James Toney - Counter-Punching Masterclass 

What was that first instrumental?

Step Into A World (Rapture's Delight) (Instrumental)

@@hanzagod I meant that one in the first few seconds

@@rojai9673 Mobb Deep - The Start Of Your Ending (41st Side) (Instrumental)

@@hanzagod I'm ashamed I didn't know that that was a Mobb Deep song 😂😂😂

Haha glad you liked it!

Trivia: Toney and Shaq are cousins.

@@louduva9849 No fucking way. Fr?

@@ballo3595 yes they are first cousins

@@ballo3595 yup. They are unironcially considered first cousins.

Huh. Small world.

I don't mention this Era with the greats

Nah, GGG will fight him

Nope

@@gungrave10 GGG ducked Andrade and Charlo. Don't think GGG was personally scared but his handlers wouldn't take the risk.

@@chadtep7571 Andrade is a bum

He got hurt a few times just slightly through his career, but the only time I really seen him hurt was against Samuel Peter, James got smacked good and had to hold on to the ropes, it took a heavyweight KO artist to actually hurt him.

@@JuggoJuggo and hit him in the back of the head on top of that. Toney got robbed that fight

Another lovely summary of the great man

Iran Barkley fight was hard to watch. He just wouldn't go down.

​@@JuggoJuggoAgainst Peter it showed that Toney had some true grit. Most fighters would have packed it in.

Chess with violence.

There's never been a defensive fighter like Toney who also brought power speed timing and an unbelievable ability to counter punch. He was the total package.

Agreed. I feel like a lot of boxing style comes down to a fighters personality.

@@sergioflores9246 totally!

So pussy? Got it 😂 No seriously as someone who spars a good bit I hate counter punchers they wear on your patience. That’s how you beat them though. Easy technique is to “steal” rounds. Don’t let them cut the ring off keep moving. At the end of the round with guard up get close and hit them with some flurries. You need to be careful but most counter punchers like to fight on the outside obviously. Most don’t want a close in fight which makes them less likely to hit you with power shots. Also most counter punchers are rhythm fighters you just have to figure out what disrupts that flow. Usually getting inside and clinching can do that. A lot of counter punchers win because they simply have more patience than guys of other styles. They get us to act like idiots out of boredom or nerves. If we don’t than it’s easy to win lots of rounds. So yeah styles and weaknesses are more a clash of personalities.

@@mikehatten5738 The key to any martial art of fighting techniques is to adapt and evolve to the opponent. While your in the ring it takes study & observation of how they fight. Then as a good fighter, developing a strategy to deal with it is key. Being aware of your fundamentals and weakness is key to this, a lot of heart and focus won’t go a stray. If all fails, then be prepared to have a good defensive attitude. Timing is an attitude. Anyway it’s always going to be hard.

​@@mikehatten5738 you have to have some serious skills to be a pure counferpuncher and make it at the highest level.

Haha thanks I had to include it!

He hated training and loved sparring

@@Nimvarprobably why he sounds the way he sounds rn

@@vince11harrisyup but it makes monsters, thomas hearns did the same thing

Lol

I would say Roy Jones Jr is considering what you’re saying and that Roy toyed with the dude. No disrespect, but Roy is proven to be the most natural talent you’re gonna see in a fighter

@@thorn3802 Roy was all athleticism. He never had the fundamentals. Once his speed and reflexes were gone, he got knocked out by everybody. So, in terms of natural talent and skill, i still say that Toney is the best i've ever seen.

@@thorn3802toney was drained Asf n plus he nvr did road work n still gave ppl hell nvr been knocked out either says alot

​@@cutthroatcorn2815That's true but that's also his own fault

@@joshuajarod1909 I understand I’m js he was a bad mf for someone who nvr really did road work

Yeah Big L was running that shit

Could have been even longer too I had to cut quite a lot out otherwise it would have gone on forever! Haha

i think floyd was the last old school fighter.

@@cheetoyeeto1232 Nah, not in my humble opinion. The training and dedication was there, but he didn't really have the "anyone, anywhere, anytime" mentality.

@@ogreface8 literally spent the first 9-10 years of his career calling out numerous guys who either ducked him or ended up losing before a fight could happen.

@pandabear1576 Bullshit. He did the dancing and ducking and game playing. It's the black marj on his legacy.

Good comparison! He reminds me of Henry Hank as well.

Would be incredible to somehow see them fight in their primes at light heavyweight.

@Jean-Etienne Toullin Because was simply naturally bigger than James. But skills for skills you can’t say they aren’t close

@@yvans. Wrong. Ezzard was a natural middle weight, he started out as a middle weight with same day weigh ins(no rehydration nor weight cuts). James Toney was prob 170 after rehydrating for middleweight(he had to cut alot of weight, in hs for football he was around 200 pds). Ezzard's frame eventually and naturally grew into 175 after he realized he wasn't going to get a shot at the middleweight crown(he was avoided for being too good, even at light heavy). James Toney had food, modern nutrients, and a lack of discipline that lead to him growing out of all the weight classes to heavyweight. Ezzard would whoop him bc he had faster feet(james was stationary, which was his weakness), faster hands, better power, and skills as good or better than Toney.

@@jahjawesome5615James upper body defense made up for his lack of footwork

Toney cut down to middle weight when he started boxing

Sure that's definitely one for the future

Mobb Deep - The Start Of Your Ending (41st Side) (Instrumental)

That's awesome glad you like the content Liam!

I do have one here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-0g_RoR9JTGg.html but I could make an updated one

Awesome

I’m not disagreeing with you but where do you see the similarities?

Loved Emanuel on commentary he was amazing