I think a Vitali vs. Toney would be great for an elimination fight. However, I really think that Toney would get hurt bad in such a match-up and possibly stopped.
Even Freddy doesn't seem very confident in the things he's seen from James. Vitali is an accurate puncher and a super-H.W. who hits very hard. His roboticism aside,
he seems to get the job done and seems to befuddle most of his opponents with his unorthodox style of fighting. In fact, that's what made him successful and allowed
him to put up a competitive match-up against an albeit old, Lewis, but one who seemed game for the fight in route to the TKO. Further, both fighters took that fight on VERY short notice.
I doubt that we'll see Lewis come out of retirement. He's one of the few intelligent H.W.'s out there who has his wits about him and a vast fortune with a secure legacy. Why would
he want to jeopardize that. I just hope I'm not eating crow in 6 months. But I just don't see it happening.