Miami (Lub yim hli ntuj 4, 2015) – Tsib-lub sij hawm lub ntiaj teb champion Anthony “Magic txiv neej” Tarver(31-6, 22 Kos) yuav tau nrhiav los ntawm – tsis yav dhau los – yav tas los ob-lub sij hawm IBF yeejSteve “USS” Cunningham (28-7, 13 Kos) on Friday hmo ntuj, Aug. 14, nyob rau hauv lawv cov 12-round heavyweight showdown ntawm Prudential Center nyob rau hauv Newark, New Jersey.

 

WBA #9 Tarver vs. IBF # 6 / WBC #14 Cunningham yog lub ntsiab kev tshwm sim nyob rau hauv ib tug Premier Boxing Champions series qhia airing nyob rau ntsia hlau loj TV, tib network Tarver ua hauj lwm pab raws li nws cov boxing xim commentator.

 

Tarver yog nyob rau ib lub hom phiaj los ua tus hiob heavyweight zus ib ntawm lub ntiaj teb no nyob rau hauv boxing keeb kwm. Lub 46-xyoo-laus southpaw realizes nws muaj tau yav tas los Cunningham nyob rau hauv thiaj li yuav tau ib lub ntiaj teb title txhaj tshuaj tiv thaiv Wladimir Klitschko los yog Deontay Wilder.

 

“Kuv hwm Steve Cunningham,” Tarver piav. “Kuv yuav tsis nrhiav yav tag los nws, Kuv tab tom nrhiav los ntawm nws. Yog hais tias kuv tau mus Wilder tau Klitschko, yog li yuav nws. Kuv tau txais uas lub ntiaj teb no heavyweight npe thiab thaum kuv defeat Klitschko nws yuav ua tus loj tshaj zaj dabneeg nyob rau hauv kev ua si. Tab sis kuv paub hais tias kuv yuav tsis tau txais kuv lub npe txhaj tshwj tsis yog kuv tau txais los ntawm Cunningham.

 

“Lub 'Magic txiv neej’ yog nqa 1000 tricks nyob rau hauv nws lub hnab tab sis nws tsuas mus coj ib tug mus coj nws tawm. I’ve been working hard in training camp and he hasn’t been focused.Steve yog ib tug khoom check tus nrog sib ntaus uas tau pov thawj nws tus kheej nyob rau hauv lub heavyweight division, los tawm ib tug nyob ze eliminator hais tias muaj ntau xav tias nws yeej. Kuv muaj qhov kev xeem ntawm sib ntaus sib tua ib tug txiv leej tub uas koj yuav txiav luam yeeb tsis ua, ces koj yuav tau mus khob nws tawm vim hais tias nws yog pov thawj nws lub siab thiab lub siab tawv. Steve tus kuj mob siab vim hais tias nws paub txog dab tsi ntaus kuv yuav ua li cas rau nws cov hauj lwm.”

Ntawm 46 thiab ib tug yawg-rau-yuav tom ntej no lub hli, Tarver realizes hais tias nws tej zaum yuav tsis tib yam fighter nws yog thaum lub sij hawm ib tug cuaj-sib ntaus stretch ntawm 2002-2006, nyob rau hauv uas nws yog ib tug ntawm lub ntiaj teb sab saum toj phaus-rau-phaus fighters, shocking Roy Jones, Jr.(saib daim duab mus rau sab xis) nyob rau hauv ob ntawm peb fights, splitting ib tug khub nrog Glen Johnson, defeatingMontell Griffin, Eric Harding thiab Reggie Johnson, thiab poob rau Bernard Hopkins. Tarver, Txawm li cas los, xav tias nws aforementioned yaam puab paub thiab kov yeej tej kev li ntau struggles yuav txaus coj nws rov qab mus rau lub sab saum toj ntawm lub boxing roob.

 

“I learned the fundamentals of boxing and that’s why I’m still here at 46,” Tarver sau tseg. “Tag nrho kuv lub kev ua si yog ua rau deception vim hais tias, los ntawm cov looks ntawm nws, Kuv tsis yuav tsum tau sai sai, raws li ceev thiab muaj zog, raws li tawv, los yog ntaus zog raws li kuv ua. Yog li ntawd, uas ua rau nws nyuaj los npaj rau lub dav hlau tua rog zoo li kuv. I am sure Cunningham may have prepared for a physical war but has he prepare for the mental part of our fight? Nws mam li yuav tau sib ntaus sib tua nyob rau hauv ib tug ntiv nplhaib tag nrho ntawm kuv teb, ib tug tsis ncaj ncees lawm cov kauj ruam thiab, Kaboom!”

Tarver thiab nws lub taub hau tus kws qhia, Orlando Cuellar, tau ua ke ib xyoos rau dab tsi nqi rau peb txoj kev kawm camps xav Tarver tus Ameslikas teem sib ntaus tawm tsam Jonathan Ntug dej tau ncua ob peb lub hlis vim Tarver lub tawg tes, ua raws li los ntawm nws impressive xya-round stoppage ntawm ntug dej tas lub hlis ntuj nqeg nyob rau hauv nws cov nag sib ntaus.

 

“Peb paub txhua lwm yam zoo npaum li cas tam sim no nyob rau hauv cov nqe lus ntawm ntau npaum li cas rau thawb nws nyob rau hauv pw hav zoov thiab yuav ua li cas txais los ntawm txhua lwm yam,” Cuellar commented. “Nws tej zaum yuav 46 tab sis nws yeej tsis tau tuav li. Nws ntiv nplhaib miv yog tawm hauv kab kos thiab nws yog cob. Antonio tus ib tug ntse Puncher thiab vicious competitor. Nws tsis raws nraim li kuv hais ntawm nws nyob rau hauv lub gym. Kuv twb tuaj kom paub hais tias nws tsis xav tau 160-200 rounds ntawm sparring rau ib tug sib ntaus. Nws nco txog txhua yam ntawm nws fights tiv thaiv ntau yam thiaj li zoo tua hluav taws, khaws cia ntaub ntawv nyob rau hauv nws lub siab rau siv nyob rau hauv nws sib ntaus. Nws outthinks nws tus nrog sib ntaus. Kuv saib nws teem yam li thiab muab tso rau nws tag nrho ua ke. Antonio yog ib tug tshwj xeeb fighter, super ntse, ib tug yooj yim mus ua hauj lwm nrog thiab feem ntau muaj peev xwm nyob rau hauv lub nplhaib. Kuv foom koob hmoov rau yuav tsum tau ua hauj lwm nrog nws.

 

“Cunningham yog yuav tuaj nyob rau hauv thiab thov siab, tab sis nws yeej tsis tiv thaiv leej twg li elusive thiab ntse raws li Antonio, uas yuav ntes los yog npleem, thaiv los yog counter. Nws muaj ntau yam thiaj li tricks li nws lub tes tsho. Antonio yuav mus tua rau nws ceev. Cia li thaum Cunningham xav tias nws muaj Antonio qhov twg nws xav kom nws, nws yuav yuav lig dhau lawm thiab Antonio yuav knockout Cunningham. Tarver yog ib tug ntau sharper Puncher dua li cov neeg xav hais tias. Zoo li Antonio hais tias, peb nyob nraum tsis nrhiav yav tag los Cunningham, peb nyob nraum nrhiav dhau los ntawm nws.”

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