UFC Quick Quote: Dana White using 'freak show' to make an example out of James Toney
by Jesse Holland on Jul 5, 2010 12:23 PM EDT
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"We're going to make an example of James Toney. James Toney's been an accomplished fighter for many years, and he's training in mixed martial arts now. James Toney's a real fighter. Listen, James and I go back and forth, and he's mad at me right now, and he's going to be even more pissed off after what I just said. The reality is, I am not so delusional that I don't think anything can happen when two big guys get in there and start throwing punches. He's going to try to knock out Randy Couture that night. It's become this whole UFC vs. boxing thing. I said it before, and I'll say it again, always yapping about people who do ‘freak shows,’ I'm doing one."
UFC President Dana White talks to reporters (via MMAWeekly) about his UFC 118 match-up between Randy Couture and James Toney on August 28 in Boston. Will it be "Lights Out" for the portly pugilist? Or is Randy Couture going to be a victim of the sweet science? And does anyone want to take Dana to task for putting on a "freak show," or is it worth it for the opportunity to see Toney get silenced in "Beantown?"
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the problem i have with this "freak show"
is that a randy couture title shot may come out of this…
why did the condom cross the road? it got pissed off...
I hope Randy wins but it would be kind of funny if Toney won.
I think Randy is going to clinch with him, use one of those sneaky leg trips to take him down and pound Toney into submission.
by SHORT_BUS on Jul 5, 2010 12:35 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Oh damn...
You leakin’!
Good effort with the obscure meme.
I thought Randy was getting a title shot after beating Vera.
Our lives change like the weather, but a legend never dies.
yep, after beating him 100%
What an awful call it would have been had it gone to Vera.
Brock Lesnar is the #1 P4P fighter in the world. My top 5 P4P list is.
1 Brock Lesnar
2 BJ Penn
3 John Fitch
4 Matt Hughes
5 Matt Serra
by daniel worby on Jul 5, 2010 7:09 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
until randy beats carwin AND jds...then MAYBE we'll talk
the brockness monster grinds up teenagers and puts them in his protein shakes..and uses razor blades to chop toddlers up into lines to snort like meth...the reason no one can find bigfoot is because the brockness monster found him years ago and now has him in numerous ziplock bags in the back of his freezer...
u mean a title shot in like 2012? when hes like 60 years old...shogun isnt gonna be back till probably middle of 2011...then you got 5 months between title fights
dont get your hopes up on randy staying undefeated for the next 2 years beating up on TRUE top 5 contenders to EARN his shot
the brockness monster grinds up teenagers and puts them in his protein shakes..and uses razor blades to chop toddlers up into lines to snort like meth...the reason no one can find bigfoot is because the brockness monster found him years ago and now has him in numerous ziplock bags in the back of his freezer...
I like a good freak show fight
as long as they don’t try to build it up into something it’s not. (See: Kimbo and EliteXC) Surprised Dana is actually admitting it. I will definately be watching, Toney is an excellent counter puncing boxer and even in his losses is alway tough and competitive. I just don’t see him having an answer if Randy can get the clinch…
I don’t even know that I would necessarily consider this a freakshow fight, at least not along the level of Fergie Slice. There are plenty of one-dimensional guys in the UFC, but not all of them were world champions in their dimension like Toney was.
Our lives change like the weather, but a legend never dies.
its the fact that hes fat, over the hill, in a different weight class, washed up etc.
I'm Not Afraid Of Dying, I'm A Little Bit Scared Of What Comes After
by SouthCaliStunNa on Jul 5, 2010 1:37 PM EDT up reply actions
and boxing is the worst one-dimension to have in MMA…wrestling being the best, then JJ, then standup (boxing or kickboxing).
Wrestling, Boxing/MT, JJ
imo
I'm Not Afraid Of Dying, I'm A Little Bit Scared Of What Comes After
by SouthCaliStunNa on Jul 5, 2010 2:05 PM EDT up reply actions
JJ, Wrestling, Muay Thai
1. JJ already been proven from the ealier UFC bouts. Royce Gracie etc..
2. Wrestling already proven from the earlier UFC bouts.
3. Muay Thai because it uses punches, kicks, elbows and knees.
JJ submitted most wrestlers so I rate it above wrestlings in the most important single discipline category.
But it was the wrestlers that took out the JJ guys...
Wrestling is the best and easiest base to transfer to mma. You are using examples that are ancient. Wrestlers changed the MMA game that was introduced by BJJ guys. Wrestlers own the divisions with good reason, Wrestlers have anywhere from 4-6 of the major weight divisions on lock. As long as you can posture up and keep your arms on chest, wrestling is it, add basic stand-up and you are a force to be wreckoned with in most cases.
Shivello "The Voice": That jab is stiffer than a box of Viagra!" and I am still wondering if I heard this one right on Dream 14...."These guys are busier than a cucumber in a women's prison!"
Question I have is How Solid is Toney's Chin after all these years?
Is it okay or has it approached Big Nog levels?
This figh is getting stopped
Round 1. Everyone knows how it will play out. I dont care how good a boxer is and how hard they punch…if randy changes levels and toney punches down, how hard can the hit possibly be? Randy will not stand infront off him. In fact all Randy needs to do is str8 up spring at him from an angle and tie him up and fight is over…so easy for randy.
Toney
Toney is not a “puncher” (defined in boxing).He has a lot of knockouts on his record but they come from throwing combinations which eventually breaks down the fighter.He does not get his knockouts from throwing one or two big shots.
fine by me I want good fights, but he really cant throw any stones at other organizations....Kimbo then Toney....
KJ Noons goes from MMA to Boxing…should be interesting to see if he can do it as a LW
Team Pioli/Haley. Decade of the Chiefs.
This is one fight I could really not give a damn about.
Brock Lesnar is the #1 P4P fighter in the world. My top 5 P4P list is.
1 Brock Lesnar
2 BJ Penn
3 John Fitch
4 Matt Hughes
5 Matt Serra
Should read...
Dana White using ‘freak show’ to make an example out of money off James Toney.
"It's not what you know, it's what you can prove."
I'm buying!!
I’m buying two PPV’s in the same month?!! Yup. UFC 117 and 118 are going to be the PPV’s of the year. I’m taking Toney via KO. Randy is old. He has no Chin. Toney is FAT/ And he won’t go away from his forte
by Future__MMaChamp on Jul 5, 2010 5:36 PM EDT reply actions
Beware of Beantown's boxing history Dana. Toney may channel the spirit of a long list of legends
You are a Masshole Dana, so I don’t need to remind you of the legends that began their boxing careers in the Boston area. John “The Quiet Man” Ruiz Heavyweight Champion from Chelsea. Marvin “The Marvelous One” Hagler who ruled the middleweight division for 6 straight years and Rocky “The Rock” Marciano the only Heavyweight Champion to retire undefeated with the belt in hand 49-0 both from Brockton. Toney might make you look like the true Masshole.
It'd be hilarious if Toney won
I can’t believe you compared the legends Hagler and Marciano to Ruiz, he doesn’t belong in the same sentence as those 2 GOATs.
I <3 Dana White, the Ruler and Savior of the MMA World, and will serve his disciple, Synyster, faithfully to the end.
by David W-S on Jul 5, 2010 10:10 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
The only man you could actually compare him to in that line up is Ruiz and.....
You can say “asshole” on this site
The Pain Train's in full steam ! ABM's look out.
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