2 of the greatest old school throwbacks in the same ring shit i dont care if it shoulda happened 6 years ago lets get it happening now. This would be straight out of the 1950's black and white films!
The problem with Toney is his temprament. In his prime he'd fly into a rage at the drop of a hat. His pre-fight antics with Barkley are the stuff of legend. A notorious wind-up merchant like Hopkins would make it his mission in life to get under Toney's skin. So much so that I'd almost expect to see Toney arrive at the weigh-in packing heat.
Aside from screwing with Toney's mind (if that isn't enough) Hopkins's style would cause him a ton of problems. Toney loved fighters coming forward at him. Almost always they'd leave themselves open to his sledge-hammer counters. "Open" and Hopkins are two words you rarely see in the same sentence.
If Toney could still make Cruiserweight then maybe, but he might be too weight drained to do anything. Plus he looks terrible at Heavyweight right now and has done for a while.
Nah you guys are missing the boat with what i said. I never said itd be exciting, but if you dont think this fight would pull out all the old school tricks your crazy these 2 guys are by far the best at it. Even if Toney is a fat slow slob.
Im not sure sure Toney wouldnt give Hopkins problems. Hopkins relies on outschooling his opponents with tricks. I think Toney is the only guy who can outdo him in that category.