WOW - James Toney fought 22 times in 2 YEARS

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  1. jaycuban

    jaycuban Cubans Do It Better ! Full Member

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    WOW That is truly amazing, this guy deserves alot more respect that he is given, the only other people i can think of with more fights in a span of 2 years are the greats Willie Pep who had 32, Ray Robinson who had 27, and Henry Armstron who had 22 aswell, there might be a few old fighters from that time who have alot like that aswell, but for a fighter in James Toney area... i dont think you are going to find anyboyd like him, only Mike Tyson who fought 28 times.


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  2. Thread Stealer

    Thread Stealer Loyal Member Full Member

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    Tyson fought more in his first 2 years.

    One of the things I really liked about Toney, and Chavez for that matter, is that once they became champs, they still fought very often.
     
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  3. ChrisPontius

    ChrisPontius March 8th, 1971 Full Member

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    Tyson also fought something like 20 times between 1985 and 1986. But yes, very impressive!
     
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  4. Polymath

    Polymath Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Its not all that unusual for a fighter starting out. Ive heard Toney say he rates Sanderline Williams as one of his best wins though :good
     
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  5. Polymath

    Polymath Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    It had a lot to do with Toneys management, they knew he wasnt a natural middleweight (he weighed 205 as a high school footballer) - he had be in fighting shape to keep his weight down.
     
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  6. jaycuban

    jaycuban Cubans Do It Better ! Full Member

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    **** Mike Tyson fought 28 times.
     
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  7. coronacards

    coronacards Well-Known Member Full Member

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    How about this???

    James Toney BEAT (McCallum he drew with):

    Merquis Sosa (Good Fighter)
    Alberto Gonzales (Bum)
    Michael Nunn (Champion)
    Reggie Johnson (Champion)
    Fransesco Dell'Aquia (Bum)
    Mike McCallum (Champion)

    ALL IN THE SAME YEAR!!! And 3 of the fights were after he beat Michael Nunn for the IBF Middleweight title!
     
    coronacards, May 2, 2008
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  8. bladerunner

    bladerunner El Intocable Full Member

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    he had to fight often if not his weight would skyrise.
     
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  9. bxrfan

    bxrfan Sizzle Full Member

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    That's why he was the fighter of the year for 1991.
     
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  10. coronacards

    coronacards Well-Known Member Full Member

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    He fought 3 legitimate champions, 2 bums, and 1 contender in the span of 1 year....that's impressive still.
     
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  11. coronacards

    coronacards Well-Known Member Full Member

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    But people really don't appreciate what James Toney was doing...
     
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  12. bxrfan

    bxrfan Sizzle Full Member

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    His resume's awesome. . . .

    Michael Nunn
    Reggie Johnson
    Mike McCallum x2
    Iran Barkley
    Charles Williams
    Vassily Jirov
    Evander Holyfield

    And if you count the Griffin defeats and first Peter loss as wins then. . .
     
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  13. bladerunner

    bladerunner El Intocable Full Member

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    hes trully old schooll you can see he enjoys being in the ring hes always relaxed in there,outside the ring is where he has problems with his discipline and some anger problems.
     
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  14. coronacards

    coronacards Well-Known Member Full Member

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    And people have the audacity to try to compare Calzaghe to Toney...it's a joke.
     
    coronacards, May 2, 2008
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  15. ad82

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    He also was caught for roids TWICE...once may be a mistake but twice in 3 years proves he's a cheat. He shoudln't be talked about.
     
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