By Allan Fox: With yesterday’s news of 43-year-old IBO cruiserweight champion Antonio Tarver (29-6-1, 20 KO’s) testing positive for anabolic steroids for his 12 round draw against Lateef Kayode earlier this month, former IBO cruiserweight champion Danny Green (31-5, 27 KO’s) is now wondering whether Tarver was on the stuff when he beat Green last year by a 9th round stoppage in July of 2011.
Antonio Tarver
43-year-old Tarver tests positive for a banned substance
Tarver’s performance against Kayode makes it difficult to take him seriously as an opponent for Wladimir Klitschko
(Photo: Esther Lin/Showtime) By Eric Thomas: IBO cruiserweight champion Antonio Tarver (29-6-1, 20 KO’s) wanted to put in an especially impressive performance last Saturday night in his title defense against unbeaten Lateef Kayode (18-0-1, 14 KO’s), as the 43-year-old Tarver was hoping that a victory would be a springboard for a fight against IBF/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko.
Tarver: Kayode was running all night
Tarver not interested in Kayode rematch, wants Huck or Wlodarczyk next
Tarver-Kayode ends in split draw: Bika destroys Davis; Trout defeats Rodriguez; Quillin decisions Wright
By Jim Dower: Former title challenger Sakio Bika (30-5-2, 21 KO’s) showed that super middleweight contender Dyah Davis (21-3-1, 9 KO’s) isn’t deserving of his high ranking by stopping him in the 10th round of a one-sided fight from start to finish on Saturday night at the Home Depot Center, Carson, California.
Tarver: If Kayode comes at me in a reckless manner he’ll get knocked out
Kayode: I’m going to knock Tarver out
Wright-Quillin, Tarver-Kayode, Bika-Davis, Trout-Rodriguez on Saturday
Tarver: Cotto is going to have to get physical with Mayweather to beat him
(PHOTO CREDIT: Gene Blevins – Hoganphotos/Golden Boy Promotion) By Dan Ambrose: Former two division world champion Antonio Tarver is giving WBA light middleweight champion Miguel Cotto a chance to beat Floyd Mayweather Jr. this Saturday night, but it’s not a good chance. Tarver thinks Cotto has to be physical with Mayweather and near perfect on defense to pull off the upset.