Evander Holyfield vs. James Toney, billed as "The War on October 4", was a professional boxing match contested on October 4, 2003. James was coming of a monumental win, capturing the IBF cruiserweight title against a very tough Khazakstani in Vassily Jirov, making him a three-weight world champion. His October 4, 2003, victory over aging former heavyweight champion In his bout after the Ruiz fight, Toney won a unanimous decision victory over former heavyweight contender Dominic Guinn. Despite having a point deducted for hitting Williams after the bell in one round and having his left eye completely swollen shut, Toney knocked Williams out in the 12th and final round. ‘The Real Deal’ does just that, landing a huge right hand quickly followed by a hard left hook.
Jones used one of his "After taking some time off from the ring, Toney came back in 1999, seemingly focused on reclaiming his status as an elite fighter. Toney was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S. At around age 11, Toney first entered a boxing gym, but did not seriously pursue the sport until graduating high school. Can Randy avoid those granite hands and score a takedown?Well, if you saw the fight, those questions were answered within the first 30 seconds. Toney displays excellent composure with his fluid movement, creating inviting feints for Holyfield to falsely think he can exploit, only to be met with a barrage of powerful punches.
I thought we’d rewind a little further, to almost ten years to the day. James Toney vs Mike McCallum II : The Fight City. On the contrary, many believed Toney would be too quick for Holyfield, using his movement, sharpness and tricky defence to out-point the Alabama-native or maybe even secure a knockout victory himself.The first bell sounds and we see both men display nice, active footwork, feinting to find openings.
When three-division world boxing champion James Toney stepped up to fight Hall-of-Famer Randy Couture at UFC 118. The boxing community paid respect to Evander Holyfield’s heart and toughness as well as James Toney’s emphatic performance to secure a victory against an elite heavyweight in his very first fight at the weight class! Joined: Dec 18, 2001 Messages: 19,126 Likes Received: 436 Location: The shed. Even if we But like the champion promoters that they are, the UFC found a way to stir up a debate. Evander is not fighting smart, showing poor timing with his shots.Toney piles on the pressure as we enter the seventh round. This proves to be ineffective, as the man from Michigan dug the body and switched to the head with nice left hooks, landing well despite being against the ropes. For this bout Toney weighed in at a career high of 257 lbs.On April 7, 2012 Toney fought Bobby Gunn and won by a fifth round stoppage due to a hand injury sustained by Gunn.Toney travelled to Australia in April 2013 to face Toney's final bout came on May 13, 2017 at the age of 48. No real efforts to escape, as if he was in week one of grappling class. Holyfield starts to stay in the pocket for too long, which as expected, is a very bad idea against an explosive puncher. He is also an Olympic medalist and holds many iconic names on his record, including Ray Mercer, Mike Tyson, Buster Douglas, Larry Holmes, George Foreman, Riddick Bowe and Carlos De Leon.
By Cliff Rold. He forced James Toney to show his own greatness which James Toney did, more than he probably thought he was capable of. The fight was televised on pay-per-view and rebroadcast by Showtime.
James Toney vs. Roy Jones Jr., billed as "The Uncivil War", was a professional boxing match held on November 18, 1994, for the IBF super middleweight championship. The war on October fourth saw two legends of the sport go toe to toe in an intriguing, stylistic bout. When three-division world boxing champion James Toney stepped up to fight Hall-of-Famer Randy Couture at UFC 118. James lands some sharp shots but Holyfield is the stronger puncher, showing great weight distribution switching between the left hooks and overhand rights.
After punishing Holyfield for 5+ rounds, Toney was finally able to breakthrough with a knockdown in round nine after landing left hook to the body caused Holyfield to collapse to the mat.