Kovalev vs. prime Tarver

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  1. lora

    lora Fighting Zapata Full Member

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    Tarver was definitely a big puncher.imo it was one of his only real standout attributes.
     
    lora, Mar 17, 2015
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    Adamek stopped Banks
     
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    My adidas t-shirt drew a smile? You pathetic weasel.
     
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    :lol:

    He just excused ME of being a racist :rofl
     
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  5. Webbiano

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    Just from re watching the highlights of Harding-Jones it's hard to argue Tarver wasn't a big puncher. Mendoza's off his rocker again
     
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  6. The Mongoose

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    Tarver had sneaky power, but this is like comparing Walcott to Foreman.
     
    The Mongoose, Mar 18, 2015
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  7. lepinthehood

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    Tarver didn't hit as hard as kovalev...
     
    lepinthehood, Mar 18, 2015
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  8. Mendoza

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    You just don't see too many men walking around in purple and yellow shirts. I think it suits you.
     
    Mendoza, Mar 18, 2015
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  9. Mendoza

    Mendoza Hrgovic = Next Heavyweight champion of the world. Full Member

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    No he did not. Power Puncher who thinks Hopkins beat Clazaghe ( Racy BS form PP, check the punch stats, and Hopkins was running in fumes ) said Tarver is a massive puncher.

    I can name plenty of light heavies that hit harder than Tarver.

    In fact three of them are active today in Kovalev, Stevenson, and Beterbiev.
     
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    Easily Mendoza.
     
    lepinthehood, Mar 18, 2015
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  11. N_ N___

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    Tarver would put your lights out with a punch you couldn't see coming. That was the beauty of it.
     
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  12. The Mongoose

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    Mods?
     
    The Mongoose, Mar 18, 2015
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    Alright for him to go on my twitter and mock my appearance though?
     
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  14. Mendoza

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    I agree he had skills. It's the punch that you don't see that often hurts you. I just disagree with the view os some or one that he was a massive puncher.
     
    Mendoza, Mar 18, 2015
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    Kovalev would put you too sleep with a punch you did see coming. :dead

    Sergey would have definitely kept a ko ratio above 85% had he thought dawson twice. apart from Hopkins and the heavyweights id fancy kova to ko most of the guys tarver couldn't.
     
    lepinthehood, Mar 18, 2015
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