On June 10th, former undisputed middleweight champion Bernard Hopkins is moving up two weight divisions to challenge undisputed light heavyweight champion Antonio Tarver in an intriguing matchup. Two years prior to their upcoming historic matchup, Tarver and Hopkins went toe-to-toe in a battle of verbal wit as they exchanged harsh words with each other. Check out exactly how the rivalry began in these EXCLUSIVE interviews that can ONLY be found on Boxingtalk.com!

5/28/04 - Hopkins: "I’m The Last Man Standing"
6/19/04 - Hopkins Bashes Tarver
6/21/04 - Tarver's challenge to Hopkins: "Winner take all punk!"
6/22/04 - Hopkins to Tarver: "December 4 sounds good to me!
6/24/04 - Tarver to Hopkins: "Consider it done!"
6/29/04 - Hopkins: "Tarver is trying to bamboozle the public!"
9/23/04 - Exclusive Interview: Antonio Tarver Part 1