James Toney UFC interview .He sounds punch drunk to me?

[dl7481]

Tell me about it

[rjj tszyu]

I wouldn't put it past Toney at all. At the end of the day he is a real puncher (maybe not in boxing but definitely compared to those sissy shots in mma) and Couture has been caught with plenty of punches before off people who don't have one 5th of the striking skill of a top class boxer.

If Toney used his foot movement more I'd actually have a lot of money on him to win this fight, but the lack of foot movement will leave him open to a takedown. But at the same time the second Randy thinks about getting Macho and trying to throw a punch at Toney he WILL be countered and he will be hurt.

Someone like Roy Jones in his prime would be an ideal force for boxing to throw in IMO he hit damned hard had lightning reflexes and as he showed against Reggie Johnson when he floored him, can be stood a good distance from you one second then the next your on the floor and he's 10 feet away again, all because of a lazy jab that MMA fighters also use instead of feinting. Apparently those are feints according to the commentators lol.

[donnydarkoIRL]

Alot of people think its a foregone conclusion but why isnt James capable of this?

The reason Liddel was able to land that punch was because Randy was unable to take Chuck down or force him to the cage. The one thing Chuck Liddel had in spades was a world class takedown defence.
Unfortunately James Toney cannot.

[ross]

Alot of people think its a foregone conclusion but why isnt James capable of this?

The reason Liddel was able to land that punch was because Randy was unable to take Chuck down or force him to the cage. The one thing Chuck Liddel had in spades was a world class takedown defence.
Unfortunately James Toney cannot.

The fight starts standing up. From the time the fight starts to whenever Couture decides to grapple with Toney, he will have to walk in like hes trying in that clip.

Its ok saying that Toney is just going to get taken down but who knows how to use distance better than Toney? A little side step here, a feint there. Then theres Toneys very sharp punches!

Cutoure doesnt really kick, he relies on his boxing and wrestling and hes getting on and probably slowing down. In fact, if Toney does pull the win off which I think he just might, then this is a genious move!


If it was the other way round and Couture was moving to boxing to fight Toney, do you think as many people would give Randy as much of a chance as Toney is getting here?

If Toney has any success here I think it proves that Boxers do have the better fundamentals for fighting and are more adaptable because they have learned the hardest parts already.

At some point in the fight, Rrandy is going to have to walk to James, like hes doing in the clip where he gets dropped by Liddell and James can easily match that. Its going to be embarrasing for MMA fans who are treating this as boxing v MMA because its all in Randys favour here. Id like to see a boxing match between the Two after Toney KO's Randy

[0james0]

If Toney was fighting someone rubbish I'd give him a punchers chance, but Randy, although past it, was and still us one hell of an MMA fighter.

I just can't see Randy being stupid enough to stand there and box and I also see Toney being stupid enough to not try and box. It wouldn't suprise me if he comes out and tries a takedown.

[chinchekked]

Alot of people think its a foregone conclusion but why isnt James capable of this?

The reason Liddel was able to land that punch was because Randy was unable to take Chuck down or force him to the cage. The one thing Chuck Liddel had in spades was a world class takedown defence.
Unfortunately James Toney cannot.

The fight starts standing up. From the time the fight starts to whenever Couture decides to grapple with Toney, he will have to walk in like hes trying in that clip.

Its ok saying that Toney is just going to get taken down but who knows how to use distance better than Toney? A little side step here, a feint there. Then theres Toneys very sharp punches!

Cutoure doesnt really kick, he relies on his boxing and wrestling and hes getting on and probably slowing down. In fact, if Toney does pull the win off which I think he just might, then this is a genious move!


If it was the other way round and Couture was moving to boxing to fight Toney, do you think as many people would give Randy as much of a chance as Toney is getting here?

If Toney has any success here I think it proves that Boxers do have the better fundamentals for fighting and are more adaptable because they have learned the hardest parts already.

At some point in the fight, Rrandy is going to have to walk to James, like hes doing in the clip where he gets dropped by Liddell and James can easily match that. Its going to be embarrasing for MMA fans who are treating this as boxing v MMA because its all in Randys favour here. Id like to see a boxing match between the Two after Toney KO's Randy

That's the interesting thing about the whole bs boxing vs mma angle. If mma has taught us anything it is that it is more about the individual that the competing disciplines. This 41 year old James Toney vs 47 yearold Randy Couture...plain and simple

[GAME]

I think Im leaning towards Toney in this fight. Ive seen Randy knocked out afew times by punches and he is yet to meet a striker like Toney who uses his hands better than anyone who has already knocked out Randy. Ive never seen James sparked.

Randy is an old man and can only have got worse since those defeats so unless he manages to get Toney down and keep him there I see it being lights out for Randy.

[Mar]

James toney hasn't talked well since he was six. Win or loose this fight will gain no one anything and will probably be forgotten by the next weekend. So then what will be next, toney going after a kickboxing title, that's similar to boxing too. Won't care about that either. I will give toney props for being tough and not really being scared of anyone. Plus he's pretty fu&^%in funny. If he does happen to win then i feel sorry for those that are sick of hearing his mumbling, cause it will increase 100%.

[TitoFan]

James toney hasn't talked well since he was six. Win or loose this fight will gain no one anything and will probably be forgotten by the next weekend. So then what will be next, toney going after a kickboxing title, that's similar to boxing too. Won't care about that either. I will give toney props for being tough and not really being scared of anyone. Plus he's pretty fu&^%in funny. If he does happen to win then i feel sorry for those that are sick of hearing his mumbling, cause it will increase 100%.

Uhh... that would be me. Oh, but wait... I always either mute the TV or change the channel if he happens to stumble onto any sports show that I'm watching (which is not often). So... no worries.

[skel1983]

Toney will get owned.

[CFH]

Toney will get owned.

Yup. He's going to get embarrassed in a major way. Couture might be shot, but he's nowhere near as shot as Toney and he's competing in his sport. I'd be amazed if Toney survived half a round.