James Toney

[gilgamesh]

One of my all time favorite fighters. On his best nights he was brilliant. I would describe his style as a Inside Counter Puncher when he's fighting at his best, he could tear your ass up in the pocket, and make you miss standing right in front of you on his best nights (usually making you eat a counter right or hook in the process), but one you get past his peak performances at Super Middleweight he's inconsistent, looking great in some fights, and lethargic as hell in others. Obviously now he's gone on for way too long, and should certainly stay retired...but that's just Boxing for you. So many of the all time greats held on for a lot longer than they should've and have losses on their record to prove it. James Toney is no different in that regard, but he was an amazing talent at his peak, and is most definitely a Hall of Famer.

[palooka]

One of my all time favorite fighters. On his best nights he was brilliant. I would describe his style as a Inside Counter Puncher when he's fighting at his best, he could tear your ass up in the pocket, and make you miss standing right in front of you on his best nights (usually making you eat a counter right or hook in the process), but one you get past his peak performances at Super Middleweight he's inconsistent, looking great in some fights, and lethargic as hell in others. Obviously now he's gone on for way too long, and should certainly stay retired...but that's just Boxing for you. So many of the all time greats held on for a lot longer than they should've and have losses on their record to prove it. James Toney is no different in that regard, but he was an amazing talent at his peak, and is most definitely a Hall of Famer.

Good post he was a very temperamental man as well, the Toney that ripped apart Barkley would have taken some beating, he was amazingly fast, accurate and cruel.

[Rexob]

Toney was awesome with that shoulder roll very hard to hit, fooking lunatic aswell brilliant!

[gregor]

Neither could I and has anyone else handled Evander so easily?

It was the time Holy started losing to any decent opponents. Holy fought Toney just after losing to Byrd (clear decision), and after Toney he lost to Larry Donald (another clear decision). Granted, those fights were much less exciting than Toney (Byrd and Donald were rarely in exciting fights anyway), but they also handled Holy easily.

[ClivePatrickLyons]

I thing a hungry James Toney [not in the kitchen] but in the GYM would be almost impossible to KO regardless who was in the other corner
that's at Middle/Super Middle/Light Heavy with a cleaner living life style he would be a shoe in for HOF honours he still might get there
on that brilliant defence it would be unreal to learn some thing's from a master like LIGHT'S OUT he would be a GREAT COACH
BUT HE'S PROBABLY TO CRAZY

[palooka]

Neither could I and has anyone else handled Evander so easily?

It was the time Holy started losing to any decent opponents. Holy fought Toney just after losing to Byrd (clear decision), and after Toney he lost to Larry Donald (another clear decision). Granted, those fights were much less exciting than Toney (Byrd and Donald were rarely in exciting fights anyway), but they also handled Holy easily.

thanks for the reply.