former middleweight and supermiddleweight champ.
fought guys like reggie johnson , mike mccallum , michael nunn , iran barkley at 160 and 168.
better than fighting natural welterweights or robert allen 6 times at 160.
better than beating reid , mitchell , lacy and kessler at 168.
that is true
1. Roy Jones
2. Bernard Hopkins
3. Joe Calzaghe
4. James Toney
Seriously... What has Toney achieved to be ranked above Calzaghe?
Ok, so you don't know Toney, take a look:
Name: James Toney
Career Record: click
Alias: Lights Out
Birth Name: James Nathaniel Toney
Nationality: US American
Birthplace: Grand Rapids, MI, USA
Hometown: Sherman Oaks, California, USA
Born: 1968-08-24
Stance: Orthodox
Height: 5′ 10″
Reach: 183
A multiple division champion (went all the way to HW!), James Toney was known for his legendary "old-school" style, consisting of his shoulder roll (used to avoid punches), his ability to fight off the ropes, his slick body movements, and his infighting.
On April 30, 2005, Toney defeated John Ruiz and, at that moment, was just the third World Middleweight Champion to capture a version of the World Heavyweight Championship, along with Roy Jones Jr. and Bob Fitzsimmons.
Fought much much better opponents including 4 undefeated experienced guys (not 40 year old experienced). Only lost to Jones and Griffin (of the undefeated group). I wonder what prime Jones would do to Zaghe...
yeah he does. god what a set of skills. if he was only at least 6 ft. and kept in shape he would've been a terror at cruiser and heavy.
his losses to guys he wasn't suppose to lose to is the only reason i put him below roy in that list.
roy didn't legitimately lose 'til he was past prime at 35.i agree bro, but i gotta say because of how great he is still i got a tie with bhop, and toney after rjj.
yeah.
what a waste of talent.
even when he was fighting at heavy......he was in shape what 2 time?
is it that hard for 5'9 fighter to keep himself 215-220 at all times? he couldn't even keep himself at 215-220 after weeks of training camp!
fat ass......... him and tua...... fat slobs.......
toney still rules though.
middleweight champ , super middleweight champ , cruiserweight champ.
trinkets at light heavyweight and quite honestly could have been a heavyweight champ as well.
not bad for a waste of talent.
underachiever or not his resume is excellent. better than hopkins or joe's imho.
I've had a soft spot for Toney ever since reading Donald McCrae's "Dark Trade" (one of the best boxing books in print). It's a pity that for all his achievements - he could have been so much MORE.