James “Lights Out” Toney: A Message to Boxing and MMA

Exclusive interview by Marc Anthony

“I want the Klitschko sisters and I want David Gay!” –James “Lights Out” Toney

MA: Any new information on your Jan. 27th boxing match…opponent or venue location?
Actually they moved it to February the 24th, its going be at San Manuel Casino. They haven’t told me yet on the opponent but I don’t care. I want somebody in the top 10… top 5


MA: How much of your trash talking is just that? Many comments you have made really come across in a Muhammad Ali like vein. Similar to when Ali taunted Joe Frazier which were very hurtful to Joe as a person.
Trash talk is if someone is talking to me and if they feel they get hurt…it is what it is. I have been doing it for twenty-five years. If you don’t like the trash talk, then don’t say nothing too. I mean what I say! I have Forty four knockouts to prove it…look at my record, okay. All you will see: Killer!
Bottom line, I’ll tell you that. Boxing is the number one sport in the world. I love it… Number one! You know, I’ve done football. I am appreciative of it. I love the boxing fans… boxing fans are great.
You know…it’s time for everybody to get down to old school boxing. I am letting everyone out there know that I am the only heavyweight champion out there, not Klitschko, he’s just over there in Europe and not contesting belts. Not “David Gay,” he fights left-overs. Everybody is tired of it. The US TV… um… people want to see…they want to see great fights. And that’s the reason why there is a lot of fans that stray to MMA because they put on great fights as well. I am trying to change that in the heavyweight division.


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