Price-Thompson: Predictions?

Well, Thompson's come in at 262lbs, his heaviest ever. And judging by his comments about retirement he is expecting to lose. Price is at 247, the same as when he pancaked Harrison.

I don't see this going past 4 rounds, and if it does, it'll be target practice. Thompson turning up for a payday and hopefully showing slightly more than Johnson did against Fury. However, the first power shot Price connects with, Thompson goes down.

My actual reckoning is 2 rounds max, unless Tony gets lucky. It's going to be a walkover.

A fat 41 year old. Joke of a fight. Feel sorry for price. Any lustre has been eaten by Thompson.

Price KO < 3

Although fat, I'm expecting Thompson to be slightly more durable.

Predicting Price to win by KO in the 5th.

Thompson's come in at 262lbs?? what a disgrace, he should be made skip in a sauna. I thought this might be a good fight for price when it was first made. But Thomspons weight shows what he's thinking of this fight. I've seen Thompson take a dive against WK, so now fully expect him to do the same once he's felt Price's punch. This farce will be over in 2.

Feel sorry for Price, this was meant to be a test, now it's just a case of Thompson looking for the best time to take a seat.

Price ko 2 against an uninterested Thompson

I've bet Price 2,3,4 for what it's worth.

He's been a pretty good earning in the early rounds recently - hoping the first round is cagey.

Thompson won't engage, it's not his style. I expect him to circle the ring until he gets tired which won't be very long. I think he will make it to the secod half of the fight on experience.

It's was always a dud fight. Price needs to look to begin focusing on taking the Euro belt and making his way to The Ring Top 10. Maloney could be a fly in the ointment with his milking of Price at domestic level.

As I said I reckon he will get a few more rounds in than his last few fights but he still won't learn an awful lot.

Price KO 2.

thompson has no ambition. he wont get hurt here. he will sit down and just miss the ten count first time he gets stuck on the ropes. this fight could be the least interesting for Price so far. Skelton and Mcdermott did actually hope to win. Thompson retired after the Wlad fight and is coming into this for one extra payday he was probably talked into. i bet thompson is getting a good figure for this.

Despite the criticism Price is moving along nicely and while Thompson is getting on a bit he is still an experienced good boxer who has only lost to the best, so a tricky fight that should move Price towards the fringe of a title shot.

A fight that has probably come at the right time and if he puts in a good performance it should push his credibility up a bit..

Can't see it lasting two rounds, once Price lands a big right it will be game over man, game over.

Prizefighter should be much more entertaining, which given the line up seems ridiculous.

Come on Audley!!!

azania wrote:A fat 41 year old. Joke of a fight. Feel sorry for price. Any lustre has been eaten by Thompson.

Did you not say this was a good fight for Price yesterday?

hampo171 wrote:

azania wrote:A fat 41 year old. Joke of a fight. Feel sorry for price. Any lustre has been eaten by Thompson.

Did you not say this was a good fight for Price yesterday?

I thought so too... He has more mood swings than a hormonal woman.

chisora is the only option to give price a test , fury wont fight him belives the fight is bigger than it actually is ! haye and the klits are a step to far for price at this stage and wont fight him anyway, chisora was unfit against fury and put up agood show against haye and vitali , i really belive chisora has talent and hes record is a bit unfair to him , price is desperate for a real test a pressure boxer with a good chin , chisora fits the bill to me

Have had a look through Thompsons record and he's normally weighed in between 248 and 260 so I don't think the weight will make much difference, in comparrison Chisora weighed the same weight against Fury.

hampo171 wrote:

azania wrote:A fat 41 year old. Joke of a fight. Feel sorry for price. Any lustre has been eaten by Thompson.

Did you not say this was a good fight for Price yesterday?

How was I to know Thompson would come in in that condition? On paper he is a good opponent. But a fat ill prepared 41 year old is not a good test. As I said I feel sorry for price. He won't get any credit for this farce.

azania wrote:

hampo171 wrote:

azania wrote:A fat 41 year old. Joke of a fight. Feel sorry for price. Any lustre has been eaten by Thompson.

Did you not say this was a good fight for Price yesterday?

How was I to know Thompson would come in in that condition? On paper he is a good opponent. But a fat ill prepared 41 year old is not a good test. As I said I feel sorry for price. He won't get any credit for this farce.

You class Chisora as a good opponent for weighing the same against Fury don't you? With his height he'd have been clinically obese on a BMI test.

azania wrote:

hampo171 wrote:

azania wrote:A fat 41 year old. Joke of a fight. Feel sorry for price. Any lustre has been eaten by Thompson.

Did you not say this was a good fight for Price yesterday?

How was I to know Thompson would come in in that condition? On paper he is a good opponent. But a fat ill prepared 41 year old is not a good test. As I said I feel sorry for price. He won't get any credit for this farce.

I have to agree. This will take the shine off of most of the victory (if, as I expect, Price wins). And if the weight is indicative of the way that Thompson has prepared for this - which it probably is - then Price will likely be in for another non-testing match up. A shame because this was set up to be an excellent stepping stone. Maybe TT will surprise us, but when a fighter comes in 15-20 lbs over their normal weight, it's usually a very bad sign. Very unprofessional.

So we're agreed Chisora was an awful opponent for Fury.

hampo171 wrote:

azania wrote:

hampo171 wrote:

azania wrote:A fat 41 year old. Joke of a fight. Feel sorry for price. Any lustre has been eaten by Thompson.

Did you not say this was a good fight for Price yesterday?

How was I to know Thompson would come in in that condition? On paper he is a good opponent. But a fat ill prepared 41 year old is not a good test. As I said I feel sorry for price. He won't get any credit for this farce.

You class Chisora as a good opponent for weighing the same against Fury don't you? With his height he'd have been clinically obese on a BMI test.

Who do you think is better? An ambitious, unbeaten and fat Chisora or a semi retired fat 41 year old Thompson. If you honestly they are at the same level, then all power to you. You would simply be lying to yourself just to try and show a contradiction where there isn't obe.

But be my guest. I'm here all evening.

Imperial Ghosty wrote:So we're agreed Chisora was an awful opponent for Fury.

No. That's your bias shining through.

Lumbering_Jack wrote:

hampo171 wrote:

azania wrote:A fat 41 year old. Joke of a fight. Feel sorry for price. Any lustre has been eaten by Thompson.

Did you not say this was a good fight for Price yesterday?

I thought so too... He has more mood swings than a hormonal woman.

Quit continuously proving your obvious ignorance.

azania wrote:

hampo171 wrote:

azania wrote:

hampo171 wrote:

azania wrote:A fat 41 year old. Joke of a fight. Feel sorry for price. Any lustre has been eaten by Thompson.

Did you not say this was a good fight for Price yesterday?

How was I to know Thompson would come in in that condition? On paper he is a good opponent. But a fat ill prepared 41 year old is not a good test. As I said I feel sorry for price. He won't get any credit for this farce.

You class Chisora as a good opponent for weighing the same against Fury don't you? With his height he'd have been clinically obese on a BMI test.

Who do you think is better? An ambitious, unbeaten and fat Chisora or a semi retired fat 41 year old Thompson. If you honestly they are at the same level, then all power to you. You would simply be lying to yourself just to try and show a contradiction where there isn't obe.

But be my guest. I'm here all evening.

I never said they where the same level did I? But a man who could be classed as clinically obese is not a good opponent, and as for him being hungry I think it's clear he was very hungry during training camp, nothing against Fury because as with Price there's nothing he could of done about it.

So who do you think is the better opponent? A semi retired fat bloke or an ambitious fat bloke? Answer honestly and don't go all Liberal Democrat on me.

Honestly I think they're both quite poor based on their weights. Had Chisora came in fit then it would have been a real test but he didn't.

At the moment Thompson looks a poor opponent and maybe trained at Burger King, but he may be able to test Price and take him 12 rounds, unlikely however.

As I figured you're turning Liberal Dem. Answer the question. Who was the better opponent. If you believe they are on the same level, then fair enough. But I suspect you know it's not the same level.

How can I answer when Thompson hasn't fought yet?

I'm speculating that he'll likely be poor.

azania Thu Feb 07, 2013 11:10 pm

Don't box me in Ghosty. The guy is a lumbering idiot and Price will murder him if they fought. But for goodness sake I'm trying to defend the indefensible here. Give me a fair crack at the whip.

What has that got to do with it? And wh make stuff up?

I'm making nothing up Az, if you insist on carrying on with this garbage i'll carry on posting your mails, simple as that.

What has that got to do with Chisora or Thompson as respective opponents?

Just highlighting that your opinion on the subject can't be taken seriously at all.

Well dont read it then. Save yourself from me.

Oh and Ghost keep posting whatever you want.

Giving everyone else the heads, your views aren't actually your views so you must live a very sad life.

Yes ghosty I do. Very sad life. But what has it got to do with the fight and Chisora/Thompson as respective oppenents?

Here's the deal Az, you've posted about 5000 posts how you think Fury would beat Price - you don't actually think Fury would beat Price.

Go figure.

WHat has that got to do with Chisora and Thompson as respective opponents? Please answer.

Plus its made up anyway.

It's got a lot to do with it.

And it's not really made up, is it?

WHat has it got to do with it? The issue here is who is the better opponent. An ambitious fat Chisora or a semi retired fat Thompson?

If Chisora was ambitious would he have come in to the ring in that condition?

I used to work with a guy called Tony Thompson. He was proper fat. I'm talking hanging over the table fat.

hampo171 wrote:If Chisora was ambitious would he have come in to the ring in that condition?

The fact that he was touted for a title shot prior to the fight, he is young, undefeated shows a level of ambition. More so that a guy who came out of retirement to take this fight. Had Thompson came in at a decent weight I would claim that it was a decent fight for Price. As it is, I feel sorry for Price as he will ko a fat semi retired fighter. He deserves better and hope he retains his professionalism and does a number on Thompson who imo is disrepecting boxing and the paying public.

djlovesyou wrote:I used to work with a guy called Tony Thompson. He was proper fat. I'm talking hanging over the table fat.

Par for the course for you there dj. Just will not answer a question.

Do you not think Chisora coming in that heavy showed both a lack of discipline and a lack of ambition for that fight?

Complete lack of discipline and commitment. I have never argued against that. What I have said is 1) Fury had zero idea Chisora would come in fat. 2) A fat Chisora is still a step up against anyone Price has fought. 3) A fat Chisora is better than a fat and semi retired Thompson. 4) Both are an embarassment to boxing for entering into a fight fat.

What people seem incapable of doing is being honest about Fury. Always a rider when it comes to his record especially regarding Chisora and Kingpin. Both og whom are better than anything Price has fought. Yet credit is taken away from hik because of the opponent. Yet I reckon the Price fan bots will gloss over a fat and semi retired Thompon.

azania Thu Feb 07, 2013 11:10 pm

Don't box me in Ghosty. The guy is a lumbering idiot and Price will murder him if they fought. But for goodness sake I'm trying to defend the indefensible here. Give me a fair crack at the whip.

Not really Az, haven't seen anyone claim this fight is going to prove he's a world beater. If Thompson comes to fight and tests Price then it may show a few things, however I think once that right hand lands its game over.

My issue with the Kingpin fight is Fury fans keep using it as a measuring stick, the fact he showed about as much ambition to win as my four old daughter would gets ignored.

Can't see Thompson making the halfway point of the fight.

Proves nothing as his opponent clearly has one eye on retirement, but on we go to the Price-Fury showdown.