Quote Originally Posted by kingfrnk View Post
tarver ko dawson hell no dawson took some hard shots frm johnson but dawsons speed and workrate will be too much for tarvers punk ass
He was wobbled several times by Johnson. Johnson is a pressure fighter, coming straight ahead. His KO's are almost all accumulation KO's. Tarver is more of a counterpuncher, and he has better one-punch power than Johnson.

Dawson may well outpoint Tarver in a decision, but don't kid yourself. Tarver has the potential flatten Dawson.

And those who say that Tarver can't back up the talk, he's 2-1 against Roy Jones. It's funny the same people that are giving Roy a chance against Calzaghe NOW are the same people who use the excuse that Roy was shot when he got KTFO by Tarver. You can't have it both ways. And what about all the pre-fight crap that came out of Hopkins mouth before the the Calzaghe fight? Did Hopkins back it up? Talk about a guy who makes excuses and never gives respect. That's OK. We love Hopkins.

It cracks me up. Tarver was in same situation, regarding weight loss, when he lost to Hopkins, a hall of famer, and that's not a good reason for having an off night. Yet, these same people who won't cut Tarver slack for the Hopkins fight use the weight-loss excuse to explain Roy's performance in the first Tarver fight. Talk about wanting to have it both ways. They Jones has a full 6 months to make his body right and gets KO'd. But Tarver is crap.

Tarver looks lousy after taking a full year off. Anybody else gets a free pass because of ring rust, but not Tarver. Tarver is crap. Then comes back very strong in his next two fights, including a total demolition of Clinton Woods, who was on a nice little roll. But Tarver still crap.

No. People hate him because he proved Roy Jones Jr. was human. Roy Jones Jr. fans wanted Roy to finish his career with only the Griffin DQ as a blemish, and go down as the greatest boxer in the history of earth. Lots of boxers talk crap and sound silly. Almost none generate the kind of hate Tarver does. Why? Because Tarver knocked out there favorite fighter, they guy who they thought was the greatest ever. Tarver is crap and he just got lucky. Jones could have won the 3rd fight if he wasn't afraid to let his hands go. Bullcrap. There was a reason why he was afraid to let his hands go, and if he would have done it, Tarver would have knocked him out again.

The more I think about this, the more I want Tarver pull this off. He's not even being a jerk promoting this fight. It will be amusing to hear the new and creative ways people invent to discredit Tarver. Really, it will be hilarious, because if he wins, it will be because Dawson is crap.