Eubank Sr: Greatest MW ever is James Toney

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  1. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Jones was one of the fastest boxers in history, his combo`s were far quicker than Eubank`s.
     
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  2. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    I will but understand that a lot of people feel Calzaghe was better than a prime Eubank etc.
     
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  3. Bulldog24

    Bulldog24 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    He was far more naturally gifted. Nowhere near as technically skilled, his dad trained him and only ever took him on pads just screaming at him, basically. It was all natural to him. He could only punch with the inside of his glove for a start kid.

    Now bog off.
     
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  4. Bulldog24

    Bulldog24 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    He wasn't a skilled fighter as such because he was never taught technique and didn't need to practice it. He was a loose natural fighter.
     
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  5. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    He scored more 1-2`s than Eubank did during his career stats wise because he was so savvy.
     
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  6. Bulldog24

    Bulldog24 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    What was the point of this? I've never seen a post of yours that wasn't pointless.
     
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  7. Bulldog24

    Bulldog24 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Have you nothing better to do?
     
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  8. Serge

    Serge Ginger Dracula Staff Member

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    Roid's chin was a composite of wafer, glass, bird skull and paper mache, Eubank's was made out of titanium and he had a bomb of a right hand too and best believe as soon as he detonated it on that absolute disgrace and embarrassment of a mandible section of Roid's it would be lights out for a fortnight. Eubank would laugh off everything Roid threw at him.
     
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  9. Bulldog24

    Bulldog24 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I'm in two minds about Roy's chin. He took a HUGE left hook from Toney and didn't budge, just stared at him. Weird.
     
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  10. Serge

    Serge Ginger Dracula Staff Member

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    Khan ate some huge bombs from a legit banger in Maidana, and that was a healthy Maidana not a weight-drained cadaver like the Toney who fought Roid and who departed 168 immediately after never to return again.
     
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  11. N17

    N17 Loyal Member Full Member

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    yeah, Sr said he didn't want to fight RJJ, Toney and even the likes of Herol Graham.
     
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  12. African Cobra

    African Cobra The Right Honourable Lord President of the Council Full Member

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    James Toney was a great Middleweight and arguably the greatest Super Middleweight in history. Bernard Hopkins can say what he wants but he knows he studiously avoided Toney at different weights.
     
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  13. Bulldog24

    Bulldog24 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I don't think Hopkins was in that class. He was good out of range and being dirty up-close, similar to Ward, but can Hopkins and Ward fight butter smooth at mid range quite like McCallum, Nunn and Reggie Johnson? No way
     
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  14. Chutz

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    The left hand that put Eubank on his ass was not with the inside of his glove?
     
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  15. Bulldog24

    Bulldog24 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    It looked like it was, actually. I don't know how he got so much power back then from his arm.
     
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