What percentage chance would you give Tarver vs peak RJJ?

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  1. Mark Dunham

    Mark Dunham Well-Known Member Full Member

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    probably even
     
  2. Dorrian_Grey

    Dorrian_Grey It came to me in a dream Full Member

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    Roy had a glass chin and Tarver hit hard. That makes perfect sense to me.
     
  3. Loudon

    Loudon Loyal Member Full Member

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    He was coming in off of his rematch win over Johnson.

    He had a lot more left in the tank than what Roy did.
     
  4. Loudon

    Loudon Loyal Member Full Member

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    It doesn’t make perfect sense at all.

    He knocked him out once in 3 fights.

    And Roy was completely depleted in the first fight, and he was coming off of back to back knockout losses for the 3rd fight.

    They fought 26 rounds.

    So if he could only knock him out once in 3 fights when he was faded, the chances against the Reggie version of Roy, would not in any way have been high.

    Again, Tarver was a very good and dangerous fighter.

    But your estimations have zero logic to them.
     
  5. MaccaveliMacc

    MaccaveliMacc Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Basically this.
     
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