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Undefeated prospect Antonio Tarver, Jr. establishing his own identity in ring
TAMPA (Svibanj 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. Olimpski 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,” on je objasnio. “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 prstenu,” Tarver 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., navedeno, “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…..pazi. 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,” 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. dodano. “He has to learn how to balance fatherhood with his pro boxing career, making sacrifices to become a champion!”
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Undefeated Contender Kanat Islam Stops Colombia’s Jesus De Angel in Main Event of Premier Boxing Champions: The Next Round On Bounce TV from The Lakeland Center in Lakeland, Florida
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Back with Marshall Kauffman, Featherweight Dat Nguyen has title aspirations
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Nastupni Team Tarver back-to- School drive a major hit last week in Tampa
Tim Tarver na Layla doma u Tampi
TAMPA (Kolovoz 26, 2015) — The inaugural Team Tarver Back-To-School-Drive was a major hit last week at Layla’s House (www.LaylasHouse.com) u Tampi, Florida.
Pet-svjetski prvak i svjetski teškoj kategoriji kandidat, Antonije “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 distribuira školski pribor prošlog četvrtka do siromašnih djece u Tarver rodnom Tampa.
TIM Tarver: (L-R) – Antonio Tarver, Antonio Tarver Jr., Eboney De Costa, Orlando Fernandez, Angela Mitchell i Jamil Thompson
“Nema ništa bolje od gledanja osmijehe na licima male djece,” Tarver rekao. “I believe it’s important to give back in your community. We feel it’s very important for children, osobito najmlađi, da materijal za prvi dan škole. Mi smo bili u mogućnosti pružiti im bitne potrepštine poput knjiga vrećama, olovke, i prijenosna računala. Nadajmo se, oni osjećaju bolje oko sebe, pohađaju školu, i uzimajući dobro obrazovanje.”
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Antonio Tarver, Jr. Borba Od očevoj sjeni
Izgledi da se suoče Julian Valerio ove subote noć u Tampi |
TAMPA (Srpanj 9, 2015) – Junior srednjoj mogućnost Antonio Tarver, Jr. (2-0, 2 Kos), sin peterostrukog svjetskog prvaka Antonije “Magic Man” Tarver, i dalje se bore iz svog poznatog oca sjeni ove subote noć u Tampi.
27-godišnji Tarver suočava Julian Valerio (2-3) u četiri okrugle Bout off-televizije na Premier Boks prvaka na ESPN predstava, naslov po Keith Thurmanvs. Luis Collazo, na USF Sun Dome.
Tarver Jr.. odrasli-up u najbližoj Daytona Beach a nedavno je preselio u Tampi, gdje je njegov otac također živi. Oni su oboje obučeni u Miamiju s Orlando Cuellar. “Ova borba puno znači za mene,” Tarver Jr.. rekla. “Ja sam mlad, up-and-coming borac koji ima veliku priliku da se bori Subota Noć pred obitelji i prijateljima. To je samo dva sata vožnje od Daytona Beach. Želio bih se zahvaliti ESPN, Al HAYMON a svi ostali koji su pomogli da mi na ovoj kartici. Ja sparred s njim (Valerio) prije dvije godine. Vjerojatno je ovu borbu zbog tog sparing sjednice, ali imam veliko iznenađenje za njega Subota noć.”
Postoje mnoge prednosti i mane ima “Magic Man” kao otac, pogotovo kad je još uvijek aktivan, svjetske klase borac. “Ja sam moj čovjek,” objasnio Tarver Jr.. koji je bio košarkaški koledž igrač dok nije dokazao da njegov otac koji je u potpunosti posvećen boks. “On je više izračunatu; Ja sam brži jer sam mlađi u srednjoj i on je u teškoj kategoriji. On je obrambeni genijalac i ja sam naporno radi svaki dan kako bi poboljšali svoju obranu. Ne stavljajte pritisak na mene kao njegovog sina. On mi je uvijek govorio da postignu svoje snove, Moram naporno raditi, poprsje moju guzu, sve to staviti u moje sposobnosti i obrt.
“Ja sam imao samo 10 borbe u cijeloj mojoj karijeri (2 profesionalac, 8 amater) i ja pokušavam uhvatiti-up s ostalima koji imaju puno više iskustva u ringu. Ali imam moj otac govori u moje uho savjetima iz sve svoje iskustvo i veliki trener u Orlandu. Ljudi će vidjeti velike razlike od moje prve dvije borbe. Ja sam spreman za ovu borbu!”
Antonio otac je uzbuđen zbog svog sina trećeg profesionalne borbe. “To je nevjerojatno osjećaj da slijedi transformacija moga sina u borca on želi biti,” priznao. “Nitko radi teže nego Junior. On je posvećen, fokusiran i sve to mi daje pravi jednostavan osjećaj. Sve što učiniti je razgovarati s njim da mu pomogne psihički. Ne mogu se boriti za njega, ali mogu ga voditi, nadajući se uzima pravo korake. On je sve što ide za njim – talent i njegova glava ravno. Nikad brinuti o njemu uzimajući u nevolji. On je drugačija vrsta od borca, moje najveće dostignuće kao čovjeka, i ja sam stvarno uzbuđen o svojoj budućnosti u ovoj igri.
“On je bio Keith Thurman glavni sparing partner za njegovu borbu i tu je glasine iz svojih sparing sjednice. Keith je jedan od najtoplijeg mladih boraca u svijetu i Junior mu je dao sve što je mogao nositi. Kažem Junior cijelo vrijeme da sparing nije isto kao borbu. Sparing ne bi li plaćeni ili prvenstvima. Junior zna da u borbi on mora raditi ono što je radio tako teško na u teretani. Lekcije je naučio od sparing s Keithom napravio Junior više samopouzdanja.” Tarver Jr.. je učio u Tampi na isti trener, 86-godišnjak Jimmy Williams, koji je također trenirao Tarver Sr. kada je 12.
“Svaka borba je izazov i ispitivanje kako je Antonio radi svoj put do boks ljestve,” Cuellar komentirao. “Sa svojim ograničenim amaterskom iskustvu, Antonio je morao naučiti na posao, cramming za mentalnim i fizičkim izazovima koji će biti predstavljeni. On je strastveni i predani na konzistentnoj osnovi. Antonio izgleda da ima sve alate napraviti dobru vožnju. Mi ćemo ocjenu njegova srpnja 11th performanse i otići odande.”
Kao da Tarver Jr. potrebna nikakva dodatna inspiracija, on je upravo to što je otac-se po prvi put u rujnu. “Zbog datuma za moj dječak je Rujan 17,” dodao je. “To me još više motivira.”
To također znači da je 46-godišnji Tarver, Sr. će se boriti kasnije ove godine kao djed, na svoj zadatak postati najstariji svjetski prvak u teškoj kategoriji u povijesti boksa.
“Tako sam sretna zbog Junior, ali postaje djed ne osjećam staro,” Tarver Sr. zaključio. “On je drugačija mačka. Ja sam ga sprječava stvaranje pogreške sam napravio. On je bio naseljen već pet godina sa svojom djevojkom, a sada oni imaju bebu. Nisam mogao biti sretniji. To je sjajna prilika za mene. Kada Ja ne odlučite otići, Ja ću predati baklju mu, još vruće, i da vidimo koliko on radi s njom.”
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