Carl Thompson

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  1. Cookiedough

    Cookiedough Active Member Full Member

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    Just been trawling through Carl Thompson’s career on YouTube. What an absolute warrior he was. His mental fortitude and heart are cast out of gold. Some of his comebacks were legendary. One of my favourite fighters of recent generations.
     
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  2. "TKO"

    "TKO" Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Amen to all the, I was a massive fan of his. Not the most gifted but fit as a fiddle, never in a bad fight and what a puncher. Doesn't sound like a bad way to spend a day in lockdown, that's an idea...
     
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  3. Bent-nose

    Bent-nose Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Toughed it out to get wins against Eubank, Haye and Dunstan but he was no match for Johnny Nelson.
     
  4. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Best fights? I've seen Sellers, Haye and Eubank 1.
     
  5. pow

    pow Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Excellent interview and career review here with Carl.
     
  6. "TKO"

    "TKO" Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Watch the KOs of Rothmann and Terry Dunstan.
     
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  7. BaronSamedi

    BaronSamedi Active Member Full Member

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    I went and done a couple of 121 boxing sessions with him a year or so back

    Guy was in unreal shape even though he's in his 50s, just shredded and muscular

    And yeah, I can confirm what everyone else says about him. He's a very nice man.

    You're right about his fights too, some absolute crackers
     
  8. LongJohn

    LongJohn Member Full Member

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    I literally watched 4 of his fights on the spin few days back. Always in great fights proper throwback warrior.
     
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  9. Somali Sanil

    Somali Sanil Wild Buffalo Man banned Full Member

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    Top top man. Put manners on Naz too
     
  10. Boxing First

    Boxing First youtube.com/channel/UCM4RAP57DFWBjQQn2E-MDVw Full Member

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    Will check him out obvious stand outs are the Haye and Eubank fights but I will delve a little deeper. Thanks for the heads up
     
  11. "TKO"

    "TKO" Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Akim Tafer, Duran, Haye, Rothmann, Dunstan. Won so many fights he wasn't supposed to...
     
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  12. Jurgen

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    Last time I saw Terry Dunstan was facing the Sky in Hamburg when he was brutally KOd by Olafobi on the famous Toe v Wlad undercard.
     
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  13. kojak

    kojak Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I remember that also Jurgen, Afolabi has had some brilliant KOs.
     
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  14. LoadedGlove

    LoadedGlove Boxing Addict Full Member

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    You'll get no argument from me on Carl Thompson. Absolutely made the most of his talent and was in a succession of terrific fights. Also conducted himself superbly, no cheap chat or nonsense.
    As Somali has already mentioned, he frightened Hamed's vacuous trap shut. That makes him a Hall of Famer on my book.
     
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  15. jont

    jont Active Member Full Member

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    Never saw his fight with Johnny Nelson... can anyone tell me how it went?...