Who was better? James Toney or Mike Mccallum

McCallum was on another planet to Griffin P4P Toney should have beaten him easily.

 

Do you think McCallum was past it when Toney won their rematch then?

 

I was responding to the guy who said Toney’s achievements at cruiserweight were comparable to Mc callum’s at light heavyweight.

 

Nunn was not an elite super middle at all.

 

it is a strange statement considering Toney beat Mc Callum.Toney’s prime was at super middleweight

 

Not so sure Mc Callum beats griffin easily.Mike only beat Jeff Harding at light heavy.Lost to Tiozzo later.

 

In any case Toney was no Salvador Sanchez P4P at all, overrated I feel.

 

Mike`s prime was at 154, you could see it in his more defined build at the lower weight.

 

I didn`t say Mike would have beaten him head to head, his body didn`t look right at 168+ at all and he was slower, P4P though he was miles above the likes of Griffin.

 

well yes.Both were not prime when they fought each other

 

so was Toney

 

Yeah, and he didn't impress against Johnson either. On the other hand, Mike also lost badly to Kalambay first time out.

 

Toney was better in the sense that the had higher peaks. He also had more lower valleys. In some ways Toney was the under achiever, MacCallum the over achiever.

Toney was the better upper weight fighter by a good margin, as his skills and speed were just better than McCallum's, plus he was a top counter puncher.

IMO, Toney was the better fighter.

 

I think Mike was a better pro. Never came into the ring out of shape or ate his way out of a division and worked on his craft. Talent is only part of being a pro-sacrifice,dedication and discipline also come into the equation as well. And while Toney had an abundance of natural skill he lacked the previous attributes from time to time.
Mike Mccallum was more consistent then Toney.