didnt say there was anything wrong with him as a sparrring partner. a 6 foot 5 sparring partener to train for a 6 foot 5 opponent... i get it if hes done anything in his career worthy of something, let me know what it was meant to say, 6 foot 5 inch south paw to train for a 6 foot 5 inch south paw
That's cool. I agree that his resume is somewhat lacking, but I still contend he has done more with his career than Audley. Dominating Dominick Guinn, Timur Ibragimov, and an old Luan Krasniqi as well as giving Wlad a solid fight for the first 6 rounds or so is still a level above splitting fights with Danny Williams and Michael Sprott, and losing to Guinn.
Beat Witherspoon, Guinn, Ibragimov, and Krasniqi. Plus he was decent against Wlad, compared to other recent Wlad opponents. Based on accomplishments, Thompson is the #8 heavyweight in the world. He deserves to be rated higher than Valuev, who was the best heavyweight Haye has faced.
Your first paragraph is pretty much what I said, though I compared Thompsons' resume directly to Harrison. However, it could be argued that Valuev has faced better competition than Thompson. Not always successfully, but usually at least he kept it close everytime.
I am tired of us Haye fans being dismissed as dimwitted to try and make our points seem invalid, rather than argue with us.