James Toney Question

[captainanddew]

toney supposedly played at 195-200 lbs when he played football in high school.

[Master]

toney supposedly played at 195-200 lbs when he played football in high school.

Yes that is what I read too and where he believes he should have been a heavyweight earlier. However someone commented at the time that his hands were too small to be considered a decent heavyweight.

[p4pking]

Well weighing 200 pounds hardly makes someone a natural Heavyweight, and it's hard to imagine fighting at the lower weights didn't help him to hone his skills. Not to mention the HW division was only in much better shape before Toney ate his way up there. But, of course he did hurt his chances of bring a presence by getting so fat and lazy by the time he did. Could've been in some great fights if he had dedicated himself to moving up a few years earlier, and it would've been really fun to watch. I don't see him beating a fresher Holyfield and obviously Lennox would've flattened him, but guys like Shannon Briggs, Michael Moorer, Golota or even Mike Tyson would've been really fun fights. Imagine Toney vs Tyson pre 2002, the press conference could've been a PPV