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Who turned out the lights?
13 Jul 2010 11:20
By Ben Cartlidge
It took very little time for the fight media to brand Randy Couture vs. James Toney as a ‘freak show’ fight. Simply from a cosmetic point of view you have an Olympic calibre athlete and multiple UFC champion in Randy Couture and a multiple weight, multiple time boxing champion in James Toney. On the face of things it seems harsh that fans are already putting this fight on the same level as Hong Man Choi vs. Jose Canseco. However, a closer look behind all the trash talking reveals just why the mma community has already written their verdict on James Toney.
The issues that fans have with Toney are his disrespectful attitude towards the greats of mixed martial arts and his overall arrogant demeanour. It’s quite clear that the average mma fan, and also Dana White, is hoping that Randy Couture folds up Toney like an IKEA table.
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