Antonio Tarver vs. Roy Jones II

By Boxing News on January 15, 2012

The rematch on May 15, 2004 at the Mandalay Bay was a shocker in more ways than one

Antonio Tarver and Roy Jones fought three times. Jones won the first fight by majority decision in Nov. 2003. The rematch on May 15, 2004 at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas was a shocker in more ways than one. Jones had a nearly perfect 49-1 record going in and was still considered a master at the top of his game. Tarver was 21-2, and while a respected if not scintillating fighter, he was never considered a world-beater, at least until he fought Roy a second time…

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Roy Jones Jr vs Antonio Tarver 2 - 2004-05-15

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Fighter's Info

Antonio Tarver
Roy Jones Jr.

Real Name	Antonio Deon Tarver
Country	United States
Date of Birth(Age)	1968.11.21 (44)
Rated at	Cruiserweight
W-L-D	W29+L6+D0=35
Height	6 feet 2 inches
Reach
Trainer	Buddy McGirt

Last fights:

Date	Opponent	WLD	Result	Rnds.
2011.07.20	Danny Green	31-3-0	W(RTD)	9/12
2010.10.15	Nagy Aguilera	16-4-0	W(UD)	10/10
2009.05.09	Chad Dawson	27-0-0	L(UD)	12/12
2008.10.11	Chad Dawson	26-0-0	L(UD)	12/12
2008.04.12	Clinton Woods	41-3-1	W(UD)	12/12
2007.12.01	Danny Santiago	29-3-1	W(TKO)	4/12

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Real Name	Roy Levesta Jones
Country	United States
Date of Birth(Age)	1969.01.16 (43)
Rated at	Cruiserweight
W-L-D	W55+L8+D0=63
Height	5 feet 11 inches
Reach
Trainer	Alton Merkerson

Last fights:

Date	Opponent	WLD	Result	Rnds.
2011.12.10	Max Alexander	14-5-2	W(UD)	10/10
2011.05.21	Denis Lebedev	21-1-0	L(KO)	10/10
2010.04.03	Bernard Hopkins	50-5-1	L(UD)	12/12
2009.12.02	Danny Green	27-3-0	L(TKO)	1/12
2009.08.15	Jeff Lacy	25-2-0	W(RTD)	10/12
2009.03.21	Omar Sheika	27-8-0	W(TKO)	5/12

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Fight results

Fighters	Result	Rounds	Record
Dzmitri Tarenka Andrei Abramenka	LTKO	4/10	(8-8-1) (16-1-2)
Tabtimdaeng Na Rachawat Alex Buckie	WUD	12/12	(39-2-0) (12-25-6)
Richard Pumicpic Ratchasak Kokietgym	WKO	9/10	(9-5-1) (9-0-1)
Richard Garcia Petchbarngborn Kokietgym	LUD	12/12	(23-13-1) (14-5-1)
Renan Branzuela Adones Aguelo	LUD	10/10	(13-11-0) (15-7-1)
Yao Yi Ma Virgil Kalakoda	WTKO	8/12	(9-1-0) (25-7-3)
Sam Soliman Garth Wood	WUD	12/12	(40-11-0) (10-2-1)
Sanae Jah Elena Miftode	WKO	2/10x2	(4-0-0) (6-19-0)
Dai Iwai Dizon Cag-ong	WTKO	7/10	(8-2-0) (11-4-0)
Masae Akitaya Ayaka Miyao	LUD	8/8x2	(8-2-1) (11-5-1)

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