A biography for James Toneyhasn’t been written yet.
“Every man I've fought, I've hurt real bad.”
“I went to the doctor on the advice of some people that work closely with me and found out that I was suffering from thyroid problems as well as low testosterone problems.”
“I expect Holyfield to be the bully. And I'll be right there for him. I expect him to bring his 'A-game' but I ain't running. I'm going to be the professor and I'm takin' him to school, so he's taking a nap.”
“Look at my record, beaten 10 world champions.”
“I ain't trying to be no wrestler, I ain't no jiu-jitsu guy, I don't kick, I ain't no girl.”
“There ain't no one in the UFC that can go blow-to-blow with me.”
“Yes, I want to hold the UFC championship belt, but I also want to unify boxing's heavyweight division. I have always been this way.”
“I want to do the best for boxing.”
“I had trouble my whole career maintaining an unnatural weight. When I was middleweight champ of the world, I would go the last week before a fight on just water and lettuce.”
“When you catch me after the fight, if you ask anybody, they'll tell you, 'James is a funny person.' I like people. I make people laugh.”
“If you ain't got no heart, you can't be a fighter.”
“They don't call me 'Lights Out' for nothing.”
“I'm not scared to get hit.”
“I like being inside. If you're inside I'm going to hit you.”
“I am personally going to destroy John Ruiz for the fans. He's boring, so he's gotta go.”
“I could have fought in any era and a lot of the old warriors feel I'm like an old-school fighter.”
“I can adjust to any style.”
“I do not see anybody in the world train like Billy Blanks. The man is in great shape.”
“When Dana White opened his mouth and said that MMA fighters are better than boxers. Hold on, I took offence to that.”
“I told Dana my goal is to hold the heavyweight championship of the UFC and in boxing at the same time.”