Quote Originally Posted by OumaFan
I'm sure this thread will bring a tear of joy to Royal's eyes

I'd say Tony Thompson. Guy gets no attention, no hype whatsoever, less hype than guys like Brock who I'm pretty certain he'd beat. He's big, about 6'5, can punch a bit, very busy for a heavyweight, fairly quick, pretty skilled and he's a southpaw.

I give him as good a chance to beat Wlad as anybody outside of Peter, and maybe Chagaev.

I know Bilbo agrees, not sure that's a good sign Any thoughts?
Well as you said I'm in agreement with you. He hasn't got any hype although to be fair he only really came into the public consciousness following his win over Dominic Guinn 1 months or so ago.

Prior to that he was probably considered something of a journeyman with a couple losses on his record already. Most boxers who get hyped usually have undefeated records, Arrerola, Chambers, Brock and Guinn in their times. If a fighter loses early on they appear to disappear of the radar.

Hopefully though he will have his own time in the limelight soone. Consecutive wins over Guinn, T Ibragimov and a KO of Krasniqi certainly qualifies for a title shot imo. Right now he's Ibragimovs mandatory so I'm guessing he's first in line for the winner of Ibragimov Chagaev.