Roberto Duran vs. James Toney at middleweight

[paulsinghnl]

It would probably be a fine display of in-fighting in the early rounds but Toney would be too strong for him if at his best. With weight-drained Toney you could never really know. A guy like Tiberi was able to move him around at will.

I think Duran might present Toney some problems if he comes in with the same gameplan that he did against Hagler, fighting more defensive-minded. Toney was never the best at chasing his foes.

alright thanks people, thanks to all of you guys, i'm having a better view on both fighters.

[Calilloyd]

It would probably be a fine display of in-fighting in the early rounds but Toney would be too strong for him if at his best. With weight-drained Toney you could never really know. A guy like Tiberi was able to move him around at will.

I think Duran might present Toney some problems if he comes in with the same gameplan that he did against Hagler, fighting more defensive-minded. Toney was never the best at chasing his foes.

This is why I was hesitant to pick Toney here. He had a lot of trouble making 160. But I still would give him the edge over Duran at 160.

[r.burgundy]

ok guys, i dont know much about boxing's history, but i was wondering about these two guys, what kind of a fight would that be? I think the James Toney at middleweight could handle the fast paced offense and footwork of Duran, no matter how hard he hit, cuz Toney has a helluva chin!

but then again, i dont know Duran so well, and i might be totally wrong, so enlighten me boxing historians of boxing scene, how would this fight go?

you must want to see duran killed

[paulsinghnl]

hahaha i was seriously contemplating it.. but ok.. guess i was off a little..

[Miburo]

Toney by stoppage.

[Silencers]

I think it would depend on which version of Toney would show up. The best Toney at 160 would beat the best Duran at 160 IMO, too big and a little bit too slick for the 160 pound version of Duran but if Toney comes in unfocused and out of shape he might have run out of gas after a few rounds and Duran would have had the smarts to capitalize