James Toney really was a sensational fighter. Back in his prime, and even a good few years later, when Toney was still a genuine force, the naturally gifted but also exquisitely trained boxer from Ann Arbour – coached as he was by Bill Miller and later Freddie Roach, really two of the very best in the history of the game – delighted the purists along with those who love a war and a nasty KO. » Read More
James Toney At His Best – As A Cruiserweight?
-What is your favorite James Toney fight? There are of course quite a few gems to pick and choose from; and as we know, “Lights Out” fought some big, big fights in a number of different weight classes. » Read More
Yves Ulysse Jr. vs. Steve Claggett: James Toney special VIP guest on April 25
-Future Hall of Famer James “Lights Out” Toney will be the special VIP guest for the April 25 edition of Golden Boy DAZN Thursday Night Fights, which headlined by the 10-round rematch between super lightweight contender Yves Ulysse Jr. » Read More
15 Years Ago Today: There Was “War On October 4!”
-Who was big enough? Who was good enough? Who had the most left? » Read More
The Great James Toney At 50 – His Fighting Days Are Done
-James Toney, who today celebrates his 50th birthday, is done fighting, he is done even trying to fight; yet the former multi-weight king is safe in the knowledge that he has pretty much done it all. » Read More
Toney, Garcia & Mares Confirmed For Fourth Annual Box Fan Expo
-12-Time world champion James “Lights Out” Toney has confirmed that that he will appear and hold a Meet & Greet with his fans at the Las Vegas Convention Center for the fourth Annual Box Fan Expo on Saturday September 15, 2018 from 10am to 5pm, during Mexican Independence Day weekend. » Read More
Let’s play boxing promoter…
-I think being a boxing promoter is such a fun occupation – especially the matchmaking. » Read More
Top 10 by Decade – Part II: Cruiserweights
-Ranking fighters across different eras is a very tricky business. » Read More
James Toney To Be Special Guest For HOF Weekend
-The International Boxing Hall of Fame announced today multi-division world champion James “Lights Out” Toney will be a special guest for 2018 Hall of Fame Induction Weekend festivities set for June 7-10th in “Boxing’s Hometown.”
“James Toney was an ‘old school’ fighter who provided boxing fans with so many exciting moments during his championship career,” said Hall of Fame director Edward Brophy. » Read More
Gerald McClellan vs. James Toney: Who would have won this epic?
-How boxing history, or to be more precise, middleweight boxing history, could have been different had this fight taken place – as it came so close to doing. » Read More