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I'm looking forward to watching this.

To me Tony Thompson is still in the top 5 best heavies, he beats down David Haye and Arreola in my mind.

It's a shame that the boxing world as a whole only know him through his performance against Wlad. Steve Bunce over here said he was gutless, had no heart and no ambition, and that is just not true.

He worked his way up the hard way. I remember fighting, I believe Timor Ibragimov without having any shoes and someone had to lend him some trainers, he still won every round.

He travelled to Germany and demolished Krasniqui in an upset that won me some money as William Hill had him a big underdog, when I knew he'd win easily.

To me he's basically Audley Harrison with a decent chin, higher workrate and a set of balls.

I actually think Thompson is how Audley Harrison would be if he could actually perform to his potential. He'll win tonight and get himself back in the mix.

I have no doubt that at some point he will play the role of gatekeeper and upset one of the contenders and can then get himself another title shot.

He's not beating a Klitschko though......
Haye would destroy Thompson without a doubt. I don't see how he could handle Haye's speed or explosiveness.

Other than that I'm looking forward to watching this myself. Like you said he probably put the best performance of any recent Wlad opponent. That said I don't think he took a round. I think Thompson-Arreola would be a very interesting fight.
I think Thompson would get flattened by Haye as well.