY head I quote "WHAT I'm gonna have to do come piss on your lawn Roy Fight me" Roy replied I just beat a Heavyweight" Roy doesn't like Kno one 2 stand him up N front of people especially when 📷 around so he said u next knowing he have to cut Weight go all the way back down to 175lb and let his body heal, now how the Fuck is he going 2 do that N 6months O➕he gotta train lol see A mans pride always gets him... LOOK at Roy he was drain for that 1fight but he a Champion he ach it out sumon his last who-RA and WON.. PL➕S HE WAS THE CHAMP U HAVE 2 TAKE the title from the Champ u never give the title to the challenger N a close Title fight.. The Champ always gets benefit of the doubt.. CHECKMATE CROWN ME👑I just killed our debate MIC DROP🎤 PEACE 😎🌞

[@treyvischapman2969]

Love Tarver’s attitude!!! True champion!!!

[@outofthebarrel]

He beat roy before they got in the ring

[@rangerdetection6689]

I was at a friends house watching Tarver-Jones II with about 20 other people. I will never forgot how loud everyone yelled when Roy got knocked out.

[@onthemicwithtarencebaileys5684]

But Tarver good folk tho. I wanna do live him the champ about that.

[@thedarkstranger963]

Antonio Tarver went from being a "crackhead" to knocking out Roy Jones Jr and beating him in a trilogy. RESPECT AND HONOR to Tarver.

[@georgevyzas8526]

Man Tarver looks exactly the same as the day he KOed Roy. He hasn’t aged at all

[@sleepe361]

Love Antonio man I followed this man in the Olympics and through his pro career. He was one of my favorite fighter's because he was never a shit talker and he just went in and did his thing man and always had great sportsmanship.

[@mrkz8864]

Guys, pound for pound, Roberto Duran is greater than all the other 4 kings of the 80s. Yeah he lost against all of them but he was a lightweight (who cleaned out his division) that fought welter and middleweight, way past his own prime. 5 years older than Leonard . Whoever says he was anything but GREAT doesn't know anything about boxing and be better watch football. And I think Hagler was the best middleweight of all time and Leonard was the best of the 80s (he has to, he beat them all).

[@bugsta2012]

Yea people here are mostly kids that have no clue about who Duran is, they only know Leonard

[@jamesanastasia3237]

You bugging!!! Marvelous Marvin Hagler ran the 80's!!!Never been knocked down or knocked out!!!

[@mrkz8864]

@@jamesanastasia3237 Come on man. I love Hagler. I ain't a fan of Sugar Ray Leonard. But he beat them all. He beat Hagler. To be honest that fight for me was more a draw, but definitely wasn't a Hagler win.

[@jamesanastasia3237]

@@mrkz8864 well I was talking about their complete careers, but I do believe Marvin was robbed against Leonard in that bout!!! Plus he didn't want a rematch until Marvin was already retired!!!😅smhRay Leonard ran most of that bout ,but I'm bias!!!😁

[@bugsta2012]

James Anastasia Marvin gave away too many rounds switching, if he didn’t switch he woulda beat Leonard, trust me I was fkn yelling at the tv going for Marvin, still the greatest middleweight in history

[@genejohnson620]

Like Terry Norris vs Leonard, Leonard vs Hagler, Douglas vs Tyson etc, Tarver caught Roy at the right time. I agree with another poster on this thread, Jones never looked the same after coming back down from heavyweight. Having said all that, I admit you can't help but like and respect Antonio Tarver.

[@delhurworth6001]

Here’s Tarver like ,,,ME,ME,ME,er,ME,just jealous of the legend that is RJ jr,🥊

[@hughmungus1235]

He flattened jones whats he jealous of

[@tyron359]

@@hughmungus1235 He's jealous because roy career was better .

[@hughmungus1235]

@@tyron359 he flattened roy he dont care

[@tyron359]

@@hughmungus1235 Did you see what Hopkins did to his ass.

[@tyron359]

@@hughmungus1235 Antonio tarver sucks he's not even a all time great.

[@thomasevans3565]

Like hearing from Tarver telling it from the heart real honesty

[@clarenceedwards2866]

Lots of respect for Antonio Tarver even though Roy Jones was my hero. Tarver has earned the respect; and he is clearly a very down-to-earth and humble guy; nothing else left to be said.

[@maxipayne981]

I respect the Tarver alot more! ...i didn't mess wit him bc of beating Roy but the RESPECT he shows and insights on their relationship! #Legend

[@rimmyreddy788]

Man at the time I didn't like Tarver because of the Roy fight but man Tarver is an outstanding man. He is a must follow as he is as real as can be.

[@kwon2289]

I’m glad Antonio and Roy are cool big respect tarver is a solid dude straight from the sunshine state 👍🏾💯

[@quincylewis1976]

I love the fact that ANTONIO TARVER has that much respect for ROY JONES. TARVER has a lot of class!

[@MyMarc1000]

I love it when these brothers who had wars in the rings can step out the rings and it be a mutual respect!!!

[@raymcarthur3870]

That Joker knocked out Superman! Thanks for giving Roy his props. Man you fought him Great! Another true Floridian!

[@jay-rock6627]

In my opinion 1980’s 1. Marvelous Marvin Hagler 2. Sugar Ray Leonard 3. Tommy the Hit-Man Hearns 4. Roberto Hands of Stone Duran 1990’s 1. Bernard The executioner Hopkins 2. Roy Jones Jr. 3. James Lights Out Toney 4. Antonio Magic’ Man Tarver