Numbers never lie. This fight certainly supports the Tarver win.
You can read the story I filed here:
TOTAL PUNCHES THROWN
Jones: 320
Tarver: 620
TOTAL PUNCHES CONNECTED
Jones: 85
Tarver: 158
PERCENTAGE
Jones: 27
Tarver: 25
JABS THROWN
Jones: 113
Tarver: 279
JABS CONNECTED
Jones: 11
Tarver: 51
PERCENTAGE
Jones: 10
Tarver: 18
POWER PUNCHES THROWN
Jones: 207
Tarver: 301
POWER PUNCHES CONNECTED
Jones: 74
Tarver: 107
PERCENTAGE
Jones: 36
Tarver: 31
Thanks for the live blogging. It was great. I wonder why Jones was the favorite? Tarver's the one from Tampa.
Posted by: tim at October 2, 2005 08:55 AMIt was the strangest thing. That was the conversation among the reporters, too.
The fact that it swapped so quickly in favor of Tarver was almost creepy.
Posted by: Jeff at October 2, 2005 08:59 AM