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Toney is known for his exceptional defense, counterpunching ability, and his fluid, unpredictable style in the ring. Toney began his professional boxing career in 1988 as a middleweight, winning his first 14 fights. In 1991, he moved up to the super-middleweight division and won the IBF world title by defeating Iran Barkley.


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James Toney, the IBF middleweight champ, yearns to punish the man who left him and his mother 22 years ago Charles Pierce TABLE OF CONTENTS ORIGINAL LAYOUT The son hates the father, and it is.


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Reggie Johnson Lucas Browne What is James Toney's record? In a professional boxing career spanning 28 years and six months, James Toney fought 92 times with 77 wins, 10 losses, and 3 draws.


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On February 13, 1993, Toney, undefeated in 35 fights, challenged IBF Super Middleweight Champion Iran Barkley. My father was a fan of Barkley's brawling style but he agreed with me that his style was tailor made for the defensive and boxing acumen of Toney. Toney was one of the greatest defensive fighters and counterpunchers of all-time.


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School of Hard Knocks. James Toney won the IBF super middleweight title by teaching Iran Barkley a thing or two about boxing. Iran Barkley, the aging IBF super middleweight champion, expected a street brawl, a clash of baseball bats and brass knuckles, a bloodletting to settle a dispute over turf. Instead what he received from 24-year-old James.


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In the early '90s, Toney dominated a middleweight division that quietly rivals 'The Four Kings' era - Marvin Hagler, Tommy Hearns, Sugar Ray Leonard, and Roberto Duran - for its greatness..


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The officials scored a draw, while plenty watching from ringside and on television made convincing cases for both McCallum and Toney. 2. THAT middleweight showdown was originally intended to be a.


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Better to bounce the grandkids on his knees and tell of the time in 1991 that James 'Lights Out' Toney upset the great Michael Nunn to become, at 22, the youngest middleweight world champion for.


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On August 29, 1992, James Toney retained his IBF middleweight title by scoring a 12-round majority decision over Mike McCallum at the Reno-Sparks Convention Center in Reno, Nevada. The official scores were 117-110, 117-110 and 114-114. Toney and McCallum had met seven months earlier in Atlantic City.


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J ames Toney was both a throwback fighter and one of the faces of a brash new era in the sport. Although Toney was part of the next wave of boxing stars that defined the 1990s along with Riddick Bowe, Oscar De La Hoya, Felix Trinidad, Terry Norris, Shane Mosley and his hated rival, Roy Jones Jr., his boxing mentality was decidedly old school.


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James Toney: Nickname "The Real Deal" "Lights Out" Hometown: Atlanta Georgia: Grand Rapids, Michigan: Pre-fight record: 38-6-2. 1994 and making him a 3-division world champion as he had previously captured titles in both the middleweight and super middleweight divisions. Toney and his promoter Dan Goossen had agreed that if Toney beat.


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James Nathaniel Toney (born August 24, 1968) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1988 to 2017. He held multiple world championships in three weight classes, including the IBF and lineal middleweight titles from 1991 to 1993, the IBF super middleweight title from 1993 to 1994, and the IBF cruiserweight title in 2003.


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Prizefighter Tournament, heavyweight semi-final. Prizefighter Tournament, heavyweight quarter-final. Greer, who was down in rd 1, stopped on his feet. Oquendo lost point in 8th rd for rabbit punch. Originally ruled a TKO3 win for Toney was changed by the CSAC.


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James Obede "Hot Ice" Toney (born 5 August 1980) is a Ghanaian professional boxer who competed from 2000 to 2010. He held the African middleweight title, World Boxing Council (WBC) International middleweight title, and Commonwealth middleweight title.


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1 Amateur Career 2 Professional Career 3 Awards & Recognition 4 Minor & Regional Titles 5 Other Sports 6 External Link Amateur Career Record: 35 fights, 33 wins (32 KO's), 2 losses Lost his first amateur bout Won the 1983 and 1984 West Michigan Junior Division Championship (156 lbs) Won the 1987 Novice Golden Gloves Championship (156 lbs)


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"Lights Out" Wins Losses Draws KO% James Toney is a former American professional boxer who has been in the game for over 28 years. Throughout his illustrious career, Toney fought a total of 92 times and was able to amass an impressive record of 77 wins, 10 losses, 3 draws, and 2 no-contests.