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James ‘Lights Out’ Toney: “I’d put my money on Manny Pacquiao to knock Floyd Mayweather out!”
By Ace Freeman (21-Feb-2010)

Don’t miss what the always controversial James Toney had to say about a potential fight between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr.!

James Toney: “I grew up with Floyd Mayweather… we all came from the same block in Michigan. Me, the Mayweather family, Buster Mathis, Tony Tucker… The ‘Hall of Fame’ block, you know what I’m sayin? I love Floyd and I’m glad he’s doing what he’s doing… but if you claim to be the best fighter in the world in the world pound-for-pound… fight! Don’t make no excuses.”

“Pacquiao’s going to knock Floyd out… and Floyd knows it. Floyd’s my man and I love him but I’m going to call it like I see it. The thing is this: Do you know what a rabbit does when it gets backed into a corner? It faints. And that’s what Floyd’s doing.”

James Toney on Pacquiao vs. Mayweather

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kamoteking Says:

BULL’S EYE…
February 22nd, 2010 at 12:40 am
duke Says:

James Toney just telling the truth, to stop Manny you got to have KO power. Manny just keeps on coming!
February 22nd, 2010 at 1:07 am
semajpin Says:

lights out toney one of my favorite. dude, pacquiao is clean floyd just cant accept the fact that the pacman is a far better fighter and champion in and out of the ring.
February 22nd, 2010 at 2:25 am
Edith Says:

That made me laugh hehehe “You know what happens when a rabbit is backed up into a corner? IT FAINTS thats what Floyd is doing ” heehehe classic lights out Toney!! Excellent example also of what Castillo did to Floyd in their first fight. He definitely was robbed of the decision I just watched the fight which it happened to be in Nevada and it was mentioned 2005 in that fight that Floyd was injecting his hand with Xylocaine cause he has brittle hands.
February 22nd, 2010 at 3:01 am
noy2k Says:

He (James) does have a point….you can’t issue statements like “Im gonna whup Pacmans ass” and ask for unprecedented and non-commissioned medical exams. If you think you are the best then fight. take anything you want to take I’m gonna whup your ass anyway….but really we know why PBF asked for such…
February 22nd, 2010 at 3:17 am
ramborge Says:

now it came from the horses mouth again to prove that xyloboy is dead scared of pacquiao.george peterson knew about it before early december,that pacquiao-mayweather showdown will never ever happened.
February 22nd, 2010 at 3:29 am
Owefdobolyu Dammam Says:

Ricky Hatton rocked Floyd Jr. in the early rounds of their fight. I think Floyd Jr. would have been kayoed if that solid shot was delivered by Pacquiao. I’ll bet for Pacquiao.
February 22nd, 2010 at 3:35 am
becky Says:

JAMES MY MAN TONEY what a classic character , says it how it is, thats all any decent boxing fan wants , we may only be armchair critics ,but we have all had a gutful of void floyd , sad for him, he is a top fighter , just obsorbed by his own bullshit ,reminds me of a certain boxer in australia , where most only watch hoping to see him get put on his backside . No fight is a forgone conclusion,but as a champion person,Manny wins every round.
February 22nd, 2010 at 3:49 am
karyoomeen Says:

We all know that Floyd Mayweather Jr is an over confident person. he lifts his own chair without hesitation. I just wish that the fight ” Mayweather vs. Pacquiao will push Through this year so we can witness how floyd handle his confidence while being pulvorized by manny pacquiao.
February 22nd, 2010 at 4:17 am
Edgar A de Dios Says:

Manny by first round KNOCKOUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!
February 22nd, 2010 at 5:32 am
Mark Says:

This what you call WORDS OF TRUTH…Amen to James Toney for so Real and not fake and Bias
February 22nd, 2010 at 5:48 am
Dahong Palay Says:

Pacquiao will really have a hard time to KO Mayweather. How in the world could someone KO somebody who just FAINTED!!!
February 22nd, 2010 at 5:53 am
hehehe Says:

yet you have to wonder why he took steroids, bah…
February 22nd, 2010 at 6:16 am
isidro Says:

Ha ha ha it’s funny ,when rabbit comes into corner…it fainst.
Then he’s no duck after all but a rabbit.
Floyd got to do what he got to do….don’t faint and fight Manny Pacquiao.
February 22nd, 2010 at 6:35 am
dencio Says:

Straight and simple…and true!
February 22nd, 2010 at 6:43 am
Nate Says:

Funny but true! Thats the best short analogy I’ve heard. LOL!
February 22nd, 2010 at 6:51 am
Cabby Says:

That’s funny. What Toney is saying about Floyd Mayweather, Jr. – a cornered rabbit! We have already with the Kentucky Floyd Chicken and now a cornered rabbit fainting! LOL.
February 22nd, 2010 at 7:06 am
Siciliano Says:

Wow… Real Champions do know a real CHAMPION.. You know what all true warriors of the sweet science do see the same outcome.. B-Hop said exactly the same thing.. lol . I think Floyd is going to have another nickname.. Rabbit Floyd, Floyd Bunny Faint jr.. lol..
February 22nd, 2010 at 7:35 am
teejay Says:

lights out lil’Floyd… ROTFL
February 22nd, 2010 at 7:37 am
bolo punch Says:

it’s high time pbf stop his “mission to clean boxing” farce and face the truth. pacquiao is the more superior fighter and pbf knows it. if pbf doesn’t think so then the only way to settle is for him to fight pacquiao on the ring, period. the media war has gone too far and has only exposed pbf’s hypocrisy. pbf must put up, or shut up.
February 22nd, 2010 at 7:44 am
Mosley the floyd mauler Says:

I honestly agree to james and i would certainly bet for the pacman .too often in the past i always doughted him because of size but after beating cotto where pacman demonstrated his current skill level and aims for more improvement that made me stick to him whoever he’ll face.it is the pacman and mosley who will be meeting next later this year and for floyd to trashtalk mosley i could percieve that mosley on fight night will unleash non stop and all out attack that floyd had never imagined.
February 22nd, 2010 at 8:07 am
Seanzky Says:

I love how Toney compares Floyd to a rabbit. Haha. But he’s right. If Floyd calls himself the best and if he truly wants to fight Manny, then just sign. No excuses.
February 22nd, 2010 at 8:09 am
kidgan27 Says:

latest headline new monicker – FLOYD ” rabbit ” mayweather, what’s next? hahaha! Cmon guyz, be kind to aminals!
February 22nd, 2010 at 8:16 am
vegasxxx Says:

Yeah!!! Finally a brother that knows!
February 22nd, 2010 at 8:18 am
Hugh Says:

Tell Toney fatass to get a fight. That is the only way he staying in boxing is by hating on Floyd. You Floyd haters will see, styles make fights a counter puncher like Mayweather is Manny’s problem. Marquez is a counter puncher and look what he did to Pacman. Floyd is 5 times better than Marquez.
February 22nd, 2010 at 9:02 am
boxingfan Says:

that was funny stuff and right on the money
February 22nd, 2010 at 9:45 am
carl belialba jr. Says:

@Hugh, yeah, precisely why Floyd cheated Marquez, he’s 5 times better than marquez but just to be sure, he cheated him, LOL!
February 22nd, 2010 at 9:57 am
SmoovNess Says:

Looks like one steroid user (Toney) supporting another alleged user (Pacquiao).

Funny how both James Toney and Manny Pacquiao trained under Freddie Roach.
February 22nd, 2010 at 10:03 am
ladyspy Says:

Hey Hugh! truth hurts, huh! :-)Floyd is fake. Your Floyd doesnt care for you!
February 22nd, 2010 at 10:05 am
mckenna Says:

pacman ant got wat it takes to beat floyd everyones it look wat floyd done to marquez an to be honnest i think marquez beat pacman in both fight an that the truth
February 22nd, 2010 at 10:15 am
sir_lancelot Says:

well, Marquez vs. floyd was just a show. everyone knows this. Floyd bigger then put more extra weight and fight still goes on…Paquaio vs. marquez I was a show that floyd doesnt have though, knocking 3 times!!!..Paquiao vs. Marquez II, pacquiao was having hard time at 130pnds.he was dehydrated, slow but still the power punch is there. His speed was reduced and not normal anymore…How can you say Marquez was better than pacquiao when he doesnt have a chance in knocking the pacman out!!!its like a gamble where you see nothing have any chance at all..at alllll….
February 22nd, 2010 at 10:36 am
Rey of BatoCatPhil Says:

I have no other words than that fight will not happen because floyd is no class, way,way below Pack’s boxing skills, unless they (May Families)
will be allowed to bet on Pack side to make money which they love most. Their God is money.
February 22nd, 2010 at 12:01 pm
MG Says:

I don’t agree I think Floyd would beat pacman pretty bad and I’m not a Floyd fan. Just look how he beat JMM and pacman had a close one with JMM.But this will be the p4p kings so it can go either way.
February 22nd, 2010 at 12:39 pm
GB Says:

Why is Pacman being considered a great fighter if he is on roids? Everyone forgets he still does not want to take a real drug test. And James Toney was caught cheating.
February 22nd, 2010 at 2:10 pm
cee Says:

@MG + GB.

if you think about it abit you’ll understand. JMM is a great counter puncher and against PBF he had to be the aggressor so his skills as a counter puncher was of no use. Pacquiao would murder JMM at 140 – 147.

Whats a real drug test? He takes both urine and blood tests when its required by the sanctioning body. The mayweather tests he accepted upto 20 days but refused 14 days. Saying he doesn’t want to take a real drug test means nobody is taking a real drug test and everybody is on roids.
February 22nd, 2010 at 2:28 pm
mally j Says:

was this interview before or after he signed to fight with Shane? James Tone you are fat u can box tho but you fat. Manny is learning how to box and has gotten more muscle and looks like he suprer strong. I think he is on something look at when he first came in and look at him now, look at he head it has got bigger i dont care how much weight u left yo head dosent suppose to get bigger.
February 22nd, 2010 at 2:52 pm
GB Says:

@cee,
What I mean by real drug test. Meaning olympic. If that was the case then Shane would have been caught before the Dela hoya fight…. IF 25 million dollars is on the line would you take the test? Does the date matter? Pacman has been fighting since like 16. He has been taking blood tests long before Floyd. Now it has to be a certain DATE?????

All I am saying is you don’t move up in weight, knocking people bigger than you out, when he had trouble with JMM TWICE!!
February 22nd, 2010 at 2:59 pm
theBLUR Says:

Now Floydjr’s not only a chicken or a duck! He’s also a rabbit!!! Oh my God, what a great conjurer he must be! I won’t be surprised the next time he’s called a snake or an hyena or anything that fits the bill!

@Floydjr fans: LMAO! Have some rabbit-stew!
February 22nd, 2010 at 4:22 pm
FISTofFUNK Says:

I agree with, James Toney. I got love and respect for both camps but, it is what it is.
February 22nd, 2010 at 4:36 pm
joshua Says:

poor floyd… he’ll probably look like evans when he was knocked out by machida.
February 22nd, 2010 at 7:52 pm
pacfan Says:

Obviously some of you out there Mayflower fans still pretty much on him. It really doesn’t matter even James Toney said what he said. Well, keep hoping guys that your idol Mayflower would beat Manny. Good Luck hopeful wishers! I only wish Mayflower fans would wake-up and really, face the reality rather than denials.
February 22nd, 2010 at 8:25 pm
Anonymous Says:

how can someone with any sense at all say something like that? I understand if he believes manny will beat floyd I mean that’s realistic. But to say he is no doubt going to knock him out? You’re talking about a guy who’s never even been knocked down let alone knocked out. But I understand they are both on the same team since both are trained by Roach. And by the way Toney is an admitted steorid user. So if roach didn’t know he was on steroids how can he possibly know if manny’s clean. And if he knew about it that’s just even worse
February 22nd, 2010 at 8:42 pm
Nostradamus Says:

Sorry guys, there wont be a fight between Manny and Floyd, BECAUSE SHANE MOSLEY WILL KNOCK OUT FLOYD’S ASS! What we will see is a mega mega fight between Manny and Shane for sure and it will be one helluva fight. After the fight Manny will retire still the no.1 pound for pound champion of the world. Shane will likewise retire after his defeat at the hands of MP but very rich in retirement.
February 22nd, 2010 at 8:43 pm
MG Says:

Cee
Exactly I know pacman will kill JMM in 140-147 but he has problems with counter punchers like Floyd. Floyd will kill pacman hands down just pick him off like everybody else. Mosley will kill pacman too easy he will beat Floyd and manny won’t fight him. That’s why he might retire soon cuz mosley is to big and strong ,skillful and fast for him.
February 22nd, 2010 at 8:54 pm
pacfan Says:

To Anonymous, you already said the right word. Toney was a former steroid user and he know whether Manny is using it or not. He can tell because he already experienced it. So right there, he (Toney) would’ve said something bad about Manny. All this scenario started from Mayflower Sr. and everybody believed him. Why would someone listened to Sr. when in fact his statement are not even credible. Wake-up!!
February 22nd, 2010 at 9:49 pm
george Says:

Roger Mayweather said Mosley can’t win against Floyd because he was beaten by Cotto and he thought Cotto can’t win against Floyd. Oh yeah! so why he didn’t fight Cotto then. Floyd fighting Cotto is a good fight and good money, it’s a possible 1.5 million PPV buys and Floyd can take 60 per cent of it. The truth is, Floyd in any way can’t win against Cotto. That solidified everything that Floyd has no chance of winning against Pacman the way he man handled Cotto and end his chances as early as middle of the 7th round.
February 22nd, 2010 at 10:01 pm
Dreamliner Says:

This is the same James Toney who loss his title after testing positive for steroids…guess who was training him at the time?

Some people get closed out of big fights and have to use their mouths to open doors. Very immature thing to say coming from a good boxer.
February 22nd, 2010 at 10:16 pm
hollowfields Says:

A rabbit? A duck? Or a Chicken? Which stew would you prefer?
February 22nd, 2010 at 10:36 pm
cyclops Says:

very well said mr toney
February 22nd, 2010 at 10:56 pm
kentox10 Says:

dude, im a pacfan, but dont take floyd too lightly,

just wait and lets hope that they meet inside the square ring, nobody knows what may happened until the first bell ring.
February 22nd, 2010 at 11:40 pm
OJ Says:

I believe he’s right! the man knows lil floyd more than anyone and he got a reputation in boxing
hurray for James!
February 23rd, 2010 at 12:21 am
mccy Says:

Floyd “The Bugs bunny” Mayweather.
February 23rd, 2010 at 12:46 am
Prof.Puertos Says:

That’s why floyd uses DRUG TEST ISSUE to allude PAC. It is very embarrassing for floyd to campaign for CLEAN if he himself has used volumes of XYLOCAINE.Toney’s analysis is more reliable because he is a top caliber world champion.I am surprised hearing floyd of talking of demands if ever he will fight PAC considering that He is going to fight Mosley. Well, this is another alibi of floyd in ducking PAC.
February 23rd, 2010 at 12:48 am
teknishen04 Says:

There are alot of idiots in this room…Just like that to be known. A bunch of bandwagon jumpers. For years, its been the same riff raff. Notice: Its the steroid user thats the first to run and talk ISH. Quite frankly, im not that big of a James Toney fan. He was talkin alot of trash right before Roy Jones Jr. put a beating on him. Since this thing started, Manny has been the one making excuses. A haters jobn is to hate, and thats exactly what all of you are doing. Ill leave it at that. Most of you probably think that Mosley iwll beat PBF May 1st, and youll be let down. Let me ask you this question, who in the hell in this room would turn down 25 million dollars just to take a drug test2 weeks out before a fight. I really hop Clottey beats Pacman. Cause then, im sure that you ll jump on the Clottey bandwagon and say that clottey will be PBF….right before Floyd puts his foot in his ass. Floyd has NEVER looked better. I dont give a damn if he was bigger than Marquez by 4 pounds! Marquez couldve at least hit floyd. If Manny and Floyd do fight, DO NOT be suprised if Manny gets more tattoos….On his face! How is it that one minute, youre afraid of needles, and then the next, you dont like to take blood tests before fights. Which one is it? Who the hell has Floyd ducked? A bunch of average ass fighters who have taken so much punishment, by the time they are done with their careers, they wont hardly be able to speak! Facts:Floyd has the highest percentage of punches landed and he has been the least hit. The name of the game is hit and not be hit so you can kill all of that RUNNING nonsense. Fightfan is a joke. Ive never seen so much hatred for one fighter and then i wonder, did they hate Ali the same way? Did they hate Hagler the same way? Did they hate Sugar Ray Leonard the same way? Hell, did they hate Toney the same way?
February 23rd, 2010 at 1:13 am
joel0327 Says:

what a teknishen04 says;for me, it’s floyd rabbit jr. ducking the fight( pacman vs.rabbit)rabbit really know, that in that speed and power he will be knock 3 times in 4th rnd.this is not a money issue 04,this two guys have a lot of money,they want only the no. one pfp boxer of all times
February 23rd, 2010 at 2:56 am
daffy dacs Says:

isa lang ang tatalo kay PACQUIAO….. SI ARAWAN LANG.. MABUHAY ANG PINOY!!!
February 23rd, 2010 at 4:33 am
suplado Says:

floyd ducked cotto, margarito, mosley, williams, clottey, and all those other welterweights when he chose to “retire” rather than face them all in the ring…….. and now he’s fighting mosley 10 years after and when mosley hasn’t fought for more than a year, sounds conveniently like floyd…..
February 23rd, 2010 at 4:50 am
Pong Pogi Says:

James Toney is right! You know why? Because Toney is one of the brightest boxer in the world!
February 23rd, 2010 at 6:29 am
teknishen04 Says:

Floyd did not duck Cotto. Not ONCE did Cotto say that he was interested in fighting Floyd….EVER! So then, you want Floyd to fight Margacheato? Not that it really matters because we all know that Margarito wil get destroyed by Floyd. Paul Wiliams? The same Paul Williams that lost to Carlos Quintana? And what about the roid using Pacman? Dont worry abouat him, hes got his work cut out for him March 13th.
February 23rd, 2010 at 10:28 am
xAUGUSTUSx Says:

Everyone on here that claims Floyd would beat Manny all base they’re predictions on the Marquez fights alone. GBP and Floyd fought Marquez for that reason. They wanted to make people believe that Floyd was better than Pacquiao. I guess they succeeded in a way. You do have about 20-30% of the boxing world believing that Manny is a steroid user and that Floyd would dominate Manny if they ever fight.
February 23rd, 2010 at 12:52 pm
Colby Says:

Ha Ha Ha! A Duck,Chicken,and now a Rabbit!! Poor Floyd,He’s got every animals name attached to him.
February 23rd, 2010 at 2:23 pm
quisey Says:

i havn’t heard floyd say 1 negative thing about pacquiao… So why are you guys???
February 23rd, 2010 at 4:49 pm
suplado Says:

you never heard floyd say anything negative against pacquiao? then you’re not into boxing. do you think he’s “BASELESS ACCUSATIONS” against pacquiao isn’t negative enough? or him dismissing pacquiao as an ordinary, one dimensional fighter isn’t negative comments against pacquiao? are you deaf to floyds diarrhea mouth and you can’t hear all the crap he’s saying?
February 23rd, 2010 at 7:31 pm
the expert Says:

here we go again the down fall of PACQUIAO’s opponents is they keep saying he had difficulty on marquez a counter puncher..

true, but (here is goes) PACMAN is different from before… he has a slick movement side to side in and out (which is very fast – you’ll never know when, how and where your hit)

Buck Pedal while punching hard, hayz what can i say i hope the fight just happens…

either Floyd or Mosley either of the two…
February 24th, 2010 at 1:24 am
suplado Says:

to follow up on what the expert said, when marquez fought pacquiao, it was at featherweight and jr. lightweight where marquez is comfortable and at his prime, while pacquiao is already struggling to make weight as he’s walking-around weight at that time is already around 140-150 lbs. hence, they had 2 close battles where marquez looked good and pacquiao look bad. but when marquez fought floyd, marquez was forced to bulk up to 144 where it’s quite obvious that it’s not his best weight and as seen during the fight, marquez isn’t as fast as he was. plus floyd didn’t even bothered to make the contracted weight of 144lbs. and came in overweight. so marquez had everything going against him in that fight. so it’s not right to compare the pacman-marquez fight against the marquez-floyd fight ‘coz it’s 2 different situations. if floyd and marquez fought at featherweight or lightweight where marquez is at his best weight, i think marquez would have a great chance of beating floyd.
February 24th, 2010 at 2:29 am
Chynna Says:

Agree! Go Manny Pacquiao! http://cgi.ebay.com/Pacq-Man-Manny-Pacquiao-Action-Figure-/140384143256
February 24th, 2010 at 6:20 am
Nenad Says:

Manny didn’t dodge Floyd because of reasons you think. He didn’t walk away from the 20mil because he was afraid of needles or getting caught using roids.

He just smartened up. Last time he lost to Morales he was distracted then, he was running for Office then. He and Roach knows that to beat Floyd, Manny has to be in top condition without any distractions, Clottey is a dangerous fighter, but Roach may have figure him to be easier to prepare against. You all missed the mark.
February 24th, 2010 at 10:41 am
floydfan Says:

James is just mad cause hes one of the ones who was actualy caught cheating,,,i feel you’re pain man, i do,,,now do you know what happen when pacquiao sees his own blood? he faints,,,floyd may have ducked margarito, but pacquiao ducked the intire 135bls and 140bls divisions
February 24th, 2010 at 3:22 pm
hehehe Says:

exactly suplado, its like comparing de la hoya pacquiao vs de la hoya mayweather…

even tho manny dominated widely, de la hoya wasnt in his comfort weight.
February 25th, 2010 at 10:56 am
suplado Says:

dela hoya’s mistake in the pacquiao fight is that his ego thought that he can still make it to 147 when his body already tells him he can’t. and when he actually made the weight, i think he got it way too early that’s why he was dried out at 145 and couldn’t rehydrate properly. dela hoya shouldn’t made that fight in the first place. he only has himself to blame as he was the one who actually challenged pacquiao for that fight and he was the one that proposed to pacquiao to come up to 147 and he drop down from 154 just for the fight to be fair. but it was never fair in the first place as golden boy already has nothing left to even give pacquiao a semblance of a fight. he just wanted a huge payday before he retired that’s why he took that fight.
February 25th, 2010 at 9:17 pm
Already won that fight Says:

Ok, this is coming from a proven drug abuser. Come on really, how can he make a statement? He is a disgrace.
I am not a Mayweather fan, but I don’t blame his for not wanting to taint his legacy by fighting a suspected doper… Who among you readers will knowingly fight a cheater.
It is not up to Mayweather to prove Manny is a doper, it’s on Manny to prove he is not.
Especially now with the use of these drugs just ruining all of our sports…. This has to stop. People please put your foot down and tell these cheaters we will not accept it anymore.
Whatever happen to honesty and pride?
These dopers are not different than the crack heads and thugs terrorizing local neighborhoods and communities across our nation. STAND UP TO THESE CHEATERS AND BULLIES!
LOOSERS!
March 15th, 2010 at 6:09 pm
ron Says:

Pacquiao will knockout Mayweather, Mayweather
is not big enough for Manny. Remember Manny
is used to fighting big guys since he was
a kid, he even put stones on his pants
just to make weights. Manny hands is as fast
as Mayweather but more powerfull .
Manny speed and movement will be a problem for
Mayweather to handle.
August 30th, 2010 at 10:44 pm

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