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Finn wrote:

Fat Git wrote:

greenyox3 wrote:
And now we do seem to have an awful lot of people saying "I always said he was sh!te anyway". Cracks me up.

He was never more than domestic class, I was amazed more people couldn't see it.

He needs a style similar to Frank Bruno, grab them when they are in close and bully them
with fouls - he will never ever get disqualified in Liverpool, develop a ramrod jab, fight ugly
and dirty and wear them down, what the eff was he doing last night prancing around the
ring? It was lunacy.

His guts and taking a rematch with Thompson and his humility has made me a fan - and I never
thought I would ever say that. He needs to get back to the drawing board and get a style
like Frank Bruno to take him further - I look forward to seeing the big fornicator coming back to smash
some heads.

Price is not domestic class, he has absolutely annihilated everyone who has faced him at domestic level. Thompson was a step to far they, his team obviously thought thompson was there for the taking but we've seen it over and over again - young, hyped, up and comers getting in with a veteran and getting spanked.

I thought he had improved a lot since the last fight and its clear his power is immense, his punch resistance (body and head) and his stamina seem to be an issue but you can NOT write him off yet look at Wlad. He needs to go back to basics and start fighting with a safety first mentality, picking his shots, time will tell if he can develop the boxing brain needed to fight that style.

If i was thompson i would be looking to fight Mitchell.

columbo wrote: His boxing brain isnt that bad though! The problem is that Tony thompson also has a good boxing brain and he also didnt fall apart on the first big punch that landed on him.

Finn wrote:

Fat Git wrote:

greenyox3 wrote:
And now we do seem to have an awful lot of people saying "I always said he was sh!te anyway". Cracks me up.

He was never more than domestic class, I was amazed more people couldn't see it.

He needs a style similar to Frank Bruno, grab them when they are in close and bully them
with fouls - he will never ever get disqualified in Liverpool, develop a ramrod jab, fight ugly
and dirty and wear them down, what the eff was he doing last night prancing around the
ring? It was lunacy.

His guts and taking a rematch with Thompson and his humility has made me a fan - and I never
thought I would ever say that. He needs to get back to the drawing board and get a style
like Frank Bruno to take him further - I look forward to seeing the big fornicator coming back to smash
some heads.

Price is not domestic class, he has absolutely annihilated everyone who has faced him at domestic level. Thompson was a step to far they, his team obviously thought thompson was there for the taking but we've seen it over and over again - young, hyped, up and comers getting in with a veteran and getting spanked.

I thought he had improved a lot since the last fight and its clear his power is immense, his punch resistance (body and head) and his stamina seem to be an issue but you can NOT write him off yet look at Wlad. He needs to go back to basics and start fighting with a safety first mentality, picking his shots, time will tell if he can develop the boxing brain needed to fight that style.

If i was thompson i would be looking to fight Mitchell.

Finn wrote:

columbo wrote: His boxing brain isnt that bad though! The problem is that Tony thompson also has a good boxing brain and he also didnt fall apart on the first big punch that landed on him.

He fought very bad tactics he should have been looking to counter rather engage in a shoot out.

columbo wrote:

Finn wrote:

columbo wrote: His boxing brain isnt that bad though! The problem is that Tony thompson also has a good boxing brain and he also didnt fall apart on the first big punch that landed on him.

He fought very bad tactics he should have been looking to counter rather engage in a shoot out.

He was fighting a smart fight in the first round. The problem though also was Thompson was starting to come forward alot and he was making Price work which I think contributed to Price gassing. Also the body shots didnt help!

Finn wrote:

columbo wrote:

Finn wrote: His boxing brain isnt that bad though! The problem is that Tony thompson also has a good boxing brain and he also didnt fall apart on the first big punch that landed on him.

He fought very bad tactics he should have been looking to counter rather engage in a shoot out.

He was fighting a smart fight in the first round. The problem though also was Thompson was starting to come forward alot and he was making Price work which I think contributed to Price gassing. Also the body shots didnt help!

Well heres a question then - do you think any version of price including a future version could have beaten tony thompson last night? Because my concern is that he couldnt.

Finn wrote:

columbo wrote:

Finn wrote: His boxing brain isnt that bad though! The problem is that Tony thompson also has a good boxing brain and he also didnt fall apart on the first big punch that landed on him.

He fought very bad tactics he should have been looking to counter rather engage in a shoot out.

He was fighting a smart fight in the first round. The problem though also was Thompson was starting to come forward alot and he was making Price work which I think contributed to Price gassing. Also the body shots didnt help!

Well heres a question then - do you think any version of price including a future version could have beaten tony thompson last night? Because my concern is that he couldnt.

columbo wrote:

Finn wrote:

columbo wrote: His boxing brain isnt that bad though! The problem is that Tony thompson also has a good boxing brain and he also didnt fall apart on the first big punch that landed on him.

He fought very bad tactics he should have been looking to counter rather engage in a shoot out.

He was fighting a smart fight in the first round. The problem though also was Thompson was starting to come forward alot and he was making Price work which I think contributed to Price gassing. Also the body shots didnt help!

Well heres a question then - do you think any version of price including a future version could have beaten tony thompson last night? Because my concern is that he couldnt.

I think so, get the smallest ring possible, develop a ramrod jab, teach him to grab and to rabbit
punch and foul Thompson - lean him on the ropes - tire him out, be flatfooted and use a high
guard and grab and hold - ugly, but Price would stop him in my opinion.

Look at the size of that damn ring last night - what were they playing at?

Old bones Ian wrote:

Cap wrote:The big mistake was taking on Thompson again right away. It's an old story that few fighters come back from a KO loss to beat the guy what kayo'd them in the first place. Jim Coffey, the Rosscommon Giant was the classic example. Knocked out by Frank Moran, he was convinced by others it was a fluke occurance so he fought him again and got stopped again.

Price needs 10 or 15 fights under his belt against something more than stiffs to learn his craft and rebuild his confidence. The big lad looked like a complete novice out there. Whatever he'd been taught seemed to be forgotten once the bell rang. I was shouting for him to use his jab and stay off the ropes, but he couldn't hear me through my PC screen. I thought maybe he'd broken his left hand in the first round. In the 4th round I don't think he landed more than 2 punches. Seconds into the 5th round I was just waiting for Thompson to land a few hard shots that would force the ref to stop it.

Cap

Seth Mitchell did ok taking on the Banks who Ko'd him in 2 rounds.

mickey1975 wrote:The situation is worse than we thought. We all thought he was chinny, now we know he can't take it to the body either, has terrible stamina and a questionable heart!

Rogers21 wrote:the only man who could have turned price into a formidable heavyweight force has sadly passed away (RIP Emanuel Steward)

columbo wrote:

Rogers21 wrote:the only man who could have turned price into a formidable heavyweight force has sadly passed away (RIP Emanuel Steward)

I tend to agree with that.

rhino222 wrote:Anyone else think price was given ample time by the referee last night, 7f it yad been thompson taking a battering like that the fight would have been stopped at least 10 secs earlier.

andeeholden wrote:

rhino222 wrote:Anyone else think price was given ample time by the referee last night, 7f it yad been thompson taking a battering like that the fight would have been stopped at least 10 secs earlier.

More than he ought to have given that's for sure. The punishment he took without giving anything at all in return warranted the referee to dive in and call the fight there and then as far as I'm concerned. He just didn't want to be the guy who would call time on Price in his big 'redemption' fight in front of his home fans, so gave him every opportunity (and then some) to find his senses

palooka wrote:

WayoftheCass wrote:

kaiserbill wrote:
I think you'd be in a very, very small minority.

Tiny, in fact.

I'd dispute that. I would make Fury a big favorite to beat Thompson inside the distance. Anyone trying to build up Thompson is deluded. He exposed Price for sure but outside of that had never really beaten anyone of note and is in shocking condition. The basis of his reputation was taking two tankings off Wlad Klitschko. I'd actually fancy Chisora, Johnson and Cunningham to beat Thompson on points.

Come on; he was in very good shape v Price last night and took his lumps to come back and win. The beatings he took from Klitsko; who else wouldn't Wlad beat easier and faster?

thepocketrocket wrote:Think Price needs to work behind the job and be more negative.

bripez wrote:

thepocketrocket wrote:Think Price needs to work behind the job and be more negative.

Any more negative and he would have had to have stayed in the dressing room.