Tarver-Cunningham fight to draw; Glowacki stops Huck in 11th

150814_Fights_1961(Photo credit: Ed Diller/DiBella Entertainment) By Jim Dower: In a disappointing outcome, former light heavyweight champion Antonio Tarver (31-6-1, 22 KOs) fought to a 12 round draw against former IBF cruiserweight champion Steve Cunningham (28-7-1, 13 KOs) on Friday night on Premier Boxing Champions on Spike TV at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. The final judges’ scores were 115-113 for Cunningham, 115-114 for Tarver, and 114-114.

After witnessing an exciting fight in the co-feature between Marco Huck and Krzyzstof Glowacki, the boxing fans were kind of spoiled by the time the Tarver-Cunningham fight took place for the main event. The fans expected nonstop action, but unfortunately the 46-year-old Tarver was only capable of throwing occasional hard left hand power shots. Before long, the crowd started booing the lack of action, and they pretty much continued to boo off and on from the 2nd round until the 12th.

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Marco Huck interested in Wilder and Klitschko when he moves up to heavyweight

Image: Marco Huck interested in Wilder and Klitschko when he moves up to heavyweightPhoto credit: Ed Diller/DiBella Entertainment) By Scott Gilfoid: WBO cruiserweight champion Marco Huck (38-2-1, 26 KOs) has his sights set on some big game when he eventually moves up to the heavyweight division in the near future. Huck says he wants to fight WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder (34-0, 33 KOs) and IBF/IBO/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (64-3, 53 KOs).

Huck, 30, sees those two as guys he’d be very interested in fighting. Huck also has unfinished business with former WBA heavyweight champion Alexander Povetkin, who beat him by a narrow 12 round majority decision in 2012. However, the 6’2” Povetkin is a short heavyweight, and the things that Huck was able to get away with in fighting Povetkin at close range aren’t things that he’d be able to do against the much taller Wilder and Klitschko.

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Tarver-Cunningham & Huck- Glowacki this Friday on Spike TV

tarver4By Dan Ambrose: Former light heavyweight world champion Antonio Tarver (31-6, 22 KOs) will be trying to put himself into position for a world title fight this Friday night when he faces former IBF cruiserweight champion Steve Cunningham (28-6, 13 KOs) in heavyweight action on Premier Boxing Champions on Spike TV from the Prudential Center, in Newark, New Jersey.

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