Originally Posted by tinman:
“It happens in heavyweight boxing,remember Lewis v Rahman”
You can't compare the punches that decked Lewis to what happened to Price tonight. Lewis was decked by huge shots that caught him flush.
Thompson caught him with a short cuff of a shot and Price was knocked senseless by it. Thompson isn't even a big puncher. I was shocked that he went down from a punch like that.
I was never entirely convinced by Price because of the absolutely dire opposition he's faced and he's always looked a bit stiff and amateurish, but I didn't realise that he had virtually no chin at all.
On this evidence, Fury would demolish him and so would any top level heavyweight.
I really don't know where Price goes from here, but I can't see him going further than a European title at best. He certainly won't be winning any world titles that's for sure.
It's a shame because he's a nice guy, but a heavyweight with virtually no punch resistance is not a recipe for success. No wonder they've been feeding him stiffs for so long instead of stepping him up.