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toney is a boxer, he is probably the best boxer in the division.and hits harder then chris bryd.. hes like a diesel miget ali in many ways..ali neva had power .. so i guess we just got to wait and see
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timing, accuracy and clean punching are all just as important when trying to hurt an opponent as power and strength.
what he lacks physically he makes up for with his skills. toney has enough pop and enough skill that no HW (except for maybe vitali klit) will be able to walk straight through his punches.Comment
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Why bump a five year old thread? Toney is done in boxing.Comment
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This is an old thread but I will reply to it anyway cause I am a Toney fan. At HW he was the most skilled boxer. he posses great D and a granite chin. As for power well he fought Sam peter who has been put down a few times by other fighters but Toney was not really able to hurt him in either of their fights. To admit Peter was put down by much bigger guys than even he McCline and TKo by Vitali but it is what it is Toney could not hurt him nor could he really out box him. Stamina was the issues and Peter had or has decent punching power so Toney had to respect that.
As for sharp accurate punches and the ability to hurt his oppenents Toney did or does posses that ability. It is always the punches you do not see that hurt or stun you. Toney is great at rolling his left shoulder and coming back with a pin point right hand. he hides that punch like a pitcher hides the baseball from a batter. The less time you have to react the more likely it is to land and land cleanly. He is an expert at that. he like Hopkins are masters of not getting hit often and not getting hit cleanly. Same for FMJ although Toney losses that ability to a certain extent since he comes in most fights to heavy for my liking he still has the ability to slip punches and use his shoulders arms and gloves to absorb most of the punishment being dished out by his opponents.
All in all Toney would be served best at fighting at LHW - CW range fighting big HW and in this day and age huge HW's is not going to be very productive for him especially at his age and in the condition he has been coming into fights. He could probably still out box a few of these guys Arreola like fighters....LeftyComment
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