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IBA heavyweight champion and soon-to-be UFC fighter James Toney did an interview with Uppercut Magazine recently and he had a lot to say about a variety of topics including his upcoming fight with Randy Couture, the Klitschko brothers and the fact that he’s an icon.
A couple interesting points were touched on in the interview.
One, he hasn’t yet signed his contract to face Randy yet. He intimated that he was having "his people" look at the document before he agreed to the terms. Maybe he wants to throw in a Dan Quinn, no takedowns or kicks type of stipulation to the fight. We’ll see what happens.
The second was that Chuck wanted to scrap him at UFC 108. I picture Chuck standing beside Dana when Toney bum rushed him to demand the UFC president sign him to his organization and the Iceman goes into hypnotized killer mode.
"You want me to take care of him, boss?"
"Not yet. Let’s hear him out, first, Chuck."
Anyway, I’ve taken the painstaking time to transcribe the interview for those of you who, like me, don’t speak "punch drunk."
Full transcription after the jump.
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For those of you who thought I was goin’, I ain’t goin’ nowhere. The bottom line is, you all think he should go box professionally and claiming that the Klitschkos are the best thing since sliced cheese. They’re absolutely wrong. These guys are garbage. Vitalia and Vladimitchka, you talkin’ about fighting David Haye and you all scared to fight me because you all know I’m gonna ruin your whole life. I deeply do not like you guys, period. You guys are bad for the sport. I promise you, after I take care of my business August 28 and run through Couture…make sure you buy it, I know you will…I guarantee you will like everybody else will, you all will buy this fight…After I get don knocking him out, I’m coming for you bitches next.
He signed the contract. I’m gonna probably get everything done on my side…we gonna get it done cuz’ we ain’t no dummies. I ain’t new to the game. I’m a professional. We about ready to go and do it. I’m gonna do it. Like I said, I wouldn’t be doin’ this if it wasn’t for Dana White opening up his mouth and sayin’ that MMA fighters are better than boxers – which is bullshit, know what I’m sayin’? Anybody that knows anything knows that we been around a lot longer than MMA has, know what I’m sayin’? Its record is proof. It was time to put up or shut up and put his money where his mouth is and he did that. Don’t get me wrong, I have no animosity toward Dana white. Dana White is a hell of a dude – a great dude, hell of a president – but the fighters in the UFC are getting kind of cocky. They’re getting above themselves and I’m gonna bring ‘em back down to earth.
[Randy] is legendary in THEIR sport – kickboxing, karate, whatever. I’m a legend period. I’m an ICON. He’s not on my level. I told Dana White that the only way I’d do this if I fight your best. I wanted Brock Lesnar first, but I wasn’t aware that he was hurt. I hope he gets well. Then, I was talking about Randy Couture to Dana White [at UFC 108], and Chuck Liddell was sitting next to him. Chuck Liddell looked uneasy and unhappy. I told Chuck, ‘I ain’t gonna fight you here; I’m gonna get paid for it. I wanna fight you in the ring.’ The next thing you know I’m hearing everybody say that Couture called me out. He’s a big man and I respect him. So now he’s gonna step up and he’s gonna get done. Don’t get me wrong, Randy Couture is a great fighter for this sport. But he comes in and he gonna do this to James Toney? Come on, man. I’ve been in the ring with the best fighters in the world, period. I’m the best fighter you’ve ever seen in your life. I’m telling you right now. Randy, look into my eyes. You know there is no fear here. You come in with that wrestling, dirty boxing, I promise you, I’m gonna choke your ass out.
For MMA fans who don’t know James Toney, all you got to do is Google me. Google me all over the world, you’ll see me. Everybody seen what I’ve done. I’ve done some of the nastiest things to some of the greatest fighters in the world. I am THE icon. The greatest fighter to ever put gloves on. I am the true ultimate fighter. So, to all you MMA fans out there and to the ones who are mad that I’m in there, fuck you all. My credentials speak for themselves, know what I’m sayin’? Dana White knows what I can do. That’s why he signed me. He knows I’m gonna put asses in the seats. I ain’t no fool. MMA fans who ain’t never seen James Toney and want to know what to expect, they gonna expect somebody who fights. You don’t come to the UFC to see somebody hold and hug and squeeze each other all night. I come for blows. I come to hurt somebody.
Look. I respect Ray Mercer. Ray Mercer’s a good dude and he’s a friend of mine. Respect. But I’m not no Ray Mercer, I’m James Toney and I’m in a class all by myself. Like I said, all I’m gonna tell you is tune into UFC August 28. James Toney’s the real. Look. I ain’t never did it before. I’m comin’ to your field. I’m comin’ to the MMA field because you all are too fuckin’ scared to come to my field. You know what I’m sayin’? So I’m gonna let you go. I’m gonna show how good of an athlete I am. I’m a great athlete and I’m gonna show you August 28. I’m gonna destroy one of your “so-called” legendary fighters. Randy Couture…respect once and for all. He been a gentleman. He ain’t talked smack about me, so I ain’t gonna talk about him, cuz’ he ain’t talk about me, but on August 28, we’ll see.
*Note: What kind of boxing gym pumps "Lightning Crashes" by Live in the gym to for guys work out to?
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I didnt understand him when he was explaining the pythagorean theorem, everything else I can understand clear as day