David Price to fight a more conservative fight against Tony Thompson in rematch on July 6th

price43By Scott Gilfoid: Heavily hyped heavyweight David Price (15-1, 13 KO’s) tried to bum rush 41-year-old Tony Thompson (37-3, 25 KO’s) last February like Price had done against many of his previous God awful opponents and it didn’t work out too well with Price getting flattened in the 2nd round in an embarrassing knockout loss in front of his own British boxing fans in Liverpool, UK.

Now, the 29-year-old Price is going to be fighting Thompson again in Liverpool, this time on July 6th. The 6’8” Price has the hometown advantage again, but he and his trainer are saying they’re going to use a more conservative approach to the fight to keep from leaving openings that the 6’5” southpaw Thompson can take advantage of.

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Price: My rematch with Tony Thompson is a make or break fight for me

price#2By Scott Gilfoid: Heavyweight David Price (15-1, 13 KO’s) realizes that the excuses that he gave for getting knocked out in the 2nd round by an out of shape looking 41-year-old Tony Thompson (37-3, 25 KO’s) last February won’t fly next time around when the two fighters meet up with each other in a rematch on July 6th at the Echo Arena in Liverpool, UK.

Price said to Sky Sports “Everyone in their career has a defeat by someone they shouldn’t have been beaten by. I’m in a very fortunate position where I can get the rematch straightaway. If I felt I was out of my depth with Tony Thompson or outclassed or beaten up, but I know in my heart if I stay disciplined and stay in my game plan and use what I’ve got, I can make it an easy fight. It’s a massive lesson. Complacency did set in. It’s time to eradicate that in my next fight. 12 months down the line I want to say that was the best thing that could have happened to me. It’s a must-win fight. It’s a make or break fight for me.”

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Fury: David Price was exposed as a fraud by Tony Thompson

price46By Scott Gilfoid: Undefeated heavyweight Tyson Fury (20-0, 14 KO’s) took the opportunity at the latest press conference to hype his upcoming fight next month to get some digs in on his nemesis David Price, who recently was stopped in the 2nd round by 41-year-old Tony Thompson last month. Fury feels Price’s limitations as a heavyweight was exposed by Thompson, although Fury says he does think Price can come back from the defeat to accomplish whatever.

Fury said “I told you it [Price getting knocked out] was going to happen all along. It just shows you how rubbish he really was. He’s a fraud and he’s been exposed. This guy [Thompson] is trying to make money before he retires. I’m sure after [Steve] Cunningham, if he hasn’t been beat, I’d like to take Thompson for my record. I don’t like the idea of him coming over here [to the UK] and taking out the top prospect, and going back to American and bragging about it to everybody.

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Can Maloney get the David Price gravy train back on the tracks?

price4511By Scott Gilfoid: Promoter Frank Maloney had British/Commonwealth heavyweight champion David Price (15-1, 13 KO’s) producing good cash as he steamed along on course for what would have been a nice payday bout against one of the heavyweight world champions Klitschko brothers.

Unfortunately, a 41-year-old American heavyweight with a pot belly knocked the Price off the tracks by knocking him out in the 2nd round last Saturday night in Liverpool, UK. Incredibly, Maloney believes this will be a mere six-month setback for Price, and believes he’ll be fighting for a world title in the near future.

As sorry as the heavyweight division is, it’s definitely possible for Price to be fighting for a world title in a short period of time despite having been beaten by Thompson.

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Fury: Price’s loss is Maloney’s fault for all the soft match-making he did for him

price22By Scott Gilfoid: Heavyweight Tyson Fury is putting David Price’s loss at the hands of American Tony Thompson squarely on the shoulders of Price’s promoter Frank Maloney, blaming him for all the soft match-making he’s done for Price by making him against a series of 40-year-olds that did little to prepare the 6’8” Price for the reality that he had to face against the experienced 6’5” Thompson last Saturday night.

Fury told ESPN “Tony Thompson was going to get blown away, and I thought it was going to be a good fight between me and David, and I was going to do it, but Tony Thompson took it away from me…he [Price] only has one person to blame, and that’s Frank Maloney because if he [Price] had the [boxing] education I had, he wouldn’t be in this situation he is in today. If you look at who he’s fought in his previous fights, he’s fought Audley Harrison, Matt Skelton and Tony Thompson. They’re all in their 40s, and he’s learned nothing; he’s had no experience beforehand. I was a disaster waiting to happen, but now he can go back to the drawing board and regroup.

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Price wants Thompson rematch; willing to fight him in U.S

price444By Scott Gilfoid: Heavyweight David Price (15-1, 13 KO’s) has had time to talk it over with his promoter Frank Maloney, and he’s decided that he would like a rematch against American Tony Thompson (37-3, 25 KO’s). Price is even willing to travel to the United States to fight Thompson in his home country in order to get the fight.

Price was knocked out in the 2nd round last Saturday night in a huge upset in Liverpool, UK. Maloney picked out the 41-year-old Thompson, and it was supposed to be an easy fight against an aging heavyweight who looked to be on his last legs. But as it turns out, even this faded version of Thompson was more than good enough to beat the heavily hyped but still unproven 6’8’ Price.

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David Price pays the “PRICE” for lack of defense

price73By Gari Jones: Since his shock defeat to Tony Thompson (W37, KO25, L3, D0) on Saturday, David Price (W15, KO13, L1, D0) has been rather quiet. Though question marks are being raised over his chin, I agree with him that long term this loss won’t do much to his prospects providing he gets back to winning ways in his next fight. It neither a lack of power nor his chin, it was Price’s defense that let him down.

The 1st round of that fight was nothing to shout about, both fighters just feeling each other out and looking to establish some rhythm. The final 30 seconds did offer some action, both fighters getting each other in the corner and trading a few glancing blow but nothing more.

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Thompson: Price’s people forgot that I have good power too

price555By Scott Gilfoid: The triumph American heavyweight Tony Thompson thinks David Price’s team made a huge mistake by focusing on his age [41] and not looking closely enough at his knockout record when picking him out as an opponent for Price to fight last Saturday night.

Thompson believes Price’s team didn’t realize how hard he can punch, and they made a big mistake of agreeing to fight him instead of choosing to continue to fight weak-punching fluff opponent. The mistake ended up costing Price big time with him getting knocked out in the 2nd round in front of his own loyal British fans at the Echo Arena in Liverpool, England.

“Everyone was talking about his [Price] power, but I have 24, now 25 motherf***** who says I have power.

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Thompson: I want Tyson Fury next in the U.S

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By Scott Gilfoid: Tony Thompson (37-3, 25 KO’s) says he wants the trash talking Brit Tyson Fury (20-0, 14 KO’s) next, but it’s going to have to be in the United States unless Fury’s promoter wants to give him a lot of money to fly over to the UK and fight him.

Thompson feels he was underpaid to the extreme for coming over to the UK to fight David Price last Saturday night, and he doesn’t want that to happen again.

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Fury: Thompson is getting it from me for knocking out Price

price#2By Scott Gilfoid: It seems that Tyson Fury’s nationalist pride is showing itself after American Tony Thompson knocked out Britain’s David Price in the 2nd round last Saturday night in Liverpool, England.

Thompson was supposed to be the sacrificial lamb dragged in from America for Price to look good against, but Thompson flipped the scrip against the novice and exposed his glass ear by bopping him a good one with a right hand that ended the fight.

Fury said on his twitter “I’m gonna spank this little b*** Tony Thompson all around the ring! Granddaddy is getting it for KOing Price!! I’ll get him for u @davidprice. Thompson is old as s*** & been KO’d two times! Ill KO him after Cunningham. Tony Thompson where are you? You’re getting it after your mate Cunningham along with any other American heavyweight.”

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