Roy was 35 I believe when he lost to Tarver. 35 is not old in boxing terms, especially when Roy wasn’t one for taking much punishment most of his career. Tarver beat him handily in the second fight and in the third. That alone is some accomplishment by Tarver. He also has some other solid wins so he should be a hall of famer IMO.
Roy never really looked lke Roy again after the Ruiz fight though. Thats why most discredit Tarver for it.
Its the Hall of Fame, not the Hall of Statistical Greats. Fighters who impact the sport but were not the greatest get in all the time.
yes he was, i read an article that speculated that roy might have been avoiding tarver, but having watched tarver, nah, he's nothing roy wouldn't have beat like a pinata a few years before.
Roy woulda beat him and glen in one night in his primeWell that’s Roy’s fault for not fighting him before he harmed himself in moving back down. Because I specifically remember in The Ring Magazine circa 2001 or 2002 Tarver selling autographed drawings depicting Roy to be a chicken and insinuating he was ducking him with the proceeds going to Gerald McClellan. Either way Roy should’ve just retired after he squeaked out the first fight but his pride/ego wouldn’t let him do it. But it seems they’re cool now which is good to see.
