On May 9, 2009, Antonio Tarver and Chad Dawson met again in an immediate rematch.
Tarver came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 59% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 28 days. Dawson was on a 27-fight win streak with a 63% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 6 months and 28 days.
Chad Dawson defeated Antonio Tarver via unanimous decision in the rematch and successfully defended his IBF light-heavyweight title. Dawson improves his record to 28-0, while Tarver adds a loss to his record at 27-6.
On October 11, 2008, the 39-year-old IBF light-heavyweight world champion, Antonio Tarver (27-4, 19 KOs), faced a 26-year-old Chad Dawson (26-0, 17 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Tarver came in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 61% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 29 days. Dawson was on a 26-fight win streak with a 65% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 5 months and 29 days.
Chad Dawson defeated Antonio Tarver via unanimous decision and wins the IBF title. Dawson improves his record to 27-0, while Tarver adds a loss to his record at 27-5.
On June 10, 2006, the 37-year-old The Ring light-heavyweight world champion, Antonio Tarver (24-3, 18 KOs), faced a 41-year-old Bernard Hopkins (46-4-1, 32 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Tarver came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 66% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 8 months and 9 days. Hopkins was on a -2-fight win streak with a 62% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 6 months and 7 days.
Bernard Hopkins defeated Antonio Tarver via unanimous decision and wins the The Ring title. Hopkins improves his record to 47-4-1, while Tarver adds a loss to his record at 24-4.
On December 18, 2004, the 36-year-old The Ring light-heavyweight world champion, Antonio Tarver (22-2, 18 KOs), faced a 35-year-old Jamaican boxer Glen Johnson (41-9-2, 28 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Tarver came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 75% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 7 months and 3 days. Johnson was on a 2-fight win streak with a 53% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 2 months and 23 days.
Glen Johnson defeated Antonio Tarver via split decision and wins the The Ring title. Johnson improves his record to 42-9-2, while Tarver adds a loss to his record at 22-3.
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.
On June 23, 2000, a 31-year-old Antonio Tarver (16-0, 14 KOs) and Eric Harding met in the ring.
Tarver came in to the fight on a 16-fight win streak with a 87% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 25 days.
Antonio Tarver lost to Eric Harding via unanimous decision in the 12-round fight, and adds an loss to his record at 16-1.