Silver Spring, MD heavyweight Tony "The Tiger" Thompson will appear on the undercard of the WBC Heavyweight title bout between champion Hasim "The Rock" Rahman and James "Lights Out" Toney on Saturday, March 18 at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City.
Thompson (26-1, 16 KOs) will make his third start under the Goossen Tutor Promotions banner and will be seeking his 23rd consecutive win in a scheduled eight-rounder against Maurice Wheeler of Philadelphia (10-4-1, 1 KO). Both are southpaws. In his last outing, Thompson captured the vacant Maryland State Heavyweight title with a fourth-round TKO over Brandon "The Beast" Cabell of Baltimore on January 26 at Michael's Eighth Avenue in Glen Burnie.
"We are excited to see Tony Thompson’s progress in such a short period of time," said promoter Dan Goossen in a press release. "I am looking forward to watching "The Tiger" show his stripes the same night that James Toney puts the lights out on the championship reign of Hasim Rahman."
Quick commentary: Quite frankly, I don't know what Dan Goosen means by "short period of time." Maybe he means his time with Goossen Tutor. We along the Beltway know that Thompson hasn't lost since July 2000 (his loss against Maurice Harris in the final of the Thunderbox Tournament didn't count against his record) and yet he has not fought anyone of any significance in the heavyweight division. Many people, including myself, are waiting for Thompson to step up in class.
Maybe Wheeler is considered a step up. Some of Wheeler's four losses come against the likes of Malik Scott and Dominick Guinn, who, I think are very close to the level of Tony Thompson. But I would like to see Thompson get close to at least, a regional heavyweight title by the end of the year.
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