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5 Oz. Exclusive: James Thompson speaks out against the New Jersey Athletic Control Board and possible favortism towards Kimbo Slice
5 Oz. Exclusive: James Thompson speaks out against the New Jersey Athletic Control Board and possible favortism towards Kimbo Slice
FiveOuncesOfPain.com contacted James Thompson via phone at his home in England on Wednesday and he granted us an exclusive interview. During the interview, Thompson was candid about his feelings regarding his main event fight vs. Kimbo Slice during the debut of “Saturday Night Fights” on CBS. Thompson held nothing back and addressed all the [...]
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James Thompson Speaks Out On Kimbo Slice Stoppage
Bloody Elbow — ... Thompson is not happy with the comments of Nick Lembo: Sam Caplan: After Dan Miragliotta had stopped the fight and rendered his decision, you put your hand on him. According to Nick Lembo in an interview I conducted with him on Monday, he said he spoke with Miragliotta and that he had said he felt you weren’t even sure who he was and that you didn’t know the fight had been stopped. Did you know what was going on and did you intentionally put your hands on Dan Miragliotta? ...

James Thompson Knew Who He Was Shoving, Thank You Very Much
CagePotato.com — ... could have been fined for shoving referee Dan Miragliotta after the stoppage in his bout with Kimbo Slice, but Lembo explained that they opted not to do so because they thought “The Colossus” was so out of it that he shouldn’t be held responsible. Kind of like when you forgive your friend for getting drunk and peeing in your closet, because you know that’s just what he does and anyway it’s good ammunition to have for the eventual intervention. But Thompson, in an interview with Five Ounces of Pain , takes umbrage with Lembo’s assessment: Sam Caplan: After Dan Miragliotta had ...

Kimbo Gets Rogers, Thompson Gets The Shaft
MMA Crunch — ... referee stoppage. Well in a perfect and logical universe, Thompson would get the opportunity for redemption via a rematch with the man they call Kimbo. However it seems obvious that the powers that be within EliteXC have no intention of throwing Thompson back in with Slice, and Thompson knows it: ...

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