70 Quotes by Antonio Tarver

That remains to be seen, ... Roy didn't give himself enough time off before he fought Glen Johnson. Now he's had time to rest, physically and mentally. He looks good; we know he's serious. A desperate fighter is a dangerous fighter, and Roy is desperate now. If he loses this fight, it's all over for him so he's going to prepare like he's never prepared before. I'm training for the best Roy Jones ever. If he's less than that, so be it. If he's a shot fighter, I'm the one who shot him.

Tampa, get ready because here we come, ... It's going to be an electric night of boxing, and once and for all we will put the nail in Roy Jones' coffin. May he rest in peace.

I want to post a question to the media, ... When will you be convinced? Will Oct. 1 be good enough?

It's really a slap in the face to all those who have pumped him up and glorified him all these years and that's the media, ... He shows no compassion for the sport - the sport that made him a wealthy man, an icon. Shame on him.

At the same time, I should have been more responsible to my career and the game that has given me so much, boxing. It was a tough lessoned learned. They gave me 1 1/2 months to get prepared for the fight coming off hot dogs, Cokes and a lot of pasta. It was a tough transition.

I'm not going to sit here and tell you that I'm going in there and I can expect a knockout,

I'm ready to take care of my business. What you all didn't see the first time around, and what you think you didn't see the second time around, if you think it's going to be any different, then you're sadly mistaken.

I met Sylvester Stallone back in 1995. He flew me from Atlanta to Orlando and my entire family met him and his wife at Planet Hollywood. We sat down and talked boxing. He loved boxing and all the things I had overcome. He really took a liking to me,

I'm the only one he can make serious money with, but I'm not going to wait around for Jeff Lacy either because I just don't think in the big scheme of things it does anything for my legacy. It's all about my legacy now,