By The Squared Circle: David Price 15-2 (13ko) was last night found to be wanting, yet again at the hands of ‘The Tiger’ the wily veteran, Tony Thompson 38-3 (26ko).
There are already rumors that there may have been a rift between trainer Franny Smith and former heavyweight king Lennox Lewis, which may have caused an unsettled atmosphere in training camp, which is where fighters need to be settled and focused.
By Scott Gilfoid: It appears that David Price’s promoter Frank Maloney has figured out that it’s not such a good idea for him to keep trying to match his fighter Price against the tough as nails American heavyweight Tony Thompson (38-3, 26 KO’s) after Price (15-2, 13 KO’s) suffered his second straight stopped loss to him tonight at the Echo Arena in Liverpool, UK.
Maloney was asked if he’d be interested in matching Price against Thompson again so that he can avenge his two losses, and Maloney said no. He’s going to step Price backwards a step and have him fight at the domestic or European level; that’s if Price chooses to continue with his boxing career.
By Scott Gilfoid: Frank Maloney, the promoter for British heavyweight David Price (15-2, 13 KO’s), says that Price failed to follow the game plan that they had for him for his fight against Tony Thompson (38-3, 26 KO’s) tonight in Liverpool, England.
The plan was for Price to use his jab and box Thompson, Maloney said. Instead, Price chose to slug with Thompson in a toe-to-toe battle that ended with Price getting knocked out in the 5th round.
By Ciaran McKinney: So the stage was set, an electric atmosphere provided by the capacity crowd packed inside the Echo Arena in Liverpool. The tag line for this fight read ‘Redemption’ and passionate fans of the big 6’8′ Liverpudlian David Price (15-2, 13 KO’s) were waiting for their hero to strike, to gain a measure of revenge for what had occurred in the very same ring 5 months prior. The man with home advantage came into the fight as a strong favourite, with bookmakers seeming to think we were in for a longer and more balanced scrap.
So the fighters made their respective ways to the ring after an odd opening that featured a rendition of ‘Born in the USA’ and a little person holding the flag of the United States. However strange, the pre-match stares and facial expressions were fascinating.
By Hayesa: A great performance tonight from Tony Thompson (38-3, 26 KO’s) left British heavyweight David Price (15-2, 13 KO’s) with nothing left in the tank and handing over another win to the American after getting stopped in the 5th round at the Echo Arena in Liverpool, UK.
It should have been redemption for Price but it turned into a repeat of 134 days ago when Thompson proved to much for the man from Liverpool. Price opened up the first round using the jab which seemed to be the game plan right from the opening bell.
The second round seemed much of the same until Price landed a huge right hand that put Thompson to the floor late in the round. Thompson then got the fight and started brawling with Price. From that point on, Price brawled with Thompson.
By Scott Gilfoid: 41-year-old American heavyweight Tony Thompson (38-3, 26 KO’s) survived a 2nd round knockdown to come back and stop British heavyweight David Price (15-2, 13 KO’s) in the 5th round on Saturday night at the Echo Arena, Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom. Price was stopped on his feet in the 5th while taking terrible punishment in the corner.
The referee did the right thing in stopping the fight because Price was totally exhausted and hurt from the 4th round on.
By Scott Gilfoid: British heavyweight David Price (15-1, 13 KO’s) has had a 5-week camp with Lennox Lewis to get ready for his rematch tonight against Tony Thompson (37-3, 25 KO’s) in Liverpool, England, but it may not matter because Thompson is the better athlete, the better stamina, the better chin and the better style to win this fight.
The only real advantage that the 6’8” Price has in this fight is in the power department. That’s it. The 6’5” southpaw Thompson has really long arms for his height, and his arm length takes away Price’s 3 inch height advantage.
By Scott Gilfoid: British heavyweight David Price (15-1, 13 KO’s) is taking a major gamble tonight in facing 41-year-old American Tony Thompson (37-3, 25 KO’s) in a rematch at the Echo Arena in Liverpool, UK. It’s a major gamble because the 29-year-old Price has already been knocked out once by the veteran Thompson last February in 2 rounds, and if he gets stopped again by him tonight then it’s going to really hurt Price’s career.
It’s not that Price would be too old to climb his way back into the top 15, but another knockout loss to Thompson would make a definite statement about Price’s chin and his chances of success in the future in facing heavyweights with any kind of power.
By John Hoolan: David Price has a chance of redeeming himself in his rematch Vs Tony Thompson on Saturday night. Anything other than a win for Price and it could be the start of the long and lonely road to “journeyman land”.
In the first fight, a fight I along with 95% of other people thought would be an easy night’s work for Price, he was hit with a shot in the 2nd that hit a button that made his legs not work. That happens and has happened to the best, ask Lennox Lewis! I’ll come back to Mr Lewis the legend later.
David Price has a record of 16 fights, 15 wins (13KOs) with 1 loss. Price was talked about as the next big thing in world boxing, a man who would be able to take on and dethrone the Klitschko brothers, then came that fateful night in Liverpool last Feb, when the outsider, the old timer, the man with the name that would look good on Price’s record, did the unthinkable and KO’d Price!
By Scott Gilfoid: Lennox Lewis worked with British heavyweight David Price 15-1, 13 KO’s) a lot in his recent training camp to help him get ready for his fight against American Tony Thompson (37-3, 25 KO’s) this Saturday night at the Echo Arena in Liverpool, UK. Lewis thinks the time that he put in with helping the 6’8” Price was valuable time for the 29-year-old fighter, as he thinks it’s going to improve his game.
Lewis said as quoted by ESPN “As a past heavyweight champion, I know a lot of things he [Price] needs to do, and working with me has upped his game a lot more.”
Gosh, I sure hope Lennox is right for Price’s sake, because if he’s the same fighter that he was last February then he’s in a world of hurt this Saturday. Thompson had Price flopping around like a big fish on the canvas last February, knocking him out with a right hand to the head.