David Price revealed that former undisputed world heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis advised him to take the rematch. Tony Thompson is a MMA fighter with a professional fight record of 0 wins, 1 losses and 0 draws They met while Thompson and Weidman were chilling together and Tony came up to join them. Affiliate Disclosure: Evolve Media LLC, and its owned and operated websites may receive a small, This Month’s MMA Birthdays: Andre Fili Turns 30, By The Numbers: Anthony Pettis vs. Donald Cerrone, Comfortable at Welterweight, Anthony Pettis Seeks Division to Call Home, Matches to Make After UFC Fight Night 170. [8], Thompson made his professional debut on January 27, 2000, defeating DeShaun Harper by majority decision. [29] The first half of the fight was competitive, with Guinn aggressively coming forward, while Thompson fought behind the jab, landing cleaner punches. After the fight, Harris filed an official complaint against Thompson, claiming that he was hit with more than 20 illegal rabbit punches in the second and third rounds. By Thompson's own admission, he soon started viewing boxing as something more than "just a side gig" after piling up a couple of wins: "I won a couple of fights, but I knew I could be a lot better". [57] Thompson continued his assault on Krasniqi in the fifth, prompting the referee to stop the fight. Media. ", "Bout: Tony Thompson vs. Timur Ibragimov", "Американский супертяжеловес Тони Томпсон победил Тимура Ибрагимова", "Тони Томпсон: "Ибрагимов бегает от серьезных соперников, "World Boxing Association Ranking for March - 2007", "IBF Ratings: heavyweight, Posted : Monday 26th of February 2007", "Luan Krasniqi : "Ich habe Klitschkos Gegner erst zum Star gemacht, "The Ring Magazine's Annual Ratings: Heavyweight--2000s", "Klitschko retains heavyweight titles with 11th-round KO of Thompson", "Как Тони Томпсон пытался дважды победить Владимира Кличко", "Bout: Wladimir Klitschko vs Tony Thompson", "Boxer Klitschko Retains World Title After Hamburg Bout", "12 июля: Кличко - Томпсон. Following this setback, at age 41, Thompson's career at the top level was once again in doubt. In August, Thompson faced undefeated contender Kubrat Pulev in another IBF title eliminator, in an attempt to secure a third fight with Wladimir Klitschko. [44][45] Thompson dominated Ibragimov, working behind the jab and gradually stepping up his aggression. Members. Stephen Thompson and his unique stance. By: Simon Samano and Farah Hannoun. [51][52][53][54] The fight took place at Color Line Arena in Hamburg, Germany and was aired on ZDF. After staying inactive for almost eight months (the longest stretch of inactivity in Thompson's career up to that date), he faced Uzbekistani heavyweight prospect Timur Ibragimov on February 16, 2007. [29] Coming into the fight, Thompson was a 7-to-1 underdog. 249 on Saturday in Jacksonville, Florida. [8], God gives everybody a gift, and one of my gifts is that I read people. "[99][100] "I've been waiting for this rematch for so long", Thompson said during one of pre-fight press-conferences, "In Berne, I'm gonna finish what I've started 4 years ago - knock Klitschko out and take the belts back to the United States". [9][8] On May 20, 2001, Thompson faced local hard-hitting prospect Chester Hughes, who had 9–0 record (6 KOs) coming into the bout. [36][61], Thompson finally received a shot at the world heavyweight championship when he signed to face the newly crowned WBO champion Wladimir Klitschko on July 12, 2008, in a fight where Klitschko's IBF world heavyweight title was also on the line. Both his parents were drug addicts. Cowboy,Anthony Pettis,Kevin Lee,Josh Thompson and more share their experience fighting against Tony Ferguson.