Antonio Tarver - Net Worth, Age, Height, Birthday, Bio, Wiki!

Explore Antonio Tarver net worth, age, height, bio, birthday, wiki, and salary! The nickname is Magic Man, he is an amateur light heavyweight fighter and an ex- WBC, WBA, and IBF champion. He took home an Olympic gold medal in the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta and was a competitor at the lightweight division. In this article, we will discover how old is Antonio Tarver? Who is Antonio Tarver dating now & how much money does Antonio Tarver have?

Antonio Tarver Biography

Antonio Tarver is one of the most popular and richest Boxer who was born on November 21, 1968 in Orlando, Florida, United States. He was the first actor to play a part opposite He had his first acting role opposite Sylvester Stallone when he played Mason Dixon in Rocky Balboa. when the actor was Mason Dixon in Rocky Balboa.

As an amateur, Tarver represented the United States at the 1996 Olympics, winning a bronze medal in the light heavyweight division; he eventually lost to Vassiliy Jirov from Kazakhstan, whom he had previously defeated at the 1995 World Championships to win gold. Tarver also triumphed at the 1995 Pan American Games and 1995 U.S. National Championships, winning gold in both. He remains the only boxer in history to have won gold at the Pan Am Games, World Championships and U.S. Nationals all in the same year.

Tarver made his professional debut at the age of 28 on February 18, 1997, with a second-round knockout of Joaquin Garcia at the legendary “Blue Horizon” in Philadelphia.

He got married to Denise Tarver in 1999.

He took home the IBO Cruiserweight title over Danny Green on July 20 2011.

Antonio Deon Tarver (born November 21, 1968) is an American former professional boxer and boxing commentator. In boxing he competed from 1997 to 2015, and held multiple light heavyweight world championships, including the WBA (Super), WBC, IBF and Ring magazine titles, as well the IBO light heavyweight and cruiserweight titles.

Antonio Tarver Net Worth

Antonio is one of the richest Boxer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Antonio Tarver's net worth $1 Million. (Last Update: January 13, 2024)

He was awarded an award of gold in the 1995 World Amateur Championships in Berlin.

In 2002, Tarver defeated former two-weight world champion Reggie Johnson by split decision to win the NABF & USBA light-heavyweight titles, and a guaranteed title shot at Roy Jones. He then scored a fifth round stoppage over Harding in a rematch that was on the undercard of the rematch between Shane Mosely and Vernon Forrest. Tarver was trailing on the scorecards until the 4th round, when he sent Harding to the canvas with a barrage of unanswered power shots; Harding was also floored twice in the 5th round, leading to the stoppage.

Next, rather than remain at heavyweight, Jones planned to return to light-heavyweight and regain his belts. Given little chance of winning, Tarver took a weight-drained Jones the distance and lost the fight and WBC title by a majority decision on November 8, 2003, in Las Vegas (Tarver had relinquished the IBF title a few days earlier in anticipation of being unable to make a mandatory defense.)

Ethnicity, religion & political views

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On February 29, 2000, Tarver scored a knockout against Ernest M-16 Mateen in Las Vegas. Later that year, Tarver suffered his first loss when he was knocked down in the 11th round by Eric Harding, en route to a unanimous decision on June 23 in Biloxi, Mississippi. This was an IBF title elimination bout, where the winner would face Roy Jones Jr.

Who is Antonio Tarver Dating?

According to our records, Antonio Tarver married to Denise Tarver . As of January 13, 2024, Antonio Tarver’s is not dating anyone.

On April 26, 2003, Tarver received his first world title shot, when he faced former WBC champion Montel Griffin for the WBC & IBF light-heavyweight titles that had been vacated by Roy Jones Jr., who had gone on to defeat John Ruiz for the WBA heavyweight title the previous month. After dropping Griffin in the first and last rounds, Tarver was crowned champion after winning a unanimous decision.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Antonio Tarver height 6 ft 2 in Antonio weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Tarver won his first 16 fights, 14 by knockout, before stepping up his level of competition. After taking most of his first 16 fights in either his native Florida or at the “Blue Horizon”, for his 11th fight he met veteran Rocky Gannon in Chester, West Virginia, on August 30, 1998. Tarver knocked out Gannon in the second round.

Later in 2004, the WBC decided to strip Tarver of the world title after he decided against fighting their mandatory challenger, instead choosing to fight IBF title holder Glen Johnson December 18 in Temecula, California; Tarver had already been removed as Super Champion by the WBA in their July rankings. Johnson himself had been stripped of his IBF title before the bout with Tarver for not fighting his mandatory challenger. Both fighters were celebrated for their decision to fight each other rather than bow to the pressure from what has become known as “The Alphabet Soup” sanctioning bodies (WBC, WBA, WBO, and IBF).

Facts & Trivia

Antonio Ranked on the list of most popular Boxer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Antonio Tarver celebrates birthday on November 21 of every year.

In a rematch on May 15, 2004 in Las Vegas, Tarver upset the odds to regain the WBC title and win the “WBA Super” title by knocking Jones out in the second round. In fifty previous fights, Jones had only been sent to the floor once, leaving most observers shocked at the result.

How many times did Roy Jones fight Antonio Tarver?

Background. Tarver and Jones had fought each other twice in the previous two years. The first match took place on November 8, 2003 with Jones returning to the light heavyweight division after winning the WBA heavyweight title in his previous bout.

How many fights did Antonio Tarver lose?

Is Antonio Tarver retired?

Who did Antonio Tarver lose his title to?

In only his 22nd professional fight, Tarver won a unanimous decision against Montell Griffin to capture the WBC and IBF light heavyweight titles. Tarver would controversially lose his next fight via majority decision to Roy Jones, Jr., who would prove to be Tarver’s biggest rival throughout his career.

How did Tarver beat Jones?

Although Tarver landed more punches than Jones, Jones landed a higher percentage of his punches. Tarver landed 175 of his 506 thrown punches for a 35% success rate, while Jones landed 167 of his 406 thrown punches for a 41% success rate.

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