Antonio Tarver vs. Bernard Hopkins, billed as Fight to the Finish, was a professional boxing match contested on June 10, 2006, for the IBO, NBA and The Ring light heavyweight titles.

[1] In February 2005, longtime reigning middleweight champion Bernard Hopkins had expressed interest in moving up to light heavyweight to challenge The Ring light heavyweight champion Glen Johnson who had just defeated Antonio Tarver by split decision to claim the title the previous month.

Hopkins was credited with the lone knockdown of the fight after landing a right that sent Tarver off balance, causing his right glove to touch the canvas.

[12] After his victory over Tarver, Hopkins remained adamant that the fight would be his last stating that he had promised his mother he would not box past the age of 40 unless it was to accomplish his self-imposed goal of moving from middleweight to capture the light heavyweight title, something his idol Sugar Ray Robinson had tried and failed to do in 1952 against Joey Maxim.

Roughly a year after the fight, Tarver made allegations that there was a "great possibility" he had been drugged prior to facing Hopkins, in turn causing his less-than-stellar performance.

"[15] His poor performance was thought to have stemmed from having lost a massive amount of weight after filming Rocky Balboa earlier in the year.