Antonio Tarver

Antonio Tarver
Tarver with the IBO title, 2011
Statistics
Real name	Antonio Deon Tarver
Nickname(s)	The Magic Man
Rated at	Light heavyweight Cruiserweight Heavyweight
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Reach	75 in (191 cm)
Nationality	American
Born	(1968-11-21) November 21, 1968 (age 48) Orlando, Florida, U.S.
Stance	Southpaw
Boxing record
Total fights	39
Wins	31
Wins by KO	22
Losses	6
Draws	1
No contests	1
Medal record Men's amateur boxing Representing  United States Pan American Games Mar del Plata 1995 Light heavyweight World Championships Berlin 1995 Light heavyweight Olympic Games Atlanta 1996 Light heavyweight

Antonio Deon Tarver (born November 21, 1968) is an American professional boxer. He is a multiple-time light heavyweight world champion, having held the WBA (Super), WBC (twice), IBF (twice) and The Ring magazine titles (twice), as well the IBO light heavyweight (three times) and cruiserweight titles.

As an amateur, Tarver represented the United States at the 1996 Olympics, winning a bronze medal in the light heavyweight division; he eventually lost to Vassiliy Jirov, whom he had previously defeated at the 1995 World Championships to win gold. Tarver also triumphed at the 1995 Pan American Games and 1995 U.S. National Championships, winning gold in both. He remains the only boxer in history to have won gold at the Pan Am Games, World Championships and U.S. Nationals all in the same year.

Outside of boxing, Tarver starred as Mason "The Line" Dixon, the heavyweight champion in the 2006 film Rocky Balboa.

Tarver made his professional debut at the age of 28 on February 18, 1997, with a second-round knockout of Joaquin Garcia at the legendary "Blue Horizon" in Philadelphia.