James Toney really looks in shape.

[Gandalf]

I am excited Miles!

Totally. This is the new dawn. He is going to destroy Lebedev. This will be like post Jirov again and then he will likely become like Slimer from Ghostbusters as he hits 50, but the next couple of years shall see Toney become the new renaissance man.

[Galaxy]

I hope he looks awesome in the ring! If he can scored a solid, impressive victory over Lebedev then it'll be interesting to watch him make a lsat run. Tarver, Cunningham & Huck would ask make for good fights

[CutMeMick]

I don't think he has it in him to win a fight.
The desire and will is no longer there I think you get to a certain age where you just dont have it.

[marbleheadmaui]

Looking in shape and being in shape are two different things.

Ali looked good before he stepped into the ring with Larry Holmes too.

Treating one's body the way Tony has and then trying to get it back in one's forties is very different than what BHOP has done.

Of course given the dismal state of the cruisers and heavies? Who the hell knows?

[brocktonblockbust]

no way its happening. REMEMBER HOW GOOD GATTI LOOKED in his fight before Mayweather. Then he got creamed and we saw when tested how old and battle-worn and slow he really was.

[Gandalf]

no way its happening. REMEMBER HOW GOOD GATTI LOOKED in his fight before Mayweather. Then he got creamed and we saw when tested how old and battle-worn and slow he really was.

But Toney isn't fighting Mayweather and neither is Lebedev truly comparable to Holmes. An in shape Toney might well surprise you all. He has always been skilled unlike someone like Gatti who was always somewhat crude and would revert to type.

[Gandalf]

I think it's great to hear Toney being calm, lucid and clear. There has been far too much being fat and just ranting recently, but it seems he is giving the mouth a rest and actually just keeping quiet and getting ready and to me looks like he is no more than a few pounds above the weight already. I am genuinely excited to see what the great man does in Russia. If Jones can be as shot as that and cause Lebedev a few problems, then Toney is going to befuddle him. Toney is past his best, but nobody in this division should really be an issue for an old, but in shape James Toney. Too slick, too relaxed, too smart. He should box rings around these guys. Let's not forget that a fat Toney has been hanging with guys MUCH bigger than himself. It just shows you how good he is that he could even hang around at HW. Jones or Hopkins could never dream of doing such a thing without getting sparked out after a fight or two.

[frankenfrank]

Dennis Lebedev : D new Danny Green , or D new Nagy Aguilera , who is it going 2b ?
If Lebedev wins , he calls out Tarver . If Toney wins , he calls out Tarver . And then Hopkins whom will keep staying safe @ 175

[frankenfrank]

Having rechecked Lebedev's record , it sure is better than Aguilera's and Green's prior to their most recent losses .

[FinitoElDinamita]

Around here, lebedev is regarded as a bum. This guy is supposed to beat toney? Lmfao

[Gandalf]

Lebedev is not a bum he is a solid opponent, but not on Toney's level. Lebedev is a B level fighter, but Toney is an unknown quantity right now. He was A list, but at 43 and with inactivity and weight loss, we just don't know for sure. I am hopeful though.

[brocktonblockbust]

never knew miles was such the die-hard toney fan.

[Mars_ax]

James has talked the talk and walked the walk most of his career, but after he ballooned up to Heavyweight, he's been mostly talk. My guess is Lebedev will win a decision, but "Gramps" Toney will be running his mouth about how he got robbed after the fight.