Name just one fighter from the past decade more skilled than prime Toney

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  1. alahopsk

    alahopsk New Member Full Member

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    there seems to be a lot of people here skeptical that boxing may be at its nadir as far as skill is concerned. they remain skeptical even as they note the praise going to robotic plodders from eastern europe for their technical superiority to the rest.

    so who other than mayweater was as skilled as james toney? toney wasn't even the most skilled middleweight from his era.
     
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  2. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    Loma... Usyk... Crawford? Time will tell.
     
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    mrkoolkevin Never wrestle with pigs or argue with fools Full Member

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    What other middleweights from Toney's era were more skilled than him?
     
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  4. PhillyPhan69

    PhillyPhan69 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Hopkins, RJJ and McCallum are at least in the conversation. One could add Eubank (I would but mist wouldn’t) or McClellan
     
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  5. PhillyPhan69

    PhillyPhan69 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Last 10 years?
    Sergio
    JMM
    Pac
    Ward
    Loma
     
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  6. mrkoolkevin

    mrkoolkevin Never wrestle with pigs or argue with fools Full Member

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    Roy Jones? Had more physical talent but I don't see the argument for him being a more skilled fighter than Toney. Ditto for Eubank and certainly McClellan.

    McCallum and Hopkins are much closer calls but I don't really see either of them as being more skilled than Toney either.
     
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  7. mrkoolkevin

    mrkoolkevin Never wrestle with pigs or argue with fools Full Member

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    Rigondeaux too.
     
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  8. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    Was part of Toney's skillset the ability to fight 30 seconds a round?
     
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  9. PhillyPhan69

    PhillyPhan69 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Apparently, a very underrated skill indeed
     
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  10. ChrisJS

    ChrisJS Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Juan Manuel Marquez for one.

    I love Toney though.
     
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  11. robert ungurean

    robert ungurean Богдан Philadelphia Full Member

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    I'm glad theres someone here that likes JMM as much as I do :ARMS1:
     
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    ChrisJS Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I love Marquez. Was lucky enough to see him live 11 times. He’s been my favorite fighter of my lifetime.
     
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    Cobra33 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    JMM
    hopkins
    Roy Jones
     
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  14. Bronze Tiger

    Bronze Tiger Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Do you consider Gerald McClellan a skilled boxer?
     
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  15. Bronze Tiger

    Bronze Tiger Boxing Addict Full Member

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    You have atleast 8 guys on that list who can't fight on the inside
     
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