Thompson had an outstanding amateur career, and was the 2000 National Golden Gloves Welterweight Champion. In addition, he was 2001 United States Amateur champion. Thompson was also the runner-up at 2001 World Championship in Belfast, Northern Ireland, losing to Lorenzo Aragon of Cuba. In 2000 Anthony also won the USA National Championships and the National (PAL) Police Athletic League Championship one of few boxers to ever win the triple crown of amateur boxing in the same year. Anthony repeated as USA National Champion in 2001.
Professional careeredit
Thompson turned pro in 2002 and was quickly thought to be a future champion, but his career hit a snag with a TKO loss to future The Contender star Grady Brewer in 2004. Since the loss he has run off several wins against limited opposition, including a win over seasoned veteran Robert Frazier, and he may currently be positioning himself for a shot at a major contender.
Yuri Foreman defeated Thompson on June 9, 2007, in a tactical 10-round junior middleweight split decision in Madison Square Garden on the undercard of the Miguel Cotto/Zab Judah fight. The scores were 97-93 and 96-94 for Foreman, and 96-94 for Thompson.[1] Representatives for Germany-based 154-pound titlist Sergei Dzindziruk were in the house to scout the fight, with the intention of offering a title shot to the winner.[2]
On August 15, 2008, Thompson lost by technical knockout in the sixth round to Ishmail Arvin in Washington D.C. Thompson suffered a deep wound over his left eye in the third round from an unintentional headbutt, but knocked Arvin down twice in the same round. Thompson continued to dominate the bout, but it was eventually stopped by the referee after round six due to Thompson's cut. There was confusion after the bout, however, and instead of going to the scorecards for a technical decision. The referee did not want Thompson to continue. However Thompson did not show any signs of slowing down and the bout should have been ruled as technical draw. After the decision he told the referee he ruined his career.[3]
Referencesedit
^Abrams, Marc (2007-06-10). . 15rounds.com. Archived from the original on 2012-02-07. Retrieved 2012-01-28.
^"Soto scores dominant KO over Pacquiao in 7th round – boxing – ESPN". Sports.espn.go.com. 2007-06-10. Retrieved 2012-01-28.
^. Fightnews.com. 2008-08-15. Archived from the original on 2008-08-22. Retrieved 2008-08-15.
External linksedit
Boxing record for Anthony Thompson from BoxRec(registration required)
December 15, 2023
anthony, thompson, boxer, anthony, tyrone, thompson, born, august, 1981, boxer, junior, middleweight, division, anthony, thompson, medal, recordrepresenting, united, statesmen, boxingworld, amateur, championshipsbelfast, 2001, welterweightanthony, thompsonborn. Anthony Tyrone Thompson born August 17 1981 is a boxer in the Junior middleweight division Anthony Thompson Medal recordRepresenting United StatesMen s BoxingWorld Amateur ChampionshipsBelfast 2001 WelterweightAnthony ThompsonBornAnthony Tyrone Thompson 1981 08 17 August 17 1981 age 42 Philadelphia PennsylvaniaNationalityAmericanOther namesThe MessengerStatisticsWeight s Junior middleweightHeight5 ft 11 in 180 cm StanceOrthodoxBoxing recordTotal fights27Wins24Wins by KO18Losses3Draws0No contests0As of July 2009 Thompson has a record of 24 victories 18 by knockout with three defeats Contents 1 Career 1 1 Amateur career 1 2 Professional career 2 References 3 External linksCareer editAmateur career edit Thompson had an outstanding amateur career and was the 2000 National Golden Gloves Welterweight Champion In addition he was 2001 United States Amateur champion Thompson was also the runner up at 2001 World Championship in Belfast Northern Ireland losing to Lorenzo Aragon of Cuba In 2000 Anthony also won the USA National Championships and the National PAL Police Athletic League Championship one of few boxers to ever win the triple crown of amateur boxing in the same year Anthony repeated as USA National Champion in 2001 Professional career edit Thompson turned pro in 2002 and was quickly thought to be a future champion but his career hit a snag with a TKO loss to future The Contender star Grady Brewer in 2004 Since the loss he has run off several wins against limited opposition including a win over seasoned veteran Robert Frazier and he may currently be positioning himself for a shot at a major contender Yuri Foreman defeated Thompson on June 9 2007 in a tactical 10 round junior middleweight split decision in Madison Square Garden on the undercard of the Miguel Cotto Zab Judah fight The scores were 97 93 and 96 94 for Foreman and 96 94 for Thompson 1 Representatives for Germany based 154 pound titlist Sergei Dzindziruk were in the house to scout the fight with the intention of offering a title shot to the winner 2 On August 15 2008 Thompson lost by technical knockout in the sixth round to Ishmail Arvin in Washington D C Thompson suffered a deep wound over his left eye in the third round from an unintentional headbutt but knocked Arvin down twice in the same round Thompson continued to dominate the bout but it was eventually stopped by the referee after round six due to Thompson s cut There was confusion after the bout however and instead of going to the scorecards for a technical decision The referee did not want Thompson to continue However Thompson did not show any signs of slowing down and the bout should have been ruled as technical draw After the decision he told the referee he ruined his career 3 References edit Abrams Marc 2007 06 10 Boxing Boxing News Boxing Coverage 15rounds com Archived from the original on 2012 02 07 Retrieved 2012 01 28 Soto scores dominant KO over Pacquiao in 7th round boxing ESPN Sports espn go com 2007 06 10 Retrieved 2012 01 28 Stunner Irvin beats Thompson Fightnews com 2008 08 15 Archived from the original on 2008 08 22 Retrieved 2008 08 15 External links editBoxing record for Anthony Thompson from BoxRec registration required Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Anthony Thompson boxer amp oldid 1189487483, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
