James Toney to try his hand at MMA ?!

[Mattyhitman]

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Boxing legend James Toney Looking to try out MMA





"Chuck Liddell seemed uneasy with me being at UFC 107. I met up with Dana. He was cool and said we could do business. We exchanged numbers and I texted him all night, but I was sitting behind Chuck Liddell and I could tell he was uncomfortable with my presence." We haven't seen James Toney for alittle while, he hasn't fought in boxing in over 6 months. Well now we find out he is trying his hand out on MMA and might try a run at UFC.

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So we have another boxer intersted in making it in the ranks of MMA, any thoughts on this, how he would do etc.

I suppose if he can keep it stand up then no reason he couldnt do damage to some out there, guess he would be looking at LHW division, possibly matching against Chuck as he loves the stand-up, or possibly even Kevin Ferguson AKA Kimbo Slice

[Zilla]

If he's a big tubbo still, no way. One thing about MMA, you have to be up on your cardio. Grinding on another man tends to take a lot out of you.

[ElTerribleMorales]

not really at HW, hello Tim Sylvia was UFC HW champion twice, the same fat bum that was KO'd by Ray Mercer

Frank Mir is a jiggly fucker as well, who usually has stamina issues, and yet he's a multiple time HW UFC champ as well

that being said, apparently Toney is hard for cash, and is trying to make a buck off of his name

[Jimmy G-Force]

Tim Sylvia was as good as done when he fought Mercer, but there is no excuse for him not winning that fight. I mean seriously, how hard can it be for an ex UFC champ to take down an aged boxer at will ?

As for Toney, the same should happen to him if he's paired up against any decent MMA fighter worth his salt. You certainly wouldnt be looking to trade hands with him, you would be taking his fat ass down and dishing out some serious G&P as soon as possible.

I personally hate all the talk of boxers fighting in MMA, they are completely seperate sports, and as much I love MMA and boxing, I resent the thought of both disciplines mixing it up. I remember all the talk of RJJ fighting Anderson Silva, it's ridiculous in my opinion. These boxers could get seriously hurt.

[Andre]

Wonder if he has sparred anyone or its just talk so far,easy to find out if his mind is adaptable;
stick him in with a leg kicker smotherer type and they'll soon find out if he can think on two levels.

[JonnyFolds]

Tim Sylvia was as good as done when he fought Mercer, but there is no excuse for him not winning that fight. I mean seriously, how hard can it be for an ex UFC champ to take down an aged boxer at will ?

As for Toney, the same should happen to him if he's paired up against any decent MMA fighter worth his salt. You certainly wouldnt be looking to trade hands with him, you would be taking his fat ass down and dishing out some serious G&P as soon as possible.

I personally hate all the talk of boxers fighting in MMA, they are completely seperate sports, and as much I love MMA and boxing, I resent the thought of both disciplines mixing it up. I remember all the talk of RJJ fighting Anderson Silva, it's ridiculous in my opinion. These boxers could get seriously hurt.

Tim Sylvia was probably 2 years past being the "heavyweight champ", and still under 40 I'm pretty sure.. I don't think he was exactly shot. He's just that horrible. Mercer was about 45??

Anderson Sylva was talking about BOXING RJJ... not the other way around EVER.

[mattboxingfan]

Chuck wouldnt fight him he's doing tuf 11 then fighting Tito in the final. If he did Toney hasnt got a chance with chuck!

[Jimmy G-Force]

Tim Sylvia was as good as done when he fought Mercer, but there is no excuse for him not winning that fight. I mean seriously, how hard can it be for an ex UFC champ to take down an aged boxer at will ?

As for Toney, the same should happen to him if he's paired up against any decent MMA fighter worth his salt. You certainly wouldnt be looking to trade hands with him, you would be taking his fat ass down and dishing out some serious G&P as soon as possible.

I personally hate all the talk of boxers fighting in MMA, they are completely seperate sports, and as much I love MMA and boxing, I resent the thought of both disciplines mixing it up. I remember all the talk of RJJ fighting Anderson Silva, it's ridiculous in my opinion. These boxers could get seriously hurt.

I don't think he was exactly shot. He's just that horrible. Mercer was about 45??

Sylvia had been on a huge downslide, ok he may be far from shot but the reason he was on the Adrenaline card is because he couldnt get a fight anywhere else, and he hardly looked in condition. After checking into this, it wasnt even an MMA match, it was a boxing match only. I didnt realise this at first. With that in mind, I'm not surprised Sylvia got beat, he would have got sparked in a boxing match against Mercer whilst he was still the UFC HW champion.

The level of boxing technique in MMA is a million miles away for the most part from professional boxing. Apart from fighters in MMA that have come from a boxing background initially, like Marcus Davis or KJ Noons for example, or, the naturally talented fighters like BJ Penn, then MMA fighters would get schooled in a pure boxing match against a decent professional boxer.

I'd even include Anderson Silva against Roy Jones Jnr in that statement.

Anderson Sylva was talking about BOXING RJJ... not the other way around EVER.

Your right, that was my bad, I knew that as well, not sure what I was thinking when I wrote that to be honest. Please feel free to 'De-Rep' me for making such a schoolboy error.