James Toney signs multi-fight agreement with UFC

Put him in with Gonzaga.

 

Looks like it is an end of a great boxing career.

No suprise really because it seemed that he couldnt get any fights in heavyweight division.

I hope he can make some money and does well in MMA fights.

 

I think this should be on the mma forum but it should be good watching him get embarrassed...shame I cancelled ESPN yesterday.

 

According to these rankings, Mercer is a top #15 MMA heavyweight!

:think

 

how about we get a shot mma fighter and put him in with David Haye. complete joke

 

Toney should retire. Does he need the money?

 

Unless he catches the guy with is first punch he will get totally embaressed, ****in nightmare for him, what is he doing??? Flipped onto his back like a big turtle and battered to a pulp.:yep

 

Wonder who he will fight first time out. More than likely they will put him in with stand up fighters so he is not all washed up after a couple of fights. I think Cro Cop or Kongo would be my choice of opponent.

 

Why would they give a **** about building him up. There gonna chuck him in there with a guy thats gonna smash him to bits in 30 secs.

This is all about Dana White being able to say "MMA beats Boxing"

I wonder what hes paying him becuase i dont think a UFC fighter has ever made more than a million for a fight, and Toney will have got 7 figures multiple times.

 

Cant think of a Boxer less suited to MMA.

I'm sure his "Multi fight deal" includes a clause where him getting destroyed in his first fight makes it nul and void.

Toney wont get more than about 60k either

 

Argh

I dont begrduge boxers getting their last pay days

well in fact I almost do

so many of them need to give it up earlier

 

gonzaga? yeah meundials winner vs guy with no ground game at all. Even gabe would know he should shoot then it would be over.

 

yeh if you were going to put a boxer in it would be a straight shoot-out artist that throws bombs like Haye or Valero. Maybe a Pascal.

someone like Toney whos main talent is his incredible defence. pointless.

 

you do realize kicking is allowed in mma? imagine what a fighter with kick boxing background would do to toney. e.g. crocop

 

He talked himself into a contract. Ridiculous really. James Toney is old and fat and has been for a while. ****ing Petes outboxed him. He has become flat footed and slow. His stamina isn't great either, only his mind, skills and durability allow him to last.

Like Briggs and Mayorga I hope he can dedicate himself but if they couldn't do it in boxing, you have to wonder if they can really do it in MMA. I hope so cos they are all very talented fighters.