James Toney really looks in shape.

[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.