Thompson Was Easily Outboxing Price

[BoxingDomain]

5:39 of this video Lewis gets hit with a shot in about the same spot, and it appears to be much harder than what Thompson threw
at Price.

[Absolutely!]

Originally Posted by Espin88

Fucking hell this is going a bit too far now, Price clearly won the first round & was winning the 2nd but got reckless and Thompson took advantage of that, people are talking like Thompson dominated Price, truth is Price jumped the gun too early and paid for it. Price wasn't dominating but he clearly wasn't being outboxed.

Just typical fairweather types trying to get their two cents in, as though bleating "I knew it all along!" will somehow improve their non-existent standing around here.

Thompson did not dominate Price. Price was not dominating Thompson. Like most opening rounds it was a feeling out process, with Price getting marginally the better of it. The point at which things looked like they might be getting interesting was early in the second when Price backed Thompson against the ropes and the crowd went mad thinking a knockout was imminent. Meanwhile Thompson calmly weathered the storm and got in a nice counter hook off the gloves. That at least showed he wasn't going to just fall over at the first sign of trouble. The ending really came out of left field though. I doubt even these genius savants above would have been able to predict that.

Price needs to rematch Thompson ASAP. He took his eye off the ball for a second and got caught by an experienced operator, but prior to that he was doing just fine. Going the rebuilding route is only going to be detrimental to Price's mindset in the long run. The longer he leaves the rematch the more he might start to think that Thompson was simply too good for him, which I don't believe. He needs to strike while his fighter's mindset is still telling him that it was a fluke.

[Espin88]

Originally Posted by Absolutely!

Just typical fairweather types trying to get their two cents in, as though bleating "I knew it all along!" will somehow improve their non-existent standing around here.

Thompson did not dominate Price. Price was not dominating Thompson. Like most opening rounds it was a feeling out process, with Price getting marginally the better of it. The point at which things looked like they might be getting interesting was early in the second when Price backed Thompson against the ropes and the crowd went mad thinking a knockout was imminent. Meanwhile Thompson calmly weathered the storm and got in a nice counter hook off the gloves. That at least showed he wasn't going to just fall over at the first sign of trouble. The ending really came out of left field though. I doubt even these genius savants above would have been able to predict that.

Price needs to rematch Thompson ASAP. He took his eye off the ball for a second and got caught by an experienced operator, but prior to that he was doing just fine. Going the rebuilding route is only going to be detrimental to Price's mindset in the long run. The longer he leaves the rematch the more he might start to think that Thompson was simply too good for him, which I don't believe. He needs to strike while his fighter's mindset is still telling him that it was a fluke.

Agree with all points made, good post.

[Slyk]

Look at the way Price moved his hands/feet when trying to walk Thompson down. He had NO IDEA what he was doing. If you look closely you can even see Thompson smile a few times during breaks in the action, happy that Price was so inept. There were instances where Price literally looked like some random big guy off the street with maybe a year of experience.

Price isn't coming back from shit. He is what, 29? He has no skills or defense, and now we've all seen his chin. Guys like Arreola would absolutely destroy him.

[ripcity]

While I agree that Thompson was out boxing Price for two rounds. I don't think he could have kept it up for much longer. Had he not cought Price with that punch. I think the fight would eventily turned into Price's favor.

[derrick]

Originally Posted by Slyk

Price showed almost no ring generalship and a very low skill level. You could see Thompson use feints and small bluff steps to maneuver Price around quite easily. Price looked like a FOOL when both fighters were in the middle of the ring, though he had a moment or two when Thompson was on the ropes. Aside from that, Price has 0 ring authority. He cannot dictate a fight whatsoever.

This guy is just a big guy who can punch. Even if he had an average chin, he would NOT amount to anything important. Fights like this further show that there is a huge gulf skill level between Wlad/Vitali and other HW's. Saying "they're just big" is not even close to a viable excuse for Klitschko dominance.

Keep in mind, Thompson is 42, gained 20 lbs of fat since he fought Wlad, and was coming off a KO loss.

Your right Wlad is the best fighter in history. He never lost a fight ever. Everytime he lost there were reasons behind it. I think Don King had him drugged in his last loss. Wlad would have koed Mike Tyson in his prime is one round. Wlad would knock out Jesus in one round.

[gdm]

Originally Posted by derrick

Your right Wlad is the best fighter in history. He never lost a fight ever. Everytime he lost there were reasons behind it. I think Don King had him drugged in his last loss. Wlad would have koed Mike Tyson in his prime is one round. Wlad would knock out Jesus in one round.

Stfu you brainless redneck

[derrick]

Originally Posted by gdm

Stfu you brainless redneck

Dude I'm half black. How can I be a redneck? I bet your a bend over billy.

[gdm]

Price is a nice guy, I wish him well, but it's obvious he has a glass jaw , he was stopped and KD many times in amateurs , I also think his boxing skills are limited just like his ring IQ that's why many limited guys outboxed him in amateurs .

[gdm]

Originally Posted by derrick

Dude I'm half black. How can I be a redneck? I bet your a bend over billy.

Who gives a crap if you're chinese , you're a fucking retard, I mean half black retard.

[derrick]

Originally Posted by gdm

Who gives a crap if you're chinese , you're a fucking retard, I mean half black retard.

Oh I see your from Castefootball.com. I have learned that at least one mod here is too. So I'm a Wlad nuthugger now.

[SimplyTheBest]

Originally Posted by derrick

How can I be a redneck?

Quite easy, you're stupid as shit, live in a trailer and drink cases of Schlitz.

[Slyk]

Originally Posted by derrick

Your right Wlad is the best fighter in history. He never lost a fight ever. Everytime he lost there were reasons behind it. I think Don King had him drugged in his last loss. Wlad would have koed Mike Tyson in his prime is one round. Wlad would knock out Jesus in one round.

If you really think that, why have you been unsuccessfully predicting that he would lose to every single opponent he has faced since 2005?

Seems strange, no?