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IBF and IBO light-heavyweight champion Antonio Tarver has insisted that the world has not seen the best of him yet.

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IBF and IBO champion wants to reclaim the tag as the world's best

IBF and IBO light-heavyweight champion Antonio Tarver has insisted that the world has not seen the best of him yet. Tarver, who is the only man to defeat Hall of Famer Roy Jones Jnr twice, takes on the undefeated Chad Dawson on Saturday - and he believes that it is his chance to cement himself back on top of the world rankings. The Magic Man, who beat Britain's Clinton Woods for the IBF belt, said: "We have been working in training camp long and hard for this fight. My team really came together for this fight. "Dawson will bring out the best in me and trust me, nobody has seen the best in me yet. "Dawson is not on the level of the guys I have already fought like Roy Jones, Glen Johnson, Bernard Hopkins. He's like every other opponent I have faced. They always have a master gameplan until I hit them in the mouth. "Chad will not be safe on October 11. His handlers made a big mistake rushing him into a fight with me. He has decent power when he's hitting someone standing in front of him. Let's see how he does with a moving target. "This is a big fight for me. A big-money fight for me. I came from nothing. This is big money to me. Believe me I know how big this fight is. It's my chance to prove that I'm still the best."