In one corner there is 'Bad' Bennie Briscoe the ultimate Philly hardman, the Middleweight wrecking machjne of the 1970's.
In the other corner is 'Lights out' Toney the trash talking, iron jawed, deeply skilled enigma of modern times
This would almost certainly go the distance as they both had iron jaws and great stamina (this matchup assumes Toney has no weight issues). I feel Bennie has the edge in power, mostly with his crunching left hook to the body, but Toney has the edge in speed.
I see Bad Bennie pressing forward, throwing left jab, right cross, left to the body with Toney happy to mostly take the part of the counter puncher. If Toney decided to try and 'out macho' Bad Benniie he may be out of his depth. I think Toneys best chance would be to use his speed advantage and greater variety of shots to try and outpoint Bennie.
Would Bennies body shots and pressure be too much even for Toney? Or would Toney outspeed and outbox him?
As much as I am facinated and admire Bad Bennie, I feel a well conditioned and motivated Toney may just have the style to outsmart Bannie over a very tough fight, they may even split a series of fights.
In a nutshell, if Toney goes toe to toe Bennie batters him for 12 rounds, If Toney Boxes smartly he takes a points victory, either way Toney will know he's been in one hell of a fight!!!
What do you think fight fans?
