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Drbio · 10-01-2005, 10:42 PM

Round 1
Jones comes out in black trunks with white trim, Tarver in white trimmed in blue with a prominent Red Cross logo on the left leg. Jones and Tarver are tentative, circling while Tarver throws the occasional jab. Very little action, but Tarver lands enough jabs to take Round 1.
ESPN.com scores it: Tarver 10-9

Round 2
Tarver lands a hard left hand late in the round, rocking Jones so hard he can't counter. Jones continues to be tentative. Tarver is picking his spots, landing the most punches and the only power punches.
ESPN.com scores it: Tarver 10-9

Round 3
Tarver is cutting off the ring, forcing Jones into corners and making Jones work harder to get to open space. Jones is moving well, but the question becomes how long he can keep it up? Tarver finishes with a little flurry, taking the round, but it is Jones' best round yet.
ESPN.com scores it: Tarver 10-9

Round 4
Jones is able to keep the early action in the center of the ring and is scoring with some shots to the body. Jones is landing some harder shots, using feints to get inside. Tarver gets Jones into a corner and measures Jones for a hard straight left. Jones improves over his Round 3 performance, and just takes the round.
ESPN.com scores it: Jones 10-9

Round 5
Jones' confidence soars as he struts in the center of the ring, even hitting the bottom of his own right foot with his right glove. Tarver gets him in the corner and lands a hard combination. Jones comes back to land a big uppercut in the most action-packed round so far. Jones is starting to find his rhythm, but Tarver is still scoring well.
ESPN.com scores it: Jones 10-9

Round 6
Both fighters take a breather through the first two minutes. Tarver is landing lazy jabs, while the rhythm Jones found in Round 5 appears lost.
ESPN.com scores it: Tarver 10-9

Round 7
Jones does a sort of shimmying dance for the crowd after Tarver lands a left hook to the ribs. Jones keep strutting for the partisan crowd in this fight, Tarver keeps scoring. Jones' movement is greatly reduced compared to the the early rounds. Jones takes another round off, Tarver simply takes the round.
ESPN.com scores it: Tarver 10-9

10-01-2005, 10:42 PM	#3
Drbio Banned Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Nowhere Posts: 40,924	RE: Roy Jones Junior vs. Antonio Tarver - Fight #3 Round 1 Jones comes out in black trunks with white trim, Tarver in white trimmed in blue with a prominent Red Cross logo on the left leg. Jones and Tarver are tentative, circling while Tarver throws the occasional jab. Very little action, but Tarver lands enough jabs to take Round 1. ESPN.com scores it: Tarver 10-9 Round 2 Tarver lands a hard left hand late in the round, rocking Jones so hard he can't counter. Jones continues to be tentative. Tarver is picking his spots, landing the most punches and the only power punches. ESPN.com scores it: Tarver 10-9 Round 3 Tarver is cutting off the ring, forcing Jones into corners and making Jones work harder to get to open space. Jones is moving well, but the question becomes how long he can keep it up? Tarver finishes with a little flurry, taking the round, but it is Jones' best round yet. ESPN.com scores it: Tarver 10-9 Round 4 Jones is able to keep the early action in the center of the ring and is scoring with some shots to the body. Jones is landing some harder shots, using feints to get inside. Tarver gets Jones into a corner and measures Jones for a hard straight left. Jones improves over his Round 3 performance, and just takes the round. ESPN.com scores it: Jones 10-9 Round 5 Jones' confidence soars as he struts in the center of the ring, even hitting the bottom of his own right foot with his right glove. Tarver gets him in the corner and lands a hard combination. Jones comes back to land a big uppercut in the most action-packed round so far. Jones is starting to find his rhythm, but Tarver is still scoring well. ESPN.com scores it: Jones 10-9 Round 6 Both fighters take a breather through the first two minutes. Tarver is landing lazy jabs, while the rhythm Jones found in Round 5 appears lost. ESPN.com scores it: Tarver 10-9 Round 7 Jones does a sort of shimmying dance for the crowd after Tarver lands a left hook to the ribs. Jones keep strutting for the partisan crowd in this fight, Tarver keeps scoring. Jones' movement is greatly reduced compared to the the early rounds. Jones takes another round off, Tarver simply takes the round. ESPN.com scores it: Tarver 10-9