Remember guys, Tony Thompson was one of Klitschko's 'bums'

While I totally agree, there are a couple of points. From boxing standpoint Price actually looked good, but I don't want to argue that. Wlad is very good. Thompson will tell you that. I think it is funny he has accepted role of defending "number one contender". Everybody argues and complains about Nuthuggers, but I absolutely love the heavyweights and "baddest man on the planet". It has sucked lately (5 years) but you have to give a little credit to opposition. When Ali was champ or at that time, it seemed people would crawl out of wood works to be baddest man. Now they run and hide. You have to give credit.

Chubby Thompson showed us a textbook hypejob unveiling.

wow thompson beat the british tye fields and now he's great?

Not really. Price was just massively onverhyped. It ended up pretty clear that he has no chin whatsoever. Huge dude and his overall skill isn't that bad per se, but he's hittable and unfortunately has a glass chin. He's looked very shakable against some really poor opposition. It was bound to happen.

Wait wait....Price is green, yes. Thompson is 41 It will never happen until be retires, but both Klits are phenomenal. This fight I particular shows that. I don't know how you argue it. Nobody that is good enough will fight them. Players call out, but do we want to see wlad fight Holyfield (my all time favorite). Wlad is saving him and others

Just goes to show how people get carried away and prematurely elevate some prospects and underestimate the real champs like Wlad. Wlad wasnt always deserving of lavish praise but hes earnt it now. Price was a Bronze medalist, so he had some potential. But he had huge flaws in his game and he never corrected them. He doesn't have an inside game. Like we saw in this fight he keeps his hands too low. He was way over hyped though. I remember how badly they wanted Price to jump in there to fight Vitali lol... If he can't get past Thompson what possible chance does he have against Vitali? I don't think he can come back from this. Fury was the better fighter, always has been, he's going to be the future.

I've always considered Tony Thompson to be a very good, underrated heavyweight. But I thought he was faded because of the difference in his performances in his two fights with Wladimir. Thompson sucks, Price is green. End thread

Tony Thompson has never been any good. It just shows how terrible Price really is. Just goes to show how people get carried away and prematurely elevate some prospects and underestimate the real champs like Wlad. Wlad wasnt always deserving of lavish praise but hes earnt it now. Also shows Haye is better than some think. But i wasnt sold on Price, he has just come out from nowhere as far as i was concerned on the strength of a few fast kos.

Thompson is a bum, he just happened to be fighting a hype job.

The Klitschkos will never get the credit they deserve

Thomspon was much better conditioned in Wlad's fight. Especially the first one. He is not great, but very good (when in good shape).

I've always considered Tony Thompson to be a very good, underrated heavyweight. But I thought he was faded because of the difference in his performances in his two fights with Wladimir. Yeah, me too......I thought he would last the distance but lose a UD to Price. He did well but Price appears to have been HEAVILY hyped up.

Tony Thompson is the best U.S. heavyweight. I said it before the Klitscko fight, I said it after he got GTFO and I still say it today.

I never got why Thompson never got that much respect, he has fought a good level of competition and has only lost recently to one man who is by far the best fighter in the world in his class. He certainly has his flaws, but he is a solid fighter.

He still is. It just so happened tonight that one bum beat another. To be honest watching Thompson's dreadful technique was more embarrassing than Price getting knocked out. There's your heavyweight division on a silver platter, hahahaha.

True, I always thought Fury was better anyway...

Tony Thompson has never been any good. It just shows how terrible Price really is.

They are all bums when they fight Wlad. Haye was as well, shortly after the fight...