Quote Originally Posted by killersheep View Post
I went to the ESPN boxing board and posted this question, the only reply I got was "neither guy is a top 30 heavyweight"
Well whoever posted that is a fucking moron. Tony Thompson is a VERY difficult fighter to beat and he simply hasn't gotten the chances vs top level guys because he's 6'6 250 and a southpaw that can box pretty well and has great defense.

I doubt Thompson has improved since the Wlad fight, but I'd favor him over a lot of guys. I think guys like Povetkin and Boytsov and hell anyone not named Klitschko would have trouble with him. He's only lost twice and only been stopped once (by Wlad in 10 rounds!).

Here's a fun fact, TT fought Adnan Serin before Ruiz fought him and Tony stopped him in 5 whereas Ruiz stopped him in 7.

Thompson is a good heavyweight, he's tough to beat. He was one of Wlad's tougher opponents in recent times