In the sport of mixed martial arts there have been fighters who have been lethal with their hands and are able to utilize the bob and weaving and the feints thrown in boxing.
The boxing skills of even the average mixed martial arts fighter ha…
In the sport of mixed martial arts there have been fighters who have been lethal with their hands and are able to utilize the bob and weaving and the feints thrown in boxing.
The boxing skills of even the average mixed martial arts fighter have come a long way since the early days of the sport.
Nowadays you would […]
James Toney walked into the TD Garden in Boston Saturday evening and believed he would knock the snot out of his opponent, UFC Hall of Famer Randy Couture.
Toney, a hulk of a man who made his name by being the best current heavyweight boxer, did someth…
James Toney walked into the TD Garden in Boston Saturday evening and believed he would knock the snot out of his opponent, UFC Hall of Famer Randy Couture.
Toney, a hulk of a man who made his name by being the best current heavyweight boxer, did something that no man like him has ever done before.
Toney, […]
The UFC 118 ads have inundated television with the title Boxing vs. MMA. The trouble? The debate has already been tried and MMA has won.
The Ultimate Fighting Championship was developed to determine the most efficient fighting style by p…
The UFC 118 ads have inundated television with the title Boxing vs. MMA. The trouble? The debate has already been tried and MMA has won.
The Ultimate Fighting Championship was developed to determine the most efficient fighting style by pitting opponents of different styles against each other in in a round robin tournament.
Boxers were involved in these first tournaments, […]
The signing of NABO/IBA heavyweight boxing champion James Toney by the UFC managed to put fans and pundits in quite a tizzy ever since the day it was announced.
Nevertheless, the time has come for him to finally strut his way inside the octagon.
This S…
The signing of NABO/IBA heavyweight boxing champion James Toney by the UFC managed to put fans and pundits in quite a tizzy ever since the day it was announced.
Nevertheless, the time has come for him to finally strut his way inside the octagon.
This Saturday, August 28, he will officially make his MMA debut in Boston […]
According to a press release by Goossen Tutor Promotions, Dan Goossen, promoter for James Toney, spoke about Toney’s UFC debut on August 28th against UFC legend Randy Couture.
Goossen stated that back in 2003, he was in serious talks with UF…
According to a press release by Goossen Tutor Promotions, Dan Goossen, promoter for James Toney, spoke about Toney’s UFC debut on August 28th against UFC legend Randy Couture.
Goossen stated that back in 2003, he was in serious talks with UFC’s former chairman Lorenzo Fertitta in having Toney fight a then prime Tito Ortiz who was the biggest […]
(“Go ahead and strap that black belt on right here, Deano.”)
Amid concerns this week that James Toney may not yet have signed his formal bout agreement to face Randy Couture at UFC 118, reports surfaced that the former boxing champion had t…
(“Go ahead and strap that black belt on right here, Deano.”)
Amid concerns this week that James Toney may not yet have signed his formal bout agreement to face Randy Couture at UFC 118, reports surfaced that the former boxing champion had tabbed one-time Xtreme Couture affiliate Dean Lister and Strikeforce light heavyweight champion Muhammed Lawal to help shore up his ground game. To this, I say: Bullshit. Toney might be rolling with Lister and Lawal a bit just to keep up appearances, but there’s no way he’s making an honest effort to learn to grapple.
Look, in his day James Toney was nothing short of an unmitigated badass. He was a guy who took on all-comers in numerous weight classes and more often than not came out on top. Even at his advanced age he can still hit very, very hard. But Toney has never, especially in recent years, been overly committed to training. The idea that he would suddenly attempt to augment his skill-set three months before his MMA debut is far-fetched. The notion that – even if he did – he could close the grappling gap on Couture in that short amount of time is, well, ludicrous.
