Send in an ATG to stop James Toney

Frazier is the definition of a punch sponge. Facts.

 

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Of course, he was also deep into the 300s against guys like McCallum and Jirov. He'd have a nice chance of putting himself on the 400 club list again if he had Frazier in front of him.

 

Anyone can be knocked out, but some its much harder then others. And then theirs that special few that it was damn near impossible. Toney was one of those. I don't see anyone close to Toneys best fighting weight who could do it. Chin of steele plus very underated defensive skills. Maybe a lightheavy or cruiser like Archie Moore, E.Charles, Holyfield, or perhaps a lucky shot from Foster. But other then that....... Maybe M.Spinks?

 

Anyone who calks prime frazier a punch sponge doesnt know **** about frazier.

 

He was a sitting duck for Foreman's extra telegraphed uppercuts.

 

No offense taken, and it my have been stating the obvious to some who love the fight game. But their are some who don't seem to understand or see just how good Toney was defensively.
It was the main reason he was able to go all the way up heavyweight with some success. But as other have pointed out, it also Showed his lack of discipline and showed the world the classic case of a "should have been", or "could have been".

 

And that's where we differ at in opinion. I'd say he had ATG ability but his own laziness or his own lackadaisicaness keeps him at merely go8d or maybe very good in my opinion. If he had the drive of say a M.Ward , or Gatti or Mancini men who had average ability but made it with sheer will and spartan training we'd be talking about him a 100 yrs from now. But today, because of that laziness he really is an afterthought.

 

Toney never beat anyone as good, big, or active as a prime frazier and just happened to lose to a few fighters who were much smaller, didnt hit as hard, and whose only assett was their energy level. No doubt in my mind that toney would lose wide to frazier the only question in my mind is if frazier stops him.

 

There's several heavyweights who would stop him.
I'd like to see Liston do it if I have to choose one.

 

Frazier would flog Frazier, Jesus H Christ hahaha