Will Kimbo Slice Be James Toney's First Opponent In The UFC?
by Kelvin Hunt on Mar 4, 2010 1:33 PM EST
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PrintSo many options with so little time, but how much to gain is the million dollar question here. Randy Couture piped up and said he wanted to be the first to fight Toney in the UFC. However, as I said in the comments section on yesterday, I don't see the UFC going that route. I don't see them risking a Couture or Liddell as the hands of an out of shape past his prime James Toney. While they could very well beat Toney if they just took him down and mauled him, there would be the puncher's chance factor. Let's be honest, neither Couture nor Liddell have exhibited the best chins in the world as of late, and Toney certainly could put anyone's lights out with four ounce gloves on. I don't see them putting Toney in there with a skilled wrestler right off the bat as a heavyweight either.
I really think they are going to go the Kimbo Slice route with this one. Here's why:
-Toney and camp already want to fight him, plus the Slice/Mattrione fight is no longer listed on the UFC website.
-Slice already has a win in the UFC, fans know he's not unbeatable...we've seen him lose twice now and people STILL tune in to see him fight. It's a win/win fight for the UFC...a Toney win introduces him to the masses(millions always tune in to see Kimbo)...a win for Kimbo gets the Kimbo train moving along.
-Slice can fight at 205 or as a heavyweight, so that's another option for Toney in that it's not clear what weight class he will fight in.
-Also, would athletic commissions even sanction a MMA fight between Toney and a fighter with years of MMA experience?
So I think we'll see a matchup between Slice and Toney in the UFC. What say you?
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Down the line it will
but Dana wont have it yet (at least I think). He isn’t done milking Kimbo & he hasn’t even begun to milk Toney.
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Yea
thing is though….A loss for Kimbo against Toney wouldn’t hurt his stock IMO…people tune in to see Kimbo regardless…I doubt Toney will bring in that big of an audience…a win over Kimbo though would be big for him(because a lot of people would see it)…
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by Kelvin Hunt on Mar 4, 2010 1:41 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
this would be great. i would love to see kimbo pick up toney, throw his azz to the canvas ....
and ground and pound him. i can hear the smack talk already. lol.
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by wolfmanshowlforever on Mar 4, 2010 2:15 PM EST up reply actions
you beat me to it….I’mma still post what I wrote probably tomorrow but I have a list of guys and why it would make sense
“Slice can fight at 205”
- The ability to cut weight to 205 and perform the next day appears to be a difficult task for Kimbo Slice. I don’t see him fighting at LHW.
- While James Toney probably can cut weight down to LHW, I really don’t see him doing. He looks like a sloppy HW fighter without Roy Nelson’s skills.
And athletic commission should have no problem sanctioning a fight between Toney and any experience MMA fighter. After all, how many K-1 kickboxers stepped into the Octagon against wrestlers?
Toney has years of experience in a very intense combat sport. He has 83 professional fights, has never been KO’ed with only 6 losses. He’s not some one to brag about in the boxing world but he’s a f*ckin FiGHter.
James Toney vs Kimbo Slice makes sense. However, I’m still sold on Couture testing himself against the challenges that a boxer like James Toney presents.
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i want a slam first then some vicious ground and pound by mr. ferguson.
my prediction for the monyline. kimbo -140 to -155.
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by wolfmanshowlforever on Mar 4, 2010 2:58 PM EST up reply actions
winner gets liddell/ortiz winner. lol.
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by wolfmanshowlforever on Mar 4, 2010 4:13 PM EST reply actions
I would rather see kimbo fight mitrione cause i bought tickets to 113 thinking the kimbo fight was a added bonus to a already great card. But i think kimbo vs toney would be a great matchup its a win win for both fighters and loss imo won’t hurt the stock of both fighters. maybe we see this fight happening in august. gives toney time to train and get in shape
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