James Toney believes that there is only one man in history who can be considered even better than himself.

Toney is a three-weight world champion who has earned world honors in the middleweight, super middleweight and cruiserweight divisions during his nearly 30-year career.

He also competed in the heavyweight division, where he once defeated Evander Holyfield, and later won the WBA heavyweight title with a victory over John Ruiz, but was later ruled a no contest after failing a drug test.

When it comes to the greatest fighter of all time debate, he is another heavyweight that is often mentioned by many boxing fans, and one of the legends is Muhammad Ali.

Toney, however, disagrees with this assessment, insisting on WiseNuts that he ranks as the second greatest of all time, with Sugar Ray Robinson taking the top spot.

“I’m an Ali fan myself, but I’m sorry, he’s not the greatest fighter of all time [Sugar] Second place Ray Robinson and James Toney, period. If you look at how we did it, we did it the right way… I fought, Ray Robinson, we fought. Where is he from? My hometown, Detroit. We do it like no one else.”

Robinson’s achievements speak for themselvesholding the world welterweight title for five years, from 1946 to 1951, during which he recorded a remarkable 91-fight unbeaten streak.

At one point, he had 129 wins in 132 fights, 85 of them by knockout. He is also a five-time world middleweight champion, finally hanging up his gloves in 1965, winning 174 of his 201 fights.

“AJ boxing, I think Fury will probably single him out,” Yarde told talkSPORT Boxing.

Yarde, however, believes the outcome will change dramatically if Joshua returns to the mindset that helped him overwhelm opponents early in his career.

“But if AJ gets that coarse and tough back to where he is, he’s going to want to fight and just take shots, “If he hurts Fury like Usyk did, he will finish him off.” Yarde said.

Yarde’s comments reflect a debate that has raged around Joshua for years. The Olympic gold medalist built his reputation on explosive knockouts, but after a upset loss to Andy Ruiz Jr. in 2019 it took a more measured approach.

The lightweight heavyweight contender admitted that his opinion on the Joshua-Fury fight has evolved over time.

“Five years ago, or even six, seven years ago, I was riding with AJ around this time, you know, right after his fight with Klitschko, and he was riding on this steam train,” Yarde said.

The long-debated clash between Joshua and Fury remains one of the biggest fights available in British boxing. Joshua is scheduled to return to fight Kristian Prenga on July 25, while Fury is expected to resume his career later this year after announcing his return.

If both are victorious, calls for the heavyweight rivals to finally settle their differences in the ring will likely intensify.

After months of uncertainty, Gervonta Davis seems to be getting closer to returning to the ring.

Davis hasn’t fought since a controversial majority draw against Lamont Roach Jr. in March 2025, which many felt should have been the case against him after Roach was denied the knockout award.

A planned exhibition featuring Jake Paul was later scrapped because Davis became embroiled in legal troubles, including charges of battery, false imprisonment and attempted kidnapping, while arrest warrant and civil proceedings further complicated his return to the ring.

After being named “halt champion” earlier this year, the WBA officially ordered “Tank” to defend his lightweight world title against mandatory challenger Floyd Schofield on May 23, giving both camps until June 22 to reach an agreement before bidding was announced.

While some believed that Davis would vacate the belt because he either wasn’t ready to return or was looking for a bigger name, negotiations are reportedly ongoing. We provide the latest updates, said Schofield’s promoter Oscar De La Hoya Fighting Hub TV that he expects significant progress this week.

“Tom Brown [of TGB] and Eric Gomez from Golden Boy are in talks and we are waiting for a proposal, which should happen in the next few days.

“It’s a fight that Floyd has always wanted. I believe that Tank Davis will be very motivated to organize this fight. It’s a great fight. People saw Floyd fight, he did very well and surprised a lot of people. It’s a natural fit for him. The fact that the WBA ordered this fight and we can organize it very quickly is music to my ears. It’s one of those fights that the fans will really fall in love with.”

Schofield has become one of the top youthful lightweights in the sport. The undefeated 23-year-old, known as “Kid Austin,” has a record of 19-0 with 13 knockouts and most recently stopped former world champion Tevin Farmer in a round.

He was expected to challenge Shakur Stevenson for the world title last year before illness forced him to withdraw during fight week, but he has since climbed to No. 1 in the WBA rankings and now finds himself on the verge of the biggest opportunity of his career.