I understand when people say Tarver is a bigger name, and he is to an extent but to say he's a more dangerous opponent is ridiculous. ESPECIALLY for Hopkins' style Calzaghe is 20x more dangerous than Tarver, with his slow pace that caters to Bernard. I'm American and I like Hopkins, but Calzaghe is a stylistic nightmare for him and it's why hes being avoided. For the money yes I understand Tarver and the fact this was scheduled before the Lacy fight... but he should be fighting the best and Tarver doesn't fit that profile - anyone who thinks this is his best challenge available must be under the influence of narcotics. If Bernard made it this far, he could easily fight Tarver then Joe after. But he's consciously choosing to avoid the Welshman.... Alot of people want Mayweather to get his ass handed to him but ya gotta give the guy one thing, he WILL fight Hatton and Margarito eventually, he's just letting it brew into something bigger. Obviously it's not Bernard's style