By Lewis Croft: Multi weight world champion, James ‘Lights Out’ Toney (72-6-3, 44 KO’s) defends his lightly regarded IBA Heavyweight title against ‘Dangerous’ Damon Reed (45-14, 32 KO’s) on February 24th at the San Manuel Indian Casino in California.
James Toney
Will James Toney get his redemption against UFC fighter Vitor Belfort?
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 the 1 boxing match in Ufc I promise he will feel my power and we will show the world the a Ufc fighter can do better.” Toney’s response to the challenge, Tell Vitor Belfort let’s make it happen. I like that because he ain’t no scared little bitch. He wants to come to my world and I’m more than willing to welcome him to my world.
Remember why we love boxing
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 abuse, and drawn out financial negotiations being discussed before even mentioning the actual sport it self. This incessant drivel about controversial subjects may appeal to die hard fans but to the average follower it’s becoming increasingly boring.
Did UFC 118 finally answer which fighting style is superior? –MMA or Boxing?
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 generally determine how a boxer fares against a mixed martial artist. This was proven on Saturday night when MMA legend Coture didn’t hesitate to take boxer James Toney to the ground and choke him out in a little over 3 minutes of the first round. Unfortunately for the 41 year old boxing great, with less than a year of MMA training he had no take-down defense and couldn’t get a shot off, his only chance.
Toney wants to fight Couture in boxing match
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.
Did Toney hurt the sport of boxing with his fight agaisnt grappler Couture?
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 actually helped the MMA to attract more boxing fans to their sport with this fight rather than the other way around. This fight was hugely successful in terms of pay per view sales compared to past UFC events and you have to figure that the reason for this was because of boxing fans purchasing it to see a match-up between a boxer and a MMA star.
Did Toney make suckers out of fans who paid to watch his fight against Couture?
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 his right mind would pay a cent to watch Toney, not even if he was pitted against an alligator. Yet Toney has managed to con close to a million dollars from MMA fans. The irony of this great con is that such a huge purse is beyond most renowned MMA fighter’s earnings. It is incredible that an old, overweight, has been boxer, shadow of a fighter, can earn so much money in MMA, more money than most MMA stars can ever hope to make. James Toney is laughing all the way to the bank.
Couture not interested in fighting Toney in boxing match – News
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 boxing ring and fight the 42-year-old Toney.
Mike Tyson and Dana White Discuss James Toney’s Chances in the Octagon
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 Boston, James Toney with 83 fights experience ranging from middleweight to heavyweight, will fight former two time light heavy and heavyweight champion of the UFC.
James Toney Vs Randy Couture: Legends of Different Disciplines
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 in Boston. But let us not fool ourselves here, even the most obsessive MMA and Boxing fanatics have come to concede the individual merit that both these disciplines deserve. In saying this, as a writer for a boxing news website I must defend the sport I cherish the most, and argue the case for why a dinky, rotund and punch drunk boxer of 42 years of age will defeat a legend at his own game.