James Toney dismissed Shakur Stevenson’s pound-for-pound credentials because he believes the four-division champion has not fought the best opposition available. Toney’s own career makes his criticism difficult to dismiss.
The former middleweight champion selected David Benavidez as boxing’s top fighter before rejecting Shakur entirely.
“For what? What has he done?” Toney told About Boxing. “If you want to be top dog, fight the best fighters out there. Don’t make excuses. I did. Roy did. Marvin Hagler did. Who does he have to fight? The likes of Devin Haney, Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis.”
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