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 .
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