James Toney beat Mike McCallum on August 29, 1992, but the wide scorecards made a hard championship fight look like a comfortable night’s work. Their rematch in Reno remains a … continue
Shakur Stevenson answered James Toney’s attack on his pound-for-pound standing by emphasizing that each man belongs to a different era. That response avoids the substance of Toney’s criticism: Shakur has … continue
James Toney dismissed Shakur Stevenson’s pound-for-pound credentials because he believes the four-division champion has not fought the best opposition available. Toney’s own career makes his criticism difficult to dismiss. The … continue
As the sun was going down on Saturday in Montebello California, the stars of boxing were out in their dozens to celebrate and exchange stories from days gone by. (Photo … continue
The International Boxing Hall of Fame and Museum announced today the members of the Class of 2022. Living inductees include champions Miguel Cotto, Roy Jones Jr. and James Toney in the men’s Modern category; … continue
Thirteen of 42 official candidates for induction into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF), Class of 2021 (Modern participants), are USA Boxing alumni, including virtual locks Floyd Mayweather, Jr. … continue
By Jim Dower: Boxing great James ‘Lightsout’ Toney is giving Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfield a heads up that he wants to be included in their exhibition matches. The 51-year-old … continue
By Allan Fox: Unbeaten light heavyweight contender Oleksandr Gvozdyk (13-0, 11 KOs) looked great in beating Yunieski Gonzalez (18-3, 14 KOs) in a 3rd round TKO last Saturday night in the performance of the night on the Vasyl Lomachenko vs. Jason Sosa card at the MGM National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Maryland. The 29-year-old Gvozdyk ramped up his offense in the 3rd round after testing out Gonzalez’s chin with some fast punches that sent him down.
By Jim Dower: 47-year-old former three division world champion James “Lights Out” Toney (76-10-3, 46 KOs) will be fighting next month on November 27th against 34-year-old heavyweight Eric “The Hammer” Martel Bahoeli (11-5, 7 KOs) in a scheduled 8 round fight at the Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, Ontario.
It’s hard to believe that Toney is still fighting at 47, because his career has been pretty much over since his two losses to Samuel Peter in 2006 and 2007. Those fights seemed to take the best of what’s left of Toney.
By Jim Dower: Former three division world champion James Toney (76-10-3, 46 KOs) suffered a 10 round unanimous decision loss to little known heavyweight Charles Ellis (10-3-1, 8 KOs) last Saturday night in a one-sided fight at the Chase Hotel, in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA. The final judges’ scores were 99-91, 98-92 and 97-93.