James Toney should retire

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by FROST, Feb 25, 2011.


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  1. Scar

    Scar VIP Member Full Member

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    Hopefully he gets knocked out cold before he retires.
     
    Scar, Feb 25, 2011
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  2. FROST

    FROST Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Of course nobody can force him to retire, but we can still tell him to.

    This situation right now... it reminds me of these dark years at the end of the 90s. When Toney had long lay-offs, balloned up in weight, lost fights he shouldn't have and faced tomato cans on parking lots in non-televised fights - for 10.000$ purses. And that was AFTER he was champ at MW and SMW...
    The big difference is, Toney was still relatively young then, and he came back to win the CW championship and become the Ring fighter of the year once again. Right now, I don't see any future for Toney being an active fighter besides facing these c-level opponents - and sooner or later he'd probably even lose against one of them. I don't want to see this any longer.
     
    FROST, Feb 25, 2011
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  3. madballster

    madballster Loyal Member Full Member

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    You can't retire if you have no money in the bank. Toney is broke.
     
    madballster, Feb 25, 2011
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  4. THE BLADE 2

    THE BLADE 2 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I am not writing him off yet. But needs to fight regularly now(even on off tv dates), then the weight will also comes down. No more long lay off.
     
    THE BLADE 2, Feb 25, 2011
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  5. doom bull

    doom bull Certified Limb Boner Full Member

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    He could be the best Walmart greeter in the world. Period. Ain't no ****ing way those old men are going to make a better gretter. Period.
     
    doom bull, Feb 25, 2011
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  6. RonnieHornschuh

    RonnieHornschuh ESB indie police Full Member

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    I was joking of course. From what it looks like, these days Toney can make more money in MMA than in boxing. He should take 250k from Dana White and get choked out by Rampage...
     
    RonnieHornschuh, Feb 25, 2011
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  7. cippi

    cippi Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    well we want toney to retire because we all know he doesnt have a shot of being good ne more . hes deffo on the decline. but were all assuming hes rich and can just retire n live with no worries. but maybe he needs money n he thinks he can get a big payday. an u kno wut toney will talk his way into one more decent pay day.
     
    cippi, Feb 25, 2011
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  8. anthony jr

    anthony jr Well-Known Member Full Member

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    i love toney to bits but when i listen to his interviews on fight hype i cringe it used to make me laugh but looking at that pic he needs to retire.
    i watch his highlights before i go gym and what he could when he was in shape was amazing to watch but i cant take him serious anymore
     
    anthony jr, Feb 25, 2011
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  9. BlueApollo

    BlueApollo Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I'm with you man, even as a Toney fanatic, we have to admit the time has come. And gone really, but hey.

    I wouldn't mind if he feasted on a few cans to get to 80 wins though. Then maybe one last shot against a relevant contender next year. We won't see another fighter get to 80 wins in a long, long time.
     
    BlueApollo, Feb 25, 2011
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  10. FROST

    FROST Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Basically you're right. However, this is exactly the same thing we've been saying since 5 years now. And JT disappointed us time and time again. James Toney will always remain my favourite fighter, but enough is enough.
     
    FROST, Feb 26, 2011
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  11. JunitoJab

    JunitoJab Antagonist Full Member

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    I never knew much about Toney from his prime, what i've learnt from his past was from ESB. All i saw was an unmotivated fat ****er, with a big mouth. It's really hard to imagine the guy we see now from the guy who is an ATG. Like two completely different people.
     
    JunitoJab, Feb 26, 2011
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  12. iceferg

    iceferg Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Any pictures of him at this weight.
     
    iceferg, Feb 26, 2011
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  13. horst

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    I too count myself as a massive, eternal James Toney fan.

    And I agree with every single word of your post.

    The retirement of this great, great fighter is now long overdue.
     
    horst, Feb 26, 2011
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  14. horst

    horst Guest

    1 - cool avatar.

    2 - Track down James Toney vs Iran Barkley, Michael Nunn and the first fight with Mike McCallum if you can. Toney was a truly elite level fighter in terms of skills in his day.
     
    horst, Feb 26, 2011
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  15. JunitoJab

    JunitoJab Antagonist Full Member

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    :good Thanx. I'll check em out.
     
    JunitoJab, Feb 26, 2011
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