Does James Toney...

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  1. Mike_b

    Mike_b Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Make it on the great 100 heavyweights list of all time? If so where do you rank him? Just watched Oquendo vs James toney. It kinda looked like fres got robbed... As usual. Also what if fres WON his controversial losses? Would you put him in the top 100? Where would you rate him if so? Does somebody fully know Oquendo s career? Idk all the details, perhaps someone could break down where his WINS are lol.
     
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  3. Somali Sanil

    Somali Sanil Wild Buffalo Man banned Full Member

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    No. Imo he had to pick an choose after 175, if he was around in the 90’s at heavy he’d be a cabbage now. Oquendo I haven’t a clue
     
  4. Somali Sanil

    Somali Sanil Wild Buffalo Man banned Full Member

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    He would’ve got hurt with the current crop at cruiser too, Breidis, Gassiev, Usyk , Dorticos, all hurt him
     
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  5. dinovelvet

    dinovelvet Antifanboi Full Member

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    He made Rahman quit on his stool and should have one win over Sam Peter.

    He mangled past prime Holyfield who took Byrd and Ibragimov the distance. . Maybe you could rank him @ #97
     
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  6. BCS8

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    You might be able to argue him into the top 100, but he's not one of the the guys I think of when naming top HW's
     
  7. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    He was a pretty forgettable part of a lackluster era. He had some brilliant wins there considering he was a middleweight, but he shouldn't be ranked at heavyweight IMO.

    Top 25ish at middleweight, though.
     
  8. Somali Sanil

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    He’s in the top 5 h2h at 160. Arthur Abraham is around 25’ish, it’s to harsh on Toney
     
  9. RightLeftCombo

    RightLeftCombo Active Member Full Member

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    For someone who wasn't a natural heavy, Toney did ok at the weight and might even have deserved the nod, or at least a draw, in the first Peter bout iirc, because it was close. With that and a win over old Holyfield, I suppose he could possibly be ranked deep down the list somewhere in the top 100 HW.
     
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  10. 22JM

    22JM Boxing Addict Full Member

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    A former MW fighting at HW is very rare, Isn't this what GGG fans were dreaming about ?? James actually did it , imo him and Jones should be in the 100s
     
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  11. kriszhao

    kriszhao Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    How many steroid tests did he fail again 3? And He was outboxed by Peter so no where near top 100.
     
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  12. Grinder

    Grinder Dude, don't call me Dude Full Member

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    Prime Holyfield. Lol.
     
  13. Seamus2

    Seamus2 Boxing's Nike Vaporfly. banned Full Member

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    He's garbage. He wouldn't last two rounds with Wilder and Fury would outbox him easy. Toney's life would be in danger against Joshua, nutrition and training has advanced so much since the 80's and 90's when Toney was losing fights.
     
  14. George Crowcroft

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    He wasn't even a heavyweight in the 90s lmao
     
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  15. NoNeck

    NoNeck Pugilist Specialist Full Member

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    If the Ruiz fight and second Rahman fight were official wins, he'd probably be top 100.

    The Peter fight wasn't really a robbery, but that could've gone his way too.
     
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