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Tony Thompson (born October 18, 1971 in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C. , formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D.C., is the Capital of the United States, founded on July 16, 1790....
) is a professional boxer. Nicknamed "The Tiger", Thompson is a rising contender in the heavyweight division.

After his first four wins he lost against undefeated prospect Eric Kirkland on points over four rounds in 2000. In 2001 he KO'd the undefeated Chester Hughes in the first round.

Generally speaking his unspectular but highly effective way of fighting has given him considerable problems getting meaningful fights.






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Tony Thompson (born October 18, 1971 in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C. , formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D.C., is the Capital of the United States, founded on July 16, 1790....
) is a professional boxer. Nicknamed "The Tiger", Thompson is a rising contender in the heavyweight division.

After his first four wins he lost against undefeated prospect Eric Kirkland on points over four rounds in 2000. In 2001 he KO'd the undefeated Chester Hughes in the first round.

Generally speaking his unspectular but highly effective way of fighting has given him considerable problems getting meaningful fights. He is about 245lbs but rather an average puncher.

In 2004 Tony handed undefeated Cuban amateur star Yanqui Diaz
Yanqui Diaz

Yamplier Azcuy D?az is a professional Heavyweight boxer from Cuba. Diaz amassed a ring record of thirtheen wins and two losses in fifteen professional outings....
 his first loss. He also beat former repeated title challenger Vaughn Bean
Vaughn Bean

Vaughn Bean is a professional boxer. Nicknamed "Shake and Bake", Bean is known for making several arguably undeserved challenges for heavyweight titles, each time coming up short....
.

On a 25 fight winning streak, the 6'5" Thompson is coming off of huge victories over fringe contenders Dominick Guinn
Dominick Guinn

Dominick Alexander Guinn, , is an American professional boxing with a record of 28-6-1, with 19 KOs. He is self-managed and he is trained by Ronnie Shields....
 in June 2006 and Timor Ibragimov in February 2007. In the Ibragimov fight, Thompson's boxing shoes were stolen at the Playboy Mansion, and had to borrow a pair of basketball shoes from a Fox Sports Network producer.

Thompson also competed in Cedric Kushner's Thunderbox Heavyweight Tournament
Thunderbox Heavyweight Tournament

The Thunderbox Heavyweight Tournament was a heavyweight boxing Single-elimination tournament, held on 30 November 2002 by Cedric Kushner at the Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort in Atlantic City, New Jersey....
, "Fistful of Dollars", losing in the final match to Maurice Harris. Thompson had a dominating TKO win over Luan Krasniqi
Luan Krasniqi

Luan Krasniqi is a professional German Boxing from an Kosovo Albanian familiy. He was the European Heavyweight Champion....
 in a WBO title eliminator on July 14, 2007. As of November 2007, he was ranked ninth in the heavyweight division by Ring Magazine, and was the only American-born fighter in the top ten.

Thompson challenged WBO and the IBF
IBF

IBF may refer to:*International Boxing Federation is one of several boxing organisations*International Banking Facility is a legal entity of a US bank...
 Heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko
Wladimir Klitschko

Wladimir Vladimirovich Klitschko is a Ukraine heavyweight Boxing. Klitschko currently holds the International Boxing Federation and World Boxing Organization world heavyweight titles and is ranked number one by the International_Boxing_Organization in the top 100 computerized rankings....
 in Germany
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
 on July 12, 2008, but lost by way of Knock out with 1:28 remaining of the 11th round, earning him his second career loss. He tired after the seventh round according to the ring interview without a plausible reason.

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