Kimbo Slice Says He Wouldn’t Mind Fighting ‘Lights Out’ James Toney

During an appearance on Ariel Helwani’s MMA Hour yesterday, Kimbo Slice discussed his openness to a potential bout with James Toney sometime in the near future. While Slice claims he hasn’t yet been approached about the prospect of fighting Toney, the fight does offer a bit of intrigue. I would just like to know what he meant by ‘fighting.’ Slice didn’t specify between MMA and boxing, but one could only assume his recent partnership with the infamous Shaw brood points towards the latter.

“Fighting is just something I love to do whether it’s MMA or boxing,” Slice said. “I tried MMA, but now I’m back to what my first love was.”

“I wouldn’t say I’m done with [MMA], you know what I’m saying?” Slice said. “But my door is always open.”

“I thank god for the way everything went. It was a learning experience,” Slice said. “I’ve been a street fighter, I’ve been cage-tested and then hopefully I’ll be ready for the ring.”

While I don’t think many hardcore MMA fans would be clamoring to see these two step into any sort of cage, the ring might be another thing entirely. We’ve seen each man try and fail in MMA, and since each seems to have a propensity for the standup, why not let them have at it? Slice has never prescribed to the other fundamentals of modern MMA, wrestling, BJJ, ect. And while I’m not expecting Toney to be able to compete with the wrestling prowess of someone like Randy Couture after only a few short months of training, his dedication to that facet of the craft is obviously pretty questionable.

We’ve had our fun trying to teach old dogs new tricks. Let them get in the ring and see what happens. Can Kimbo Slice actually compete in competitive boxing? We still won’t likely know, as James Toney is probably not the best yard stick to measure by, but at least it gives us an idea for his potential in the sport.