Tarver Speaks to Aus-Boxing
Posted: 14 Sep 2011, 04:09
http://www.aus-boxing.com/2011/09/14/an ... d-rematch/
Antonio Tarver has spoken exclusively to Aus-Boxing.com about Danny Green taking up the fight with WBC Cruiserweight champion Krzysztof Wlodarczyk, the July 29 fight where he beat Danny Green via corner stoppage and what lies ahead for the Magic Man.
Leading up to Green vs Tarver, the American’s trainer-Buddy McGirt revisited the loaded hand wraps rumour started by Roy Jones Jr after he was stopped by Green in round 1. Tarver said: “The maker of the gloves told me prior to the fight if Danny’s logo was on the gloves that means he altered them which is against regulations. In the end they tried to make me change gloves, after reviewing his gloves I stated “It doesn’t matter what gloves he wears he won’t hit me with them anyway.”
Danny alleged that Antonio threatened to pull out of the fight 3 weeks out unless he received an extra $100,000 on top of what he was meant to earn. Tarver put this issue to bed by saying, “I never requested extra I did request for the money off the top of my guarantee. Big difference.”
Tarver was fuming over Green’s new fight, “Danny Green never wanted a rematch and he’s lying to everyone that will listen. The deal was already constructed in the first deal. The deal was the rematch would take place where we both would be making more money and obviously the fight sells in Australia and not in the US. So he wanted the same terms as the first fight but he said US knowing that the money wasn’t there. They had one conversation with me Mick Pember by phone and I never heard a word from them since. Danny Green has been lying for 3 years about the fights we were suppose to have years ago. He has no word and would never be able to beat me no matter where we fought…”
When asked about a possible WBC and IBO unification bout, “I would love to come back but Danny has proven to me he has no honor, he prefer the easy way out but he’ll fool the public into believing he is taking a big big risk,” Tarver said..
The Magic Man then went on to say the one thing he still wants to achieve in boxing which is winning a heavyweight world title. “It’s my desire to fight and defeat either one of the Klitschko Brothers by the end of the year. No more playing with the cruiserweights. I’ve proven I can beat any man on any given day. I’m ready to shock the boxing world one more time.”
“I’m naturally bigger than both of their last opponents so there should be no reason why we can’t make the fight. And since Vitali just fought I’m personally addressing Wlad.”
The 5 time world champion feels his opponents underestimate him, “All my opponents underestimate me because it looks so easy on the outside looking in. For some reason people never want to give me my just due but when you look over my body of work from the amateurs to the pro’s how can you not?”
Tarver also predicts that Mayweather will be too strong for Victor Ortiz on Saturday night, “How can you tip against Floyd Mayweather? Until someone beats him I can’t pick against him.”
Antonio Tarver has spoken exclusively to Aus-Boxing.com about Danny Green taking up the fight with WBC Cruiserweight champion Krzysztof Wlodarczyk, the July 29 fight where he beat Danny Green via corner stoppage and what lies ahead for the Magic Man.
Leading up to Green vs Tarver, the American’s trainer-Buddy McGirt revisited the loaded hand wraps rumour started by Roy Jones Jr after he was stopped by Green in round 1. Tarver said: “The maker of the gloves told me prior to the fight if Danny’s logo was on the gloves that means he altered them which is against regulations. In the end they tried to make me change gloves, after reviewing his gloves I stated “It doesn’t matter what gloves he wears he won’t hit me with them anyway.”
Danny alleged that Antonio threatened to pull out of the fight 3 weeks out unless he received an extra $100,000 on top of what he was meant to earn. Tarver put this issue to bed by saying, “I never requested extra I did request for the money off the top of my guarantee. Big difference.”
Tarver was fuming over Green’s new fight, “Danny Green never wanted a rematch and he’s lying to everyone that will listen. The deal was already constructed in the first deal. The deal was the rematch would take place where we both would be making more money and obviously the fight sells in Australia and not in the US. So he wanted the same terms as the first fight but he said US knowing that the money wasn’t there. They had one conversation with me Mick Pember by phone and I never heard a word from them since. Danny Green has been lying for 3 years about the fights we were suppose to have years ago. He has no word and would never be able to beat me no matter where we fought…”
When asked about a possible WBC and IBO unification bout, “I would love to come back but Danny has proven to me he has no honor, he prefer the easy way out but he’ll fool the public into believing he is taking a big big risk,” Tarver said..
The Magic Man then went on to say the one thing he still wants to achieve in boxing which is winning a heavyweight world title. “It’s my desire to fight and defeat either one of the Klitschko Brothers by the end of the year. No more playing with the cruiserweights. I’ve proven I can beat any man on any given day. I’m ready to shock the boxing world one more time.”
“I’m naturally bigger than both of their last opponents so there should be no reason why we can’t make the fight. And since Vitali just fought I’m personally addressing Wlad.”
The 5 time world champion feels his opponents underestimate him, “All my opponents underestimate me because it looks so easy on the outside looking in. For some reason people never want to give me my just due but when you look over my body of work from the amateurs to the pro’s how can you not?”
Tarver also predicts that Mayweather will be too strong for Victor Ortiz on Saturday night, “How can you tip against Floyd Mayweather? Until someone beats him I can’t pick against him.”
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