James Toney Vs. Bernard Hopkins

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  1. HairyHighlander

    HairyHighlander BASS !! HOWLOWCANUGO ?? Full Member

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    Thoughts........
     
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  2. Shake

    Shake Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I'd favor Hopkins. He fights the best fight he can, usually, and Toney often doesn't. The pace will be tepid. Hopkins has better feet and is the better ring general.
     
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  3. Colonel Sanders

    Colonel Sanders Pounchin powar calculateur Full Member

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    peak Hopkins vs peak Toney, who you got ?

    I think Hopkins would try to smother Toney like crazy in order to avoid punishment, but he would lose many rounds in the process because of negativity

    I like Toney by way of a close decision, maybe SD, in an ugly frustrating fight
     
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    kmac On permanent vacation Full Member

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    this one was talked about in 2003. i'll take bhop because he was more consistent but this could have been an interesting fight.
     
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  5. PhillyPhan69

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    Hops 8-4
     
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    PhillyPhan69 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    this is actually a shame that this fight never came off...Quite a few Middles during this time frame never squared off with another, in what could have been a golden age era....This to me would be a huge boost for either Hops or Toney in terms of their legacies and p4p rankings.
     
    PhillyPhan69, Dec 10, 2012
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