First of all Tarvers being over 200 pounds and taking so much time off for the movie is a huge disadvantage for him... He has to lose alot of weight and given the fact that he has poor stamina and doesn't take pressure or body attacks well to begin with, it's good timing by Hopkins camp in a way... I saw Hopkins on TV recently in an interview and he looks good, and said that his plan for this fight will be to weigh in at about 168 or 169... He doesn't actually have to make 175. Also you have to look at Tarver's fights with Glen Johnson, those were his latest, even though they were very long ago since Tarver has been extremely inactive and has been thinking of other things.. Anyways, he was in trouble in both of those fights and didn't really hurt Johnson much at all... Bhop completely dismantled Glen Johnson en route to an 11th round TKO, he handed him his first pro loss and is the only man to ever stop him... Why couldn't Tarver? I don't think this is a one sided fight at all... IMO Taylor is alot better than Glen Johnson, Bhop is alot better than Reggie Johnson... YOu can't just judge Tarver because he KOed Jones.. What else has he done, and how has he looked doing it? Nothing special..... I just have this feeling that Tarver, being the loudmouth idiot he is, will think exactly the way you are, that Hopkins just wants a payday.... When really Hopkins probably went back to the gym 2 days after the Taylor fight and has had his mind on Tarver for months.. This is a prime set up for an "upset"... But I won't see it that way at all because Hopkins is a much more skilled fighter who will also be better prepared.