Why Couture’s win over Toney means nothing
- August 30th, 2010
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Couture's victory was shallower than spit in a paper towel
Surprise surprise! It took multiple time UFC champion Randy Couture mere minutes to defeat severely faded former middleweight boxing legend James Toney on Saturday night at UFC 118, but judging from the press following Couture’s victory emanating from the MMA world you’d think it was a glorious victory for mixed martial arts over the sweet science. Thing nobody remembers is, Toney was no longer a force in boxing, and was a fat, slow memory of the man who dominated the middleweight division.
It seems like MMA is ready and willing to take on all boxing’s reject’s. Well, Dana White, there’s a guy called Evander Holyfield that wants your number. While we’re at it we could even make a swap. How about Kimbo Slice representing mixed martial arts reputation in a boxing ring? Sound fair? Oh wait, Slice has already announced he’s moving to boxing… What a coup for boxing that is, almost as big as UFC signing James Toney.. almost…
The point here is that there wasn’t one boxing aficionado that predicted a different fate for Toney than the one he endured Saturday night. Even a prime boxer at the very top of his game would struggle adapting to a new discipline, much like any mixed martial artist would be brutally knocked out inside a boxing ring, but to put James Toney in the main event of a UFC pay-per-view is disgraceful. He has lost his skills in his original discipline, so what chance did he stand in an octagon? He was merely a sacrificial lamb for MMA’s ego.
So let’s not hear any more about mixed martial arts gaining a victory over boxing, or any other idiotic statements that echo the sentiment, because the shallow victory scored by Randy ‘The Natural’ Couture on Saturday tells us far more about the state of MMA than which sport is superior. To sink to the level UFC have done is an embarrassment for all MMA fans, and they will surely turn away in disgust following the circus that was James Toney vs Randy Couture.
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@Spider Rico
Whats that the sweet science of corruption and greed. Toney wanted to fight in the UFC not the other way around. The UFC is becoming superior to boxing. Boxing only has 5 or 6 big names left and is becoming so boring. Apart from Mayweather v PacMan boxing has no big draw anymore, it has lost all it’s style. I think the winds of change are blowing in the direction of MMA and those stuck in the dark ages need to smell the coffee. I have been a fan of both for many a year and been to loads of both events, a good UFC event is far and away better than a good Boxing event as the undercards are always rubbish, in the UFC all the fight are potential fight of the night. UFC (MMA) is gonne be bigger than boxing in 3 – 5 years
for me this says alot about where Couture is at in his career right now for him to take a freak show fight like this. he obviously is too old to compete at the top level with the best in mma anymore so he has to resort to fights like this to get his name out there pretty pathetic if you ask me.
Toney is in his prime was one of the most technically skilled fighters you could ever see and Couture is of course a legend in his own field also pity they had to let Dana pimp them like that for a freak show event. if thats what they have to do to get people to watch UFC then they may aswell call it a day now. for the record i like mma but i’ll always prefer the sweet science
The thing your failing to mention is that Toney did all the chasing for this fight saying that he could KO so many people in MMA, not the other way around. I am boxer who likes MMA and I must admit it’s Toney who made a fool out of us boxers to be honest. MMA is becoming more exciting and superior to boxing now. It will be the biggest global sport around in 5 – 10 years. I am even thinking bout switching to MMA as I find boxing is too corrupt and is losing it’s sparkle. I must add well done Randy.
“To sink to the level UFC have done is an embarrassment for all MMA fans, and they will surely turn away in disgust following the circus that was James Toney vs Randy Couture.”
No we wont. Last night is exactly what we wanted to see; a CURRENT Boxing champion versus a 47 year old MMA practioner who recently had back-to-back losses. What happened? Surprise…
Boxers, at any level, are two one dimentional to win a FIGHT. Boxers have mastered the art of punching, not fighting. Let’s take it up a notch, let’s take Floyd Maywhether and put him up against Jose Aldo. Maywhether will be anihilated. I boxed for 15 years, professioally for 10 and when I went into an MMA gym I was helpless, even against guys half my size. MMA has nothing to prove, boxing has everything to lose.