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Ever since James Toney made the move up to the heavyweight division and defeated Evander Holyfield, the boxing world was curious as to how Toney would fair against one of the heavyweight champions. The boxing world is about to find out. Toney gets a shot at the WBA heavyweight title when he steps into the ring against champion John Ruiz.
Both men tipped the scales weighing way beyond what most experts predicted. Some thought Toney would come trimmed down, instead James weighed a career high 233 pounds. Toney is 16 pounds heavier then when he stepped into the ring against Holyfield and 43 pounds heavier then when he fought Jirov. On the flipside, John Ruiz weighed 241 pounds, matching his previous career high. Ruiz only weighed 226 when he fought Roy Jones and most expected Ruiz to slim down in order to have better movement against Toney.
I can't see Toney being the same fighter we all know when he steps in the ring later tonight. The amount of weight Toney put on for this fight is massive for his bodyframe, 233 pounds is going to hurt his defense, stamina and movement. The Ruiz camp must be delighted after Toney tipped the scales at 233.
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Both men tipped the scales weighing way beyond what most experts predicted. Some thought Toney would come trimmed down, instead James weighed a career high 233 pounds. Toney is 16 pounds heavier then when he stepped into the ring against Holyfield and 43 pounds heavier then when he fought Jirov. On the flipside, John Ruiz weighed 241 pounds, matching his previous career high. Ruiz only weighed 226 when he fought Roy Jones and most expected Ruiz to slim down in order to have better movement against Toney.
I can't see Toney being the same fighter we all know when he steps in the ring later tonight. The amount of weight Toney put on for this fight is massive for his bodyframe, 233 pounds is going to hurt his defense, stamina and movement. The Ruiz camp must be delighted after Toney tipped the scales at 233.
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