James Toney VS today's heavyweight Top 10?

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  1. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Usyk would have out-jabbed Toney
    Fury is too long and big for Toney
    Wilder would stop Toney, too much reach and power
    AJ would beat Toney whilst eating a lot of counters
    Joyce would out-work Toney and his constant jab would be too much
    Ruiz could match Toney`s hand speed and out-point him
    Whyte and Toney would be 50/50
    Ortiz would be too clever as a southpaw unless his old legs slowed down too much
    Parker v Toney 50/50
    Toney would out-point Hrgovic
    Sanchez v Toney 50/50
     
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  2. Reinhardt

    Reinhardt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Hmm? Mark I believe I agree with everyone of your picks.
     
  3. CooperKupp

    CooperKupp Refs Need To STOP Helping The Chiefs Full Member

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    Usyk would would take 4/5 rounds to figure Toney out and then completely outwork him. Probably not a stoppage but Usyk would comfortably outbox the smaller Toney.

    Fury would decision Toney pretty comfortably with Toney having some moments with counters here and there. But Tyson takes it by at least 8 rounds. And that’s IF we are talking about the Toney who beat Ruiz and Holyfield and was juiced up and got popped with stanazolol and boldenone.

    Joshua probably beats him by decision but has a rough nights work. Gets hurt a few times in the process. All the rest of them I’d say it’s 50/50.

    Toney never got himself in the right position to face Wladimir but I truly wish that fight happened. I think Wlad would’ve been the first to stop Toney. Hit way too hard, too much reach/range and that jab would’ve smashed apart Toney’s face throughout the fight. Would have looked similar to the 2nd Byrd fight.
     
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  4. Levook

    Levook Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I'll bet the state of Toney's face wouldn't be nearly as bad as the state of Wlad's brother's face after the Lewis fight. And the state of it.
     
  5. MarkusFlorez99

    MarkusFlorez99 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    None except AJ and Whyte, but those guys arguably aren't even top 10
     
  6. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    He cut his face big deal, Vitali landed tons of shots on Lewis in that fight, he would have landed less on Toney.
     
  7. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    lol! Toney never beat a fighter like AJ, I feel he would have lost and maybe Whyte would have beaten him too, I feel the Povetkin that beat Whyte may have also beat Toney. Toney migt have beaten Dubois though.
     
  8. miniq

    miniq AJ IS A BODYBUILDING BUM Full Member

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    Toney would beat AJ mentally in the presser AJ would get arrested for aggravated assault with a weapon and Toney would sue him for all his worth $100m.

    That's a Toney win in my books. He'd probably make AJ cry.
     
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  9. lepinthehood

    lepinthehood When I'm drinking you leave me well alone banned Full Member

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    Ffs Toney as a heavyweight was poor. Gets beat by all. No one in the top 10 would struggle with him. Having said that I think he would counter Whyte all night if you consider him top 10.
     
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  10. THE BLADE 2

    THE BLADE 2 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Toney beats Whyte, Parker, Hrgo and probably Joyce.Would be 50-50 with Ortiz and Ruiz.Loses a close one to Joshua.Loses a decision to Fury and Usyk
     
  11. lepinthehood

    lepinthehood When I'm drinking you leave me well alone banned Full Member

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    alright he has a chance vs Whyte and Ruiz based on styles.
     
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  12. FrankinDallas

    FrankinDallas FRANKINAUSTIN

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    LOL Toney was never KO'd or TKO'd in his career and barely ever dropped, yet these guys are going to knock him out?
    Stop already.

    Usyk could be able to win a UD.
    Fury possibly could win a decision.
    Wilder loses.
    AJ gets KO'd.
    Ruiz and Ortiz it's 50/50
    The rest get KO'd or lose a decision.

    The idea that Parker would summon up enough cojones to beat James Toney is laughable.
     
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  13. Jennifer Love Hewitt

    Jennifer Love Hewitt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    The same James Toney that struggled with a shot Rahman and got outboxed by Sam Peter?
    He beats Parker and Whyte. Loses to the rest.
     
  14. lepinthehood

    lepinthehood When I'm drinking you leave me well alone banned Full Member

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    Toney was good at beating slower or totally outclassed or shot heavies. Which super heavyweights did he beat. Especially ones with a bit of movement. Great fighter bla bla he wasn’t a top heavyweight. Whyte is so easily countered Toney could bust him up, and Ruiz is static and sloppy and Toney could time him, but Ruiz pips it, If you use range against Toney he’s not capable of closing the distance, Parker would get on his bike, as would Sanchez. Ortiz might have bit too much about him. It wasn’t like Toney was Koing loads of people at heavyweight.
     
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