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> [I was a big light heavyweight but I feel perfect at heavyweight. When I look back at some of my old fights, I was really just a shell of myself. Now I'm healthy and strong and ready to get to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/antonio-tarver/i-was-a-big-light-heavyweight-but-i-feel-perfect-at-heavyweight-when/)

[Antonio Tarver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/antonio-tarver/)

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## More by Antonio Tarver

> [When I look at the 'Rocky Balboa' film when I played the undisputed heavyweight champion, I feel like art is going to imitate life.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/antonio-tarver/when-i-look-at-the-rocky-balboa-film-when-i-played-the-undisputed/)

[Antonio Tarver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/antonio-tarver/)

> [I'm fighting the very best and I'm beating the very best. I'm looking to knock everybody out.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/antonio-tarver/i-m-fighting-the-very-best-and-i-m-beating-the-very-best-i-m-looking/)

[Antonio Tarver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/antonio-tarver/)

> [Every fight is do or die for me. I've come too far to start over. I'm on a destiny trip right now. I'm racing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/antonio-tarver/every-fight-is-do-or-die-for-me-i-ve-come-too-far-to-start-over-i-m/)

[Antonio Tarver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/antonio-tarver/)

> [He was bested by a better fighter, ...I didn't feel like he was intimidated. If I made a mistake he would have punished me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/antonio-tarver/he-was-bested-by-a-better-fighter-i-didn-t-feel-like-he-was/)

[Antonio Tarver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/antonio-tarver/)

> [I wasn't blessed with this unique talent for nothing. I have to put it on display. The game hasn't retired me. When I went…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/antonio-tarver/i-wasn-t-blessed-with-this-unique-talent-for-nothing-i-have-to-put-it/)

[Antonio Tarver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/antonio-tarver/)

> [Maybe now people will give a man credit where credit is deserved. Roy Jones was beaten by a better fighter period. I'm one of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/antonio-tarver/maybe-now-people-will-give-a-man-credit-where-credit-is-deserved-roy/)

[Antonio Tarver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/antonio-tarver/)

> [Got any excuses tonight Roy?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/antonio-tarver/got-any-excuses-tonight-roy/)

[Antonio Tarver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/antonio-tarver/)

> [This fight is more about what Roy Jones lost than what I took](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/antonio-tarver/this-fight-is-more-about-what-roy-jones-lost-than-what-i-took/)

[Antonio Tarver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/antonio-tarver/)

> [Yeah I got a question: Any more excuses tonight, Roy?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/antonio-tarver/yeah-i-got-a-question-any-more-excuses-tonight-roy/)

[Antonio Tarver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/antonio-tarver/)

> [I feel like God gave me an amazing ability, and it's my duty to show people what I'm made of.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/antonio-tarver/i-feel-like-god-gave-me-an-amazing-ability-and-it-s-my-duty-to-show/)

[Antonio Tarver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/antonio-tarver/)

> [I was a big light heavyweight but I feel perfect at heavyweight. When I look back at some of my old fights, I was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/antonio-tarver/i-was-a-big-light-heavyweight-but-i-feel-perfect-at-heavyweight-when/)

[Antonio Tarver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/antonio-tarver/)

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