Antonio Tarver vists Boys & Girls Club
Antonio Tarver IBO Light Weight Champion and Childhood boxing mentor and Trainer Jimmy Williams, take time out from training for the upcoming fight April 12th Title fight on SHOWTIME To tour Royal Theatre Boys & Girls Club St Petersburg Fl. And give a motivational address to the youth.
I was impressed, The facility was full of young people enjoying life. Their main highlight was the visit of Antonio Tarver . I was there at the St Pete Times forum as a photographer shooting Tarver vs. Jones III. I had seen a champion who won one of the a greatest fight series in boxing history. I was their to see this man Antonia Tarver now Boxing Champion , Movie Star give back to where it began. The heart of real champion is not just measured by his ability to win, but it is defined on how his glory and fame molds him. In the case of Antonio Tarver he has never forgot the tuff streets of Orlando, his single mother raising him and how important The Boys & Girls Club was to him.
He is thankful and humble for The boys & girls club for being there for him. His mentor Jimmy Williams seen in young Antonio a champion, now we all see what Jimmy seen a man full of passion not only for his sport but the helping of others .
The performances of these young people where just as great as seeing AT win. For Antonio Tarver this was a highlight of his life being there sharing his life experiences, hoping to keep them off the streets and out of jail. The Tarver Foundation has pledge to help this Boys & Girls Club as well as others that his foundation helps.
On April 12 2008 at The Times Forum Antonio Tarver fights for IBF IBO Light Heavyweight Championship against Woods He fights for himself and the hope of so many young people who look up to him. He is man who cares and gives back to where it all began.
What we all seen with these young people where future business men and women, dancers, singers, wives, husbands, poets and so so much more. We all got to see what Jimmy Williams seen in Antonio a young man needing direction and with that direction has now become a TRUE CHAMPION.
Read MoreI was impressed, The facility was full of young people enjoying life. Their main highlight was the visit of Antonio Tarver . I was there at the St Pete Times forum as a photographer shooting Tarver vs. Jones III. I had seen a champion who won one of the a greatest fight series in boxing history. I was their to see this man Antonia Tarver now Boxing Champion , Movie Star give back to where it began. The heart of real champion is not just measured by his ability to win, but it is defined on how his glory and fame molds him. In the case of Antonio Tarver he has never forgot the tuff streets of Orlando, his single mother raising him and how important The Boys & Girls Club was to him.
He is thankful and humble for The boys & girls club for being there for him. His mentor Jimmy Williams seen in young Antonio a champion, now we all see what Jimmy seen a man full of passion not only for his sport but the helping of others .
The performances of these young people where just as great as seeing AT win. For Antonio Tarver this was a highlight of his life being there sharing his life experiences, hoping to keep them off the streets and out of jail. The Tarver Foundation has pledge to help this Boys & Girls Club as well as others that his foundation helps.
On April 12 2008 at The Times Forum Antonio Tarver fights for IBF IBO Light Heavyweight Championship against Woods He fights for himself and the hope of so many young people who look up to him. He is man who cares and gives back to where it all began.
What we all seen with these young people where future business men and women, dancers, singers, wives, husbands, poets and so so much more. We all got to see what Jimmy Williams seen in Antonio a young man needing direction and with that direction has now become a TRUE CHAMPION.
