The IBF/WBO/IBO Heavyweight title fight between Wladimir "Steelhammer" Klitschko 50-3 | 44 KOs and Tony "The Tiger" Thompson 31-1 | 19 KOs is scheduled for Saturday July 12th and will be shown free live at 4:30 PM ET/1:30 PM PT and replayed in both ET & PT @ 10:00 pm on HBO. This is a quick comparison between the 2 fighters before their duel on Saturday....
W. Klitschko Vs. T. Thompson Teaser
Wladimir Klitschko Career Record With Video Links
2008
07-12 -- Tony Thompson, Location: Color Line Arena in Hamburg, Germany for WBO/IBO/IBF Heavyweight Championship
02-23 -- Sultan Ibragimov, New York, NY, W 12
(Retained IBF Heavyweight Title)
(Won WBO Heavyweight Title) Highlights
2007
07-07 -- Lamon Brewster, Cologne, Germany, TKO 6
(Retained IBF Heavyweight Title) Highlights
03-10 -- Ray Austin, Mannheim, Germany, TKO
(Retained IBF Heavyweight Title) Video
2006
11-11 -- Calvin Brock, New York, NY, TKO 7
(Retained IBF Heavyweight Title) Video Final Rounds Part 1 Part 2
04-22 -- Chris Byrd, Mannheim, Germany, TKO 7
(Won IBF Heavyweight Title) Video Highlights
2005
09-24 -- Samuel Peter, Atlantic City, NJ, W 12
04-23 -- Eliseo Castillo, Dortmund, Germany, TKO 4
2004
10-02 -- DaVarryl Williamson, Las Vegas, NV, W Tech Dec 5
04-10 -- Lamon Brewster, Las Vegas, NV, TKO by 5
(For WBO Heavyweight Title) Video Part 1 Part 2 Part 3
2003
12-20 -- Danell Nicholson, Kiel, Germany, TKO 4 Video
08-30 -- Fabio Moli, Munich, Germany, KO 1 Video
03-08 -- Corrie Sanders, Hannover, Germany, TKO by 2
(Lost WBO Heavyweight Title) Video
2002
12-07 -- Jameel McCline, Las Vegas, NV, W TKO 10
(Retained WBO Heavyweight Title)
06-29 -- Ray Mercer, Atlantic City, NJ, W TKO 6
(Retained WBO Heavyweight Title) Video Final Round
03-16 -- Francois Botha, Stuttgart, Germany, W TKO 8
(Retained WBO Heavyweight Title) Video Part 1 Part 2
2001
08-04 -- Charles Shufford, Las Vegas, NV, W TKO 6
(Retained WBO Heavyweight Title)
03-24 -- Derrick Jefferson, Munich, Germany, W TKO 2
(Retained WBO Heavyweight Title)
2000
10-14 -- Chris Byrd, Cologne, Germany, W 12
(Won WBO Heavyweight Title)
07-15 -- Monte Barrett, London, England, W TKO 7 Video Highlights
04-29 -- David Bostice, New York, NY, W TKO 2 Video
03-18 -- Paea Wolfgramm, Hamburg, Germany, W KO 1 Video
1999
12-04 -- Lajos Erös, Hannover, Germany, W KO 2 Video
11-12 -- Phil Jackson, Las Vegas, NV, W KO 2
09-25 -- Axel Schulz, Cologne, Germany, W TKO 8
07-17 -- Joseph Chingangu, Dusseldorf, Germany, W TKO 5
05-22 -- Tony LaRosa, Budapest, Hungary, W TKO 1
04-24 -- Everett (Bigfoot) Martin, Munich, Germany, W TKO 8
02-13 -- Zoran Vujecic, Stuttgart, Germany, W KO 1
1998
12-05 -- Ross Puritty, Kiev, Ukraine, L TKO 11
11-14 -- Donnell Wingfield, Munich, Germany, W KO 1 Video
10-03 -- Eli Dixon, Augsburg, Germany, W KO 3
09-19 -- Steve Pannell, Oberhausen, Germany, W KO 2
08-06 -- Carlos Monroe, Marksville, LA, W TKO 6
07-10 -- Najee Shaheed, Munich, Germany, W KO 1 Video
05-23 -- Cody Koch, Offenburg, Germany, W KO 4
03-14 -- Everett Martin, Hamburg, Germany, W 8
02-14 -- Marcos McIntyre, Stuttgart, Germany, W KO 3 Video
1997
12-20 -- Derrick Lampkins, Offenburg, Germany, W TKO 1 Video
12-13 -- Ladislav Husarik, Hamburg, Germany, W TKO 3
12-06 -- Jerry Halstead, Offenbach, Germany, W TKO 2 Video
10-11 -- Marcos Gonzalez, Cottbus, Germany, W KO 2 Video
09-20 -- James Pritchard, Aachen, Germany, W TKO 3 Video
08-23 -- Biko Botowamungo, Stuttgart, Germany, W TKO 5 Video
07-12 -- Gilberto Williamson, Hagen, Germany, W TKO 3 Video
06-27 -- Salvador Maciel, Offenburg, Germany, W KO 1 Video
06-13 -- Paul Ashley, Oberhausen, Germany, W KO 2 Video
05-10 -- Mark Wills, Frankfurt, Germany, W KO 1 Video
04-12 -- Mark Young, Aachen, Germany, W TKO 2 Video
02-15 -- Carlos Monroe, Cottbus, Germany, W DQ 6
01-25 -- Troy Weida, Stuttgart, Germany, W TKO 3 Video
1996
12-21 -- Bill Corrigan, Frankfurt, Germany, W TKO 1 Video
11-30 -- Exum Speight, Wiener Neustadt, Austria, W TKO 2 Video
11-16 -- Fabian Meza, Hamburg, Germany, W KO 1 Video
50 Wins, 3 Loss, 44 Knockouts
Wladimir Klitschko - Date of Birth: March 25, 1976
**Post will be updated after next fight, or when I find new videos
***new updates-- videos added: Gilberto Williamson, Donnel Wingfield, Marcus McIntyre, Najee Shaheed, Biko Botowamungo, and Sultan Ibragimov highlights
Tony Thompson Career Record With Video Links
2008
07-12 -- Wladimir Klitschko, Location: Color Line Arena in Hamburg, Germany IBO/IBF/IBO Heavyweight Title Fight**
2007
09-27 -- Cliff Couser, Lemoore, California, W TKO 2
07-14 -- Luan Krasniqi, Altona, Hamburg, Germany, W TKO 5 Video1 Video2
02-16 -- Timor Ibragimov, Beverly Hills, California, W UD 10 Video1 Video2
2006
06-28 -- Dominick Guinn, , San Jose, California, W UD 12
03-18 -- Maurice Wheeler, Atlantic City, New Jersey, W TKO 4
01-26 -- Brandon Cabell, Glen Burnie, Maryland, W TKO 4
2005
09-30 -- Willie Perryman, Brooks, California, W KO 5
2004
09-11 -- Vaughn Bean, Las Vegas, NV, W Tech Dec 5
04-10 -- Lamon Brewster, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, W UD 10
06-19 -- Agustin Corpus, Reno, Nevada, W TKO 2
03-27 -- Yanqui Diaz, Stateline, Nevada, W UD 8
03-06 -- Joe Lenhart, Verona, New York, W TKO 1
2003
12-09 -- Onebo Maxime, Pikesville, Maryland, W TKO 2
08-22 -- Gilbert Martinez, Las Vegas, Nevada, W TKO 6
03-07 -- James Gaines, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada, W TKO 8
2002
10-20 -- Zuri Lawrence, Tacoma, Washington, W TKO 7
08-31 -- Ron Guerrero, Bridgehampton, New York, W UD 5
07-20 -- Frankie Hines, Leesburg, Virginia, W TKO 1
02-02 -- Marion Wilson, New Carrollton, Maryland, W UD 6
2001
11-11 -- Lincoln Luke, Elizabeth, Indiana, W TKO 2
07-08 -- Jeremiah Johnson, Las Vegas, Nevada, W KO 1
06-21 -- Scott Jones, Glen Burnie, Maryland, W UD 6
05-20 -- Chester Hughes, Elizabeth, Indiana, W TKO 1
03-17 -- James Johnson, Philadelphia, Mississippi, W DQ 3
01-27 -- Lee Alhassan, Atlantic City, New Jersey, W TKO 1
2000
10-19 -- Derek Amos, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, W TKO 5
09-21 -- Dana Dunston, Glen Burnie, Maryland, W KO 3
08-26 -- Erick Kea, Upper Marlboro, Maryland, W TKO 1
07-07 -- Eric Kirkland, Hyannis, Massachusetts, L UD 4
06-22 -- Maurice Gray, Glen Burnie, Maryland, W UD 6
05-11 -- Scott Jones, Glen Burnie, Maryland, W UD 4
03-01 -- Robert Anderson, Woodlawn, Maryland, W UD 4
01-27 -- Eric Kirkland, Hyannis, Massachusetts, L UD 4
07-07 -- DeSean Harper, Glen Burnie, Maryland, W MD 4
won 31 (KO 19) + lost 1 (KO 0) + drawn 0 = 32
Tony Thompson- Date of Birth: October 18. 1971
Wladimir Klitschko Stats
IBF/WBO/IBO Heavyweight Boxing Champ
Birth Date: 1976-03-25
Age: 32
Division: Heavyweight
Rating: 1/1136
Global ID: 7035
US ID: NV046089
Height: 6' 6" (198 cm) *6'6.75" also reported
Nationality: Ukraine
Alias: Steelhammer / Dr
Birth Place: Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan
Home Town: Kiev, Ukraine
Trainer: Fritz Sdunek and Emanuel Steward
Manager: Tom Loeffler of K2 Promotions
Stance: Orthodox
Weight: 238 lbs (107.954984 kg) *from last fight-light for Wlad
Reach: 79" (200 cm)
Chest (norm): 47" (120 cm)
Chest (exp): 48" (124 cm)
Biceps: 18" (46 cm)
Forearm: 17 1/4 (44 cm)
Fist: 12 1/2 (31 cm)
Wrist: 7 1/2 (19 cm)
Thigh: 22" (59 cm)
Calf: 17" (43 cm)
Neck: 18" (45 cm)
Waist: 34" (86 cm)
**some stats such as biceps, chest, are older but everything will be kept up-to-date when I come upon the proper info
Tony Thompson Stats
Global ID: 21633
US ID: MD056914
Birth date: 1971-10-18
Age: 36
Manager/Agent:
Division: Heavyweight
Rating: 5 / 1126 *#1 IBF mandatory
Nationality: United States
Alias: The Tiger
Residence: Washington, DC, United States
Birth place: Silver Spring, MD, USA
Birth name: Anthony Tyrone Thompson
Stance: southpaw
Weight: 246 lbs (last fight)
Height: 6′ 5″
Reach: 81½“
*will be updated over time
Wladimir Klitschko Recent Fights
HBO Boxing: Wladimir Klitschko Greatest Hits
W. Klitschko vs Brewster II Highlights
Wladimir Klitschko vs. Sultan Ibragimov Highlights
Wladimir Klitschko vs. Ray Austin
Tony Thompson Recent Fights
Tony Thompson vs. Timur Ibragimov Heavyweight Boxing - part1
Tony Thompson vs. Timor Ibragimov Heavyweight Boxing - part2
Luan Krasniqi vs Tony Thompson Part 1
Luan Krasniqi vs Tony Thompson Part 2
Klitschko Stregnths
- Quick,Powerful Jab
- Terrific amateur & pro career *1996 Gold Medalist Superheavyweight
- Naturally Big
- Experience in high level championship fights
- Powerful with either hand-- left hook, right cross
- Excellent Footwork
- Paces himself well(under Steward's guidance)
- Clinches well in tight situations(under Steward's guidance)
- Always comes in excellent shape
- Knows how to feel out his opponent
Klitschko Weaknesses *really had to think here
- Starts by feeling out opponent
- May be prone to mild panic when attacked hard
- Lacks body punching(usually doesn't need it)
- May come in overconfident(I believe he's learned from his past(Sanders)
Thompson Stregnths
- Confident
- Hungry-- may be his last chance at a title and his dream
- Pretty good all around skills
- Has good size/reach
- Good stamina
Thompson Weaknesses
- Has never faced this level of opposition
- Not a 1 punch KO artist(something I think is needed to beat Wlad)
- Not exceptionally fast compared to Wladimir
- May come in overtrained-- this is the fight of his life
My Prediction
Just based on Wladimir's recent performances I feel that he will stick to his guns and feel out his opponent. Due to the nature of a similar stature, there will not be a situation like Sultan Ibragimov where Thompson will be afraid to engage. So, Wladimir will be more prone to hit Thompson and will do so after he feels him out for a couple rounds. Not that Thompson hasn't been hit hard before, but Wlad is fast and will hit him hard several times. This will spell trouble for Thompson. I see a TKO/KO win for Wladimir between rounds 4 and 7.
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