Anthony Thompson

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Medal record
Competitor for United States
Men’s Boxing
World Amateur Championships
Silver	Belfast 2001	Welterweight

Statistics
Anthony Thompson

Real name	Anthony Tyrone Thompson
Nickname(s)	The Messenger
Rated at	Middleweight
Height	5'11"
Nationality	American
Birth date	August 17, 1981 (1981-08-17) (age 26)
Birth place	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	25
Wins	23
Wins by KO	17
Losses	2
Draws	0
No contests	0

Anthony Tyrone Thompson (born August 17, 1981 in Philadelphia, PA) is a boxer in the Middleweight division.

As of June 2007 Thompson has a record of 23 victories, 17 coming by the way of knockout, with two defeats.

1 Career
- 1.1 Amateur career
- 1.2 Professional career
2 External links

[edit] Career

[edit] Amateur career

Peterson had an outstanding amateur career, and was the 2000 National Golden Gloves Welterweight Champion 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.

[edit] Professional career

Thompson turned pro in 2002 and was quickly thought to be a future champion, but his career hit a snag with a shocking 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. Foreman countered well, and didn't let Thompson find a rhythm. Foreman also had some good flurries late in most rounds, and scored well in the last three rounds. There was a lot of work on the inside. 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]