Quote Originally Posted by miles
Since the site has been down we have heard the news of James Toney testing positive for 2 banned substances...

As many of you know, James is one of my favourite fighters. Im obviously upset by the news and his career is probably over. What are you thoughts and opinions surrounding possibly the last act of James Toney the fighter?

I will state my own opinion later when I feel Im better able to reflect and say what I feel...

Toney has remained silent which is an unusual state of affairs for him and that does indicate perhaps in itself a certain admission of guilt.

This is a terrible blow to boxing and a serious punch in the groin to the image and legacy of James Toney.

Its also a huge dissapointment to me. Toney has been one of my favourite fighters for a long time now and to have this come up at this stage in his career is a huge downer. Toney has had a long career with many highs but of course his recent career has been blighted by lows.

The win over Jirov was awesome. Then to beat Holyfield as he stepped up to heavyweight, it all seemed so promising. Then of course the tarnished "win" over Ruiz. I gave Toney the benefit of the doubt and hoped he would get back into the ring quickly. But he didnt quite step it up how I thought he should have and could have. The waistline got bigger and bigger. Then the awful "draw" against the champion journeyman Rahman. Still, I believed that if Toney could lose some weight he could win a belt. I thought Toney beat Peter first time out, but he had to take blows like never before. The second fight was a clear loss and Toney was lacking. Still, after a long break Toney was back and again I believed that he could make a difference with a fitness plan and a few quick warm ups. We got a shoddy SD against a journeyman and then he tests positive for 2 banned substances!!

My faith has all but flickered out. How stupid. To have been caught the first time why would he be so stupid as to take any risks again? It doesnt make any sense to me. What was he hoping to achieve by this? What benefits was he reaching for exactly?