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1992-08 James Toney vs 2015-10 Gennady Golovkin- how this fight would pan out ?
Posted: 17 Nov 2018, 05:33
by apollo creed
If I would have to pick one legendary past middleweight to fight GGG, it would be James Toney, period!
So how GGG would deal with Toney's style ?
Re: 1992-08 James Toney vs 2015-10 Gennady Golovkin- how this fight would pan out ?
Posted: 17 Nov 2018, 06:36
by Onetimeonly
GGG would outwork him, be a good fight though.
Re: 1992-08 James Toney vs 2015-10 Gennady Golovkin- how this fight would pan out ?
Posted: 17 Nov 2018, 06:53
by apollo creed
Onetimeonly wrote: ↑17 Nov 2018, 06:36
GGG would outwork him, be a good fight though.
Yeah that accurate piston jab and the footwork of GGG would give trouble to J.T.
Re: 1992-08 James Toney vs 2015-10 Gennady Golovkin- how this fight would pan out ?
Posted: 17 Nov 2018, 08:26
by DrDuke
GGG will outwork him in thrown shots and possibly won't land any significant one. Well prepared Toney would have outclassed him. Toney could fight in a telephone box and take no shots, he would have outlanded GGG and taken the decision.
Re: 1992-08 James Toney vs 2015-10 Gennady Golovkin- how this fight would pan out ?
Posted: 17 Nov 2018, 08:53
by apollo creed
astradamus wrote: ↑17 Nov 2018, 08:33
The same way as Saul Alvarez, Gennady Golovkin would dominate him 70 to 80% of the time and in the end the judges give it to the other guy. Similar like Kovalev vs Ward, despite Kovalev isn't that good, Ward was even more rubbish, nevertheless they give the decision to Ward.
Well Canelo had some pretty good ducking&dodging waist moves. Anyway I still think GGG would be too strong for J.T.
Re: 1992-08 James Toney vs 2015-10 Gennady Golovkin- how this fight would pan out ?
Posted: 17 Nov 2018, 08:54
by apollo creed
DrDuke wrote: ↑17 Nov 2018, 08:26
GGG will outwork him in thrown shots and possibly won't land any significant one. Well prepared Toney would have outclassed him. Toney could fight in a telephone box and take no shots, he would have outlanded GGG and taken the decision.
The jab and the left hook of GGG would land and do some damages on JT.
Re: 1992-08 James Toney vs 2015-10 Gennady Golovkin- how this fight would pan out ?
Posted: 17 Nov 2018, 09:05
by Onetimeonly
DrDuke wrote: ↑17 Nov 2018, 08:26
GGG will outwork him in thrown shots and possibly won't land any significant one. Well prepared Toney would have outclassed him. Toney could fight in a telephone box and take no shots, he would have outlanded GGG and taken the decision.
Toney was a great fighter but he's really overrated at 160. Nunn was a great win, but he got smashed by tiberi and I thought Johnson edged him too.
Re: 1992-08 James Toney vs 2015-10 Gennady Golovkin- how this fight would pan out ?
Posted: 17 Nov 2018, 10:40
by apollo creed
Onetimeonly wrote: ↑17 Nov 2018, 09:05
DrDuke wrote: ↑17 Nov 2018, 08:26
GGG will outwork him in thrown shots and possibly won't land any significant one. Well prepared Toney would have outclassed him. Toney could fight in a telephone box and take no shots, he would have outlanded GGG and taken the decision.
Toney was
a great fighter but
he's really overrated at 160. Nunn was a great win, but he got smashed by tiberi and I thought Johnson edged him too.
I rank JT above Gerald McClellan, Collins, Eubank Sr and of course McCallum and Nunn.
Re: 1992-08 James Toney vs 2015-10 Gennady Golovkin- how this fight would pan out ?
Posted: 17 Nov 2018, 11:09
by Onetimeonly
apollo creed wrote: ↑17 Nov 2018, 10:40
Onetimeonly wrote: ↑17 Nov 2018, 09:05
DrDuke wrote: ↑17 Nov 2018, 08:26
GGG will outwork him in thrown shots and possibly won't land any significant one. Well prepared Toney would have outclassed him. Toney could fight in a telephone box and take no shots, he would have outlanded GGG and taken the decision.
Toney was
a great fighter but
he's really overrated at 160. Nunn was a great win, but he got smashed by tiberi and I thought Johnson edged him too.
I rank JT above Gerald McClellan, Collins, Eubank Sr and of course McCallum and Nunn.
That's not exactly the all time top 5.
Re: 1992-08 James Toney vs 2015-10 Gennady Golovkin- how this fight would pan out ?
Posted: 17 Nov 2018, 11:38
by Cent0089
James Toney defense skills will make Golovkin looks bad at the moments, but he will outwork Toney in a close fight imo
Re: 1992-08 James Toney vs 2015-10 Gennady Golovkin- how this fight would pan out ?
Posted: 18 Nov 2018, 04:41
by apollo creed
Onetimeonly wrote: ↑17 Nov 2018, 11:09
apollo creed wrote: ↑17 Nov 2018, 10:40
Onetimeonly wrote: ↑17 Nov 2018, 09:05
Toney was
a great fighter but
he's really overrated at 160. Nunn was a great win, but he got smashed by tiberi and I thought Johnson edged him too.
I rank JT above Gerald McClellan, Collins, Eubank Sr and of course McCallum and Nunn.
That's not exactly the all time top 5.
They were top mw's of the 90's in the same era with JT.
Re: 1992-08 James Toney vs 2015-10 Gennady Golovkin- how this fight would pan out ?
Posted: 18 Nov 2018, 04:49
by apollo creed
Cent0089 wrote: ↑17 Nov 2018, 11:38
James Toney
defense skills will make Golovkin
looks bad at the moments, but he will outwork Toney in a close fight imo
IMO the only mw that would make GGG looking bad is RJJr. Jones was a phenomenon in his prime.
Re: 1992-08 James Toney vs 2015-10 Gennady Golovkin- how this fight would pan out ?
Posted: 18 Nov 2018, 06:00
by Onetimeonly
apollo creed wrote: ↑18 Nov 2018, 04:41
Onetimeonly wrote: ↑17 Nov 2018, 11:09
apollo creed wrote: ↑17 Nov 2018, 10:40
I rank JT above Gerald McClellan, Collins, Eubank Sr and of course McCallum and Nunn.
That's not exactly the all time top 5.
They were top mw's of the 90's in the same era with JT.
McClellan and Nunn are the only guys you have mentioned who were prime at middleweight.