what happened to james toney and why?

he has eaten too much

 

Hes arrogant. He thinks he can come into fights out of shape and still win. Hes gotten so round, he cant even throw combinations anymore. Its ashame, because the dude is like 5'9 and he could have beaten just about all the heavyweights out there, if he came into a fight in shape. Hes old and done now.

 

fatty fatty

 

Yes and unlike Whitaker he had a little power and would fire back and create some exciting wins. I really enjoyed watching Toney when hes in shape. Hes another freak of nature that has the skills to compete in weight classes he really doesnt belong.

 

BURGER KING happened.

 

Beyond the weight struggles after his MW days his falling out with his manager, who was a sister like figure to him, more then likely didn't help matters.

 

Let his ego and weight get to him.

 

when you get down and shed all the parts of toney and get right down too it ..it's his ego that was his fault

 

Arrogance and laziness/(or whatever it is that looks like an outright hatred for training or staying in shape) are a very bad combination for a fighter.

Maybe Toney couldn't have kept himself at middleweight much long after the Jones fight, but he could have had a great potential career at Light Heavyweight or Cruiser. He was content to **** it all away though, and try to win on sheer talent rather than hone his skills and keep his body sharp.

 

The Wanderer's got it right. Arrogance and Laziness is what killed Toney's career, and his recent drug problems didn't help him either.

For a fighter that demonstrated "phone-booth" defense, Toney was a monumental dissapointment that could have been one of the best fighters of all time.

 

Too much training wears the body down and shortens careers. Also, a boxer can be weakened considerably from stressful weight loss, a la Eddie Mustafa Muhammad. Jumbo Jimbo did not succumb to those pitfalls, but instead conserved himself. (And as we all can see, he's conserved a great big deal of himself.)

Next stop: An eating contest with Beanfart, and special guest appearances on, "Man versus Food."

 

I used to love Toney, had a poster of him on my wall. Post-Jones Jr. he took a real slide, then came back from the brink. However, his image and legacy is a bit tainted from positive steroid tests.