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Legendary American boxer Roy Jones told which of his opponents throughout his long and glorious career was his most difficult test.
James Toney is one of the few bets on Gennady Golovkin (42-1-1, 37 KOs) in his third fight with Saul Alvarez (57-2-2, 39 KOs). The trilogy between the two great contenders will take place on September 17. This time the opponents will meet in the super middleweight division, where all four championship belts belong to the Mexican. The first two fights were in the middleweight division.
Roy Jones, James Toney, Miguel Cotto, Holly Holm and Regina Halmich will be inducted into the Canastota, NY International Boxing Hall of Fame next June as winners in their 2022 nominations.
48-year-old James Toney stopped journeyman Mike Sheppard on Saturday night at the Eastern Michigan Convocation Center in Ypsilanti, Michigan. With the win, Toney claimed the vacant WBF heavyweight title. He is now the oldest man to win a heavyweight world title, breaking George Foreman’s record, although the WBF is considered a fringe title.
James Toney 248.8 vs. Michael Sheppard 237.4
(WBF heavyweight world title)
James Toney's record currently stands at 77 wins, 10 loses and 3 draws.
James Toney's last fight took place against Mike Sheppard on May 13, 2017, in Ypsilanti, USA. He won by KO in the 6 round. That fight was 4 months and 19 days ago.
Toney's last 3 fights have come over a period of 4 years, 15 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 4 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 28 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 9 rounds on average.
Toney was born in USA.
The James Toney is currently 55 years old. He was born on Aug. 24, 1968, so he will turn 56 in 10 months and 22 days.
Toney is 5' 10" (5 Foot and 10 inch) which is 178 cm (1 meter and 78 centimeters).
His reach is 72 inches (72") which is 183 cm (1 meter and 83 centimeters).
Toney fights from a orthodox, which means he favours his right hand as his power hand when fighting.
James Toney doesn't currently have a fight scheduled
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