Light Heavyweight King to appear on ESPN's "Rome Is Burning" Tonight at 12AM ET/9PM PT

Press release: They are the best in their chosen fields, one in the boxing ring, and the other in the realm of broadcasting.  So, on Thursday, December 16, it will be a clash of the titans when the top light heavyweight in the world, Antonio Tarver, and the always thought-provoking Jim Rome, meet on ESPN’s hit show “Rome is Burning” at 9pm PT / 12am ET.

Tarver, who is finishing up preparations for his highly anticipated championship clash with Glen Johnson at Los Angeles STAPLES Center on Saturday, December 18 (televised live on HBO World Championship Boxing beginning at 6pm PT / 9pm ET), will discuss this upcoming bout, his stirring knockout victory over Roy Jones Jr., and other topical issues with host Jim Rome.