Antonio Deon Tarver (born November 21, 1968 in Orlando, Florida) made his acting debut as Mason "The Line" Dixon in the film Rocky Balboa, the sixth installment in the Rocky film franchise. Nicknamed the "Magic Man", Antonio is actually professional boxer and the former WBC, WBA, IBF, & The Ring light heavyweight champion. Tarver built an impressive amateur career, including winning a bronze medal while representing the United States at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games, eventually losing to Vassiliy Jirov, who he'd previously defeated in a match at the 1995 World Amateur Boxing Championships. He also captured the gold medal at the 1995 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Berlin, just two months after having triumphed by also winning gold at the Pan American Games in Mar del Plata.
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| - Antonio Deon Tarver (born November 21, 1968 in Orlando, Florida) made his acting debut as Mason "The Line" Dixon in the film Rocky Balboa, the sixth installment in the Rocky film franchise. Nicknamed the "Magic Man", Antonio is actually professional boxer and the former WBC, WBA, IBF, & The Ring light heavyweight champion. Tarver built an impressive amateur career, including winning a bronze medal while representing the United States at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games, eventually losing to Vassiliy Jirov, who he'd previously defeated in a match at the 1995 World Amateur Boxing Championships. He also captured the gold medal at the 1995 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Berlin, just two months after having triumphed by also winning gold at the Pan American Games in Mar del Plata.
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| - Former Heavyweight and Light Heavyweight boxing champion Antonio Tarver appeared as Mason "The Line" Dixon in Rocky Balboa in 2006.
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| - Fought in the Light-Heavyweight and Heavyweight classes
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| - Mason "The Line" Dixon in Rocky Balboa
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| - Antonio Deon Tarver (born November 21, 1968 in Orlando, Florida) made his acting debut as Mason "The Line" Dixon in the film Rocky Balboa, the sixth installment in the Rocky film franchise. Nicknamed the "Magic Man", Antonio is actually professional boxer and the former WBC, WBA, IBF, & The Ring light heavyweight champion. Tarver built an impressive amateur career, including winning a bronze medal while representing the United States at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games, eventually losing to Vassiliy Jirov, who he'd previously defeated in a match at the 1995 World Amateur Boxing Championships. He also captured the gold medal at the 1995 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Berlin, just two months after having triumphed by also winning gold at the Pan American Games in Mar del Plata.
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