The show starts live on HBO at 4:30 PM ET -- so two and a half hours from time of post.
| WLADIMIR KLITSCHKO IBF/WBO Heavyweight Titleholder Ring Magazine No. 1 Contender | TONY THOMPSON Ring Magazine No. 9 Contender | |
| 50-3 | Record | 31-1 |
| 44 | KO | 19 |
| Kiev, Ukraine | Hometown | Washington, D.C. |
| 32 | Age | 36 |
| 6'6 1/2" | Height | 6'5" |
| Lamon Brewster (RTD-6) Chris Byrd (TKO-7, UD-12) Samuel Peter (UD-12) | Notable Wins | Luan Krasniqi (TKO-5) Timor Ibragimov (UD-10) Vaughn Bean (UD-10) |
| Lamon Brewster (TKO-5) Corrie Sanders (TKO-2) Ross Purritty (TKO-11) | Notable Losses | Eric Kirkland (UD-4) |
I'm really not trying to downplay or disrespect the man, but it is going to take something pretty f'n special from Tony Thompson today.