Tony is a very good heavyweight. Unfortunately for him, his style is all wrong for fighting Wlad. His strenghts are size, boxing skills, a good jab and a good chin, but Wlad is better in these areas. Except the chin part, obviously, but it won´t matter because Tony doesn´t punch hard. Also, he is slow. You need 2 things to beat Wlad...power and speed, and Thompson has neither. The ultimate heavyweight to beat Wlad would have been the young Mike Tyson. He would have simply annihilated him. As for Thompson, who has waited a long time for his shot and is very deserving, it´s a shame that it´s coming against the wrong guy. Thompson could beat Peter or Chagaev in my opinion. Expect Wlad-Thompson to look a lot like Wlad-Mccline. I believe it will be slowpaced, dull and one-sided, but hope I´m wrong.

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