On May 15, 2004, Roy Jones Jr. (49-1, 38 KOs), the light-heavyweight WBA (Super), WBC, and The Ring champion, defends his titles against former world champion Antonio Tarver (21-2, 17 KOs).
Roy Jones Jr. is coming in to the fight on a 15-fight win streak with a 76% KO rate; his last fight was a majority decision win over Tarver, 6 months and 7 days ago. Antonio Tarver is on a 1-fight losing streak with a 73% KO rate, with his last fight being a majority decision loss to Jones Jr., 6 months and 7 days ago.
The winning odds are at 78.3-21.7 in favor of Antonio Tarver. It is going to be a competitive fight and Roy Jones Jr. will put up a very good fight, but Tarver will prevail.
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.