Marcus Davis wore a mask till he was seven years old
On James Toney: I don’t think as a whole he will do very well in MMA. You don’t do well…
On James Toney:
I don’t think as a whole he will do very well in MMA. You don’t do well as a straight-up boxer jumping to the UFC. It’s not gonna happen. I think he’s always going to have a punchers chance. Obviously, anyone who can punch like he can, has the speed and reactions he’s got, especially when wearing 4 ounce gloves, can be a threat to anyone. If he lands a punch he can knock Randy out.
But I don’t think that will happen. Either Randy will push him against the cage and beat him up, or he’ll shoot for the takedown. If he gets it to the ground, I don’t think Toney will get back up again.
On the future and past:
I just wanna fight and get as much in as I can before I have to retire. Might be 3 years, might be one year, I don’t know what god has in store for me.
As a kid my dream was to be a pro fighter, not a world champ. Guess I set my standards pretty low, some kids want to be President or billionaires, I just wanted to be a pro fighter.
Last year was really rough both career-wise and in my personal life. My work was really affected. This year has been a really good year. I’m writing my autobiography, and that’s been good- really made me realise how far I’ve come, and how blessed I am. Had a tough childhood and I’ve been able to do great things considering.”
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“Now I’ve got four kids who all went to private school, my daughter’s gone to college for two years and hasn’t paid a dime- Dad’s paid the whole bill … I want to do well, because the better I do the better I can provide for them.
If you think you know my background, if you read it (upcoming autobiography) you won’t believe half of it. No-one saw my face until I was 7, I wouldn’t go out without some kind of mask…I was a real odd kid. I saw abuse as a kid, ended up being a bit of a punk, actually a real punk, I was locked in juvie for a while. I’ve seen rapes, some crazy stuff. I’ve been shot at a few times, stabbed twice. If you read it you might get an idea of why I do what I do.
