Slow down there Burt Sugar, Toney had to kill himself to make 168 for that fight, just like Jones had to kill himself to make 175 for Tarver. It wasn't the great Roy we all know that Tarver beat, and it wasn't the great Toney we all know that Roy beat. And on top of that, Hopkins wasn't favored over either Trinidad or Tarver.

p.s.--Toney was never p4p king. Last I checked Pernell Whitaker held that distinction at that time.
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doesn't matter if hop was favored..he was the bigger man...so why did it surprise anyone that the bigger man knocked out the smaller men?.....that just says that even the odds makers bought into the superstar hype and not common sense.....even if toney was number two..he's still better than anyone bhop ever faced.....
[/quote]he wasn't favored for a reason.....people didn't believe he was as good as he actually was.....and Toney hasn't been good in years....He hasn't fought anyone of merit in over 5 years.....and nobody close to the top in his division.....and if you want to throw out the size thing Tarver was bigger than B-HOP and B-HOP was once again the underdog and WON..In convincing fashion...