Tony Thompson predicts easy Haye win
In preparation for his up and coming WBA heavyweight title defence against Audley Harrison, David Haye has been sparring with Tony Thompson and the former WBO and IBF contender feels that the November the 13th bout should be comfortable for “The Hayemaker”.
“The Tiger” has been drafted in because his southpaw stance, height and stature are similar to those of “A-force” and the American has been very impressed with the champ’s condition. He’s got previous form himself at world level with an unsuccessful tilt against
Wladimir Klitschko in 2008.
Thompson said of Haye; “I think David's been looking sharper and sharper as he's been going along and he's in great condition for this fight.”
“I couldn't have been more impressed with David in sparring, and he was twice the fighter I first thought he was. I just think this is going to be an easy win for him on November 13.”
“I'm not a sparring partner at all.”
“I think me being me is enough to get any heavyweight in the world ready for a fight - but I was there for me, not just him.”
Word had spread that Thompson had dropped Haye in training, with Harrison saying earlier this week; "I want Haye to tell me and the rest of the world what Tony Thompson did to him a couple of weeks ago, because I hear Tony Thompson knocked him down in training.
"Tony Thompson is not a puncher, David Haye - I am. If Tony Thompson's putting you down, what the h**l am I going to do to you? It's so beautiful. He brought in this guy trying to get publicity for him, but he's knocked him down already."
However, The Tiger has been saying quite the opposite as he revealed; “I told David at the beginning that if he can hit me with right hands and beat the h**l out of me in practice, he will destroy Audley Harrison. If David can do what he did to me, Audley's got no shot in this fight at all.”
“Audley is nowhere near on this level. He's leagues below where I'm operating and that's just common boxing knowledge. Anybody that has ever watched a fight on television knows that.
“Audley might be an Olympic gold medallist, but he's nowhere near me as a pro. I've achieved, beaten good guys and mixed with the best, whereas Audley has achieved next to nothing so far.”
Since his defeat to Klitschko two years ago Thompson has had a couple of fights at domestic level to try and get back up to the top level and he gave an honest assessment of Harrison saying; “To be honest, Audley probably has superior skills and athleticism to me, but that means nothing when you don't have the other stuff to go with it. I can put it all together much better than he can, and that's why I've beaten a lot of world-class guys and he hasn't even shared the ring with one yet.”
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