Toney To Fight Oquendo on Saturday – Boxing News

Image: Toney To Fight Oquendo on Saturday - Boxing NewsBy Jason Kim: James Toney (70-6, 43 KOs) will return to the ring this Saturday night against former heavyweight contender Fres Oqeundo (29-4, 18 KOs) in a scheduled 12-round bout for the vacant International Boxing Association heavyweight title at the Morongo Casino Resort & Spa, in Cabazon, California. Toney, now 40, was originally scheduled heavyweight contender Tony Thompson, but he had to cancel, because of a case of acute bronchitis that prevented him from making the fight.

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Latest Boxing News – Toney-Thompson, Duddy, Manfredo-Bika, Taylor-Lacy

Image: Boxing News 24 Boxing News - Toney-Thompson, Duddy, Manfredo-Bika, Taylor-LacyLos Angeles, CA (November 11, 2008) – On December 13, 2008, a pair of prominent top heavyweight world title contenders will square off against each other with everything on the line, including their professional future at Morongo Casino Resort & Spa.

The winner of Toney vs. Thompson, ‘Now or Never,’ emerges as the next major challenger to the Klitschko brothers, the reigning Heavyweight Champions.

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Latest Boxing News – James Toney vs. Tony Thompson In December?

toney4234563.jpgBy Eric Thomas: James Toney (70-6, 43 KOs) will likely be facing 6’5″ Tony Thompson on December 6th for one of the lesser heavyweight title belts at stake. Toney stated in a recent interview on Versus that he has plans on facing Thompson on the 6th of December, and then after that, Toney plans on going after the other top heavyweights in the division. Thompson, 36, is coming off a disappointing performance against IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko, who knocked Thompson out in the 11th round on July 12th in Germany. Thompson fought poorly and was never able to get his high volume offense untracked against the giant 6’6″ Klitschko.

For his part, Toney is coming off a three-round no contest with former heavyweight champion Hasim Rahman on July 16th. Toney, now 40, was doing well in the bout at the time the fight was stopped due to a large cut that Rahman had sustained over his left eye. However, Toney looked rusty and sluggish in the first two rounds, and it’s unclear whether he could have fought hard for the full 12 rounds against Rahman without tiring out and losing the bout.

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James Toney vs. Audley Harrison In October?

toney535751.jpgBy Scott Gilfoid: In what could be a possible fight between two of the older heavyweights in the division, Audley Harrison (23-3, 17 KOs) and James Toney (70-6, 43 KOs) may possibly meet in October, a fight which would be taking place in England if the fight can be made. According to Dan Rafael from ESPN, Toney’s promoter has been in talks with promoter Frank Warren about the potential of matching Harrison, now 36, against the 40 year-old Toney. Both fighters have had their share of bad luck in the last couple of years, with both of them experiencing two losses apiece.

Harrison, a former Olympic gold medal winner in Sydney, looks to have the most left between the two. At 6’5″ 250 lbs, he would have the size and reach to make it very difficult for a fighter as short as the 5’9″ Toney. Neither of these fighters can afford to lose again if they plan on remaining relevant in the heavyweight division. Toney, a former middleweight, super middleweight and cruiserweight champion, hasn’t been nearly as effective in the heavyweight division as he was at the lower weight classes.

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Rahman-Toney Bout Ruled a No-decision

rahman568346.jpgBy Eric Thomas: In a bit of news that comes to no surprise to many boxing fans who saw the fight, the heavyweight bout between James Toney (70-6-3, 43 KOs) and Hasim Rahman (45-6-2, 36 KOs) has changed from a 3rd round TKO win for Toney to a “no-decision” by the California State Athletic Commission on Monday. The fight was stopped in the 3rd round after an accidental clash of heads caused a small cut over the left eye of Rahman, apparently affecting his vision. After the round was over, Rahman complained to the ringside doctor that he couldn’t see well out of his left eye due to the cut. The fight was then stopped. However, the fight never reached the 4th round, and for that reason it made it likely that the fight ruling would be overturned on appeal.

Although the decision must make Rahman happy, it still leaves him far from satisfied because he was doing well in the fight up until the point of the clash of heads in the third round. It’s difficult to say whether or not he could have continued with his momentum for the remainder of the bout, but he looked on his way to victory at that early stage of the fight. With this verdict overturned, Rahman is reportedly looking at other options of potential fights, such as a bout with David Haye, the former cruiserweight champion. Due to the star appeal of Haye, this would obviously be a much more intriguing fight than a third with Toney, which would probably interest few boxing fans at this point.

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James Toney vs. Wladimir Klitschko: Does James Have A Chance Against Wladimir?

toney53575.jpgBy Thomas Hanson: After last night’s bout between James Toney (71-6, 44 KOs) and Hasim Rahman (45-7-2, 36 KOs), which ended up with Toney winning on a controversial 3rd round TKO after Rahman was cut over his left eye, Toney called IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko a “bum and your sister Vitali.” It seems as if Toney would like nothing better than to take on Wladimir in a title fight. In a recent interview, Toney said that he’d like to fight Wladimir for the title. If Wladimir were to be interested in such a bout, this would set up an intriguing David vs. Goliath type of a match up with the 6’7″ Wladimir facing the smallish 5’9″ Toney, who would be giving up 10 inches in height and 9 inches in reach to Wladimir.

While most people would immediately rule this out as being a fight where Toney would be simply too small to effectively fight Wladimir, I beg to disagree. As light night’s fight proved, Toney has the ability get in close to fighters with a super long reach, close enough to land his shorter, almost as powerful right hand shots.

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Toney Defeats Rahman By 3rd Round TKO

toney5673455775.jpgBy William MacKay: Although the outcome was less than satisfying for most people, including 39 year-old heavyweight James Toney (71-6, 44 KOs), he wasn’t about to walk away from his 3rd round TKO win last night over two-time heavyweight champion Hasim Rahman (45-7-2, 36 KOs) at the Pechanga Resort & Casino, in Temecula, California. The fight ended in less than desirable circumstances, however, with Rahman clashing head with Toney early in the 3rd round, causing a small cut over the left eye of Rahman. The seemed to really bother Rahman, who kept pawing at the cut for the remainder of the round.

Up to this point, Toney had been trailing in the fight, but with Rahman now almost totally focused on his small cut, Toney began to tee-off on him with right hands to the head, hitting him often until the end of the round. Rahman fired back with his own shots but he was wildly throwing them, and missing badly more often than not.

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Toney-Rahman: Should The Loser Retire?

toney_rahman.jpgPhoto credit: Jan Sanders/Goossen Tutor Promotions – By Jim Dower: Tonight, heavyweights Hasim Rahman (45-6-3, 36 KOs) and James Toney (70-6-3, 43 KOs) fight for the little known WBO NABO heavyweight title at the Pechanga Resort & Casino in Temecula. The title is not important, in this case, but what is important is that one of them moves on with his boxing career, while the other finds himself in a bad situation with retirement perhaps the best option.

Both fighters are well up there in age, with Toney, 39, leading the way and the soon to be 36 year-old Rahman not far behind. Both fighters seem to have been forgotten by the general boxing public, rarely mentioned on boxing websites, or discussed in television broadcasts when the subject of top heavyweights is brought up. Rahman has twice won and lost heavyweight titles, most recently losing his title in a sensational 12th round knockout to Oleg Maskaev in August 2006. As for Toney, he blew his only shot at a title after beating John Ruiz in April 2005, he later failed a post-fight drug test, causing the fight to be ruled a no-contest.

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Rahman vs. Toney: The Geezers Battle It Out

toney4642347.jpgBy Jason Kim: Aging heavyweights James Toney (70-6-3, 43 KOs) and Hasim Rahman (45-6-3, 36 KOs) battle it out on Wednesday night in a scheduled 12-round bout for the vacant WBO NABO heavyweight title at the Pechanga Resort & Casino in Temecula. Both fighters are nearing the end of their boxing careers, with Toney, 39, at the edge having lost two out of his last four fights with one of them being a draw to Rahman and the other a split decision victory over Danny Batchelder in his last fight.

It’s been over a year since Toney last fought, and during that time he’s slipped from the top 15. He looked weak and weight drained in his last fight with Batchelder in May 2007. After the bout, Toney tested positive for a banned substance and was subsequently suspended for a year, although it was later reduced to six months. The time off probably won’t have helped Toney, who was having problems dealing with the better heavyweights like Peter and Rahman. In both cases, Toney seemed too small to compete with either of them and his lack of size prevented him from being able to take the fight to them. Of course, him being out of shape didn’t help either. Toney looked to be 25-40 lbs overweight in both fights and the fat appeared to slow him down considerably over the course of the bouts.

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Toney vs Rahman on Wednesday

On July 16th, 2008, the boxing world will have the rematch of a lifetime – literally. The long-awaited “Last Chance” for Hasim “Rock” Rahman (45-6-3, 36 KOs) to be considered a heavyweight contender as he once again faces the living legend James “Lights Out” Toney (70-6-3, 43 KOs) at Pechanga Resort & Casino in Temecula, CA..

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