Quote Originally Posted by ono



Can you name one division where Toney did deserve to be undisputed number 1?

Yes. He didn't reign any division for a long time, or unify.. but after he beat Michael Nunn at middleweight I doubt anyone was regarded as the top dog other than him, especially after he defended against guys like Reggie Johnson and McCallum... Then when he moved up to super middleweight and beat Iran Barkley he was regarded by many as the no.1 p4p fighter in the world, and he remained in the top of the rankings and as the top dog at SMW beating guys like Charles Williams and Tim Littles.. After he lost Roy Jones he perhaps never quite gained the same status back, but I don't think it could be argued that Vassily Jirov was the undisputed number 1 at cruiser, and a great fighter, and Toney was very impressive beating him so you'd have to figure he was no.1 there for a short period. Really just a shame he didn't stay at cruiser in hindsight, but Im sure his lazy ass would have balooned up too much anyways. Really couldnt' see anyone who'd even have given him a good fight at cruiser unless Byrd had moved down a couple years back.