Wladimir Klitschko took care of business as he KOd out Tony Thompson in the 11th round. Thompson, a 6'5 southpaw, was very akward for Klitschko. However Thompson never seemed to press hard enough to make anything happen in the fight. He caught Klitschko with a few good clean punches, but never pressed further. For a good portion of the fight, Klitschko looked like he was confused or nervous with Thompson. I believe the southpaw stance really bothers Klitschko. Thompson hit the body decently in the middle rounds, but nothing too effective. Klitschko's right hands started to take its toll on Thompson and slow him down. Thompson appeared like he was trying to possibly set a trap for Klitschko, but it never happened. Klitschko just kept getting stronger through the fight and started to push Thompson around. It appeared Klitschko said enough was enough and took control of the fight. Then finally in the 11th, Klitschko landed a hard right to the chin of Thompson. Thompson went down hard and did not beat the count. This fight was a lot better than the Klitschko-Ibragimov fight in February. Thompson came to fight, but after awhile fell into his sparring partner role. However he was still more aggressive than Ibragimov. Next for Klitschko is his IBF mandatory against Alexander Povetkin probably in the fall.
2 comments:
Ehhhh, another meaningless fight. I believe Klitschko had more issues with the fact that Thompson was basically the same hight as him. It seems that all of Steward's trained fighters have problem with fighters as tall or taller than them. And I find it kinda funny that he manages to get his hands on the more taller fighters.
Klitschko is nervous with guys around his height because they have a better chance of hitting him. Think about it, the smaller guys have to punch up, so they can't get to him as quick. A guy the height of Thompson can throw straight punches and land them better. Thompson did not do enough at all to win. He was like a sparring partner which was ashame to me. He could have done a lot better but did not.
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