by- Saul Lelchuk

Antonio Tarver trainer and conditioning coaches Buddy McGirt and Dudley Pierce were on hand this afternoon to answer media questions via a conference call concerning the approaching Hopkins/Tarver fight this Saturday in Atlantic City. In their very brief introduction, neither man seemed inclined to speak at length about Tarver or his training except (no surprise) to express confidence that he would win the fight, although Pierce stated emphatically that Tarver