Mike Tyson vs Antonio Tarver

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  1. janitor

    janitor VIP Member

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    This fight was discussed after Tarver knocked out Roy Jones.

    So-

    A) How would it have turned out?

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    B) What would have been the implications for each fighters legacy?
     
  2. KOTF

    KOTF Bingooo Full Member

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    A replay of this fight

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  3. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    Tyson gets the KO and neither man's legacy is impacted.
     
  4. lefthook31

    lefthook31 Obsessed with Boxing banned

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    Tarver was always a lazy fighter in my opinion. It seems his entire career was based on a fight with Roy Jones. He seemed to never get up for another fight. That being said, his laziness lack of power and low workrate would have him in big trouble with any shot version of Tyson.
     
  5. ricardoparker93

    ricardoparker93 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Love that music at the end of the fight :lol:
     
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  7. Kalasinn

    Kalasinn ♧ OG Kally ♤ Full Member

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    Above is the answer to the topic.:good
     
  8. Pachilles

    Pachilles Boxing Addict Full Member

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    A. STFU!(with all do respect and no offense)
    B. Tyson's aura would've been completely shattered. And Tarver would be known as an ATG for defeating the top 2 physically dominating freaks of all time
     
  9. Mr Butt

    Mr Butt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    :deal:good


    nothing else needs saying
     
  10. janitor

    janitor VIP Member

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    Now if I had put Roy Jones in place of Mr Tarver a lot more people would be picking him.

    I personaly think that Tyson was in freefall and it is not out of the question that Tarver could have capitalised on it.

    Hell Danny Williams and Kevin McBride did.
     
  11. enquirer

    enquirer Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Mister jones and mister tarver both get royally spanked by mister tyson,and you know this well janny. Slow night?!
     
  12. Mr Butt

    Mr Butt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    i think tarver would have lost at the press conference. i have a feeling that tarver would of settled for not getting hurt in his head before the fight started, and would been ultra negative and for me at some point tyson lands and then its goodnight
     
  13. MAG1965

    MAG1965 Loyal Member banned

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    the question would be would Tarver make it out of the 1st round.
     
  14. lefthook31

    lefthook31 Obsessed with Boxing banned

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    Yeah but they didnt outbox him, they laid on him absorbed his slower output and wore him out with their physical size. Both McBride and Williams were big men. Tarver is a lanky guy who didnt and couldnt fight that way against Tyson with any kind of success. Tyson still looked great with the likes of Cliff Etienne, but he was having trouble with the big guys. Tarver would box from the outside so the fight would be more on Tyson's terms. I never really understood why Finkel kept putting him in with big heavyweights after the Lewis fight.
     
  15. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    There's a marked difference between McBride Tyson and Williams Tyson.

    Williams beat Tyson because he hit like an absolute truck. Tyson's footspeed wasn't lightning any more, but I can't consider that Tarver could have moved well enough to keep out of harms way for 36 minutes AND outbox Tyson to a decision.

    And he's certainly not knocking Mike out.