Actually, the Toney fight was a much, much bigger fight than the Ruiz one. The fight against Ruiz was only a big deal because of the idea of a former middleweight fighting against a heavyweight. But everyone knew that Ruiz was a paper champion and that he was basically a stiff.Originally Posted by amat
On the other hand, Toney was considered one of the top 2 or 3 PFP fighters in the world when he fought Jones. The betting odds were about even for that fight. Beating Toney was a big deal back then.
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