Bern, Switzerland - Wladimir Klitschko (58-3, 51KOs) stopped mandatory challenger Tony Thompson (36-3, 24KOs) in the sixth round of their rematch to retain the WBO/IBO/WBA/IBF heavyweight titles. In their 2008 encounter, Wladimir knocked Thompson out...
In July 2008, Wladimir Klitschko was given a stiffer-than-usual challenge by a most unusual challenger. At 6-5, Tony Thompson was just one inch shorter and his 81 1/2-inch reach was a half-inch longer. Also, his southpaw stance allowed his blows to...
Bern, Switzerland - Hand Arena, Clevedon, Somerset - Wladimir Klitschko (583, 51KOs) stopped mandatory challenger Tony Thompson (36-3, 24KOs) in the sixth round of their rematch to retain the WBO/IBO/WBA/IBF heavyweight titles. In their 2008 encounte...
Tony Thompson thinks things will be different in the ring Saturday night than what transpired four years ago, when Wladimir Klitschko knocked him out in the 11th round of their heavyweight title fight in Hamburg, Germany. That remains to be seen,...
Tony Thompson is the busier fight - he threw twice as many power punches per round than Wladimir Klitschko and landed three times as many. One problem, he doesn't hit nearly as hard as Wlad, whose last 5 opponents have landed just 5 punches per round...
Ronnie Shields (Thompson): “I’ve been thinking about this fight for a little bit now. When I saw the first fight, I realized that Thompson — you know he sparred with Klitschko before, he knows him, he probably got the best of him in sparring, but wit...
BERN, SWITZERLAND - IBO/WBO/IBF/WBA heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko of Ukraine, and Tony Thompson of the United States, stepped on the scale at during the weigh-in at Bierhuebeli in Bern, Switzerland. The fight will be held tomorrow night at...
Heavyweight contender Tony Thompson got a little upset with the fans of Wladimir Klitschko. Their rematch takes place this Saturday at Stade de Suisse in Bern, Switzerland. During their Friday weigh-in, Thompson gave Klitschko's shouting fans the mid...
Emanuel Steward, the trainer of WBO/IBO/WBA/IBF heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko, recently discussed his fighter's rematch with Tony Thompson on Saturday night, Wladimir's last fight with Jean-Marc Mormeck and some possible options for the fut...
Wladimir Klitschko poked fun at Tony Thompson on the eve of their world heavyweight title clash in Switzerland on Saturday. Klitschko defeated the American four years ago, stopping him in the 11th round after taking longer than normal to take out...
IBO/WBO/WBA/IBF world heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (57-3, 50KOs) expects a tough fight when he takes on mandatory challenger Tony Thompson (36-2, 24KOs) this Saturday night in Berne, Switzerland. Klitschko stopped Thompson in the eleventh...
Emanuel Steward, the trainer for IBO/WBO/WBA/IBF world heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (57-3, 50KOs) believes his fighter is fully capable of stopping Tony Thompson (36-2, 24KOs) in the first five rounds of their rematch this Saturday night i...
Wladimir Klitschko (57-3, 50 KOs), and Tony Thompson (36-2, 24 KOs), participated today in a press conference at the "Hotel Bellevue Pallace Bern" and talked about their upcoming clash next Saturday. WBA/WBO Superchampion, IBO/IBF World Heavyweight a...