James Toney Would Love to Fight

"James Toney Would Love to Fight by Rick Folstad James Toney is like that crazy knight in the old Monty Python skit who keeps trying to fight even as his limbs are getting hacked off. Maybe you’ve seen it. With both arms and one leg cut off and blood squirting everywhere, the crazy knight is still hopping around on one leg, still challenging the other knight to fight him, calling him names and making fun of him while he tries to keep his balance. That’s Toney. Down, but not out. Injured, but not dead. Ready to fight, even if he can’t. In the past 11 months, Toney has been healthy all of about three days, or at least that’s the way it feels. He was getting ready to fight Jameel McCline in February of this year, but he ruptured his Achilles tendon shortly before the fight. He was healthy just long enough to beat Rydell Booker this past September, but he didn’t escape from that one-sided fight unblemished. He tore his bicep and has been put back on the shelf for another few months. It’s almost like his body is quickly outgrowing itself. The injuries have kept him out of the ring, but they haven’t kept him out of the spotlight. And that’s the thing about Toney. He never disappears for long, never really leaves. Though banged up, he’s just on the outskirts of the heavyweight division looking in, waiting for a chance to steal the moment, grab the headlines, to question the skills and heart of every other heavyweight out there. He‘s a little like that crazy knight. Even while he’s injured, he’s still calling guys out, throwing around insults, trying to get them lined up in a row for easy pickings for when he breaks out of this spell of hard luck injuries. The first guy on his wish list of “bums I would love to fight” is WBA champ Vitali Klitschko, who all but ended the career of Danny Williams earlier this month. Even after destroying Williams, Klitschko was still criticized for everything from throwing poor punches to not putting Williams away quicker to driving the wrong kind of car to the gym. If he would have stopped Williams in the first round instead of the eighth, they would have called for an investigation. Nothing the guy does is right. Regardless of Toney’s claims, Klitschko is arguably the best heavyweight in the world right now, but no one wants to actually come out and admit it. Toney calls him “Frankenstein,” as in “I want Frankenstein first,” which is relatively tame for Toney, who lives by the creed: “Anyone, anywhere, any time.” As for a fight with Klitschko, who injured his hand against Williams and is tentatively set to fight Hasim Rahman next, it’s “not any time soon.” But that’s all right. There are others out there waiting to get exposed, waiting to be humbled. At least that’s what Toney - who hopes to fight again in March or April - claims. “None of these guys can beat me,” he says. “They‘re all a bunch of bums. They‘re all terrible.” All Toney wants is a chance to show he’s right. The catch is he has to stay healthy to prove it." From-The sweet science .com I can't wait to see Toney fight again because I think if anyone can take over this division its him. All the top heavyweights would lose to Toney if Toney came to the fights in shape. I think James Toney will come back in great shape because he knows he is the best skilled heavyweight in the world and he wants to prove it. talking about my sig! COME BACK HERE COWARD ITS JUST A FLESH WOUND.

It doesn't matter how good Toney's defense it. Against a hard hitting 250lb. monster (either Klitschko, Brewster, Mccline, Golota, Sanders, etc..) he will be bruised from waist to head and has little to no chance. Give him credit for self promotion but apart from the awful Ruiz, he isn't beating any of the serious heavy contenders.

]] ============= Is that why Toney led with his face against Ruiz? Toney might be lucky enough to get past Brewster if Brewster takes a fight off, but really, you boys are gonna see how much he struggles against Guinn who is a low output puncher. Any heavy with a good offense is gonna knock Toney into a dumpster for brunch!

Do your thing Toney!

Tony seems in shape. I would love to see him against Ruiz soon.

....That should be a clear cut sign that even Toney knows that he's a fraud. He doesn't believe a word of his own bullshit. He is trying to Parlay the Holy fight and the Booker joke of a fight into one last big payday with possibly Vitali. He isn't going to risk getting exposed as a fraud by fighting a real heavy unless it's for a belt and a ton of change. If he takes a "warmup" against a top ten guy he is gonna get beat and that will be the end. Exactly, well said.

one of the best counter punchers of all time

ill be the first to say im not a HUGE fan of toney. i want to c him take on the winner of golata brewster, or take on mccline. iwana c him with sum big mother f******

Really people, I am so sick and fucking tired with that fucking homo Goossen and James Toney talking all this shit but absofuckinglutely refusing to get into the ring with a live heavyweight. Holyfield is long gone and Rydell Booker is a pile of elephant shit. Wladimir, Samuel Peter, Jameel Mccline, Lance Whitaker have all been calling Toney out for over a year now and Toney has yet to do anything about it. I don't give a shit if he was injured or not, there has been plenty of time in between his supposed injury that he could have signed on the dotted line to face any of these guy's. ....That should be a clear cut sign that even Toney knows that he's a fraud. He doesn't believe a word of his own bullshit. He is trying to Parlay the Holy fight and the Booker joke of a fight into one last big payday with possibly Vitali. He isn't going to risk getting exposed as a fraud by fighting a real heavy unless it's for a belt and a ton of change. If he takes a "warmup" against a top ten guy he is gonna get beat and that will be the end.

Really people, I am so sick and fucking tired with that fucking homo Goossen and James Toney talking all this shit but absofuckinglutely refusing to get into the ring with a live heavyweight. Holyfield is long gone and Rydell Booker is a pile of elephant shit. Wladimir, Samuel Peter, Jameel Mccline, Lance Whitaker have all been calling Toney out for over a year now and Toney has yet to do anything about it. I don't give a shit if he was injured or not, there has been plenty of time in between his supposed injury that he could have signed on the dotted line to face any of these guy's.

your an idiot, brewster beat wlad, enough said, toney has worldclass skills, he would kayo wlad like it was his fucking job Brewster has power, Toney doesn't.

I think Vitali would be very tough for Toney but i honestly think wlad would get knocked out. His chin is not very good and toney would hit him enough to take him out.

...Wlad would kill Toney!!! Toney has nothing to hurt Wlad with and he would feel a real heavyweight punch for the first time n his life. Toney would be sleeping by the fourth round. I would love to see him step in the ring with Wlad. It wouldn't even be competitive. I agree with you 100%!!!

I think toney should take him first as a warm up to the heavyweight division. ...Wlad would kill Toney!!! Toney has nothing to hurt Wlad with and he would feel a real heavyweight punch for the first time n his life. Toney would be sleeping by the fourth round. I would love to see him step in the ring with Wlad. It wouldn't even be competitive.

Yes James Toney would love to fight...He would love to fight bums like Booker.

JT will never ever step into the ring w/Vitali. He and his promoter are all talk. Someone said he should fight WK for a tune up. I totally agree if he is as great as ppl say he shouldnt have any problem puttin china chinned wlad down.Plus he's a "superheavy" If he were to beat WK then I would by buy into the complete and total insanity of overhypness on JT.However, that being said, WK would fukin demolish the lil shit talkin ape. The prefight intervies would be fukin hillarious though!

Fuck you,dansweeney!!! Wlad will kill that son of a bitch!!!Toney is so full of shit!!!

That's the perfect fight for Wlad,Wladimir will kill Toney!!!

he wasn't that quick at 25 either, watch Toney - NUnn, or JT against RJJ. james was never fast, he just has superior skillz, especially his D. james wasn't near as accurate a puncher when he was young as he is now. i'm sad to say he spent years abusing his body, so i don't know how much he has left but a prime James Toney is second only in natural talent to RJJ Beeatch, every time I see your posts I get to liking you more and more. You're always right on target.

Can someone explain to me why Toney does not get in the ring with Wladimir? Toney need's to put his money where his mouth is because he has been the number one contender for the WBC for quite sometime now and he has yet to get on the WBC's case for mandating Vitali to fight him. I full agree. That's the perfect fight for Toney. It would set up a match with Vitali perfectly, proving that he can beat a big-sized heavyweight, and setting up that revenge of the brother thing they love so much. I think he should beat Brewster too, just for good measure.