James Toney really looks in shape.

[CutMeMick]

I don't think he has it in him to win a fight.
The desire and will is no longer there I think you get to a certain age where you just dont have it.

[marbleheadmaui]

Looking in shape and being in shape are two different things.

Ali looked good before he stepped into the ring with Larry Holmes too.

Treating one's body the way Tony has and then trying to get it back in one's forties is very different than what BHOP has done.

Of course given the dismal state of the cruisers and heavies? Who the hell knows?

[brocktonblockbust]

no way its happening. REMEMBER HOW GOOD GATTI LOOKED in his fight before Mayweather. Then he got creamed and we saw when tested how old and battle-worn and slow he really was.

[Gandalf]

no way its happening. REMEMBER HOW GOOD GATTI LOOKED in his fight before Mayweather. Then he got creamed and we saw when tested how old and battle-worn and slow he really was.

But Toney isn't fighting Mayweather and neither is Lebedev truly comparable to Holmes. An in shape Toney might well surprise you all. He has always been skilled unlike someone like Gatti who was always somewhat crude and would revert to type.

[Gandalf]

I think it's great to hear Toney being calm, lucid and clear. There has been far too much being fat and just ranting recently, but it seems he is giving the mouth a rest and actually just keeping quiet and getting ready and to me looks like he is no more than a few pounds above the weight already. I am genuinely excited to see what the great man does in Russia. If Jones can be as shot as that and cause Lebedev a few problems, then Toney is going to befuddle him. Toney is past his best, but nobody in this division should really be an issue for an old, but in shape James Toney. Too slick, too relaxed, too smart. He should box rings around these guys. Let's not forget that a fat Toney has been hanging with guys MUCH bigger than himself. It just shows you how good he is that he could even hang around at HW. Jones or Hopkins could never dream of doing such a thing without getting sparked out after a fight or two.

[Jimanuel Boogustus]

Calm and rational things eh? Good times

[Gandalf]

Calm and rational things eh? Good times

Maybe, maybe not. Let's just see. Toney will either pass and amaze or else fall and burn. However, he is in shape and that is undeniable and he is speaking clear English and that is better than most english people.

[Rantcatrat]

Calm and rational things eh? Good times

Maybe, maybe not. Let's just see. Toney will either pass and amaze or else fall and burn. However, he is in shape and that is undeniable and he is speaking clear English and that is better than most english people.

What are the odds in this fight? With Tony in good shape, he could be a good bet.

How long has Tony been in good shape? I mean has he been around 200 for a while? It's tough for older fighters to move around too much in weight unless they are in shape 24/7 like Martinez or Bhop.

[Master]

James Toney will always be a talented fighter, yesterday just watched the middleweight version drop a fighter with a body shot. However how has he managed to drop so much weight, it can’t just be the training. I think it will weaken him. I hope he wins but I think this effort is too little and too late.

[FinitoElDinamita]

Toney is a bad bad man.. He's the epitome of a throwback fighter.. a natural born fighter..

Toney > Hopkins all day..

[roberto duran legend]

Natural born fat fuck .

[FinitoElDinamita]

Natural born fat fuck .

What's important is right now. He's looking in good shape and he's going to school this B level fighter in Lebedev..

[Jimanuel Boogustus]

Natural born fat fuck .

Who? Roberto? Yeah I guess he kinda was

[CutMeMick]

My moment with JFat after the JLC-Chico 1 fight...
That's my head above his left shoulder.

Swagg...

[brocktonblockbust]

or else fall and burn

no doubt what that lout is all about
he has no clout
he's just loud
and all-too-proud
his name is Toney
and he's full of baloney