donlevy Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 All-time-great boxing champion James "Lights Out" Toney is turning a negative into a positive… As in he’s positive he’s going to Russia to kick Denis Ledbedev’s ass. After training extremely hard in preparation, Toney was informed not long ago that his next unified rules MMA bout with Ken Shamrock would be delayed until yearly part of 2012. Already in terrific shape and weighing near the cruiserweight limit of 200 lbs, Toney has decided to instead re-focus on his boxing career and target the #1 cruiserweight contender Denis Ledbedev, who recently knocked out one of his old-time rivals, Roy Jones Jr. “November 5th, I’m going to invade Russia and show this pretender what happens when he messes with a real fighter,” said the always quotable Toney. “I’m calling it ‘Lights Out Russia’ because he’s just the first one I’m going to whip. After I beat up Ledbedev, I’m going back to Heavyweight and I'm knocking Povetkin out” Toney was last seen in the ring in February when he pitched a 10-round shutout over veteran Damon Reed. He is the current IBA Heavyweight Champion. “If they think the Roy Jones fight was big over there, wait till I get there and see what I do to this European fighters. The Roy Jones that Ledbedev beat was finished. I’m ready and I’m as good as I’ve ever been, watch what I do to him. And now I hear Povetkin wants to beat up Holyfield, Evander has been done since I knocked his ass out in 2003. If Povetkin isn't scared he can jump in the ring after I put his teammate away on November 5th” Toney says he was offered to face Ledbedev at a catchweight, but has been training so hard for that he won’t need any allowances. “I’m going to beat his ass at his weight class, so he can’t make any excuses". The last time James Toney fought at this weight he beat the than undefeated IBF Cruiserweight Champion Vasiliy Jirov in what became 2003 fight of the year, he then proceeded to stop Evander Holyfield in his next fight. "I’m going to do it again in November.” James "Lights Out" Toney proclaimed http://www.boxingscene.com/james-toney-denis-lebedev-play-november-5--43385 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gavpowell Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 It will be interesting to see if an in-shape Toney can show he has anything left, but honestly I think he's done and has been for some time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donlevy Posted September 5, 2011 Author Share Posted September 5, 2011 Another washed up American 90's star having to travel to Russia to pick up a payday. smell// Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamasadlittleboy Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 Toney and in shape?...yeah...right.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davemurphy Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 Toney and in shape?...yeah...right.... Yeah, I wonder about his really being in shape too, since in the next sentence he's talking about returning to HW. Even if he is, it'll be interesting to see if he can maintain that weight for another two months and like Don says, his best days are behind him anyway. What's it mean if James Toney beats Dennis Lebedev? It means Dennis was seriously overrated, nothing more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamasadlittleboy Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 Toney and in shape?...yeah...right.... Yeah, I wonder about his really being in shape too, since in the next sentence he's talking about returning to HW. Even if he is, it'll be interesting to see if he can maintain that weight for another two months and like Don says, his best days are behind him anyway. What's it mean if James Toney beats Dennis Lebedev? It means Dennis was seriously overrated, nothing more. I'm tempted to put money on Denis stopping Toney. I genuienly think he was being respectful of Jones and it wasn't until he almost fell on his arse late on that Denis actually went for the kill against RJJ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheelchair Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 I always get Toney and a barrage balloon confused.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littleman370 Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 I always get Toney and a barrage balloon confused.... hahaha well played mlol/ there was a picture floating around a few weeks back that he was in really awesome shape, leading some to suggest he might be back on the roids again. if lebedev gets through toney he should fight tarver! should he win he'll have beat the best that the 90s/early 2000s have to offer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gavpowell Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 I always get Toney and a barrage balloon confused.... hahaha well played mlol/ there was a picture floating around a few weeks back that he was in really awesome shape, leading some to suggest he might be back on the roids again. if lebedev gets through toney he should fight tarver! should he win he'll have beat the best that the 90s/early 2000s have to offer! on the two occasions he's failed drugs tests he's been in fucking awful shape, and the Danny Batchelder one had both of them testing positive for the same things, which I'd have thopught was unusual. I tend to let the first one go and vioew the second with skepticism, though Toney's appeal against the latter is as fine an illustration of corruption/incompetence at commission level as you could possibly hope to see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapevine241 Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 awful, just awful. but how cool would it be if toney turned in another jirov performance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davemurphy Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 I always get Toney and a barrage balloon confused.... hahaha well played mlol/ there was a picture floating around a few weeks back that he was in really awesome shape, leading some to suggest he might be back on the roids again. if lebedev gets through toney he should fight tarver! should he win he'll have beat the best that the 90s/early 2000s have to offer! on the two occasions he's failed drugs tests he's been in f***** awful shape, and the Danny Batchelder one had both of them testing positive for the same things, which I'd have thopught was unusual. I tend to let the first one go and vioew the second with skepticism, though Toney's appeal against the latter is as fine an illustration of corruption/incompetence at commission level as you could possibly hope to see. California has two sets of Rules, those that apply to everyone else, and those that apply to the Goosen fighters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WelshDevilRob Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 Disappointing that Denis Ledbedev is going down the Danny Green route of fighting hasbeens. It must be true that there is money in old rope. Boxing seems determined to prove the saying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAZZ-MCFC Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 I wouldn't mind seeing Lebedev-Cunningham. Although the fight i really want to see is Tarver-Cunningham. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donlevy Posted September 7, 2011 Author Share Posted September 7, 2011 Toney's got to a point where it doesnt matter what shape he's in.The guy's just shot at this point and has been since the first Sam Peter fight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davemurphy Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 Toney's got to a point where it doesnt matter what shape he's in.The guy's just shot at this point and has been since the first Sam Peter fight. Yeah, it's one of those things like with David Tua, we've discussed the "what if?" for so long that it's become ingrained in our minds, eventually you get to a point where the answer to "what if?" becomes "it doesn't matter anymore". It doesn't really matter what James Toney weighs anymore, he's done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheelchair Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 Toney's got to a point where it doesnt matter what shape he's in.The guy's just shot at this point and has been since the first Sam Peter fight. That's a pretty accurate assessment IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
londoner Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 I always liked Toney because he always fought the best throughout his whole career and even in his 1 MMA fight where he fought legend Randy Couture. But he's 43 years old, made his debut in 1988 and has had 84 fights. Also, he hasn't had a significant win since Jirov and Holyfield in 2003. I can't get excited about watching him fight anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheelchair Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 But he's 43 years old, made his debut in 1988 and has had 84 fights. In this day and age, that's quite an achievement itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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