thompson v price rematch

[beenKOed]

What Price shouldn't overlook is that he WAS having success vs Thompson and almost had him down before the KO blow was struck. Price just needs to remember to snap the punches out and snap them back, pace himself, and open a hole in Thompson's defense to stick that right cross in

I'm hoping Price does better this time or he could be on the downhill side of his career. If he's out of there in the first or second round again I'll lose interest in him as a fighter, it's make or break for Price, in my opinion. Pro sports is a harsh environment.

[El Kabong]

These kinds of upsets really hurt the heavyweight landscape IMO...you don't get the Ali-Frazier, Foreman-Frazier, battle of the 2 undefeated fighters for the title. You barely get the Gerry Cooney vs Larry Holmes kinds of fights where you have a green prospect and an established Champion because either the champion loses which puts the top of the division at a standstill due to rematch clauses (but that's not happening recently) or the prospect gets stopped before getting another step closer to a title shot.

The kind of loss Price suffered vs Thompson (especially given how Wlad just manhandled Thompson in that rematch) has probably set Price back 2 years, and that's providing everything goes right for Price. Price will have to win this next fight and then prove himself vs a big puncher to show he can handle them and THEN vs a top tier contender to show he's class enough to fight for the titles.