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Undefeated prospect Antonio Tarver, Jr. establishing his own identity in ring
TAMPA (Maj 10, 2016) – Fighting for his young family, as well as to expand the legacy associated with his last name, the son of 5-time world champion and 1996 U.S. Olimpijski Antonije “Magic Man” Tarver – unbeaten junior middleweight prospect Antonio Tarver, Jr. – this past weekend continued establishing his own identity in the ring.
After a 9-month absence, the 28-year-old Tarver (4-0, 3 KOs) returned to the ring in Lakeland, Florida, zaustavljanje Jose Cortez u drugom krugu. Tarver displayed his improving skills, especially a punishing body attack, during a thoroughly dominating performance. He broke-down Cortez and closed the show in style.
“It took me one round to get rid of ring rust,” objasnio je. “We had a game-plan to go to the body, then the head, body and head, but it took me a round to do it. God’s really blessed me and I owe all thanks to Him. My father and coach, Jimmy Williams, have always told me not to look for a knockout but that it’ll come. I’m not a one-punch knockout fighter. It’s all about setting up shots and putting them together. I may not connect with every single body shot I throw, but if I get in three of four each round, it’ll eventually cause damage. I’m focusing on my opponent’s liver and ribs, trying to be a body-snatcher.”
Tarver was an athlete, playing basketball and football, who didn’t start boxing until he was 19. He had a very brief amateur career and fully realizes that he’s consistently going to be fighting more experienced boxers.
“U ring,” Tarver je rekao, “I’m still a baby. My opponents may be much more experienced than me, but I do have a lot of experience around me: my father, coach Williams and Darrell Foreman. My father wouldn’t support me as a fighter until I proved to him that I was worthy (sacrificing and training). I’m worthy now and believe I’m coming into my own as I continue to learn.”
“Kao otac,” Tarver Sr., napomenuti, “I wanted him to know what he was getting into and have the tools to succeed. He’s as tough as nails. When he realizes how strong he really is…..look out. There’s a difference between hitting an opponent with a punch and punching through him like he’s doing now. I just wish he’d get started quicker. He doesn’t get going until he gets hit and then he turns into a beast. A ferociousness comes out from inside that I never had. He’s improving all of the time. He’s putting punches together better and sitting down on his punches.
“Antonio is going to be a fan-friendly fighter. I know I put him under a lot of pressure, but he’s fighting much more experienced guys. I’ve never been worried about him fighting a tough guy. It’s the guys who think in the ring and have amateur pedigree that can be problems for him.”
Understanding that his opponents get pumped to fight him because of his last name, Antonio Jr. rationalizes that, taking advantage of the situation he is in. “It’s very important for my opponents to beat me and the name,” on je priznao. “My father set this stage for me and my name is, Antonio Tarver, Jr., so they’re trying to give us both a loss. I’m fighting for my family and to protect the legacy of my last name. I try and take advantage of being my father’s son and accept everything that goes with that. I don’t try to put pressure on myself but, naravno, I want to be the best Antonio Tarver Jr. I can be.
“People are always going to compare me with my father but we fight in different weight classes. Light heavyweights, other than Roy Jones Jr., are slower than junior middleweights, who are much quicker like Floyd Mayweather, Jr. I’m always going to be fighting opponents taller than me, or sometimes the same height, but I’m 5′ 9″ and a lot of my opponents are going to be 6′ 2″ or so.
The father has another important lesson he’s teaching his son. “Antonio became a father for the first time last September and he was slow getting back in the gym,” Antonio Sr. dodao. “He has to learn how to balance fatherhood with his pro boxing career, making sacrifices to become a champion!”
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Inaugural Team Tarver back-to- School drive a major hit last week in Tampa
Tim Tarver na Layla kuća u Tampa
TAMPA (Avgust 26, 2015) — The inaugural Team Tarver Back-To-School-Drive was a major hit last week at Layla’s House (www.LaylasHouse.com) u Tampa, Florida.
Pet-svjetski prvak u teškoj kategoriji u svijetu i kandidat, Antonije “The Magic Man” Tarver (31-6-1, 22 KOs), his son, unbeaten junior middleweight prospect Antonio Tarver, Jr. (3-0, 2 KOs), i neki drugi članovi tima Tarver distribuirati školskog pribora prošlog četvrtka na siromašnoj djeci u Tarver rodnom gradu Tampa.
TEAM TARVER: (L-R) – Antonio Tarver, Antonio Tarver Jr., Eboney De Costa, Orlando Fernandez, Angela Mitchell i Jamil Thompson
“Nema ništa bolje nego da vidimo osmijehe na lica male djece,” Tarver je rekao. “I believe it’s important to give back in your community. We feel it’s very important for children, posebno najmlađe, da imaju zalihe za prvi dan škole. Mi smo bili u mogućnosti da im pruži osnovne potrepštine kao što su knjige-vreće, olovke, i notebooka. Nadajmo se, oni bolje o sebi, pohađaju školu, i dobiti dobro obrazovanje.”
Tim Tarver sljedeći planirani funkcija će biti Turska Giveaway prije Thanksgiving.For dodatne informacije, sponzorstva upite ili napraviti donaciju, please email officialteamtarver @
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Antonio Tarver, Jr. Borba protiv Od sjeni svog oca
Prospect da se suoči Julian Valerio ove subote noć u Tampa |
TAMPA (Juli 9, 2015) – Junior srednjoj prospect Antonio Tarver, Jr. (2-0, 2 KOs), sin pet puta svjetski prvak Antonije “Magic Man” Tarver, nastavlja da se bori iz senke svog poznatog oca ove subote noć u Tampa.
27-godišnji Tarver suočava Julian Valerio (2-3) u četiri okrugle bout off-televizije na Premier Boxing Champions na ESPN šou, pod naslovom by Keith Thurmanvs. Luis Collazo, na USF Sun Dome.
Tarver Jr. Odrastao-up u najbližoj Daytona Beach, a on je nedavno preseljene u Tampi, gdje je njegov otac također živi. Oni su oboje obučeni u Miami s Orlando Cuellar. “Ova borba puno znači za mene,” Tarver Jr. rekao je. “Ja sam mlad, up-and-dolazi borac koji ima veliku priliku da se bori Subota noć pred obitelji i prijateljima. To je samo dva sata vožnje od Daytona Beach. Ja bih da se zahvalim ESPN, Al Haymon i svi drugi koji su pomogli da me na ovoj kartici. I sparirali s njim (Valerio) Prije dvije godine. On je vjerojatno uzeo ovu borbu zbog toga sparing sjednice, ali imam veliko iznenađenje za njega Subota noći.”
Postoje mnoge prednosti i mane ima “Magic Man” kao tvoj otac, posebno kada je još uvijek aktivan, svjetske klase borca. “Ja sam svoj čovjek,” objasnio Tarver Jr. koji je bio košarkaški koledž igrač dok nije dokazao da je njegov otac da je u potpunosti posvećen boks. “On je više izračunata; Ja sam brže zato što sam junior srednjoj kategoriji, a on je u teškoj kategoriji. On je u odbrani genije i ja naporno radi svaki dan da se poboljša moju odbranu. Ne stavljati pritisak na sebe kao njegov sin. On mi je uvijek govorila da postignu svoje snove, Moram naporno raditi, razbio dupe, stavljajući sve to u moju sposobnosti i obrta.
“Samo sam imala 10 tuča u cjelini moje karijere (2 profesionalac, 8 amater) i ja pokušavam uhvatiti-up sa ostalima koji imaju puno više iskustva u ringu. Ali imam moj otac govori u uho sa savjetima iz svih svojih iskustva i veliki trener u Orlando. Ljudi će vidjeti velike razlike od moje prve dvije borbe. Spreman sam za ovu borbu!”
Antonio otac je uzbuđen o trećem profesionalnom borbi njegovog sina. “Ovo je nevjerovatno osjećaj da sljedeće transformacije mog sina u borac želi da bude,” on je priznao. “Niko ne radi teže nego Junior. On je posvetio, fokusiran i sve to mi daje pravi osjećaj lako. Sve što radim je razgovarati s njim da mu pomogne mentalno. Ne mogu da se borim za njega, ali mogu ga vodi, u nadi da uzima pravo koraka. On ima sve ide za njega – talent i puca glavom ravno. Nikad brinuti o njemu uzimajući u nevolji. On je drugačija vrsta borbenih, moja najveća dostignuće kao čovjeka, i ja sam stvarno uzbuđen o svom budućnost u ovoj igri.
“On je bio glavni sparing partner Keith Thurman za njegova borba i bilo je zujanje od svojih sparing sesije. Keith je jedan od najtoplijih mladih boraca u svijetu i Junior mu je dao sve što je mogao rukovati. Kažem Junior sve vrijeme koje sparing nije isto kao borba. Sparing ne dobija ste platili ili prvenstva. Junior zna da je u borbi što treba da uradi ono što je on radio tako teško u teretani. Lekcije je saznao iz sparing sa Keith je Junior više samopouzdanja.” Tarver Jr. je predavao u Tampi od strane istog trenera, 86-godina Jimmy Williams, koji je također obučeni Tarver Sr. kada je bio 12.
“Svaki borba izazov i test kao Antonio radi prodorom kroz boks ljestve,” Cuellar komentirao. “Sa svojim ograničeno amaterski iskustvo, Antonio je imao učiti na poslu, bubanje za mentalno i fizičko izazove koji će biti predstavljen. On je strastven i posvećen na konzistentnoj osnovi. Antonio izgleda da ima sve alate za napraviti dobar Run. Mi ćemo razreda njegova Juli 11th performanse i idu od tamo.”
Kao da Tarver Jr. potrebna nikakva dodatna inspiracija, Upravo je to kao otac-biti po prvi put u septembru ove godine. “Isteka roka za moj mali dječak je Septembar 17,” dodao je. “To me je još više motivirani.”
To također znači da 46-godišnji Tarver, Sr. će se boriti do kraja ove godine kao djed, o svojoj potrazi da postane svjetski prvak u teškoj kategoriji najstarijih u istoriji boksa.
“Tako sam sretna zbog Junior, ali postaje deda ne osecam stara,” Tarver Sr. zaključen. “On je druga mačka. Ja ga sprečava čineći greške sam napravio. On je naselili pet godina sa svojom djevojkom, a sada oni bebu. Ne mogu biti sretniji. Ovo je veliki trenutak za mene. Kada Ne odlučuju u mirovinu, Ja ću predati baklju da ga, još vruća, pa da vidimo koliko je on trči s njim.”
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