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Antonio Tarver vs Eric Harding — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Antonio Tarver

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Eric Harding

Antonio Tarver (31-6-1) and Eric Harding (23-4-1) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share 4 common opponents.

Tarver

31

Wins22 KO · 71%

6

Losses

1

Draw40 tracked bouts

Harding

23

Wins7 KO · 30%

4

Losses

1

Draw28 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Series level 1–1

Antonio Tarver and Eric Harding have met 2 times; Series level 1–1.

Antonio Tarver and Eric Harding have met 2 times; Series level 1–1.
Met2000Jun 232002Jul 20Series
Antonio TarverFighter ALLostWWon1–1W–L
Eric HardingFighter BWWonLLost1–1W–L
ResultUDTKOR52Meetings

The Numbers

Tarver 6 · Harding 2 of 8 measurable rows
TarverHarding
Record
31-6-123-4-1 (edge)
Win %0–100%
82.9%
83.9% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 22
22 (edge)
7
KO rate0–100%
70.97% (edge)
30.43%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
71% (edge)
29%
Times stopped†max 2
0 (edge)
2
Title reignsmax 7
7 (edge)
0
Bouts per year‡max 2.2
2.2 (edge)
1.9
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 40
40
28

† Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total. · ‡ Across each fighter's tracked career span. · Bars are scaled per row — percentages on 0–100, counts against the larger of the two. Every figure is also printed as text.

Tale of the Tape

Height+1″
Antonio Tarver: 6′2″ (edge)
Eric Harding: 6′1″
Reachnot held
Antonio Tarver: 75″
Eric Harding: No reach on file
Age4 yrs apart
Antonio Tarver: 57
Eric Harding: 53
Stance
Antonio Tarver: Southpaw
Eric Harding: Southpaw

Antonio Tarver left, Eric Harding right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Antonio Tarver31 wins · from 40 tracked bouts

Antonio Tarver: 31 tracked wins — 22 by KO/TKO (71%) and 9 on the cards (29%). Counted from 40 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

22 by KO/TKO 71%9 on the cards 29%

Eric Harding24 wins · from 28 tracked bouts

Eric Harding: 24 tracked wins — 7 by KO/TKO (29%) and 17 on the cards (71%). Counted from 28 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

7 by KO/TKO 29%17 on the cards 71%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Antonio Tarver 40, Eric Harding 28 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

4 shared

4 shared · Tarver better on 2 · Harding better on 1 · even on 1

Tarver

Opponent

Harding

  • Antonio Tarver

    0–2 against

    Loss, UD

    2009

    Loss, UD

    2008

    DawsonHarding better

    Eric Harding

    Loss, UD

    2006

  • Antonio Tarver

    2–1 against

    Win, UD

    2005

    Win, TKO 2

    2004

    Loss, MD

    2003

    Jr.Tarver better

    Eric Harding

    Loss, RTD 10

    2000

  • Antonio Tarver

    1–1 against

    Win, UD

    2005

    Loss, SD

    2004

    JohnsonTarver better

    Eric Harding

    Loss, UD

    2003

  • Antonio Tarver

    Win, UD

    2003

    GriffinEven

    Eric Harding

    Win, SD

    1998

Both sides are set at the same size on purpose. Kill The Body does not score a second-round knockout above a split decision — the edge counts losses first and wins as the tiebreak, and the rest is yours to argue. Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name, so two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Antonio Tarver last boxed on Aug 14, 2015 — 4,083 days ago. Tarver had drawn the most recent tracked bout with Steve Cunningham.NCNCWWD

Kayode Mar 2012Kayode Jun 2012Sheppard Nov 2013Banks Dec 2014Cunningham Aug 20152.2 tracked bouts per year

Eric Harding last boxed on Jun 2, 2006 — 7,443 days ago. Harding had won two in a row before losing a decision to Chad Dawson.LLWWL

Tarver Jul 2002Johnson May 2003Telesco Feb 2005Judah Oct 2005Dawson Jun 20061.9 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Antonio Tarver and Eric Harding ever fought each other?
Yes. Antonio Tarver and Eric Harding have met 2 times and the series is level at 1-1.
The 2 meetings

WJul 20, 2002 · Tarver · TKO R5

LJun 23, 2000 · Harding · UD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Tarver or Harding?
Antonio Tarver is 31-6-1 and Eric Harding is 23-4-1. Eric Harding has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Tarver31–6–182.9%

Harding23–4–183.9%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Tarver or Harding?
Antonio Tarver has 22 knockout wins and Eric Harding has 7. Antonio Tarver has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Tarver2271%

Harding730.4%

The Numbers ↓
Do Tarver and Harding have any common opponents?
Antonio Tarver and Eric Harding share 4 common opponents: Chad Dawson, Roy Jones Jr. and Glen Johnson (and 1 other). Antonio Tarver fared better against 2 of them.
4 shared opponents

Chad DawsonLL

Roy Jones Jr.2–1L

Glen Johnson1–1L

Montell GriffinWW

Common Opponents ↓
Who is bigger, Tarver or Harding?
Antonio Tarver is the taller fighter at 188 cm, 3 cm above the other.
Height · reach

Tarver188 cm190 cm reach

Harding185 cm

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Tarver and Harding?
This comparison is drawn from 40 bouts tracked for Antonio Tarver and 28 bouts tracked for Eric Harding. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Tarver40bouts

Harding28bouts

How They Win ↓

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