Antonio Tarver's Top 10 Fights

Antonio Tarver's boxing record include 38 fights, 22 KO wins, 1 KO win in world-title fight, and winning 7 world titles at the light-heavyweight division. Here is a look at his 10 best performances — 4 of these are KO wins.
  • #1.

    Antonio Tarver knocks out Roy Jones Jr. in their 2nd fight

    On May 15, 2004, Antonio Tarver and Roy Jones Jr. met again in an immediate rematch.

    Tarver came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 73% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 7 days. Jones Jr. was on a 15-fight win streak with a 76% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 6 months and 7 days.

    Antonio Tarver made very easy work of Roy Jones Jr. in the rematch, stopping the champion via TKO in the 2nd. Tarver improves his record to 22-2 (18 KOs), while Jones Jr. adds a loss to his record at 49-2.

  • #2.

    Antonio Tarver defeats Glen Johnson in their 2nd fight

    On June 18, 2005, Antonio Tarver and Glen Johnson met again in an immediate rematch.

    Tarver came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 72% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months. Johnson was on a 3-fight win streak with a 52% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 6 months.

    Antonio Tarver defeated Glen Johnson via unanimous decision in the rematch and wins the The Ring title. Tarver improves his record to 23-3, while Johnson adds a loss to his record at 42-10-2.

  • #3.

    Antonio Tarver defeats Roy Jones Jr. in their 3rd fight

    On October 1, 2005, Antonio Tarver and Roy Jones Jr. met again in a rematch.

    Tarver came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 69% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 13 days. Jones Jr. was on a -2-fight win streak with a 73% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 1 year and 6 days.

    Antonio Tarver defeated Roy Jones Jr. via unanimous decision in the rematch and successfully defended his The Ring light-heavyweight title. Tarver improves his record to 24-3, while Jones Jr. adds a loss to his record at 49-4.

  • #4.

    Antonio Tarver defeats Montell Griffin

    On April 26, 2003, a 34-year-old Antonio Tarver (20-1, 17 KOs) got a shot at the IBF light-heavyweight title held by 32-year-old Montell Griffin (44-3, 29 KOs) and the vacant WBC title.

    Tarver came in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 81% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 9 months and 6 days. Griffin was on a 6-fight win streak with a 61% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 5 months and 23 days.

    Antonio Tarver defeated Montell Griffin via unanimous decision and wins the WBC and IBF titles — in his first world-title fight. Tarver improves his record to 21-1, while Griffin adds a loss to his record at 44-4.

  • #5.

    Antonio Tarver knocks out Danny Santiago

    On December 1, 2007, a 39-year-old Antonio Tarver (25-4, 18 KOs) and Danny Santiago met in the ring in a light-heavyweight bout.

    Tarver came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 62% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 22 days.

    Antonio Tarver stopped Danny Santiago via TKO in the 4th round. Tarver improves his record to 26-4 (19 KOs)

  • #6.

    Antonio Tarver loses to Roy Jones Jr. in their 1st fight

    On November 8, 2003, the 34-year-old WBC light-heavyweight champion, Antonio Tarver (21-1, 17 KOs), and the 34-year-old WBA (Super) and The Ring light-heavyweight champion Roy Jones Jr. (48-1, 38 KOs) met in a title-unification fight.

    Tarver came in to the fight on a 5-fight win streak with a 77% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 13 days. Jones Jr. was on a 14-fight win streak with a 77% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 8 months and 7 days.

    Roy Jones Jr. defeated Antonio Tarver via majority decision and unifies the WBC, WBA (Super), and The Ring light-heavyweight titles. Jones Jr. improves his record to 49-1, while Tarver adds a loss to his record at 21-2.

  • #7.

    Antonio Tarver defeats Clinton Woods

    On April 12, 2008, a 39-year-old Antonio Tarver (26-4, 19 KOs) got a shot at the IBF light-heavyweight title held by 35-year-old British boxer Clinton Woods (41-3-1, 25 KOs).

    Tarver came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 63% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 11 days. Woods was on a 6-fight win streak with a 55% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 6 months and 14 days.

    Antonio Tarver defeated Clinton Woods via unanimous decision and wins the IBF title. Tarver improves his record to 27-4, while Woods adds a loss to his record at 41-4-1.

  • #8.

    Antonio Tarver stops Danny Green

    On June 20, 2011, a 42-year-old Antonio Tarver (28-6, 19 KOs) and Danny Green met in the ring in a cruiserweight bout.

    Tarver came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 55% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 8 months and 5 days.

    Antonio Tarver stopped Danny Green via RTD in the 9th round. Tarver improves his record to 29-6 (20 KOs)

  • #9.

    Antonio Tarver knocks out Eric Harding in their 2nd fight

    On July 20, 2002, a 33-year-old Antonio Tarver (19-1, 16 KOs) and Eric Harding met in the ring for the 2nd time,.

    Tarver came in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 80% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 25 days.

    In the rematch, Antonio Tarver stopped Eric Harding via TKO in the 5th round. Tarver improves his record to 20-1 (17 KOs)

  • #10.

    Antonio Tarver defeats Elvir Muriqi

    On June 9, 2007, a 38-year-old Antonio Tarver (24-4, 18 KOs) and Elvir Muriqi met in the ring in a light-heavyweight bout.

    Tarver came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 64% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 11 months and 30 days.

    Antonio Tarver defeated Elvir Muriqi via majority decision in the 12-round light-heavyweight fight. Tarver improves his record to 25-4

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