Tony Thompson to get a rematch with Wlad Klitschko

**p4pking** · 11-01-2011 04:05 AM

Has Thompson fought anyone noteworthy since Klitschko? He must be almost 40 by now as well, can't imagine actually being excited to watch this. Wlad will probably retire without ever having been in a good fight, which isn't entirely his fault but still quite sad.

**Mars_ax** · 11-01-2011 04:32 AM

Originally Posted by p4pking

Has Thompson fought anyone noteworthy since Klitschko? He must be almost 40 by now as well, can't imagine actually being excited to watch this. Wlad will probably retire without ever having been in a good fight, which isn't entirely his fault but still quite sad.

All Thompson did the first fight was put his hands in front of his face and throw about 10 punches a round that didn't land. What's he gonna do different this time? Nothing that I can see.

I havn't been able to decide if the HW division is the worst it's ever been the last 5 years, or the Klitschko bros are just so good, that they dominate everyone, perhaps it's a combination of both.
What seems the strangest to me is after about the last 50+ years of dominating the sport of boxing, there aren't any great black Heavyweights around anymore.

**p4pking** · 11-01-2011 08:34 AM

It all comes down to the grassroots level. I know it isn't a popular opinion with many, but the best athletic big men just aren't getting into fighting any more imo. Nothing will ever convince me that either Klitschko is "just to good", when you compare them with fighters who were around up until about 10-15 years ago. Agreed on the Thompson fight to, the fact that he has basically had as much success as anyone against Wlad (without knocking him out of course

) just cements this for me. Klitschko probably could have iced everyone he's ever fought if he had some fire in him.