By Mark Vester
The comeback of heavyweight contender Dominick Guinn (26-4-1, 18KOs) was short lived as he dropped a unanimous twelve-round decision to Tony Thompson (28-1, 17 KOs) at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California.
After defeating Olympic gold medal winner Audley Harrison in April, Guinn appeared to be on the road back to success, but in what has become a trend in Guinn's career, he loses a bout most experts picked him to win. Guinn promised the boxing fans a new and improved fighter and he was unable to deliver on the promise.
Thompson, a slick southpaw, dominated Guinn from the start of the fight. In the tenth round of the contest, Thompson had Guinn in trouble and appeared to be on the verge of putting him away. The final scores were 119-109, 118-110, and 117-111, all for Thompson.
Thompson, only lost once in his career, when he dropped a four round decision in his fifth pro-fight. The impressive win over Guinn may land him a decent ranking by one of the alphabet organizations.
