Why didn't David Price heed Lennox Lewis's advice?

Lennox has offered lessons on "how to beat the Klitschkos" to everyone from Corrie Sanders (before he fought Vitali) to Juan Carlos Gomez to David Haye. And they all lost. He can't even teach somebody to beat Tony Thompson. Maybe he's just not cut out for this teaching gig. He seems to think he still has something to prove. Maybe that's because of the way his career ended....he's obviously unhappy about something.

I was not talking to you. I was talking to the thread starter who clearly referred to Price as a big stiff idiot when he should have been criticizing himself for putting faith in such a sh*t fighter. I am not off base at all about Brits not making a fair judgement and you saying the media wrote him off after the first fight and only some gave him a chance is a bald faced lie. Fact of the matter is that Price was a 3.5-1 favorite in this fight because Brits themselves bet 4 times as much money on Price as they did on Thompson. Those aren't narrow odds at all. Price was an overwhelming favorite because of biased British fans refusal to bet with their brains. They even had a bookie on the Boxnation broadcast who said almost every bet he took was on Price and British bettors had very little faith in Thompson pulling the repeat. So knock it off with this bullsh*t revisionist history. Who are you talking to you butthurt faaggot? I have yet to see a Brit on here who gave a single solitary fuk about Price. Most of the people who bet were probably dumb scousers/casual fans. Even still, you'd think Price would be able to beat a 41 Thompson on the second attempt. I thought he probably would but I didn't even care enough to watch the fight live let alone bet on it. Always said Price would be KO'd eventually since the start of his career.

Price was an overwhelming favorite because of biased British fans refusal to bet with their brains. If you had known anything about Brits, you'd know that no one bets against their own team. So...Hitman932 was right. Yes, Wilder and Mitchell come for this "land" but the people view things differently. They have already looked shaky. If I was betting with my brain, there is NO way I put money down on Wilder or Mitchell. He was just saying that that's what the "Brits" should have done with Price.

I was not talking to you. I was talking to the thread starter who clearly referred to Price as a big stiff idiot when he should have been criticizing himself for putting faith in such a sh*t fighter. I am not off base at all about Brits not making a fair judgement and you saying the media wrote him off after the first fight and only some gave him a chance is a bald faced lie. Fact of the matter is that Price was a 3.5-1 favorite in this fight because Brits themselves bet 4 times as much money on Price as they did on Thompson. Those aren't narrow odds at all. Price was an overwhelming favorite because of biased British fans refusal to bet with their brains. They even had a bookie on the Boxnation broadcast who said almost every bet he took was on Price and British bettors had very little faith in Thompson pulling the repeat. So knock it off with this bullsh*t revisionist history. As someone above said: And this is coming from a guy coming from the land of Deontay Wilder, Seth Mitchell etc.. And the guy who claimed in every thread that Malignaggi would embarrass Khan - same you did with every other Khan opponent. So please, spare us your Brit hate. It's pretty pathetic. Go troll somewhere else. If you had known anything about Brits, you'd know that no one bets against their own team.

Are you talking to me? No-one here has suggested he should of won or has tried to rationalize him losing. And I haven't offered any odds on anyone? I didnt think Yoz was from the UK? Oh and your way off base with the fair judgement comment, David Price stopped being overated by the media here after the first thompson fight. Sure, some gave him a chance in the rematch but personally (and talking as a brit) I'm not surprised by the result at all. I was not talking to you. I was talking to the thread starter who clearly referred to Price as a big stiff idiot when he should have been criticizing himself for putting faith in such a sh*t fighter. I am not off base at all about Brits not making a fair judgement and you saying the media wrote him off after the first fight and only some gave him a chance is a bald faced lie. Fact of the matter is that Price was a 3.5-1 favorite in this fight because Brits themselves bet 4 times as much money on Price as they did on Thompson. Those aren't narrow odds at all. Price was an overwhelming favorite because of biased British fans refusal to bet with their brains. They even had a bookie on the Boxnation broadcast who said almost every bet he took was on Price and British bettors had very little faith in Thompson pulling the repeat. So knock it off with this bullsh*t revisionist history.

There seems to be alot of finger pointing as to whos fault it is but it comes down to Thompson was just a better fighter and he proved it in both fights. Maloney was suggesting Lewis should have not been in camp but there is no man on the planet better placed to give 1st hand advice to Price after his first loss but Lennox cant implement changes in 3 weeks. Manny Stewarts first fight with Wvladimir resulted in a KO loss but it wasnt a reflection on the trainer. These things take time. I think Maloney was abit emotional as evidenced by his breakdown post fight, he cant seriously pin point Lennox as the failing if hes being honest with himself. Thompson deserves some praise because whilst everyones trying to diagnose what went wrong with David, how about its what Thompson did right. He walked Price down even after walking onto that huge right in round 2. He deserves respect for pulling himself up and then outlasting his younger opponent.

Maybe TT is just better than most people thought. In all fairness, his best win is probably Price I, but he's only lost to Wlad other than that. An maybe Price is just not cut out for it. Maybe he is. We will have to see. One thing is for sure, he needs to dedicate his life to Boxing if he wants to progress beyond domestic level. That means getting a trainer with pro experience, whether that's Lennox Lewis or someone else that's fine, but he needs to leave Franny. Gallagher is a good trainer, so are the ingles and McCracken is a damn excellent one. He should also leave Maloney as soon as possible.

This was a really poor version of Thompson. 41, been ko'd twice, out of shape, injuries etc. A 35 year old Thompson would have decapitated Price.

You're a stiff idiot for rationalizing the stiff idiot winning a fight he was clearly never cut out for. Offering up 3-1 odds on Price winning. LMAO. You Brits are so blinded by nationality that you couldn't make a fair judgement of one of your fighters if you lives depended on it. He knocked him down! Is it that far fetched that he could have won?

I think he went into the ring with the idea of fighting a patient disciplined fight, but somewhere along the line, probably in the 2nd round, he just yearned for this fight to be over and he pushed for the quick KO. I'm not sure about this. I'm certain this would be how LL would of advised him. Be patient, sit behind the jab and break thompson down. Only Pricey seemed to throw almost every punch with full power. Not sure if he got carried away after the knockdown or he believed he could take thompson out quickly. Thompson deserves credit though. He wore Price down with those body shots. He beat a man with a reach, height, power, and 12-year age advantage twice now. Agreed, he executed well and, despite the knockdown, didn't appear to be in too much trouble.

I think he went into the ring with the idea of fighting a patient disciplined fight, but somewhere along the line, probably in the 2nd round, he just yearned for this fight to be over and he pushed for the quick KO. Thompson deserves credit though. He wore Price down with those body shots. He beat a man with a reach, height, power, and 12-year age advantage twice now.

LL tweeted saying Maloney's blaming ME for this loss? Incredible! I asked for 8 weeks training.. He gave me 3.— Lennox Lewis (@LennoxLewis) July 7, 2013 Maloney is a weasel and with all due respect to Lewis, I think even 8 weeks wouldn't have been enough. Exactly. Fighters go through multiple training camps with a new trainer before they see vast results. Look at Amir Khan and Virgil Hunter. They've had 2 training camps together and they still have work to do. 3 weeks is nothing. Maloney can't blame Lennox for his error in matchmaking and then putting Price back in for the rematch.

I don't blame Lennox at all. They didn't really have enough time together to implement a proper plan over 12 rounds. Then Price shoots his load trying to knock Thompson out early. That's just another example of inexperience (and very poor conditioning). LL tweeted saying Maloney's blaming ME for this loss? Incredible! I asked for 8 weeks training.. He gave me 3.— Lennox Lewis (@LennoxLewis) July 7, 2013 Maloney is a weasel and with all due respect to Lewis, I think even 8 weeks wouldn't have been enough.

The real blame should go to Maloney. This was a case of too much too soon. Beating Audley Harrison doesn't mean you're ready to fight a guy who's been in the ring with Wlad twice. Thompson's edge in experience and toughness were enough to overcome Price's physical attributes. Then when you factor in Price's chin, this fight was awful for him. Even in the first fight, TT was fat and out of shape but he was still calm and confident. Then they put Price back in there with a guy that knows its only a matter of time before he can hurt him again. You don't put young fighter's with weak chins in the ring against experienced, resilient fighters. It's a recipe for disaster. I don't blame Lennox at all. They didn't really have enough time together to implement a proper plan over 12 rounds. Then Price shoots his load trying to knock Thompson out early. That's just another example of inexperience (and very poor conditioning).

Because he was another over hyped heavyweight hopeful. Tony Thompson wouldn't win jack s**t in the 70's or the 90's, he'd be a contender, sure. But this just shows David Price was another over hyped Brit, who was good at domestic level early on, no offense. There's plenty like that at heavyweight in the US too. S**t, I was high on Price early on too. Can't wait for Scott vs Chisora. Still butthurt over Jeff Lacy?

You're a stiff idiot for rationalizing the stiff idiot winning a fight he was clearly never cut out for. Offering up 3-1 odds on Price winning. LMAO. You Brits are so blinded by nationality that you couldn't make a fair judgement of one of your fighters if you lives depended on it. Frpm a country that has brought us Deontay Wilder and Seth Mitchell you'd do well to shut your trap.

From a country that has brought us Deontay Wilder and Seth Mitchell you'd do well to shut your trap.

This wasn't Lewis' fault, the tactics weren't entirely to blame and Thompson himself is a decent boxer but no beast...what beat price was his shameful conditioning. I've met Price and I've met Morton (Price's conditioning coach) and they both normally look like a good team but what the **** happened last night? Price gassed after 3 rounds, was on reserve by the end of the 4th and totally gone by the start of the 5th. I genuinely don't understand it, I've seen Price throw similarly amounts of punches in previous fights...may be it was the fact that Thompson was bigger than David's previous opponents and someone who wasn't afraid to come forward. David lost due to his failings in preparation, physically he wasn't where a professional athlete at his level should be. The coaching team needs to be seriously assessed.

He's a terrible fighter with horrendous footwork and very little sense.

:lol1:@ "Bias Brits overhyped him" Typical Fat Yankery. The only person I know who hyped him on here was Freedom who is not a Brit and who loves big stiff idiots