By Ryan Burton

BoxingScene.com caught up with an animated Antonio Tarver last week in Las Vegas.  The former light heavyweight champion serves as an analyst on the Premier Boxing Champions series on Spike TV.

Tarver, who now campaigns at heavyweight, last fought in August when he battled Steve Cunningham to a disputed draw. 

After the fight there was a lot of controversy as to whether Tarver tested positive for performance enhancing drugs.  Tarver was never suspended and said that he has been cleared of the allegations. Cunningham made many disparaging remarks about Tarver after the positive test rumors came to light. Those comments generated a lot of anger in Tarver, who vows to make Cunningham pay for his public statements.

"Man I am definitely going to bust Cunningham's ass for all the sh*t he been talking when I already cleared all that up.  It is personal and I want to do it to him, this time - Roy Jones style," Tarver told BoxingScene.com in reference to his second round knockout of Jones in their second bout.

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