All photos courtesy of Alex Stapleton of Showtime Networks, Inc.
This Saturday April 12, Showtime will be broadcasting live at 9PM EDT / 9PM PDT (tape delayed) the two championship light heavyweight match-ups between Antonio Tarver and Clinton Woods, and Chad Dawson and Glen Johnson at the St. Pete Times Forum in Tampa, Fla.
Tarver, a southpaw, and Woods should be an interesting fight, with both the IBO and IBF Light heavyweight titles at stake, with each man holding a piece of the Light Heavyweight title. They have a couple of common opponents in Roy Jones and Glenn Johnson, with Tarver winning two of three with Jones, losing the first fight by a controversial majority decision, then winning the next two fights, the second bout by second round stoppage. He split two fights with Glen Johnson, losing a split decision and winning the second by unanimous decision. Tarver also dropped a decision to Bernard Hopkins.Woods on the other hand was dominated by Jones and was stopped in the six round of their fight. His trilogy with Johnson resulted in one draw, one loss and one win. Still he is a rugged British fighter and can't be counted out just yet. He also owns two wins over tough Julio Gonzalez. I see Tarver winning the fight by late rounds KO. But he's going to have to work for it.
Glen Johnson, another southpaw, has won his last three fights inside the distance against mediocre opposition ,and will be facing a difficult fighter in WBC Champ Chad Dawson, who is undefeated with twenty five wins and seventeen knockouts. My gut instinct says Dawson wins this one.
Clinton Woods
Clinton Woods
Antonio Tarver and Danny Santiago(4th round TKO by Tarver)
Antonio Tarver and Danny Santiago
Glen Johnson
Glen Johnson
Chad Dawson
Chad Dawson
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