An American boxer in the light-heavyweight class, Antonio Tarver first won the championship in 2003, defeating Montell Griffin. Later that year he would lose the title to
Roy Jones, Jr., only to win the belt back from Jones in 2004. Tarver would go on to lose and win back the title again in the next year. Tarver gained additional fame when he won the role of boxer Mason Dixon in the sixth "Rocky" film, "Rocky Balboa."
Glen Johnson's20-month pursuit of Chad Dawson and an elusive rematch of their disputed first fight finally ended Saturday night.
Publ.Date : Mon, 09 Nov 2009 06:00:30 GMTHARTFORD — The most instructive analysis of Chad Dawson’s dominating unanimous decision over Glen Johnson Saturday night at the Hartford Civic Center came from a most unusual place.
Publ.Date : Mon, 09 Nov 2009 04:36:07 GMTLight-heavyweight champion Chad Dawson one day intends to follow David Haye into the heavyweight division but for now his promoter will consider a drop to super-middleweight to get his fighter the respect he feels the American deserves.
Publ.Date : Sun, 08 Nov 2009 22:38:48 GMT
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Antonio's nickname is Magic Man.
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