James Toney; the best I faced

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  1. Henke67

    Henke67 One of the 45% Full Member

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    Over on Ring Magazine's site James Toney discusses his greatest opponents in various categories.

    For some reason, I've found that fighters aren't generally the best judge of their opponents abilities (or their own for that matter). What do you think of Lights Out's picks?

    Best fighter - Mike McCallum
    Best boxer - Mike McCallum
    Best puncher - Merqui Sosa
    Fastest Hands - Roy Jones
    Quickest feet - Michael Nunn
    Best chin - Tony Thornton
    Best jab - Mike McCallum
    Strongest - Sam Peter
    Smartest - Mike McCallum
     
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  2. WhataRock

    WhataRock Loyal Member Full Member

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    The bodysnatcher is no mug...He is one of my favs for a reason.
     
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  3. mckay_89

    mckay_89 Haw you! Full Member

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    He obviously didn't want Jones to get any more credit than he already did winning a shut out against him and making him look like an amateur.
     
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  4. Mr Blair

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    I think he likes McCallum. :smh

    James Toney's has always carried himself excellently everytime I've ever read an interview or such with him. Wonderfull boxer. Shame he still thinks Superman beats Batman.
     
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  5. Henke67

    Henke67 One of the 45% Full Member

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    I'm surprised he gave Roy the nod in any catergory given his feelings towards him.

    McCallum was superb - I was a little surprised he came on top in so many categories given how many good/great fighters Toney has faced though.
     
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  6. southpawslick

    southpawslick Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Exactly! I remember seeing an interview with Wilt Chamberlain onetime and the intervewer asked him who he thought was the most dominant player in the game today and he said "John Stockton" And this was during the Michael Jordan era :lol: He didn't want to admit Jordan was great because people were already saying Jordan was the greatest ever and he was jealous.
     
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  7. nervousxtian

    nervousxtian Trolljegeren Full Member

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    The Bodysnatcher WAS that good.

    Not surprised at all by that list.
     
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  8. CottoDaBodykill

    CottoDaBodykill Boxing Addict Full Member

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    yeah wilt was definitly jealous of jordan :-(


    who scored 100 in a game? ...
     
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  9. J.R.

    J.R. No Mames Guey Full Member

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    ATG fighters always have a very obscure pick for the best puncher they ever faced. That just goes to show that punching power is a very natural talent and you either have it or you don't no matter what level of opponent you are. Although I doubt this guy hit any harder than Sam Peter.
     
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  10. Kush

    Kush Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    :lol: Either he was jealous or tripping on peyote
     
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  11. snipe200

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    In the interview he actually did say that Peter was the hardest puncher he faced but Sosa really hurt him and had him seeing triple for like three rounds.

    He said he had to lose 40 plus pounds for the Jones fight which means he was in the 200s, and also he would've knocked out Roy had he not been so weight drained. Give him some kind of credit Toney, he was a hell of a fighter. :verysad
     
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  12. Henke67

    Henke67 One of the 45% Full Member

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    Yeah - when Oscar was answering the same questions, he picked Gatti as the hardest puncher he ever faced! Now, we all love Arturo but come on!!

    Toney actually does say that Peter, being a Heavyweight, hit him the hardest but he considered Sosa the "better" puncher.

    Hopefully Ring will keep doing these features because they're pretty interesting.
     
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  13. snipe200

    snipe200 Active Member Full Member

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    :good Especially with guys that have at least 10 years experience, its great. I thought he would've said Tito myself but as long as Oscar felt he beat you(and the judges disagreed) he won't give you any credit - ask Floyd.
     
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  14. Badgeronimous

    Badgeronimous Will you stand? Full Member

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    I'm always going to respect a boxers opinion of what he's faced. End of the day, he's the guy that is in there seeing and feeling the things we don't.
     
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  15. AbbasKhan6428

    AbbasKhan6428 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    wow toney just gave props to someone without attacking there mother wtf??? I never got the chance to see like mccallum buh i guess he was something special in his prime
     
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