James Toney vs Iran Barkley incredible display of boxing

[Gandalf]

I watch Toney's fights amongst others as a way to unwind of a weekday evening and he is always fun to watch. Even fat Toney could be great to watch too, I was watching the McGuinn fight just the other day and Toney was excellent. Brilliant combinations, hitting hard in both hands, lovely uppercuts, just beautiful to watch, and of course evading things all over the place. If only the Toney of then had stayed in shape, properly beat Rahman and then outboxed the Klits. I really believe he could have done it, I really do. These HW's don't have any of that skillset.

[Master]

Barkley took a brutal beating but style wise he suited Toney.

[Hulk]

Barkley took a brutal beating but style wise he suited Toney.

Made to order. As was Nigel Benn, who would have taken a frightful beating from Toney.

[Beanflicker]

Made to order. As was Nigel Benn, who would have taken a frightful beating from Toney.

Toney would have murdered him.

[Master]

Made to order. As was Nigel Benn, who would have taken a frightful beating from Toney.

Toney would have murdered him.

Thinking about it again, the version that fought McClellan which moved his head and was more experienced at at his peak could have given Toney some scares.

[Master]

Barkley took a brutal beating but style wise he suited Toney.

Made to order. As was Nigel Benn, who would have taken a frightful beating from Toney.

Eubanks would have been more interesting.

[greynotsoold]

My friend was ringside for that fight. He got to talking with Mike McCallum and told McCallum that he had also been ringside for the McCallum/Curry fight. At that point, my friend's friend/business partner (this man had fought Zora Folley in addition to training my friend during his pro career) said "Yeah but he wanted you to lose. He bet on Curry."

[Master]

My friend was ringside for that fight. He got to talking with Mike McCallum and told McCallum that he had also been ringside for the McCallum/Curry fight. At that point, my friend's friend/business partner (this man had fought Zora Folley in addition to training my friend during his pro career) said "Yeah but he wanted you to lose. He bet on Curry."

McCallum was a brilliant fighter I thought he beat Toney. That KO of Curry was once in a lifetime punch, he never did that again. He usually broke them up with body shots and finished them with head shots.