David price has no chin

[Dark Lord Al]

Accidents happen, a lot of even the best Heavyweights have been knocked out/stopped on the way up, and even for some, when in the midst of their peak run.

The problem Price has, is his chin has let him down before.

But he is an excellent offensive fighter, who uses his physical tools well. Maybe he needs to look at someone like Wlad to find an example of how to deal with a potentially soft chin.

On the plus side; in the warped boxing world we live in, maybe this defeat could open the door to good money fights. If the likes of Fury et al feel even if behind on the scorecards that one bomb on Price's chin wins them the fight, maybe they will do business.

Price is going to have to live with this defeat, it will always be thrown in his face by some. He has to deal with that, but providing he can get over any doubts he has, it should not be a huge issue.

A 16 fight prospect taking a merciless beating is potentially damaging; a 16 fight prospect walking into a punch from a pretty decent fighter, is, providing the fighter gets over it psychologically, at worse a bit embarrassing.

A pretty good summary of the fight and Prices future . I do think lots of guys will now try to jump on Price to get to him before he lands any of his bombs.
Should be exciting in the future.

[boyla]

Who does Price have to fight now, does he double back and face old opponents or face other American heavyweights.

Long-long way off a heavyweight shot.

Fallout from this fight will make or break Price, I am doubtful if he can be a Championship contender after this.

[Beanz]

Gotta love fury then. Wants to make a statement but beating prices conqueror! That's how ya do it. Klits can learn from this

Prices conqueror who according to you is a bum and is "proper Shite" ?
If Fury is the man why is he eager to fight someone his trainer thinks is an old nobody?

Ol greenbeenz getting all hissy

Iv said this all along! Prices level of opponents were dropping after sexton, not getting better. Then Maloney has a bright spark and throws him in with Thompson. I said it had the potential to tits up and Maloney would regret it.

There was a few times he's looked vulnerable, against sexton a couple of times and against skelton. It just showed me he's there for the taking if someone was just willing to get in close and punch with him.

He isn't a wrecking machine, he looked flummoxed how to get past Thompson's pawing jab.

Just because you think Fury is a twat dosnt mean he hasnt learnt a hell of a lot more about how to actually fight and the pro game than Price. If they had fought each other last night, it would have been even funnier because Furys post fight interview telling us he told us he'd smash Price, who was a big stiff idiot, would have made you even more hissy

I am not being at all hissy. Fury is a terrible boxer and Price is not as bad as you make out. I still think Price would absolutely muller fury, if Blown up cruiserweight Cunningham or old past it bum Thompson don't get there first.

[0james0]

He's back to domestic level again now and Fury will probably march on into a beating from Wlad now.

What is most worrying is that it wasn't even a flush shot to the chin, it was a clubbed shot. I'm sure it hurt more than it looked, but you would expect a heavyweight champ to be able to take a shot like that and recover.

[brocktonblockbust]

wait a minute---price got ko'ed? Im goin to youtube to see it. be right back.

[littlebif]

Price needs to get a new trainer imo. He needs to develope a ram rod jab instead he seems to paw with it alot. Needs to use his size better there was no need to be on the inside with thompson and when he got there he was made to look foolish with throwing a uppercut and with his left hand down by his side silly mistake to make and paid the price. He showed inexperience on his part to jump straight back up when he was in wonderland.

[ross]

Price needs to get a new trainer imo. He needs to develope a ram rod jab instead he seems to paw with it alot. Needs to use his size better there was no need to be on the inside with thompson and when he got there he was made to look foolish with throwing a uppercut and with his left hand down by his side silly mistake to make and paid the price. He showed inexperience on his part to jump straight back up when he was in wonderland.

Are you taking the piss?

Did you not realise he was being counted while he was rolling round on his back?

If he hadnt got up when he did he would have been counted out while still on the deck. Maybe that would have been slightly less ambarrasing than getting up and wobbling like Khan all over the shop proving how badly his senses were scrambled.

[Dave1066]

Just watched the Thompson Vs Price fight! What a shock! 41 year old Thompson knocked out 29 year old Price, in round two with a right hook! The right hook didn't even look that explosive. Thompson didn't even look in great shape. Looked to me he was carrying a few to many pounds around his abdominals. So price isn't so good defending against a south paw stance! And the rumours about Price having a glass jaw seem to be true.

Price is going to have to go away, and rethink his approach now. He's going to have to tighten his defence.

No dout this would of given Thompson a confidence boost, which will re spark his ambition, or give him even more ambition. I wonder who Thompson may go on to fight next.

I now will have to rethink how I think the Price Vs Fury fight will go!

[brocktonblockbust]

ok just saw it---punch looked dodgy. not too sharp. i am amazed. this guy got the Gerry Cooney hype and now it all came down didnt it.

Canelo Alvarez will have the same deal. Very soon.

[Fenster]

When Price turned pro it was common knowledge he had a china chin and loads of "experts" said it would hold him back. Over the past couple of years, the doubt about his chin has faded because he's looked so impressive destroying people.

Easy with hindsight - but it was only a matter of time before he got ironed out.

[Britkid]

When Price turned pro it was common knowledge he had a china chin and loads of "experts" said it would hold him back. Over the past couple of years, the doubt about his chin has faded because he's looked so impressive destroying people.

Easy with hindsight - but it was only a matter of time before he got ironed out.

I do not know if they faded, I wrote this only a couple of weeks ago:

So far, so good as far as Price goes.

In this era, particularly amongst Heavyweights Price's age is no issue. He had a solid amateur career, and has shown continued improvement as his career has gone on. And although he has had too few fights IMO, he has reached a level you would expect in his four year career, that of domestic champion and matching up with fringe top ten fighters.

The brothers Klitschko are not getting any younger, and there is no real talent on the horizon that looks like they can fill the power vacuum left when the Klitschko's go. Thus Price just might be in the right place, at the right time.

The only real thing I have against Price at the moment, is that nagging doubt about his chin...

I suspect I was hardly alone in being concerned about Price's chops...

[mattboxingfan]

He was almost like a turtle stuck on his back when he got knocked down!

I think we will see Price back soon against a nobody with little punching power to build his confidence much like Khan after Prescott. Then after getting a couple easy win together have a showdown with Fury or Chisora.

It's a shame I really wanted someone to KO Fury before he get's a title shot, he doesn't deserve the payday.

[Dave1066]

He was almost like a turtle stuck on his back when he got knocked down!

I think we will see Price back soon against a nobody with little punching power to build his confidence much like Khan after Prescott. Then after getting a couple easy win together have a showdown with Fury or Chisora.

It's a shame I really wanted someone to KO Fury before he get's a title shot, he doesn't deserve the payday.

I'd like to see Price Vs Chisora. Going by Prices performance in this last fight. Price would have to use his hight and reach advantage over Chisora. Price would also have to keep his jaw well protected. If Chisora caught Price with one of his over arm rights...Could see the same outcome of yesterdays fight, Price on the canvas.

I still like Price though. Hope he gets over this quick.

[Rantcatrat]

Was shocking to see him fold from a pretty routine punch from Thompson,He may have power but that was a bad loss to a 41 year old journeyman.
He needs to get back in the ring soon,to. Try to rebuild his confidence.
Opinions please!

Thompson isn't a journeyman. It's unfair to call him one. Ask yourself - Who has he lost to? In the last ten years, he has only lost to Wladimir Klitschko.

[Spicoli]

I don't know the history of his chin in ama. etc but what is he weighing? Looks like he needs to seriously hit the weight room and could pack on 15, 20 lbs. Has a very awkward upper body leanback that leaves his body exposed. Very early but he doesn't look like he has that natural smoothness (?!) to turn boxer off jab to compensate for a thin chin.