James Toney Boxing News

On Thursday, February 24, at the San Manuel Indian Bingo & Casino in San Bernardino, California, The Empire Sports and Entertainment will proudly present the next installment of their “Fight Night in America” series, this time featuring the return to boxing of all-time-great champion James “Lights Out” Toney (72-6-3, 44 KOs).

By Leo Kapakos: Here we go again? Current UFC fighter Vitor Belfort wants to fight James Toney in a boxing match. In a twitter message to UFC President Dana White, Belfort tweets “Dana let me fight James Tony on 6 round boxe Mach I think I can catch him with my speed.” “Dana will be [...]

by Ronnie Jordan: Boxing politics is discussed and often furiously debated by fans in websites and forums. Often reading an article about the sport can feel like an extract from a scientific study or government dossier. You could be forgiven for losing interest with the, ever changing rules and regulations, different governing bodies, possible substance [...]

By Leo Kapakos: The spectacle of former three-division boxing champion James Toney and five-time UFC champion Randy Couture squaring off in the Octagon on Saturday night proved nothing. The question of whether MMA or boxing is a superior combat sport is ridiculous at best. Anyone who understands combat sports knows the rules of competition will [...]

By Matt Stein: Now that James Toney has tried and miserably failed in his attempt to win a MMA match against 47-year-old Randy Couture in UFC 118, Toney would like for Couture to give him a chance to return the favor by taking him on in the boxing ring rather than another MMA match.

By Matt Stein: James Toney did not give a good account of himself in his foray into the MMA world with his 1st round tap out loss to 47-year-old Randy Couture last Saturday night in UFC 118. I don’t know if the 42-year-old Toney is aware of this or even cares, but he may have [...]

By Francisco Hernandez: August 29, 2010: James Toney’s nom de guerre “Lights Out” has now changed to “Con-Man” Toney. This is because last night Toney pulled one of the biggest con jobs of the decade in taking on and losing to one of MMA’s biggest stars in Randy Couture in UFC 118. No one in [...]

By Jim Dower: If you were one of the few boxing fans that were hoping to see James Toney get a chance to avenge his 1st round tap out loss to MMA star Randy Couture last Saturday night, you can forget about it because Couture isn’t interested at all in trying to get in the [...]

James Toney taken out at 3:19 of the 1st round by Randy Couture with a deep arm triangle choke. This was Toney’s first fight in the MMA, and likely his last.

By Rhodri kilcoyne: In a recent video interview the previously undisputed heavyweight champion of the world, Mike Tyson and UFC President Dana White met up to discuss how effective Mr ‘Lights Out’ James Toney will be in transitioning from boxing to mixed martial arts. On Saturday the 28th of August at the TD Garden in [...]

By Rhodri Kilcoynea: On August 28th two ageing, but extraordinarily talented fighters are being pitted against one another in what UFC President Dana White envisions as ‘UFC vs Boxing’. This kind of all encompassing title threatens to damage the reputation of one of these subsequent sports when the winner is decided at the TD Garden [...]

By Philip Green: When James ‘Lights Out’ Toney steps into the Octagon on August 28th to make his MMA debut, he will be facing one of the most difficult challenges of his career. His opponent, 47 year old Randy ‘The Natural’ Couture, is a former two-weight World Champion and veteran of a record 15 title [...]

Los Angeles, CA (August 19, 2010) — On the 28th of this month, the now 41-year old James “Lights Out” Toney – a sure-fire Hall of Fame boxer who has spent the last 22 years pounding his opponents inside the ropes of professional boxing rings – will step inside the Octagon at the TD Garden [...]

by Daniel Ciminera: News this evening, in a move which may not be much of a shock to some people, 41 year old James “Lights Out” Toney (72/6/3), has signed a “multi-fight” contract with the UFC. Toney, who won world titles at 5 different weights in the boxing ring and has been revered as a [...]

By Eric Thomas: In an interview with Boxing Talk, 41-year-old James Toney (72-6-3, 44 KO’s) mentioned that he’s interested in fighting Antonio Taver after finding out that Tarver himself is interested in fighting him. When told that Tarver wanted to fight him, Toney said in an interview with Greg Leon, “Really? We can do this.” [...]

By Dave Lahr: For the past years, James Toney has been dying to get a shot at fighting one of the Klitschko brothers. Now 41, ranked #11 in the World Boxing Council, Toney is ranked high enough Vitali or his younger brother Wladimir Klitschko, to fight Toney without taking a lot of heat from boxing [...]

By William Mackay: Former heavyweight contender David Tua (49-3-1, 42 KO’s) has reportedly put his sparring partner Israel Garcia in the hospital after a tough sparring session on Tuesday for Tua’s preparation for his October 3rd bout against Shane Cameron for the WBO Asia Pacific and WBO Oriental heavyweight titles at the Mystery Creek Events [...]

By Dave Lahr: Heavyweight James Toney (71-6, 44 KO’s) kept himself in the heavyweight picture with an impressive 2nd round knockout win over journeyman Matthew Greer (12-6, 11 KO’s) on Saturday night at the Pechange Resort & Casino, in Temecula, California. With Toney pounding away at Greer with body shots and short chopping punches to [...]

By Jason Kim: Super middleweight contender Andre Ward (20-0, 13 KO), as expected, made short work of Shelby Pudwill (22-4-1, 9 KO) tonight, stopping him in the 3rd round of a stay busy fight at the at the Pechanga Resort & Casino in Temecula, CA. Also on the card, former super middleweight champion James “Lights [...]

By Jason Kim: Heavyweight James Toney (71-6-3, 43 KO’s) appears to be very serious about wanting to look good an impress tonight against heavyweight Matthew Greer (12-5, 11 KO’s) in a 10 round bout at the Pechange Resort & Casino, in Temecula, California. The 41-year-old Toney weighed in yesterday at 217.5, the lowest weight he’s [...]

By Dave Lahr: On Saturday night, boxing great James Toney (71-6-3, 43 KOs) will be fighting Matthew Greer (12-5, 11 KOs) in a 10-round bout at the Pechange Resort & Casino, in Temecula, California. Toney, 41, really needs a victory a here so that he can stay in title contention for a possible shot against [...]

By Dave Lahr: 41-year-old James Toney (71-6-3, 43 KO’s) is still interested in fighting one or both of the Klitschko brothers, and is hoping that he can get the winner of the September 26th fight between Chris Arreola vs. Vitali Klitschko. According to news reports, Toney is hoping he can fight Vitali Klitschko next.

By Jason Kim: 40-year-old heavyweight James Toney (71-6-3, 43 KO’s) will be fighting on September 12th against Matthew Greer (12-5, 11 KO’s) in a 10-round bout at the Pechange Resort & Casino, in Temecula, California.

By Erik Schmidt: According to German boxing news, WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (37-2, 36 KO’s) is looking to replace David Haye with undefeated American Chris Arreola (27-0, 24 KO’s) for a bout that will be taking place in either October or November of this year in Los Angeles.

By Erik Schmidt: You can add former super middleweight champion James “Lights Out” Toney (71-6-3, 43 KOs) as another potential opponent for IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko to fight on June 20th, at the Veltins Arena, in Germany. According to the Los Angeles Times, Dan Goosen, the promoter of the 40-year-old Toney, said that Toney [...]

By Eric Thomas: With no fights on his schedule, former super middleweight champion James Toney (71-6-3, 43 KOs) is interested in a fight with middleweight great Bernard Hopkins at cruiserweight. In an interview with Boxing Talk, Toney said “The punk [referring to Hopkins] was supposed to fight me at cruiserweight, but you go and run [...]

By Ash Choudhury: With the recent announcement of Joe Calzaghe’s retirement, questions are being asked as to whether his amazing record of 46-0 has been padded or if it truly reflects his greatness. Just the name Calzaghe creates many differences in opinion between boxing experts and casual fans alike. Some say that his record is [...]

By Jim Dower: According to an article from Fightnews, heavyweight James Toney (71-6-3, 43 KOs) said that he’d be willing to move down to 185 pounds to fight Bernard Hopkins (49-5-1, 32 KOs) and that he would knock Bernard out. In light of the 40-year-old Toney’s recent poor showing against Fres Oquendo, a 12-round split [...]

By William Mackay: In the past eight fights spanning three years time, heavyweight James Toney (71-6-3, 43 KOs) has won three fights, lost two with another two ending as no decisions and one a draw. If that’s not an indication of a fighter that has seen better days than I don’t what is. Toney, 40, [...]

POW Sports Entertainment who represents Fres Oquendo and the Oquendo camp request their Promoters Arena Boxing USA, specifically Mr. Ahmet Oner and Luis DeCubas that they vehemently request and seek, from Versus (VS), and Goossen Tooter an immediate rematch against James Toney. Fres Oquendo will fight James “Fatburger” Toney in any venue other than the [...]