Is James Toney insane?

[Master]

He wants the money but think he has had too many blows to the head and should not try a lower weight.

[Gandalf]

I love the guy to death, but seriously worry. He really hasn't looked good against the elite for a long time now and refuses to fight on a regular basis and yet he keeps on talking. What has he done recently to deserve a fight with Hopkins or Tarver? Speaking as a fan, he just needs to stop talking and get in that ring and show something.

The MMA thing was a farce and he seems to have a half MMA thing coming up. I just wish he would fight or stop completely. The man is so old though. Toney for me has not looked sharp since the first Peter fight. And yeah, he has looked decent against bums, but suddenly he can now lose the weight? But couldn't for Rahman 1 or so many of his HW fights?

Such a weird later career.

[Mars_ax]

I love the guy to death, but seriously worry. He really hasn't looked good against the elite for a long time now and refuses to fight on a regular basis and yet he keeps on talking. What has he done recently to deserve a fight with Hopkins or Tarver? Speaking as a fan, he just needs to stop talking and get in that ring and show something.

The MMA thing was a farce and he seems to have a half MMA thing coming up. I just wish he would fight or stop completely. The man is so old though. Toney for me has not looked sharp since the first Peter fight. And yeah, he has looked decent against bums, but suddenly he can now lose the weight? But couldn't for Rahman 1 or so many of his HW fights?

Such a weird later career.

There was a time 50 lbs ago, when Toney could back up his shit talk, now all he does is talk shit. If James could get into "fighting shape" and his weight down to 200 or less, he could still make some waves at crusierweight. He just looks like a fucking whale at Heavyweight, and really isn't competitive there.

[Fenster]

He's been saying the same stuff for over ten years.

Like Marblehead said - read Dark Trade. I was just recently browsing through it and Toney was adamant he was gonna rematch Jones (Roy was just lucky to fight a "tired" version of him)

He was gonna fight Eubank in England. Was gonna kill Benn. Was gonna kill the "bum" Lennox Lewis. Was gonna beat Tyson. Was gonna beat Holyfield (gotta give him credit for that one - it was an impressive beating). The only fighter in the world Toney respected was Riddick Bowe (although, of course, he would whup Bowe's ass).

Great character.

[Gandalf]

Sounds like a really interesting book, would love to know how to get hold of it. Toney is mad, but I am always drawn to the outsider types.

[Master]

Sounds like a really interesting book, would love to know how to get hold of it. Toney is mad, but I am always drawn to the outsider types.

Got mine from the library, it is old now that even they have it.

[ruthless rocco]

amazon has 14 used copies starting at $2.34...

[Spicoli]

He's always been a livewire who didn't tire of his own voice. Difference is his skills used to over shadow it and made it easy to digest. Now he's just stripped down to the fat round man with his ass hanging out of his trunks being out boxed by Peter second go and rolling on the canvas in some mma senior circuit for a check. He can lose weight but he can't lose years and he sure as hell isn't Hopkins. I just try to look the other direction, put the fingers in the ears and go rewatch him vs Jirov, littles and Barkley.