View Full Version : Best Heavyweight Poll at hbo.com/boxing


DiegoFuego
11-18-2005, 07:23 PM
Check it out. Toney has nearly HALF the votes. Just as it should be.

http://www.hboppv.com/

!! Mr. Soprano
11-18-2005, 09:08 PM
Check it out. Toney has nearly HALF the votes. Just as it should be.

http://www.hboppv.com/
This is a perfect example of the HBO hype to promote the Rahman Vs. "The Best HeavyWeight in the World" AKA Toney fight

Memorex
11-18-2005, 09:15 PM
omg i cant believe john ruiz has 6% of the votes!

Bozo_no no
11-18-2005, 09:37 PM
This is a perfect example of the HBO hype


LOL at Mrs Vitali talking about HBO hype. :rolleyes:

riz
11-18-2005, 09:45 PM
they all suck, but if i had to pick one i would pick lamon brewster
not many fighters would go into another country for a defense of his own title

!! Mr. Soprano
11-18-2005, 10:47 PM
LOL at Mrs Vitali talking about HBO hype. :rolleyes:
And I'm the one to follow you around? :rolleyes:

TuPrincipe
11-18-2005, 11:01 PM
What exactly does this poll prove?

ottoevans
11-18-2005, 11:08 PM
they all suck i would have to pick Brewster because of his power. People still think its the same Toney that didnt have 100 rolls in his stomach

AintGottaClue
11-19-2005, 02:52 AM
funny how wlad isnt on that poll

Bozo_no no
11-19-2005, 03:18 AM
funny how wlad isnt on that poll


Neither is anyone else that's been knocked down 9 times in their last 8 fights.

:rolleyes:

riz
11-19-2005, 11:33 AM
well wlads opposition is much better than toneys
he fought sanders, n brewster, n now peter
toneys biggest was against ruiz which he barely won, even though he used his steroids

AintGottaClue
11-19-2005, 05:56 PM
Neither is anyone else that's been knocked down 9 times in their last 8 fights.

:rolleyes:


when does being knocked down alot mean anything? he's 6-2 in his last 8 fights

DiegoFuego
11-21-2005, 05:11 PM
funny how wlad isnt on that poll

LMAO, you think he should be? HAHAHAHHA

DiegoFuego
11-21-2005, 05:12 PM
well wlads opposition is much better than toneys
he fought sanders, n brewster, n now peter
toneys biggest was against ruiz which he barely won, even though he used his steroids

umm did you score more than 3 rounds for Ruiz? good thing you're not a judge!

TuPrincipe
11-21-2005, 05:17 PM
umm did you score more than 3 rounds for Ruiz? good thing you're not a judge!
Ruiz gave a much better account for himself then most would admit. I gave Ruiz 4 rounds, but Toney was coming on down the stretch, so he ended up winning fairly lopsided.

Super_Lightweight
11-21-2005, 05:19 PM
yeah, there are a lot of Toney fanboys here. Toney is a great fighter, but he's getting older and isn't a natural heavyweight. He definitely lost his fair share of the early rounds vs Ruiz. Toney fought well during rounds 7-12 though and won most if not all of them with Ruiz a sitting duck.

TuPrincipe
11-21-2005, 05:21 PM
Ruiz was winning most of the early rounds, and I don't think it would be harsh if a judge gave him 5 rounds. Many of the rounds were very close.

Ruiz gave a good account of himself. He demonstrated that He actually has some boxing ability.

Truth
11-21-2005, 05:46 PM
Check it out. Toney has nearly HALF the votes. Just as it should be.

http://www.hboppv.com/

Toney is the best heavyweight out there, no doubt.

TheManWhoCan
11-21-2005, 05:50 PM
And I'm the one to follow you around? :rolleyes:

Cooler is that actually Manny_P in that link?

j
11-21-2005, 05:56 PM
it is a little odd that toney's on there and wladimir isn't. i mean, how many fights has toney had at heavyweight? 4?

DiegoFuego
11-21-2005, 09:24 PM
How many times has Wladimir lost at heavyweight? 3-4?

How many times has Toney lost at heavyweight? 0?

:D

oldgringo
11-21-2005, 09:30 PM
well wlads opposition is much better than toneys
he fought sanders, n brewster, n now peter
toneys biggest was against ruiz which he barely won, even though he used his steroids


Barely won according to who?

Super_Lightweight
11-21-2005, 09:32 PM
Bottom line, Klitschko should be in that poll. He has question marks but so do the others and many feel he would whip James Toney. Toney's resume at heavyweight is poor but he is obviously the most skilled one. Will that skill make up for lack of size and strength vs guys like Klitschko and Brewster? Who knows...

snap the jab
11-21-2005, 09:33 PM
I voted for Lamon Brewster - James Toney is a vastly superior boxer but he's too old and small to dominate the heavies.

If Wladimir had his brother's chin and heart, he'd easily dominate the heavyweight division. The way that that 6'7" guy moves is simply amazing. But you can't be the dominant heavyweight if you fall down every time someone hits you hard...

Manny_P
11-21-2005, 09:59 PM
This is a perfect example of the HBO hype to promote the Rahman Vs. "The Best HeavyWeight in the World" AKA Toney fight

HBO hype is none otha than Vitali.

blockhead
11-21-2005, 10:10 PM
the results of the poll seem about right. toney is fun and that is why people like him.

SugaShane
11-21-2005, 10:12 PM
How many times has Wladimir lost at heavyweight? 3-4?

How many times has Toney lost at heavyweight? 0?

:D
Who has Toney fought with a pulse? And No, not Evander...

Derranged
11-21-2005, 10:42 PM
Wlad isnt up there but he's still beter than Ruiz. But part of the reason i guess is he's lost a certain amount of respect some of which he can never gain back even if he beat Brewster

Bozo_no no
11-22-2005, 12:11 AM
yeah, there are a lot of Toney fanboys here. Toney is a great fighter, but he's getting older and isn't a natural heavyweight. He definitely lost his fair share of the early rounds vs Ruiz. Toney fought well during rounds 7-12 though and won most if not all of them with Ruiz a sitting duck.


Funny, if Roy Jones had stayed at Heavyweight and won the same fights, I have a feeling you'd be singing a very different tune.

:rolleyes:

And you guys need to stop talking about that fight with Ruiz like it was competitive. The only time it was is when Toney was taking a round off. He was brutalized to the body, and counter punched apart.

SugaShane
11-22-2005, 12:18 AM
I wonder what the result would of been if Ruiz ACTUALLY stayed true to his style of clutch n grab. Then Toney woulda knocked him out.

+= El Jefe=+
11-22-2005, 12:26 AM
Check it out. Toney has nearly HALF the votes. Just as it should be.

http://www.hboppv.com/
i agree with Toney being the best, but their polls i sont trust because during the mayweather Gatti fight, gatti had like 70% of the votes to be floyd