[yt]uCxvTE7g6Rc&feature=related[/yt] in my opinion if a fighter comes in in such awful shape as toney they should have half their purse seized as they have 3 months trainiong camp to get into the best shape possible,or be punished in some way,thats a disgrace to boxing in general when a heavyweight title fighter looks like a couch potato! he was fat for rahman also! great defensive fighter but had to mess with steroids to get up to heavyweight ,i even heard he was caught using horse steroids or tranquilisers not long ago.
Always that goofing on Toney for being fat, it's getting old... It doesn't matter if a fighter looks like **** as long as he can do his thing in the ring. This is not the Mr. Universe contest. To be fair I have to say that Toney ruined much for himself by repeatedly not getting in shape for his fights, and that's sad and frustrating. But the bottom line is that if you're not gay, you're watching a fighter because of his boxing skills and not because of his physique.
i did say hes a great defensive fighter ,maybe 1 of the best ever,im just saying what you said yourself he let himself go by not doing his cardio and roadwork ,also dont forget he has an addiction to fast food,thats where that embarassing belly came from.i am a pro fighter and i know about how training should be done properly and safely over the 10 to 12 weeks ,i know what its like to run in the pissing rain for 10 miles every morning at 5am in the freezing wind and after a while thats just a warm up.i can see how fighters who are millionaires find it difficult to yield to a trainer and do the morning runs in all weather when you sleep in a mansion and silk bedsheets,look at oscar for the best example some might think hes nuts for still fighting and they have a valid point but fighters love to fight ,thats what it boils down to , it gets into your blood and theres no other feeling apart from sex than walking to the ring with the butterflies in your stomach focused on inflicting as much physical damage and pain to the other guy its infectious! and to have your hand raised is the ultimate feel good!
FYI-Ruiz rightfully gained his title back AFTER THIS FIGHT WAS DECLARED a no contest:yep when fatty was busted for roids:-(, and boxer caught roiding up should be kicked out of the sport:deal
i agree to some extent ,not banned forever but hit them where it hurts in their bank balance! fine them a lot of money if caught ,thats the best punishment as they would definately think twice about cheating if a few zeros will be coming off your bank balance if your caught.
fair enough. I agree that if you're a pro, and getting big purses at that, like Toney, you're supposed to show up in shape for your fights. Toney hates road-work and bases his preparation mainly upon countless rounds of sparring. It's not uncommon that ridiculously talented fighters like Toney think they can do without sufficient preparation, and he often got away with it, but in the end he couldn't fulfill his full potential because of his lack of discipline. He let himself and his fans down. To be fair he most often had no problems going twelve rounds even when he was fat, so he was in some kind of shape even if he didn't look like it. I've never had a fight but I repeatedly gassed when sparring because I was not really in proper shape even when I looked in shape. I couldn't get up every morning at 5am to do 10 miles roadwork if I don't have to, and I respect that. Anyways, Toney takes his training serious again, he's doing his roadwork and works out regularly, he looked better in his last fight than in a long time so he seems to get his conditioning mess under control... but maybe it too little too late now.
