How would you advise Woods to beat Tarver?

If you were in charge of Woods training camp and strategy for this fight, how would you approach it tactically given Tarvers strengths ?

Woods appears to be pumped up so he should have no problem getting motivated after their eventful press con. Tarver is going to be looking to let his left hand go and Clinton can be a slow starter so I'd make sure I sent Woods out with a high guard and not give Tarver many opportunuities to counter early on - just work behind a left hand and feints. Woods has to apply educated pressure to the old man to make him work at an uncomfortable pace as we know he tires late on but he should force Tarver to lead by feinting and countering his shots .

Tarver IMO will try to tie Woods up when they are up close so Woods has to be prepared to work in the clinches . Keep Tarver walking backwards and maintain a workrate which is where he went wrong vs Johnson . In the middle rounds Woods can start letting his shots go in twos and threes rather than single shots. I expect Traver to begin showing signs of fatigue by the 8th. Although Woods has never been a busy fighter, he needs to be here . Take the fight to Tarver, not give him time to breathe, dont allow him any room and dont accept clicnhes . Its likley to go 12 and the hometown fighter is likley to get the nod so Woods has to go for it late on . Mix em up to body and head, keep the arms moving and hopeful the Tarver demons he suffered vs Hopkins will come back to haunt him .

Your thoughts?

Tight defence, don't be afrad to hit and hold early, drag him past round five or six and box your fight.

Pressure Pressure Pressure, high tempo, a lot of combination making the old man work.

Stop his Jab.

I don't know.In recent fights Tarver is starting to show his age.If you recall his fight with Glen Johnson he throw alot of shoeshine punches to body.It seemed he just outpointed him like an amatuer.I never thought Tarver was a devastating puncher.That came on by the Jones K.O. and all of a sudden Tarver was a big puncher.I think Woods will be just fine in there and probably win convincingly.

Movement..I am not saying run or try to be a dancing machine but get off a walk..throw jabs while doing so..

Show him no respect early by getting dirty...first clinch get off hard shots and push him away...Tarver has a very fragile psyche...he does not like to be bullied...if he thinks you have no respect for him he starts thinking you know something....

Don't let him establish his jab..Tarver really does not have all that much of an arsenol...he is a creature of habit so to speak...it was shown in the loss to johnson and the loss to Hopkins...When Tarver's best tools are not working out the way he wants he begins to get frustrated easily instead of staying the course...it goes with the fragile mindset....

Most of all do not underestimate him...when you start getting ahead and you start seeing him get frustrated do not think he is falling apart...and do not use the same tactic over and over again...EG- move a bit then furstrate him on the inside..the use counter shots then back to movement...

All in all he is not a hard fighter to beat...Tarver has been more of a fighter who was at the right place at the right time rather then dominate with skill....When you look at his record he has beaten his biggest names when they were long past their best (no even talking about Jones)...and up until the Harding rematch had not beaten a legit opponent soundly....

Also do not try for a KO...Tarver has a good chin...all in all frustration is the way to go...

I think Clinton has a great chance of winning this, in fact I'd make him the favourite.

Woods always comes in shape and always gives 100%, Tarver has looked bad in recent outings.

Wood's workrate will be crucial. I expect Woods to win the early rounds, but Tarver will test him later on. I think round 6-10 will be the rough rounds for Woods as Tarver's power could be a factor.

I can't see Tarver sustaining 12 rounds at a fast pace though and if it's close going into the championship rounds I really think Woods will win those rounds and pull it off.

For me it's a Woods win unless Tarver can land something big and either knock him out or put him down a couple times.

If Woods stays on his feet he wins this imo.

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Originally Posted by Master

Pressure Pressure Pressure, high tempo, a lot of combination making the old man work.

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If Woods can outpoint Tarver early with a higher output, Tarver will struggle later, his endurance isn't that great right now. From what I've seen of Woods he's the exact opposite though. In a slow paced fight Tarver will get the better of it. Woods needs to pressure early then go into defense mode potshotting once the fight goes later rounds constantly moving.

Slip a crackpipe in his room the night before the fight.

it was inevitable

Crowbar to the face. He could beat him by boxing him, but Tarver deserves it.

Hope and pray Tarver gets DQ'ed. It's the only chance Woods has to win

Bring a mirror so Tarver will be distracted looking at himself:p

Smother him from the bell and get inside with tight defense turn it into and ugly fight inside and be first to land something of substance. If woods stuns him he needs to capitalize and not let him recover. I think if he smothers him and doesn't let him take a breather with good inside work rate and defense he can take this fight. If he stays outside there is less chance for him to win and more chance for him to get hit with something big.

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Originally Posted by liquid

Slip a crackpipe in his room the night before the fight.

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