Quote Originally Posted by bilbo
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Toney doesn't have that many choices in his 'professional' career. I think that bilbo pointed it out best that this will become a matter of
redundancy if there isn't a significant outcome to another bout. It has to be incredibly decisive - via K.O.
Trouble is only Peter can win by KO, no way Toney can stop Peter.

Toney will probably perform exactly as he did first time around. Personally I felt he won the fight by at least two rounds, but the judges saw thing differently.

If Toney fought the exact fight again it's really anybody's guess what way the decision will go, and if Toney got it, Peter and his camp would sure as hell be complaining.

Personally I'm against a rematch on principle. Even though I'm a JT fan and even though I think he won the fight, it makes boxing a joke when the outcome of a fight can overridden and the winner is forced to fight again.

Can you imagine this happening in any other sport, one team knocks another team out of a cup/superbowl and the losing side says it isn't fair so they play again, it's just bad for sport in general I think.

Part of the drama and tension involved in a fight should be that the decision is final, nowadays it seems that as long as both fighters finish the fight then a rematch is practically guaranteed.
I agree! Don't think that Toney packs the punch at HW. Although he was said to have stunned Peter on occasions, it wasn't anything that would have set up a possible stoppage.
It's important for both fighters to stay active, and if staying active means fighting each other again, then that seems like another interesting match-up. It will also prove to be gauge to test how much Peter has learned from the first fight, as he is still young and a bit green in terms of quality opposition.
I see it as a win-win for Peter: He's still young and in contention for a title shot. Even if he lost a rematch with Toney, he still would have 24 Rounds of experience with one of the craftiest fighters on the planet.
Toney's back is against the wall on this one. He doesn't have many options; so it would be best if he jumped all over the rematch. Although I think his mouth has made him a lot of enemies in the sport. James doesn't seem to have any brains when it comes to the politicking of boxing.