Tag: James Toney

A few years ago, when the COVID-19 virus began wreaking havoc on our lives, many of us hunkered down in our abodes to ride out the dark days as

When James J. Jeffries, heavyweight champion of the world, retired undefeated in 1905, few were in any doubt that they had just seen the greatest heavyweight fighter of all

James “Lights Out” James Toney has never been known for soft opinions, and he is … read more James Toney Unimpressed by Oleksandr Usyk and Today’s Heavyweights @ Boxing

Today marks the birthday of the late, great Pernell Whitaker, the sixth such occasion since the all-time great southpaw was taken from us, far too soon, after being struck

James Toney dismisses Muhammad Ali as boxing’s greatest and crowns Sugar Ray Robinson instead @ Boxing News 24/7

Bad decisions. Robberies. Ridiculous scorecards. Maybe nothing sickens a fight fan more than judges rendering a final verdict which makes a mockery of a hard-fought contest. Sadly, such incidents

While some argue that advancements in sports science make modern athletes superior to their antecedents, the fact remains that the finest compliment that can be paid to a fighter is

How does one measure an upset? Simple: by the number of chins on the floor at the end of the fight. And the power of the shockwaves felt by

My earliest memory of boxing is a poster for Mike Tyson vs Michael Spinks from back in 1988, the big heavyweight superfight that lasted exactly 91 seconds. The poster was

Let’s take another look back at the quite awesome fighting ability a certain James Nathaniel Toney possessed … continue James Toney at 57: Why “Lights Out” Still Stands Tall