Here's what he said a few years ago, how he would of fought them had he fought them..
"The strategy is this: It is to stay out of range for the rest of the fight at whatever point I'd won four or five rounds on Toney, he's a slow starter but I'd have to watch out for his well-timed left hooks and powerful counter rights the closer we get to the end. For Jones it will be to catch him out early or late, he's very quick and confident in the middle rounds, if I don't catch him cold in the opening rounds then I'd try to suprise him by trying to get him out of there at the end. I'd be cagey in the middle rounds for Jones to stay out of his ranges, and atleast I'm giving myself twice as much chance of getting him out of there wether it be early or late."
Asked if he believes he could of beaten Jones, Eubank relied "Yes".
Roy Jones II what do you mean why haven't toney tried to get another shot at Roy man you don't watch boxing do you ? cause Toney has always been trying to get a rematch wit Roy but Roy don't want that after Toney beat the shit out of Adolpho Washington thats when Toney called him out and Roy didn't respond.....after he beat Jirov he called out roy but roy didn't respond........so take it how you take it
dino i dont understnad that comment either Nigel benn would have given anyone fits, up to the G man fight, after that he was just going through the motions, he iced barkely in one in the USA and Mclellan was the number one in the division when they fought and we know what happened there.
Niether Jones nor toney would have relished facing benn at his peak, ont underestimate Nigel based on the post Gman fights against collins et al, different fighter.
benn's legacy was better than eubank in my book for those two wins alone.
I Truly Agree, Beside It Already History, And Under Jones Big Bunddles Of Names Of Fighter He Has Beaten James Toney Is On That List. Point Blank, James Toney Even Amitted That Jones Beat Him Fair And Square And That He Was The Better Man That Night, My Honesty Opinion, Jones And Toney Had A Good Fight, But At That Point Jones Out Class Toney, And That's The Bottom Line
Roy At His Best Is One Of The Best Lets Be Realistic. Stop Bringing Up These Coulda Shoulda And Woulda. It History. Roy Beat James Toney Flat Out And Why Hasnt Toney Tried To Get A Rematch??? James Toney At His Best Still Would Lose To Roy Jones Jr At His Best.
to be honest about the whole thing Roy Jones at his best could not be James Toney at his best.....but i'm not gonna sit here and tell you how James had to lose 30 pounds in like 2 weeks..........but we all knwo what happened........
Look at Barkley look at Littles look at Prince Charles....man come on we all know Toney was the man at super-Middleweight
but hey JuyJuy man don't stop with the Eubank threads ....if thats your favorite fighter then by all means keep posting em up...i still need to get me a Eubank collection
Thats why I can see Mike McCallum beating Eubank every single time had they fought,there was talk of them fighting in 91,Eubank had the talent but he was weakened by body shots and nobody had body shots like McCallum,I cant see Eubank getting past McCallum because he was so weakened by body shots.McCallum nails him.And I was always so suprised that opponents didnt go for the body more against Eubank.Thinking about it,if Roy Jones managed to catch Eubank with body shots (remember Hill?) without being caught by Eubank's quality right hand,I dont know if Eubank would get through it.
Eubanks didn't have the athleticism of Jones to be able to beat Toney. With Toney's defense, countering punching, & solid chin Eubanks would've had his hands full & gotten KO'ed by him. Toney is a vicious body puncher & would punish him to the body stopping him late.
Eubank was vulnerable to a well planned body attack too. Benn and Watson both hurt him with digging hooks to the body. Eubank almost doubled over when Benn got him in their first bout.
Eubanks didn't have the athleticism of Jones to be able to beat Toney. With Toney's defense, countering punching, & solid chin Eubanks would've had his hands full & gotten KO'ed by him. Toney is a vicious body puncher & would punish him to the body stopping him late.
Interesting.He beats Toney,I have little doubt about that,watching Eubank at his sharpest (1992-93, plus Rocchigiani & Wharton in 94) and watching Toney at his sharpest (Barkley & Williams) its difficult for me to see Toney getting to Eubank enough in the first half of the fight unless Eubank really hurt him early on (like when he was cut against Littles,they gave him one more round and he just went for it and got him).Roy Jones is a fight that Eubank just cannot win on points because he didnt have the stamina to keep up with Roy Jones,Eubank would probably be leading RJJ at the halfway point but then it would be all RJJ when Eubanks combinations would start becoming loose and sloppy due to his arms burning out as they often did.If RJJ caught Eubank while Eubank was at his worst (Watson 2,Benn 2,Schommer),it could be a late round stoppage win for RJJ.But Eubank at his best beats Toney at his best in my opinion,and Eubank at his best embarasses the Toney that fought Tiberi!
I can't remember any top level fighter ever saying they couldn't have beaten a fighter who was around the time they were around, but never fought.
very good point and correct.
Easier said than done.
I can't remember any top level fighter ever saying they couldn't have beaten a fighter who was around the time they were around, but never fought.