James Toney crashes 108 press conference

Following December's UFC 107 event in Memphis, Tenn., in which Toney tracked down White to discuss a potential fight in the UFC, the pro boxer showed up again at Saturday night's UFC 108 event in Las Vegas. Toney jokingly said the next spot at which he would appear would be White's private residence unless the fiery exec gave the boxer a chance to compete in the octagon.

White said Toney had earned at least an appointment to talk.

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And before everyone freaks out about him being 41 and saying he's doing the same thing as SF here is what DW had to say about that part.

But after publicly blasting rival promotion Strikeforce for signing 47-year-old former NFL great Herschel Walker for his professional MMA debut later this month, could White really justify the signing of Toney?

"Listen, let me tell you what: I got blasted this week? Let me make this fight (with Toney)," White said. "That will get me [expletive] blasted. I'm the first guy out there going, 'This is a [expletive] freak show. Who would put on a fight like this?' I'm the first guy that would say that. I'm always saying it when freak shows happen.

"I don't know what's going to happen."


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Toney is a professional boxer, that alone makes him more qualified than Walker. Teach him some take down defense and he might be decent at it. James probably realizes he isn't getting any more title shots in boxing, so he wants to try mma.

I think a real boxing talent comes in and dominates in MMA. Toney may be older, but I think he can do some damage in the HW division.

Toney doesn't deserve to be in the UFC.

I don't know the best boxing talents are going to stay with boxing because they can make more money boxing. However a solid boxer who couldn't compete with the best might be able to do some damage in the UFC.

I love Toney but he may be biting off more than he can chew. He is looking for a payday and figures try MMA and its not right. I would like to see him fight but not in UFC.

I'm not as hardline as others on this kind of stuff anymore. I mean, BROCK fucking LESNAR is our "champ" right, and MARK COLEMAN is facing RANDY COUTURE in a main event.

Lets keep things in perspective here. Kimbo is in the UFC and will soon be co-headling PPVs. Toney has an established pro fighting back ground, and brings eyeballs. Stick him in there with the Headhunter and see what happens. Kimbo even. That would be perfect honestly.

They handed a title shot to a pro wrestler with a penis tat, and built a reality show around Kimbo Slice, I don't think White has any room to talk about freakshows and I don't think we can sit here and dictate who "deserves" to be in or not. White certianly can't talk about age anymore when he has two dinosaurs who would, if we're real about this, be KO'd brutally by anyone in the top ten headlining a card.

He brings eye balls to the screen. Fuck it. Let him in.

Farmer1906 wrote:

I think a real boxing talent comes in and dominates in MMA. Toney may be older, but I think he can do some damage in the HW division.

Really?

Put him in there with Kongo or Pat Barry. Toney is gonna want a LOT of money though and that will be the main set back. Actually JT has lost a lot of weight lately he could make 205. Put him in there Houston and he could get a win.

Any Boxer would be exposed on the ground by the top fighters, they can probably knock out a few scrubs though

^^^^^That, but I'd still take em don't get me wrong, he was a Champ before, and could make some fun fights with other strikers

True

Wolfgangsta wrote:

I'm not as hardline as others on this kind of stuff anymore. I mean, BROCK fucking LESNAR is our "champ" right, and MARK COLEMAN is facing RANDY COUTURE in a main event.

Lets keep things in perspective here. Kimbo is in the UFC and will soon be co-headling PPVs. Toney has an established pro fighting back ground, and brings eyeballs. Stick him in there with the Headhunter and see what happens. Kimbo even. That would be perfect honestly.

They handed a title shot to a pro wrestler with a penis tat, and built a reality show around Kimbo Slice, I don't think White has any room to talk about freakshows and I don't think we can sit here and dictate who "deserves" to be in or not. White certianly can't talk about age anymore when he has two dinosaurs who would, if we're real about this, be KO'd brutally by anyone in the top ten headlining a card.

He brings eye balls to the screen. Fuck it. Let him in.

Yes!