That is probably because he fights other shot fighters or nobodies lately. He was outboxed by Peter in rematch, and than fought Rahman and Oquendo, both times failing to win convincingly.
The Klischkos have ducked Toney for years. Toney always had a hard time finding top opponents during years, even as a lightheavyweight and cruiserweight. he had to face eliminator for Jirov after being 3-4 years in the division. But at this point, Toney needs a couple of wins. The plan is Reed and Tarver, that should to get a shot at the WBA belt or Vitali by the end of the year.
Toney is shot, but id still like to see him have a go at Tua or either klitschko, Toney would still beat the **** outta Chisora, Arreola & the rest of them IMO
Toney needs to deliver now by #1 coming in shape and #2 by beating Reed by ko. Anything else would make him look like a fool and probably end his illustrous career.
I haven't lost any respect for Toney as a fighter. But his persona, and trash talking image. Gets a little bit tedious some times...