Haye using Tony Thompson as a sparring partner to train for Harrison bout
October 16th, 2010
By William Mackay: WBA heavyweight champion David Haye (24-1, 22 KO’s) has one of the best heavyweight sparring partners in the division in 38-year-old southpaw Tony Thompson (34-2, 22 KO’s) to help Haye train for his November 13th bout against southpaw Audley Harrison (27-4, 20 KO’s). Speaking to the Dailymail.co.uk, Haye says “I’ve only had 45 seconds of southpaw experience in eight years of being a professional, which is why the main sparring partner I’ve got is Tony Thompson. I believe he’s the best southpaw in the world. He’s a world ranked fighter who has been on the cusp himself.” Haye is right.
Thompson has an excellent jab that he likes to use a lot, and his right hook is very good at catching his shorter opponents as they’re coming forward. I can see Thompson knocking Haye out. This is really the guy that Haye should be fighting, and not someone with zero experience against upper level opposition like Harrison. But Thompson doesn’t have a huge following in the United States the way that Harrison does in the UK. If Thompson fought in the UK, he’d probably would have been a wealthy star a long time ago. There’s just not a lot of heavyweights over there with talent, but he ones that they do have, the British public really seem to back.
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haye conducts himself like a real jerk.matbe he can fight at heavy weight?but he just to cowardly to face klitchko.so how can he be defended by any one weather brit or not/
@ Big G……..I disagree but I respect you and your opinion……your a good guy.
@insider
Peach!
patpump not all us brits are as biased as the haye nutthuggers on here im a boxing fan and know a gd fighter when i see one can i see haye beating either k bro??no i cant..cant see him gettin anywer near wlad to quick and strong…and as for vitali..the guys 40 he is going to lose sometime but i cannot see haye knocking him out maybe on points if he gets into shape gets a chin and is willing to take power shots half the night but his best chance is vitali
@….RMC……Dude!….are you a comedy writer, thinking of wild dreams while waiting for the tooth fairy to arrive
Good thing his using a “Thompson SMG” now but he could make real good use of a “Bazooka” for Harrison.
@tyson fury I hope when you say get it on you mean you want to fight him and not bum him.
Wouldnt that be a mismatch and half Fury against Haye.
Fury’s training routine, wakes up at 3pm, puts his bonkers album on leaves his caravan to have a walk around his families fair in middle of a recreation ground, eats candyfloss and cheap burgers and hotdogs and then say jobs a gooden.
Haye none stop hardcore workouts.
Ring entrance
Fury puts on his bonkers album again smiles at the small amount of fans and wobbles down to the ring by time he’s in the ring he’s exausted.
Haye comes down chilled out.
Round 1. Haye stairs down his opponent then stalks him bang 1,2 and Fury’s on the mat ref doesn’t even bother counting and waves its over.
Haye critics this fight shouldn’t even happened its a joke to boxing the biggest mismatch in boxing history.
@James for anyone that aint that wise on boxing how many of you train and fight? Sparring partners and Opponents are 2 different things Sparring partners are practically their to be beat up in preparation to the real thing some of the best sparring partners in the world pro records stand about 2 wins 30 losses no joke, normally technically good fighters.
Like trainers they wernt so great in their boxing days look at Roach people say he is one of the greatest trainers but yet when he was boxing I would of never put my money on him.
Haye will be slapping Thompson round the ring now building up is confidence and watch out for a big left, but if he got a world class fighter in to spar it would be more of an even fight where Hayes having watch out for left rights straights jabs uppercuts and even headbutts. No fighter takes sparring partners that can cause to many problems that you can’t make the most of your offensive and practice them.
The whole point of sparring is practice and you just cant practice when your tools hurt you.
Ha Ha u stupid yanks. Thompson better than haye……..yeah good one fatties
Sometimes it beggars belief, Hayes fighting Harrison and Thompson being a tall southpaw with range is the perfect sparring partner.
I cannot wait for Wlad v Haye, it will happen and then I cannot wait for the excuses when Haye beats him.
Remember when Haye attacked Wladimir Klitschko in the mall. He shouted at him for fighting Tony Thompson calling Thompson a bum. Now he thinks the guy is world class hahahaahaaaa talk is cheap.
funny how Haye used to call Tony Thompson a joke opponent for Wladimir Klitschko now Haye is sparring with him.
@…..You Haye fans crack me up, Haye runs around doing nothing but talking while dressed up like a fruitcake and making threats just like that dictator of North Korea, and you guys just love him. It’s actually very funny and I appreciate you guys for giving me so many laughs.
wow, im an american and to be honest im ashamed of the biast views of my people! we all wish haye was an american but we need to deal with it! and the fact is our top heavyweights chambers, thompson, briggs, areola well we all no they would get abused by chisora, fury, price, sprott and roan its just a fact im affraid.
GET OVER IT!
patpump get a clue, undisputed cruiserweight champ, heavy weight champ, thats boxings biggest joke? well then the boxing world isnt very funny
I am American and believe tony is garbage. But he is right probably one of the top southpaws in the division
“There’s just not a lot of heavyweights over there with talent, but he ones that they do have, the British public really seem to back. ”
This sentence is gonna get you the pulitzer price.
He could spar with Lenny Henry and be ready for Harrison.
haymaker……If Haye is the best you have I wouldn’t brag dude. He is boxings biggest joke…..ever.
Tony Thompson is a much better fighter than Haye…….Haye should take alot of notes.
i would luv to get it on with haye
I love david haye and to watch him fight, but im tempted to put some money on harrison to win this one.
He sure has the power to beat haye and the experience.
But then again haye has the power to beat anyone, and he is a very intelligent fighter also…
I think this one cannot be predicted, all depends on who makes the right moves at the right time during the actual fight.
All u american bums just wish u had a heaveyweight who is in shape and can box. This is another usless articale by Mr mackay
There’s even less heavyweight talent in the USA!!
hello