UFC Quick Pic: Randy Couture wants the first shot at James Toney in the UFC
by James Kimball on Mar 4, 2010 12:30 AM EST
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Should the UFC brass oblige him?
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Do it!
Make room for my ass on the Couture wagon!
But a true champion, face to face with his darkest hour, will do whatever it takes to rise above. A man fights, and fights, and then fights some more. Because surrender is death, and death is for pussies. - Kenny Powers
I say throw him in at the deep end
give him the winner of Shad and page!!!
Fedor with a gun... ULTIMATE DANGER!!!
by Spinning Fat Kick on Mar 4, 2010 9:01 AM EST up reply actions
Randy is pretty damn deep
Tito interviewing Babalu: "I want to tell me what you see, let's go ahead and see by the fight, what you saw, in the ring."
Tito interviewing Fedor: "Let me tell you how you feeling right now?"
James Toney would KO couture with 1 punch. sure randy can work the clinch and takedowns, but if Toney hits randy once, just once, it’s lights out for couture, no doubt!!!
that's a dumb thing to say
Just because Toney is a great boxer, doesn’t make him super man, there is no magical lightning bolt that comes from his hands, he hits hard yes, but you honestly believe that Toney could KO Randy with a jab? Randy has been punched in the face by Vitor Belfort, Chuck Liddell, Brock Lesnar… etc… those are all pretty hard hitting guys… If Toney cracks him with his biggest baddest punch then yes you’re right Randy and most other human beings are out but not just any punch!
Fedor with a gun... ULTIMATE DANGER!!!
by Spinning Fat Kick on Mar 4, 2010 10:28 AM EST up reply actions
Difference is
Tony’s accurace is so much above all those guys and accuracy does make Knockout Power. It is the difference between Anderson and Vitor, both huge knockout power but for completly different reasons. Vitor because of crazy speed and power and Anderson due to insane accuracy, Toney has both. With that said there is no matchup that would favor Toney because no one is just going to stand and box with him and Toney is screwd if he ends up on his back or gets in a kickboxing match with someone that can kick.
by Edgecrusher71 on Mar 4, 2010 11:13 AM EST up reply actions
YEa but
He’s been knocked out by all of those guys except VITOR hahahaha ur stupid LMAO… Toney would KO RAndy if the fight stays standing for more than a round. It doesnt have to be the biggest punch. Do you think anyone in MMA right now hits as hard as A guy who has been training nothing but his hands for all his life? As well as a FORMER would CHAMPION are YOU CRAZY>> DAM MANIA its soo obvious TO TELL who actually knows about and FIGHTS as oppose to the guys who just watch TV and Make stupid ass Observations
by The real ZACK on Mar 4, 2010 1:14 PM EST up reply actions
Zack, you need to stop with the name calling. You sound like a spoiled 15 year old.
Make points without calling people names and maybe someone will be able to read one of your posts. I had to stop after the first sentence because you act like a child.
canadians cheat and lie…whereas americans are fair and respectul in sports…--HellaHectic the funniest MF'er on Mania
LOL
Jay i didnt know you were Mania police What a queer.. But anyway to any fruit that is offended by a little name calling i apologize
by The real ZACK on Mar 4, 2010 1:32 PM EST up reply actions
Try to make an intelligent post where you aren't attacking people. If you make a good point you won't need to call people names.
I am the Mania police, I’ve been fighting stupid posters since ‘08. You’ve just been cited for retarded posts.
canadians cheat and lie…whereas americans are fair and respectul in sports…--HellaHectic the funniest MF'er on Mania
Your mother should apologize to the world for not swallowing your father's cum.
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by OJR on Mar 4, 2010 2:05 PM EST up reply actions
The Real Zack.
Friends and lovers lie endlessly, caught in the web of duty. Only enemies speak the truth.
-Stephen King
by OJR on Mar 4, 2010 2:06 PM EST up reply actions
His mother can't swallow it any more. That's what ZACK is for.
canadians cheat and lie…whereas americans are fair and respectul in sports…--HellaHectic the funniest MF'er on Mania
LOL. You are one sick bastard, Jay. Glad to know ya!
Friends and lovers lie endlessly, caught in the web of duty. Only enemies speak the truth.
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by OJR on Mar 4, 2010 2:10 PM EST up reply actions
Great to know
I HAVE FANS.. OJR do you suck your fathers dick what that Dirty mouth? I know your mom is getting busy in a 10 BLACK MAn sandwich with one Horse that dirty whore
by The real ZACK on Mar 5, 2010 1:48 PM EST up reply actions
Jay Wants to Blow Me
I HAVE FANS.. OJR do you suck your fathers dick what that Dirty mouth? I know your mom is getting busy in a 10 BLACK MAn sandwich with one Horse that dirty whore
by The real ZACK on Mar 5, 2010 1:48 PM EST up reply actions
not to sound mean,..
but thats how it goes with every opponent in MMA..
For what profit is it to man if he gains the world , and loses his own soul?
- Matthew 16:26
This is going to be freaky no matter what Dana does.
He asked Toney if he’s ever been kicked in the leg. Toney didn’t respond.
He then asked him do you know how to check a kick? Toney replied something like Yeah I can check a kick. I can check kick, side kick, front kick. LMAO!!!!
Randy would really punish Toney with his GnP. Not gonna happen. Toney will start off slow and collect his $$$. DW will collect his $$$ from all the sheep or MMA drama fans. Randy is DEEP water for Toney.
Friends and lovers lie endlessly, caught in the web of duty. Only enemies speak the truth.
-Stephen King
Someone on his MMA level, maybe a guy with little or no GG. Kimbo or Houston pop into mind. Is Toney doing 205?
Friends and lovers lie endlessly, caught in the web of duty. Only enemies speak the truth.
-Stephen King
If Toney does HW give him Buentello to start.
Friends and lovers lie endlessly, caught in the web of duty. Only enemies speak the truth.
-Stephen King
Buentello is a good call
I was thinking I would like to see Toney fight that guy that Cain faught before
I had to look this up. Denis Stoijnic.
He seemed like an able body punching bag
Toney's fighting in LHW
Dana stated this in the Yahoo article.
Luiz Cane? Ryan Bader?
Tito interviewing Babalu: "I want to tell me what you see, let's go ahead and see by the fight, what you saw, in the ring."
Tito interviewing Fedor: "Let me tell you how you feeling right now?"
Randy never saw a paycheck too big.
"Why am I here? Why does my mind have wings? Why do blue midgets hit me with fish?!" - The Tick
lol
another fight they will hype big, but which is actually not too hard to win for him. He could do these kinds of fights for another 5-10 years.
REMEMBER ME. i will be in the ufc one day. Mark my words
by PrettyBoyy91 on Feb 18, 2010 2:06 PM PST
Got to love Randy just for the fact that...
The dude is in his late forties, will fight anyone, no matter the size or age, and now is the first person to want to step up and fight Toney, that a boy Randy. I hope i’m rocking it like Randy when i am his age…lol. Even though you could put up a completely opposing argument that Randy wants another big pay-check, he knows it will be an easy fight for him etc etc, but I am quite content in my original thoughts.
"Champions are not made in the gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them - a desire, a dream, a vision." -Muhammad Ali
tkkpal
That is perfectly said. And is exactly correct. I’m 100% with you.
worbanizer
by daniel worby on Mar 4, 2010 9:32 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
agreed tkkpal
I assume many fighters would jump at this oppurtunity. It would be a big draw and a way to get your name out there, if you’re not a huge name already.
Tito interviewing Babalu: "I want to tell me what you see, let's go ahead and see by the fight, what you saw, in the ring."
Tito interviewing Fedor: "Let me tell you how you feeling right now?"
that is true tkk..BUT..
what about a devastating upper cut to randy in the close clinch..and then this boxing bastard takes out a huge mma star..that would suck..though in tony’s case he has a professional punchers chance of taking out randy..i dunno, i respect the hell outta randy for his accomplishments and i would not want them tarnished or questioned so easily.
taht's gonna be a lonely wagon ed
Fedor with a gun... ULTIMATE DANGER!!!
by Spinning Fat Kick on Mar 4, 2010 8:00 AM EST up reply actions
lol
I’ll ride shotgun with you Mr Cruz. Just cause I think it would be an interesting ride.
Man – now I have to find some Toney boxing fights. I know who he is but it ends there. I really don’t know what he brings to the table other than a grey beard and a stogey.
Go look at his fight with Roy Jones
He gets clowned.. Roy puts his hands behind his back, swing and a miss from Toney; then he eats a monster right hook.
"Wanderlei Silva; hallowed be thy name." - Genesis 50:27
by O damn he got caught on Mar 4, 2010 8:54 AM EST up reply actions
lol, it's not the best fight for Toney
But Jones was amazing.
"Wanderlei Silva; hallowed be thy name." - Genesis 50:27
by O damn he got caught on Mar 4, 2010 8:56 AM EST up reply actions
Here you go
Toney vs Nunn
Toney vs Jirov
Toney vs Barkley
Toney vs McCallum 1&2
"Wanderlei Silva; hallowed be thy name." - Genesis 50:27
by O damn he got caught on Mar 4, 2010 8:56 AM EST up reply actions
Fight with Jirov is the best one IMO
"Wanderlei Silva; hallowed be thy name." - Genesis 50:27
by O damn he got caught on Mar 4, 2010 8:57 AM EST up reply actions
And you could always go to YouTube type in "James Toney Highlight reel" and see what you get
I’d imagine someone has made a James Toney highlight.
"Wanderlei Silva; hallowed be thy name." - Genesis 50:27
by O damn he got caught on Mar 4, 2010 9:03 AM EST up reply actions
doing that right now
Just saw RJJ knock Toney down after some showboating. LOL
Toney looks a lot smaller here… geez. Not sure how he will translate into HW. I can’t see him keeping the speed he has in these vids
Fought RJJ in 94 at Super Middleweight
He’s moved up to 210+ lbs since then.
"Wanderlei Silva; hallowed be thy name." - Genesis 50:27
by O damn he got caught on Mar 4, 2010 9:09 AM EST up reply actions
And while we're on boxing
Check out George Foreman vs Ron Lyle if you like boxing at all that is a classic slug fest.
"Wanderlei Silva; hallowed be thy name." - Genesis 50:27
by O damn he got caught on Mar 4, 2010 9:11 AM EST up reply actions
And of course Marvin Hagler vs Thomas Hearns
Best 3 rounds of boxing ever.
"Wanderlei Silva; hallowed be thy name." - Genesis 50:27
by O damn he got caught on Mar 4, 2010 9:14 AM EST up reply actions
probably made one himself
Fedor with a gun... ULTIMATE DANGER!!!
by Spinning Fat Kick on Mar 4, 2010 9:05 AM EST up reply actions
Tony would KO him.
All Tony has to do is connect with one punch and its LIGHTS OUT FOR COUTURE!!!!!!!!
Took that straight from Fight Night. lol
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slight exaggeration
it’s not like Randy has never been punched in the face before.
Fedor with a gun... ULTIMATE DANGER!!!
by Spinning Fat Kick on Mar 4, 2010 8:53 AM EST up reply actions
Think this is a great fight for Randy
Like tkpal says above, huge paycheck, pretty high risk – but I have a feeling Randy wont mess around with the stand up and take it to the ground relatively quickly. That feeling stems from the fact that Randy is argueable one of the smartest fighters in the UFC when it comes to creating a game plan.
Randy is probably Toney's worst match-up
The best greco-roman wrestler in mma, and a master gameplanner. This will end quick.
Tito interviewing Babalu: "I want to tell me what you see, let's go ahead and see by the fight, what you saw, in the ring."
Tito interviewing Fedor: "Let me tell you how you feeling right now?"
They dont call him....
LIGHTS OUT FOR NOTHING. lol
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Tony is my all time favorite boxer.
Guy is amazing to watch in boxing. Ill be rooting for him.
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Tyrone Price, Evander Holyfield, Hasim Rahman, Rydell Booker, Roy J. J. witch he lost but almost everybody did he the only guy in concer box history togo a hole Rd. an not get hit 1 time.
YOU CANT PLEASE EVERYBODY SO YOU MIGHT AS WELL PLEASE YOU!!!!!!!
by BigDickChainey on Mar 4, 2010 1:31 PM EST up reply actions
Im a Randy Fan but i dont wanna see this
An didnt they say Toney wuz fighting @ HW? well im sure he is. And Randy, Gayshad Evans, an Rampage are all LHW.
YOU CANT PLEASE EVERYBODY SO YOU MIGHT AS WELL PLEASE YOU!!!!!!!
by BigDickChainey on Mar 4, 2010 1:39 PM EST up reply actions
Go Randy!
This would be a highlite reel for Couture!
Give a man to fish and feed him for a day. Kick his stupid ass and maybe he will leave you alone.
Randy wins easy
He needs a tougher fight next, put him in with a top 5 guy so he can shut some mouths about this “Captain paycheck” bullshit.
"Wanderlei Silva; hallowed be thy name." - Genesis 50:27
by O damn he got caught on Mar 4, 2010 9:00 AM EST reply actions
Who cares about the paycheck?
The guy always comes to fight. Go back and watch his Gonzaga fight where Randy looked going in like Gabe was going to kill him and Randy schooled his butt and beat the snot out of him. Watch the Nog fight. Randy is a tough SOB who ALWAYS comes to fight and is always in TOP condition. There’s a chance of Toney landing a big punch but Couture will try and avoid that, close the distance and work his flabbiness up against the cage and eventually take him down for some good ole GNP. Toney will have trouble getting back to his feet due to being out of shape let alone escaping anything on the ground.
Randy has his way with James “lights out on the all-you-can-eat buffet” Toney and makes him rethink his decision to cross over.
3 straight wins @205, even they are a questionable decision over Vera, a walloping of a guy who wore himself out walking to thye ring and a 41-year-old MMA-newb, will get Randy a shot at the Machida-Rua winner. I’m actually surprised he didn’t get a shot just for beating Oldman.
The weather is here, I wish you were beautiful
not Randys fault
He was very vocal about not worrying about the title when rogan interviewed him. What’s he supposed to turn down the offer if its presented to him? Good luck with that. Blame joe Silva or dana if it happens. We all know Randy doesn’t turn down ANYONE.
If Vera beat couture then somehow got passed Jones (he won’t) you’d all believe ‘the truth’ and want him in with the title shot.
worbanizer
by daniel worby on Mar 4, 2010 10:48 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
Watched some stuff on Toney....
via youtube lastnight. The guy is a huge punk and runs his mouth ..he sounds so unedumacated , it makes me wanna puke
James toney vs Anderson Silva at 205
It would be fun to see anderson silva play around with him and eventually knock him out. It would also make a big statment, that a middle wight came up and beat a heavyweight at his own game in mma.
Anderson is always talking about the boxing thing...
it would be sick! plus how many MMA middle weights can say they have fought and beat a HW boxing champ? I think they should do it.
Fedor with a gun... ULTIMATE DANGER!!!
by Spinning Fat Kick on Mar 4, 2010 10:47 AM EST up reply actions
and then are champ gets knocked out
and we get to hear from all the boxing tools how they are better fighters . that is a road i would not like to go down
Dangerous fight for Andy, but he'd be one of the few guys that could outstrike Toney in MMA
Well he has said that he wants to face RJJ, so beating the guy that his hero beat would be a big statement. I’d also like to see how Vitor and JDS would do against Toney.
"Not a lot of professional sports down here (in Australia)"
"We just had our best season (of TUF) last season and it was season 10"
"Nogueira is probabaly the best HW of all time"
Dana White, proving that he's clueless about Australian sports, has never heard of Fedor and is still trying to hype up TUF 10.
I'd still like to see how JDS' boxing compares to Toney's
His boxing has looked world class in MMA, I’d like to see how his skills translate against a former boxing world champion in Toney. JDS would have the speed, size, youth and power advantage but you can’t underestimate a guy like Toney and we don’t know what his punching power will be like in MMA.
"Not a lot of professional sports down here (in Australia)"
"We just had our best season (of TUF) last season and it was season 10"
"Nogueira is probabaly the best HW of all time"
Dana White, proving that he's clueless about Australian sports, has never heard of Fedor and is still trying to hype up TUF 10.
Toney
I love both mma and boxing, I think its exciting to see what tony will be able to do in mma, I think bj would win by submission, but I wouldnt match him up with anderson, I think you guys underestimate toneys level of boxing, anderson is not a gnp fighter, hes fairly good at submissions but if the fight stayed standing im not sure he would beat tony, this is not anderson fighting RJJ, tony has a good chin, I think couture has a good shot at winning cuz his style matches up well with tony but coutures chin recently worries me
A. Silva, if he steps up from 205 maybe... Silva has wanted to fight RJJ for a while, maybe he'll settle for Toney
But BJ PENN?!? Penn is 155 lbs, Toney’s fighting LHW at the lightest.
"Wanderlei Silva; hallowed be thy name." - Genesis 50:27
by O damn he got caught on Mar 4, 2010 11:27 AM EST up reply actions
Penn fought Lyoto at Heavyweight...
Just saying. Not that I agree on it.
worbanizer
by daniel worby on Mar 4, 2010 11:55 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
whoops
check out
Barrera vs Morales I
Pryor vs Arguello I
Sugar ray leonard vs Thomas Hearns I
Gatti vs Ward I
Those are good entertaining fights
also check out Bowe vs Holyfield I
Bj
I know i was just responding to haze saying he would pick bj, bj will never fight toney too small
RJJ vs Anderson
I know anderson has been wanting to fight roy for a couple of years now, roy is shot and he doesnt have a chin anymore , tony isnt in his prime anymore obviously but hes not like roy your not gonna just clip him and knock him out, its kinda like chuck and randy in the sense of how they have preserved, chuck is fading fast and it seems like he wont be able to compete with the top guys anymore just like RJJ, couture altho his chin is suspect can still compete with decent guys because he has aged better than chuck similar to tony
mayweather
and i hate mayweather if you cant tell already haha
Couture
I think couture is very exciting I love watching couture fight
Toney has a bad style for MMA
Toney has very little footwork, & is a counterpuncher. He will literally be taken down at will. He has no wrestling experience, & has never been in a clinch…. every punch he has ever thrown was without any notion that he could be kicked or taken down. Any UFC fighter with solid muay thai would take his legs out with kicks. His style of boxing does not translate well into MMA at all. Couture would end the fight within the first minute. Toney is an incredible boxer with power & a chin, but unless they match him up with un-rounded guys who just brawl with hands, he’s not gonna last. Let’s not forget his reputation for not training hard… even flaking out on guys like Freddie Roach… I’m convinced he thinks he’s just gonna eat a few punches, throw a hard right, & all his opponents will just cry “MOMMY!” & fall over. The fact that Dana White signed him to a multi-fight deal without even one MMA fight to prove himself tells me that he’s planning on feeding him a few guys like Kimbo (who, by the way, despite very little ground experience, submitted Ray Mercer with little trouble) to try & build him up for ratings. I predict a colossal fiasco.
The Kimbo-Mercer fight was comical
Mercer tapped before Kimbo had the guillotine applied properly, even quicker than Varner’s tap against Smooth.
"Not a lot of professional sports down here (in Australia)"
"We just had our best season (of TUF) last season and it was season 10"
"Nogueira is probabaly the best HW of all time"
Dana White, proving that he's clueless about Australian sports, has never heard of Fedor and is still trying to hype up TUF 10.
MORON
You are a moron clearly have never fought in any capactity…. If your thing a WORLD CHAMPION boxer wouldnt be good at BOXING with MMA GLOVES AND RULES THEN you are truly a waste… Actually your whole post is pure Garbage. YOu mean to tell me that his style wont translate WHY? lol u know what dont even respond its probably going to be more idiotic then your first post!
by The real ZACK on Mar 4, 2010 1:06 PM EST up reply actions
Uhhh
Randy your gettin closer to a LHW title shot, dont ruin it by doin this. I mean sure he could out wrestle Toney, but one haymaker and its goodnight
timmy
also his fight with arloski was super boring
to rewatch
at the time it was exciting because we were expecting a KO from either guy.
Live and learn
YES!!
Another main event with Randy…………lol………..probably get sucked into this one as well
WHY
So Randy could Hold him up against the cage and make love…. I hope Toney Knocks him out within the first seconds… Randy wouldnt dare to stand with him..
FORGET RANDY GIVE HIM DOS SANTOS!!!!!
kimbo vs mitrione cancelled
And toneys coach says they want kimbo 1st…
I guess dana thinks at least one of them will win this way????
Bas Rutten: He has a black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.
Stephen Quadros: Yes, well many of the fighters have a black belt.
Bas Rutten: Yes, but in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu you cant buy your belt like in say, Tae Kwon Do.
Stephen Quadros: Do you have any belts?
Bas Rutten: I have a brown belt in Tae Kwon Do.
by DrewMoney$$$ on Mar 4, 2010 1:32 PM EST via mobile reply actions
no
toney doesnt deserve to fight randy, it would be a honor to fight randy and toney hasnt proved anything that makes him worthy to fight a name like that
toney vs dos santos
I like dos santos, but tony against dos santos just standing boxing toney wins, dos santos would have to mix in the kicks or take him down
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