Quote Originally Posted by Starr
Tarver can't fight like he talks which is the problem. If he was some quiet guy fighter like Cotto then he would be more acceptable. But when he talks we expect him to be spectacular then, and the sad thing is, we all know he isn't. He had his moment in the sun to look spectacular in the first Johnson fight and he lost, and he couldn't even look impressive winning the rematch or the third Roy fight. He just isn't up to par with the way he talks. He would have more fans if he talked like Cotto instead of Ali.
Exactly. I always say the same thing. Tarver talks like he is gonna go in there Tyson style, guns blazing looking for a war and a KO. But people who have seen him fight, know that is all BS. He is a hesitant counter puncher, much like what Bernard has become. If anything this fight should be a chess match, and one Bernard, the superior boxer, should win IMO. Unless Tarver lands another one in a million shot, bites down and brings the fight to Bernard consisitently, or B-hop gets screwed again by the judges.