Name 6 heavys who could KO James Toney...

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  1. dpw417

    dpw417 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I'm talking about the prime (that's an oxymoron) slippery Toney at 218 lbs... who worn down Holyfield and frustrated him with absolutely brilliant defensive movement....To me, Toney is a great fighter...but inconsistent...Remember, there is nothing indicative for Toney being kayoed...
    I need to be convinced...How could it happen?
     
  2. brooklyn1550

    brooklyn1550 Roberto Duran Full Member

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    Who could knock the best heavyweight version of James Toney out?

    Mike Tyson
    George Foreman
    Sonny Liston
    Lennox Lewis
    Wladimir Klitschko
    Vitali Klitschko

    There's 6...I'm missing some though, so please add onto this.
     
  3. rekcutnevets

    rekcutnevets Black Sash Full Member

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    Mike Tyson- Too ferocious. He would just get him.

    Wladimir Klitschko- Too tall, too powerful. No ko here, I'm thinking tko.

    Joe Louis- Toney's too slick for most, but footwork is what bothered Joe. Toney is too heavy on his feat, and too willing to in-fight for Louis.

    Riddick Bowe- Too much leather for a little man to take on the inside, another tko.

    Chris Byrd- He is just the wrong style for James. Wait, I'm sorry, he'd just win. I'm drinking, you said ko.

    Well, I've only come up with 2 ko's. I can't think of 6.
     
  4. SuzieQ49

    SuzieQ49 The Manager Full Member

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    sonny liston
    rocky marciano
    joe louis
    george foreman
    joe frazier
    mike tyson
     
  5. Langford

    Langford Active Member Full Member

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    interesting question.

    I don't know six heavyweights who could knock out James Toney for sure.

    I might have to go with some of the smaller heavyweight champions of the past, with the idea that some of the bigger more powerful ones might not be able to apply the constant pressure that I would rather have than pure power.

    I would take volume over pure punch power.

    Liston,
    Marciano
    Walcott.
    Louis
    Frazier

    and most recently Tyson
     
  6. Dempsey1238

    Dempsey1238 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    1 Joe Louis
    2 Rocky Marciano
    3 Jack Dempsey
    4 Mike Tyson
    5 George Foreman
    6 Liston I think.
     
  7. rekcutnevets

    rekcutnevets Black Sash Full Member

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    I really forgot about Liston. Yes, he could've.

    I'd pick Toney over Marciano and Frazier, especially Marciano. I'm sorry, they wouldn't be able to hit him often. This is going to make some angry. Oh well, I pick those two over Toney all time; just not head to head.
     
  8. Dempsey1238

    Dempsey1238 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I think Toney is going to get slam vs Marciano the same way Archie Moore did.
    Marciano will grind Toney down and out some were in the 6th or 7th round.
     
  9. Bummy Davis

    Bummy Davis Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    :good
     
  10. radianttwilight

    radianttwilight Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Tyson, either Klitschko, Frazier, Louis, and Lewis could do it.

    IMO Ali would have a chance of stopping HW Toney, who is/was about as mobile as a piece of lard stuck to the side of a barn. Cassius Clay would terrorize him with angles and blitzkrieg.
     
  11. JohnThomas1

    JohnThomas1 VIP Member

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    Marciano
    Frazier
    Tyson
    Louis
    Foreman
     
  12. RoccoMarciano

    RoccoMarciano Blockbuster Full Member

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    Only five?
     
  13. Jbuz

    Jbuz Belt folder Full Member

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    Louis
    Lewis
    Liston
    Foreman
    Tyson
    Wlad
     
  14. JohnThomas1

    JohnThomas1 VIP Member

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    Oops

    :lol:
     
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