By Mark Vester
Former multi-division champion James Toney is ready to fight in December. The probable opponent is stablemate Tony Thompson, with the vacant IBA heavyweight title at stake. Toney, speaking with Ernest Gabion of BoxingScene.com, said that he would fight anyone at the weight.
"Tony Thompson is gonna be the victim. I'll come out like I did against Hasim Rahman in the rematch, who acted like a little b*tch and quit, but I'm ready to go. I'll fight em all. I'll fight a midget. If he's 200-pounds - I'll fight him. If the fight will materialize I will definitely see him and lights will be out,” Toney said.
While discussing his two losses to Sam Peter and the no-contest ruling in the recent rematch with Hasim Rahman, Toney would tell BoxingScene that today’s heavyweights are lacking an important quality - heart.
“I'm the people's champ. Everybody saw what I did to Sam Peter. Yeah I whooped him the first time, the second time he ran like a little sissy. Everybody knows what happened the first time with Rahman. I beat him the first time and they called it a draw. The second time [he said] 'I can't see, I'm not fighting James Toney with one eye,' that's bullsh*t. It lets you know right there where his heart is,” Toney said.
“He ain’t got no heart for boxing, just like the rest of these guys in the division. They have no heart. I will expose everybody out there. They piss me off, the reporters; they dogged me out, now they made me have to do this.”
Toney is focused on Thompson in December, and then he would like to fight any of the other champions at the weight.
“At the end of 2008 I'll win the IBA heavyweight championship when I knock out Tony Thompson, who went eleven-rounds with one of the sissies, one of the robot sissies. At the beginning of the year I'll defend my title and keep defending my title until I get the chance to unify against everybody else. Whether it's Sam Peter, Valuev or whether it's the Klitschkos. I'll fight anybody, anywhere at any time. I never ducked anybody before, I won't duck anybody now,” Toney said.
Over the last few years, Toney’s weight has become a major focus. Since the move up to heavyweight, his weight has jumped around and affected his ring performance. During the BoxingScene interview, Toney disclosed that he was currently walking around at 260-pounds. He wants the reporters to stop judging him on his weight, and to focus on his skills.
“I'm 260 and I look good, feel good. My weight is always an issue with everybody. Don't judge me because of my weight, I'm a heavyweight. If I come in at 275 with my d*ck hanging out, it's the real deal. You know what I'm sayin, I could fight bottom line. Judge me by my skills; don't judge me by my weight. In boxing nobody got better skills than me, period,” Toney said.
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