James Toney’s brutal takedown of Shakur Stevenson is pure boxing gold. We explain why this unfiltered rant is one of the most entertaining moments of the year.
James Toney the American former multi division boxing champion has gone off on Shakur Stevenson this week.
He has blasted the young American champion’s pound for pound credentials and has said if he had fought in his day he was not on his level.
He is bloody right too for the following and more notes on it;
- Toney’s unfiltered rant about Stevenson brought raw, old-school energy back into boxing media.
- His claim that Stevenson isn’t on his level sparked debates across every boxing forum and social platform.
- The comments were brutally honest, with Toney dismissing Stevenson’s recent performances as unimpressive.
- Toney pointed to Stevenson’s lack of knockout power as proof he doesn’t belong in his legendary class.
- The rant reminded fans of the golden era of boxing trash talk, where legends spoke their minds fearlessly.
- Stevenson has remained relatively quiet, making Toney’s verbal assault even more one-sided and entertaining.
- Toney’s assessment forced younger fans to go back and watch his old fights to compare styles.
- The comments reignited the “who is the best defensive fighter ever” argument in boxing circles.
- Toney delivered his verdict with such conviction that even Stevenson’s supporters struggled to counter it.
- It became a must-watch clip, generating more organic buzz than most official promotional content this year.
It is rare that boxers go back and forth against someone like a boxing legend like James Toney.
One of the best defensive boxers of his time and a heck of a boxer at his best.
Interesting to see if Shakur Stevenson says anything in the time ahead.
Toney has absolutely spoke the truth on this and Stevenson needs to fight a big fight against someone not in decline like Teofimo Lopez had been.
The Zepeda victory for Stevenson his other big victory at this point for Stevenson.
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