A biography for James Toneyhasn’t been written yet.
“James Toney is too controversial.”
“They were saying that MMA fighters are better than boxers. Hold on, I thought. I'm a gladiator, too.”
“I'm not worried about Randy Couture, Randy Couture should be worried about me.”
“In boxing, Randy Couture would be a bum.”
“I don't care if you white, black, Mexican, Chinese or a MaxBoxing columnist, you all a bunch of sissies to me.”
“That's the main reason I came to MMA. At least MMA guys got guts and they will get in a cage with me.”
“I ain't no pretty boy, so I'm not worried about being ugly.”
“The boxing guys are all talk and no walk.”
“Before, I guess, I was not training too hard because when I went home, I would not be sleepy.”
“I've come to UFC because they'll give me the fight I want, the fight people want to see.”
“Larry Holmes is a great person to be around. He's one of my favorite fighters of all time. The media portrayed him as a bad guy. The reason the media didn't like him is the same reason they don't like me: I speak my mind.”
“Unlike most boxing people, I'm a fan of MMA.”
“I'm no sideshow. I fight for real.”
“I've had more than 80 pro fights and I've never been knocked out.”
“I've always been the underdog.”
“I would love to fight Tyson Fury. I would travel to England and knock him out.”
“I like Danny Jacobs. That's my guy, a good dude. Keith Thurman. He's the truth.”
“My only regret in boxing is that the best fighters won't fight each other.”
“I'm a two-sport guy.”
“If Randy Couture gets me to the ground, I will knock him out.”