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Chad Dawson Looks to Repeat Against Glen Johnson

Perhaps Glen Johnson's best attempt at head-games during the buildup to Saturday night's 175-pound rematch with IBO titlist Chad Dawson is his refusal to admit defeat. The facts are that Johnson was not only judged the loser of their first light heavyweight clash in April of 2008 by scores of 116-112 on all three cards,...

Zsolt Erdei: Least Respected, Most Ignored Unbeaten Champ in History

HBO boxing announcer Jim Lampley has a real gift for brevity: He can tell you everything you need to know about a boxer in just a couple of sentences. And I think a comment he made before Saturday night's Chad Dawson-Antonio Tarver fight demonstrates that beautifully."Zsolt Erdei has held a title belt for quite some time,"...

Chad Dawson Beats Antonio Tarver

Seven months ago, Chad Dawson beat Antonio Tarver by lopsided unanimous decision. On Saturday night in Las Vegas Tarver got his rematch, and Dawson whipped him again.Although he wasn't quite as dominant as he was the last time they fought, Dawson controlled the pace of the fight throughout and was never in much danger as...

Chad Dawson Has Message for Rivals

Following Chad Dawson's 12-round destruction of Antonio Tarver last October, there wasn't much interest in seeing a rematch. However, in the wacky world of professional boxing things like fan interest and common sense don't always come into play. Tarver excercised his rematch clause and there was nothing Dawson could do to...

AntonioTarver News From the Web

05/23/12 Kayode ignores Tarver?s antics, ready for big fight Source: The Guardian of Nigeria NIGERIA'S Lateef Kayode, who is hoping to upstage International Boxing Organisation (IBO) cruiserweight champion, Antonio Tarver, has said he is not paying attention to his opponent's antics but concentrating on the June 2 showdown.
05/20/12 Antonio Tarver ready to return to the ring Source: Miami Herald - Miami FL Boxing fans lately have seen him more as a Showtime network fight analyst than in the ring, but Antonio Tarver is ready to cross through the ropes again.
05/19/12 ROBERT MORALES on BOXING: Tarver dreams big ... really... Source: Press-Telegram - Long Beach CA Antonio Tarver is the proud owner of one of boxing's most jaw-dropping knockout victories over the past few decades.
05/19/12 boxing agate Source: Richmond Times-Dispatch - Richmond VA At Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, Juan Carlos Sanchez Jr. vs. Juan Alberto Rosas, 12, for Sanchez's IBF junior bantamweight title.
05/02/12 Ricky Hatton, Antonio Tarver expect Floyd Mayweather... Source: Advance Newspapers - Ann Arbor MI One of Floyd Mayweather's former opponents and an ex-Olympic teammate both like the Grand Rapids native's chances of remaining undefeated following Saturday's fight with Miguel Cotto.