Veteran heavyweight spoiler Tony Thompson (39-5, 26 KOs) and Cuban Olympic gold medalist Odlanier Solis (20-2, 13 KOs) will meet in a rematch on October 18 in Dusseldorf, Germany. Thompson won their first bout in March via split decision and, while the contest was a relatively close affair, there doesn't seem to be much of a reason for a rematch, other than to give Solis, … [Read more...]
Veteran Heavyweights In Action This Weekend: Tony Thompson 264, vs Odlanier Solis, 255
by Johnny Walker At the age of 41, US heavyweight veteran Tony Thompson had a resurgent year in 2013, making the trip to Liverpool, the back yard of 6' 9" heavyweight giant David Price twice to stop the man many had already anointed as the successor to the world champion Klitschko brothers, at least in the UK. Thompson then decided to make a move designed to get him a … [Read more...]
Under the Radar: Fights That Didn’t Make the Big Headlines – March 22nd – 26th, 2014
3/22 - Jorge Paez Jr. (37-4-1, 22 KO’s) vs. Vivian Harris (31-9-2, 19 KO’s) - Arena Monterrey, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico “El Maromerito” has won 10 straight since a close decision loss to Jose Lopez in 2011 and along the way defeated Omar Chavez twice, and won the interim WBC Youth World welterweight, WBC International Silver light middleweight, and WBC International … [Read more...]
Heavyweight David Price Looking For Next Opponent After Headliner Marco Huck Breaks Thumb
by Johnny Walker David Price's recent "comeback" fight after two shocking back-yard losses to Tony Thompson last year in Liverpool was such a non-test of the giant man's abilities that he admitted he couldn't wait to get back in the ring and step up the level of his competition. Price's initial step back found him up against Istvan Ruzsinszky of Hungary, who came into … [Read more...]
Heat Treatment: Heavyweight Division Sizzles With Title Eliminators and Other Treats for 2014
by Johnny Walker If boxing's heavyweight division was, as this writer has contended, underrated in the value it provided in 2011 and 2012, there's no getting around the fact that in 2013 it did kind of suck. When even Klitschko fans can't really defend an aesthetic disaster like the world champion Wladimir 's Povetkin fight, you know times are tough. Actually, even the … [Read more...]