Legendary heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson tells CanadianPress.com that fellow boxer James “Lights Out” Toney did not do the sport of boxing any favors with his unsuccessful MMA debut against UFC Hall of Famer Randy Couture. James Toney didn’t make it out of the first round, but Tyson says a skilled boxer at the top of his game could “100 perfect” beat an MMA fighter.
“You have to admit, Toney looked horrible. He looked slow. He didn’t look like a seasoned, conditioned athlete. You only had to look at his body structure. No way, Toney didn’t get ready to fight a real, professional athlete like Randy is. It was ridiculous. He had no respect for Randy…. I know 100 percent that a boxer (could win). As long as he learns how to grapple and wrestle, he could do great. You’ve got to go in there respecting the sport, and not just thinking you’re going to knock somebody out every time. It’s a complicated sport, but a good boxer has to be a great athlete anyway.”
Mike Tyson will be appearing on tonight’s episode of The Ultimate Fighter on Spike TV, sitting cageside as a guest of Dana White’s.
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