James Toney wants to be the “Bo Jackson” of the UFC and Boxing: “I’m going to go back and forth”

James Toney apparently had a plan when signing with the UFC last week, part of his plan is to fight in both Boxing and mixed martial arts. While it seems like a really crazy idea, Toney is convinced that he can do both combat sports while coming back and forth.

In a interview with MMAFighting.com, Toney spoke about he is still a Boxer first, but wants to to also be a professional mixed martial artist.

“I’m still a boxer,” Toney said. “Boxing is my No. 1 goal. … This is something that’s going to keep me invigorated. Unlike most boxing people, I’m a fan of MMA. Why not give it a chance? I’m going to go back and forth,” Toney said. “I’m a two-sport guy. I’ll fight in the UFC, then boxing, then another UFC fight, and then boxing. I’ll do as much as I can, whatever fights I can get. Why not?” Toney asked.

Toney also made a statement that he intends on being the “Bo Jackson” of Mixed martial arts and Boxing, an athlete that played for the NFL and MLB at the same time.

“Bo Jackson played football and baseball and was at the top of his game. If I were out of shape I’d be getting knocked out and beat up real bad,” Toney said. “I’ve had more than 80 pro fights and I’ve never been knocked out.”

Toney also said he does not fear the obvious takedown that will come from his opponent in his first professional Mixed martial arts fight, because he is working hard on his takedown defense.

“There are a lot of guys in the UFC who can take me down, but I’m learning how to defend the takedown,” Toney said. “I’m not even worried about that. They’ve got to worry about that when they get in with me — how are they going to take me down? They’ve got to take risks when they take me down. They’re taking a risk that they’re going to get knocked out. … There ain’t no one in the UFC that can go blow-to-blow with me. You know that.”

While I could drive a truck through the hole in these statements I want to know what you guys think. Thoughts?