james toney vs dave tiberi

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  1. boxingscorecard

    boxingscorecard Active Member Full Member

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    just covered this fight on my blog

    http://boxingscorecard.blogspot.com/

    first things first - what a fight and effort by dave tiberi.

    he should have got the title on that performance , i had tiberi the winner although when collating scores i had it a little closer but still a clear winner.

    i wonder if Toney would have been the same great fighter he was if he didnt recieve the gift he got vs Tiberi??

    comments welcome
     
    boxingscorecard, Feb 2, 2011
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  2. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    A Robbery.

    But Tiberi should have pushed the point by fighting again.
     
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  3. boxingscorecard

    boxingscorecard Active Member Full Member

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    i saw an interview where tiberi said he knocked back an million dollar payday for a fight but not against toney???

    also im sure in the same interview tiberi was offered 600k for a rematch but said no

    weird as he had nothing to lose

    great fight though and yes a total robbery
     
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  4. kopejh

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    definitely a robbery, but this fight has no bearing on Toney's capabilities as a fighter
     
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  5. techks

    techks ATG list Killah! Full Member

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    Yep, I couldn't say it any better. Toney gassed after the 2nd or 3rd round and looked awful. He was pretty hot and cold throughout his career but when he was cold, he was cold.
     
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  6. techks

    techks ATG list Killah! Full Member

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    Tiberi got robbed and many people acknowledge that when they speak of this fight. Even Toney said he didn't win that fight.
     
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  7. di tullio

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    Pretty cool website.
     
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  8. ripcity

    ripcity Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Tiberi was offered a rematch but refused it because he felt that he should have been declared the IBF champion.
    My thoughts on this is that he was intittled to walk away from the rematch but he should not have been named the champion. Judging a boxing match is subjective and you are going to get bad decisions this was not the first one and it was most certintaly not the last. Unless you think that there was a conspericy against Tiberi the fight should be loked at as a lucky break for Toney and nothing more.
     
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  9. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    It absolutely has a bearing on his capabilities, not an enormous effect but it can't be ignored. We know he was capable of coming in ill-prepared and delivering a club fighter performance. Thus we later get that **** effort versus Drake Thadzi.
     
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  10. boxingscorecard

    boxingscorecard Active Member Full Member

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    cheers for the comment mate

    toney did become a great fighter although i wonder how better he would have been with better weight control?
     
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  11. TBooze

    TBooze Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Tiberi was unlucky not to get the decision, and kudos to the man he had his principles.

    As for having nothing to lose in a rematch...

    If Toney dominated him, everyone would of just put the first fight down as a blip. By not having a return match, Tiberi keeps the unlucky decision in the boxing fans thoughts.
     
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  12. PowerPuncher

    PowerPuncher Loyal Member Full Member

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    maybe it would have worked toney up if he lost the decision
     
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  13. Mendoza

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    It was a horrible BS decsion. Had Tiberi been awarded the fight, we would have seen a rematch.
     
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  14. boxingscorecard

    boxingscorecard Active Member Full Member

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    i agree im sure that toney would have trained harder and made the 160 limit much easier

    rematch i think would have been a good fight as tiberi style wouldnt have changed
     
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  15. la-califa

    la-califa Boxing Addict Full Member

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    One of the worst decisions in recent memory. only can think of two others who were so disturbed by a bad decision. who never fought again. Hagler against Leonard. & Zarate against Pintor.
     
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