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stymie Posted May 3 Author Report Share Posted May 3 World Light Heavyweight ChampionshipMore Than Personal: Jones-Tarver IISaturday, May 15, 2004. 9pm ET / 6pm PT. Live on Pay-Per-View from Mandalay Bay Events Center.LAS VEGAS, March 13, 2004 -- Roy Jones, Jr. is generally regarded as the best fighter today in any weight class. He has been world champion at middleweight, super middleweight, light heavyweight and on March 1, 2003 he became the WBA Heavyweight Champion. Nonetheless on November 8, 2003, Jones had arguably the toughest fight of his professional career when he dropped back to light heavyweight to settle a personal score against then champion Antonio Tarver. Jones won a majority decision and Tarver himself was enraged at the verdict -- and boxing fans around the world immediately joined the debate. Since then, pressure from all quarters has been growing. Now “It’s More Than Personal†and on May 15, 2004 all questions will be answered at the Mandalay Bay Events Center live on pay-per-view."It's going to be 'Superman' Roy Jones against 'The Avenger' Antonio Tarver," said promoter Don King. "It's going to be a blockbuster pay-per-view event. That first fight was such a great fight -- I just had to do this one. It's also great to be back here with Tony Alamo at Mandalay Bay."“This is an intense rivalry, pure sport at its best. Roy Jones and Antonio Tarver are two world-class athletes at the top of their game who will settle their score in the boxing ringâ€, said Mark Taffet, HBO Senior Vice President of Sports Operations & Pay-Per-View. “It figures to be an exciting night for pay-per-view boxing fans.Jones-Tarver II, presented by Don King Productions in association with Square Ring and sponsored by CMXchange, will be produced and distributed domestically by HBO Pay-Per-View and broadcast internationally by KingVision. Jones and Tarver’s relationship started when they were just 13 years old when, as amateurs, they first fought each other at the Sunshine State Games in Gainesville, FL. And like their meeting in November, they disagree on the bout’s outcome. “I just beat his ass,†recalls Jones. “That’s all I know. I chased him around the ring beating on his ass and won all three rounds.†Conversely, Tarver asserts, “We had a very, very competitive fight. He won a split decision.â€Jones went on to win the Silver Medal and the Most Outstanding boxer at the 1988 Olympic games. Seeing Roy on the Olympic medal stand, Antonio was motivated to get back in the gym after a six-year hiatus, leading to a stellar amateur career culminating with a Bronze medal at the ’96 Olympic games. From the day Tarver became a professional, he had his sites set on Roy Jones, Jr. It took twenty-three fights, and six years, to get that shot. “I don’t understand why everybody can’t see that this is the biggest, the most competitive fight that Roy Jones will ever face,†said Tarver prior to November 8. Tarver was right and on May 15, 2004, he will get the chance to prove again that, “If I don’t get it done, it can’t be done.†Roy Jones, Jr. (49-1, 38 KOs) from Pensacola, FL won his first title on May 22, 1993, the when he beat Bernard “The Executioner†Hopkins to win the IBF middleweight championship. He then won the super middleweight title on November 18,1994 when he beat who many thought was the pound-for-pound king, IBF super middleweight champion James “Lights Out†Toney. Jones then set his sights on light heavyweight division, soon becoming the undisputed champion. He won the WBC belt when he destroyed Montell Griffin on August 7, 1997 with a first round KO. On July 18, 1998, Jones won the WBA light heavyweight belt when he defeated Lou Del Valle and became undisputed light heavyweight champion on June 5, 1999 when he won a twelve-round decision against Reggie Johnson. During the next three years, Jones successfully defended the undisputed light heavyweight title seven times.Roy Jones, Jr. then took the biggest chance of his career, an opportunity to make history and become the first former middleweight champion to win a world heavyweight championship in over 100 years. On March 1, 2003, Roy “Superman†Jones, outweighed by thirty pounds, took everything that Ruiz dealt, making it look easy in winning the WBA Heavyweight title.With no other immediate opportunities in the heavyweight division, Jones decided to move back to light heavyweight to challenge in-state nemesis Antonio Tarver for his WBC belt. Jones won the fight, but not as easy as he had anticipated. Leading up to the fight, he had to lose the eighteen pounds of muscle he put on to fight Ruiz. So on May 15, Jones will feel a need to silence the critics, and Tarver, once again.Antonio “Magic Man†Tarver (21-2, 17 KOs) from Tampa, FL turned professional on February 18, 1997 and won the first sixteen fights of his career, only two of which went the full scheduled distance - all of them at light heavyweight. After losing an elimination bout to Eric Harding on June 23, 2000, Tarver won two straight fights inside the distance, including a fifth round TKO of Lincoln Carter on the undercard of Roy Jones-Derrick Harmon in Tarver’s hometown of Tampa, FL on February 24, 2001. Tarver then won the NABF and USBA light heavyweight titles on January 25, 2002 with a win over former middleweight and light heavyweight champion Reggie Johnson. That win put Tarver into world title contention and gave him a chance to redeem himself in a July 20, 2002 rematch against Eric Harding. This time, Tarver knocked Harding down three times, once in the fourth and twice in the fifth before the referee stopped the bout (TKO 5). That win put Tarver in position to fight Montell Griffin for the titles left vacant by Roy Jones, Jr. On April 26, 2003 Tarver dominated and knocked down the former world champion in the first and twelfth rounds on his way to a unanimous decision while winning the WBC & IBF light heavyweight titles.His life-long dream to fight Roy Jones, Jr. for a world title had been fulfilled. But the conclusion wasn’t what neither had anticipated. So now, on May 15, “It’s more than personal,†and Tarver and boxing fans worldwide will see if “Superman†Roy Jones is up to the task. Tickets for Jones-Tarver II, priced at $800, $600, $400, $200 and $100, are available at the Mandalay Bay Box Office and all TicketMaster outlets. To order tickets by phone, call (702) 632-7580 or toll free (877) 632-7400. The Jones vs. Tarver II pay-per-view telecast, beginning at 9pm ET/6pm PT on May 15th, will be produced and distributed by HBO Pay-Per-View and will be available to over 48 million pay-per-view homes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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