ANTONIO TARVER BEST BOXING FIGHT VIDEO

Tarver made his professional debut at the age of 28 on February 18, 1997, with a second-round knockout of Joaquin Garcia.Tarver won his first 16 fights,14 by knockout, before stepping up his rank 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.On February 29, 2000, Tarver fought Ernest Mateen, who had before fought and lost to James Toney, over whom he proceeded to score a first-round knockout 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 undisputed decision on June 23 in Biloxi, Mississippi.However, he rebounded from this defeat with six straight wins, including a knockout of Harding in round five of their rematch. Tarver also went on to have a Trilogy with Roy Jones Jr and won the Boxing Trilogy.