All time greats who epitomized the saying 1 great fight left in him: Toney vs Jirov

[SouthPawHitman]

agreed...some people thought Toney would get hurt in this fight....Jirov was prime undefeated and running through guys.

Toney was old, 34, and hadn't won a high profile since the 90s

Good post. Green K sent.

[therealpugilist]

Good post. Green K sent.

thanks bro....im thinking about posting threads like this once a day....just to appreciate the past greats



I did a Hector Camacho Appreciation thread but no one really showed any love

[SouthPawHitman]

thanks bro....im thinking about posting threads like this once a day....just to appreciate the past greats



I did a Hector Camacho Appreciation thread but no one really showed any love

That's ****ed up

[IMDAZED]

Wouldn't call it his last great performance. He was Fighter of the Year that year and his win over Holyfield sealed it.

[therealpugilist]

Wouldn't call it his last great performance. He was Fighter of the Year that year and his win over Holyfield sealed it.

Holy field was not an elite heavy by that point

Jirov was a prime undefeated former Olympian

The jirov fight was more impressive

[IMDAZED]

Holy field was not an elite heavy by that point

Jirov was a prime undefeated former Olympian

The jirov fight was more impressive

Agreed, it was definitely more impressive. But he didn't fall off after. Toney was a big underdog against Holyfield who had suffered a predictable loss to the awkward Chris Byrd but also looked rejuventated right before that in upsetting Rahman. Other than Bowe, Toney is the only other person to stop Evander. It was a huge win at that time and solidified Fighter of the Year for Toney.

[DLT]

I was more impressed with the Holyfield win honestly

[vman075]

Although he didn't win it and I may be biased bc I love Morales but the first to come to mind was Morales vs Maidana. Let's face it, Morales pretty much sucked at that point in his career and Maidana was supposed to kill him. He hurt him and closed his eye in round 1 and still Morales gave him all he could handle that night.

[IMDAZED]

I was more impressed with the Holyfield win honestly

Yeah Toney was insane that night.

[therealpugilist]

Agreed, it was definitely more impressive. But he didn't fall off after. Toney was a big underdog against Holyfield who had suffered a predictable loss to the awkward Chris Byrd but also looked rejuventated right before that in upsetting Rahman. Other than Bowe, Toney is the only other person to stop Evander. It was a huge win at dthat time and solidified Fighter of the Year for Toney.

IMO he had to dig deep with jirov and be great... Vs old holy? Well not so much


I picked toney to win that....stopping him was a shocker


Still though that jirov fight meant more