Miami (August 4, 2015) – Ise oge n'ụwa onye mmeri Anthony “Ime Anwansi Man” Tarver(31-6, 22 Kos) ga-achọ site – bụghị n'oge gara aga – mbụ abụọ oge IBF mmeriSteve “USS” Cunningham (28-7, 13 Kos) na Fraịdee n'abalị, Aug. 14, ha na 12-gburugburu heavyweight showdown na Prudential Center na Newark, New Jersey.

 

WBA #9 Tarver vs. IBF # 6 / WBC #14 Cunningham bụ isi ihe omume na a Premier Boxing agbachitere usoro show airing bi na Spike TV, otu netwọk Tarver na-eje ozi dị ka ya ọkpọ na agba nkọwa.

 

Tarver bụ na a ozi na-aghọ kasị ochie heavyweight mmeri nke ụwa ọkpọ akụkọ ihe mere eme. The 46-afọ southpaw ọfiọkde o nwere iji nweta gara aga Cunningham iji nweta a ụwa aha ogbugba megide Wladimir Klitschko ma ọ bụ Deontay Wilder.

 

“M na-akwanyere Steve Cunningham,” Tarver kọwara. “M na-adịghị achọ gara aga ya, M na-achọ site n'aka-ya. Ọ bụrụ na m ga-aga site Wilder na-Klitschko, otú ọ ga-abụ. M na-na ụwa heavyweight na aha ma mgbe m na-emeri Klitschko ọ ga-nnukwu akụkọ egwuregwu. Ma, m maara na m ga-esi m aha ogbugba gwụla ma m na-enweta site Cunningham.

 

“The 'Ime Anwansi Man’ bụ na-eweta 1000 aghụghọ na ya akpa ma ọ bụ naanị aga otu na-ya. I’ve been working hard in training camp and he hasn’t been focused.Steve bụ a siri ike inogide iro ndị pụtara onwe ya na heavyweight nkewa, na-abịa anya a nso eliminator na ọtụtụ chere na ọ ndibọhọ. M nwere ule nke na-alụ ọgụ a Ihọd onye ị na-apụghị na-eme ka ịkwụsị, otú i nwere ịkụ aka ya n'ihi na ọ na-pụtara obi ya na ikike. Steve si na-akpali n'ihi na ọ maara ihe na-eti m nwere ike ime n'ihi na ọrụ ya.”

Mgbe 46 na a nna nna na-na-ọnwa na-abịa, Tarver ghota na o nwere ike ọ gaghị abụ otu ihe ahụ fighter ọ bụ n'oge a itoolu na-agha gbatia n'etiti 2002-2006, na nke ọ bụ otu nke ụwa si n'elu pound na-paụnd alụso, awụ akpata oyi n'ahụ Roy Jones, Obere.(lee foto aka nri) na abụọ nke atọ ọgụ, ekewa a ụzọ na Glen Johnson, ndikanMontell Griffin, Eric Harding na Reggie Johnson, na adịkwa ka Bernard Hopkins. Tarver, Otú ọ dị, na-eche na ya hotara na mbụ ahụmahụ na imeri ọtụtụ siiri ga-ezu iji na-ya azụ n'elu nke ọkpọ ugwu.

 

“I learned the fundamentals of boxing and that’s why I’m still here at 46,” Tarver kwuru. “My dum egwuregwu e wuru na aghụghọ n'ihi na, site n'ọdịdị nke ya, M na ọ bụghị kwesịrị ịbụ dị ka ngwa ngwa, ngwa ngwa dị na ike, dị ka ihe siri ike, ma ọ bụ iti ka ike dị ka m na-eme. Ya mere, na-eme ka ya ike iji kwadebe maka fighter dị ka m. I am sure Cunningham may have prepared for a physical war but has he prepare for the mental part of our fight? Ọ ga-alụ ọgụ a mgbanaka jupụtara m ubi, otu na-ezighị ezi nzọụkwụ na, Kaboom!”

Tarver na isi-ya ọzụzụ, Orlando Cuellar, ndidi ọnụ a afọ ihe ngụkọta atọ ọzụzụ n'ogige atụle Tarver si mbụ ndokwa agha megide Jonathan Anoghi n'ulo oba e yigharịrị ọtụtụ ọnwa ruru Tarver si gbajiri aka, sochiri ya nnukwu asaa-gburugburu stoppage nke bịara n'ikperé mmiri ikpeazụ December na ikpeazụ ya ọgụ.

 

“Anyị maara na onye ọ bụla ọzọ nnọọ mma ugbu a na okwu nke otú ihe inupụ ya mara ụlọikwuu na ihe na-atụ anya n'ebe onye ọ bụla ọzọ,” Cuellar kwuru. “O nwere ike na- 46 ma ọ dịghị mgbe e iti elu. Ya mgbanaka savvy bụ kwụsịrị chaatị na ọ bụ ihe ọmụma. Antonio si a nkọ puncher na ajọ osompi. Ọ na-eme kpọmkwem ihe m na-arịọ ya na mgbatị. M na-abịa ghọta na ọ dịghị ya mkpa 160-200 agba nke sparring maka a ọgụ. Ọ na-echeta ihe niile si ya ịlụ ọgụ megide ọtụtụ alụso, ịchekwa ọmụma n'uche ya iji na ya agha. Ọ outthinks ya onye iro. M na-ele ya ka ihe na-etinye ya niile ọnụ. Antonio bụ a pụrụ iche fighter, ibu nwere ọgụgụ isi, a ikuku na-arụ ọrụ na na na-kacha ike na mgbanaka. M gọziri agọzi na-arụ ọrụ na ya.

 

“Cunningham na-aga na-abịa ma na-etinye mgbali, ma ọ dịghị mgbe agha onye ọ bụla dị ka mîdụhe na ọgụgụ isi dị ka Antonio, ndị nwere ike enwetaghị ma ọ bụ ileghara, ngọngọ ma ọ bụ counter. O nwere ọtụtụ aghụghọ ya uwe. Antonio na-aga na-alụ ọgụ ka ya ọsọ. Naanị mgbe Cunningham echee na ya nwere Antonio ebe ọ chọrọ ya, ọ na-aga na-akaha na Antonio na-aga knockout Cunningham. Tarver bụ a ukwuu sharper puncher karịa ndị na-eche. Dị ka Antonio kwuru, anyị na-adịghị achọ gara aga Cunningham, anyị na-achọ site n'aka ya.”

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