Has Tarver ever been knocked down?

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  1. ChrisPontius

    ChrisPontius March 8th, 1971 Full Member

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    Say what you will about him, his chin seems to be excellent if not better. I remember Hopkins staggered him with a perfect counter punch and it was a ruled a knockdown because his glove touched the canvas (?). Boxrec says he was down in the first against Harding in 2000, but i've never seen that one.

    He took a lot of big shots from Dawson recently and Jones nailed him pretty hard with those lead right hands in their first fight as well.
     
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  2. jimmie

    jimmie Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Harding did drop him and even broke his jaw.
     
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  3. jimmie

    jimmie Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Im I crazy or wasnt there a ruled KD when he fought Dawson ?
     
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  4. younghypnotiq

    younghypnotiq Boxing Addict Full Member

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    in his defense he fought on against harding with a broken jaw and all
     
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  5. magnificentdave

    magnificentdave Constant Reminder Full Member

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    Most of the shots from Dawson were glancing blows or partially blocked.
     
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  6. bladerunner

    bladerunner El Intocable Full Member

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    Hopkins knocked him down.and so did Harding anf Reggie Johnson.
     
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  7. BewareofDawg

    BewareofDawg P4P Champ Full Member

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    Balboa dropped him.
     
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  8. Lampley

    Lampley Boxing Junkie banned

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    Dawson's KD was better than Hopkins' was. Tarver wanted it to be called a slip, but it obviously wasn't.

    Tarver has a good chin, though.
     
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  9. butler08

    butler08 Active Member Full Member

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    :rofl:rofl:rofl:rofl:rofl
     
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  10. PH|LLA

    PH|LLA VIP Member Full Member

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    i think replays showed that his glove actually did not touch the canvas against BHop
     
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  11. My2Sense

    My2Sense Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Hopkins
    Dawson
    Harding
    Reggie Johnson

    However, Hopkins, Dawson, and Johnson were all flash KDs (and considered questionable by some), and against Harding he took a knee amidst a flurry of punches, by which time both his jaws and ribs were broken.

    To his credit, I don't think I've ever seen him dropped where he looked dazed or out on his feet.
     
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  12. evalistinho

    evalistinho Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Yeah it doesnt touch the canvas but it would not have made a difference in the fight. The Dawson kd was weird too cus it looked as if Tarver was trying to do a cartwheel or something. in the end was it ruled as a KD?
     
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  13. fatony

    fatony Member Full Member

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    Yep thats about it he hasnt had all that many fights
     
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  14. jimmie

    jimmie Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Thats true but hes had most of them at a high level so thats impressive

    Roy Jones 3x
    Bernard Hopkins
    Chad Dawson
    Clinton Woods
    Glen Johnson 2x
    Montell Griffin
    Reggie Johnson
    Eric Harding 2x

    Not bad for 32 fights
     
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  15. moneymayweather

    moneymayweather Active Member Full Member

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    balboa is a fictional character in a movie
     
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