The James Toney who beat Jirov vs the GOAT Legend Oleksander Usyk

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  1. Oakland Billy Smith

    Oakland Billy Smith Active Member banned Full Member

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    Y'all musta forgot!!?
     
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    emallini Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    Bad style for Toney. He loses a decision.
     
    emallini, Mar 10, 2019
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  3. janitor

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    Usky is on another level.
     
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    Bokaj Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Toney had trouble with movers when he was a young MW. At CW against a boxer of Usyk's quality...? Toney hardly gets a whiff of him
     
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    Yeah this new kid has way too good footwork and angles, too busy, hits too hard. Love his commitment to the body.

    He penetrates Toney and his stationary counterpunching style with regularity.

    Toney gets beat up and loses a decision.
     
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  6. THE BLADE 2

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    Toney by UD. He is on a different level than Bellew who gave Usyk problems with his slick style
     
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  7. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Toney was too slow at cruiser, Usyk would use his feet like Jones did at 160.
     
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    I love Toney but I think this is a bad matchup for him. Usyk by md.
     
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    I say Usyk by UD. Tough match up for James. A much taller, quality boxer with speed and skills limits his countering. Usyk would out work and land Toney. Would be a good fight to watch.
     
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    I would slightly, ever so slightly, favor Usyk.

    Wouldn't bet a dime and would pay top dollar to watch.
     
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    Richmondpete Real fighters do road work Full Member

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    I would favor Toney had he chosen to stay at cruiser he would have cleaned it out
     
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    Usyk would trouble Toney with his footwork and workrate, and Toney would trouble him with his slickness and counter punching like Bellew did.
    I lean to Usyk close decision.
     
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    Would be interesting to see if Usyk could take Toney's punch.
     
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  15. roughdiamond

    roughdiamond Ridin' the rails... Full Member

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    LOL at Usyk easily.

    Usyk probably wins a very close SD. There's nothing easy about this at all.
     
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