Browsing Tag James Toney

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  Fight City Reviews 0

  Dark Trade

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

  On June 21, 2019 / By Joshua Isard
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  Boxiana 10

  May 20, 1985: Holmes vs Williams

  Thirty-four years ago today a crime occurred. It went largely unnoticed outside the world of boxing, but that doesn’t change the fact that it happened. Or that nothing ...

  On May 21, 2019 / By Michael Carbert
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  Lee Wylie 0

  Didn’t Forget: Wylie On Superman

  If boxing videos by Lee Wylie highlight the subtleties and nuances of ringcraft, they also inspire requests from avid watchers. One pugilist who more than a few ardent ...

  On May 13, 2019 / By Lee Wylie
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  Columns 0

  When Fighters Fought: Time for a Welterweight Renaissance

  Speaking for fans of a certain vintage, we all have a special set of boxers, the ones that forged our love for the sport, the ones on those ...

  On April 29, 2019 / By Matt O'Brien
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  Pernell Whitaker: Best Of The Decade

  Today is Pernell “Sweet Pea” Whitaker’s birthday, the bonafide all-time great turning 55 and what better way to pay tribute to him and say “Happy Birthday” than to ...

  On January 1, 2019 / By Neil Crane
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  Features 1

  McCluskey’s Dozen: 30 Years Of Talent

  Talent is an almost indefinable quality. You can spot it in a prodigious young athlete but it’s difficult to define precisely what it is. It can manifest itself ...

  On December 31, 2018 / By Ronnie McCluskey
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  Boxiana 2

  Dec. 05, 1947: Louis vs Walcott I

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

  On December 5, 2018 / By Michael Carbert
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  Fight Reports 0

  Fight Report: Usyk vs Bellew

  The Event: The fallacy of the cruiserweight division lies in the fact that it has never quite broken free of its original intent. Cruiserweight was first formed in ...

  On November 11, 2018 / By Alden Chodash
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  Columns 3

  Roy & Floyd: Contrasting Legacies

  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 ...

  On September 15, 2018 / By Laurence Thompson
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  Boxiana 0

  Aug. 29, 1992: Toney vs McCallum

  Some would argue that James Toney’s first victory over Mike McCallum, which also happened to be his final defense of his middleweight title, is, all things considered, his greatest ...

  On August 29, 2018 / By Ronnie McCluskey
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  The Fight City 5

  Ian MacKillop: Boxing In The Blood

  I guess you could say it’s in the blood. Boxing. The fight game. The crazy racket they call pugilism. Because the fact is both of my grandfathers were ...

  On August 22, 2018 / By Michael Carbert
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  Features 1

  Remembering The Kronk

  Six months ago the boxing world received some regrettable and disheartening news: the original Kronk Gym in Detroit, Michigan, the legendary place where brilliant trainer Emanuel Steward developed ...

  On April 13, 2018 / By Michael Carbert
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  Columns 2

  Let’s Stop Pretending

  Sports is about passion. It’s what fills the stands and sells the tickets. I’m from West Virginia, and the University Mountaineers football and basketball games can reduce people ...

  On March 22, 2018 / By Jeffrey Fuss
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  Columns 0

  Yes, Roy Really Was That Good

  By the mid-90’s, the question was being asked: was he the best ever? Certainly there had been no one quite like him in recent memory, no one who ...

  On February 17, 2018 / By Sean Crose
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  Manny Montreal 0

  Manny’s Thoughts! No. 130

  Once again, it’s time for Manny’s Thoughts! From Manny Montreal! This week: Congrats to Jonathan DiBella, Zach Makovsky, Stipe Miocic and, wait for it, James Toney! Manny looking ...

  On May 16, 2017 / By Manny Montreal
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  Features 2

  Peter Quillin: Life After Jacobs

  Going into his fight with Daniel Jacobs, Peter Quillin was a slight betting favorite to win with many predicting a “Kid Chocolate” victory based on the fact he ...

  On January 16, 2016 / By Thad Moore
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  The Cuban Sphinx Sits and Waits

  Sphinx-like and solitary, Guillermo Rigondeaux sits in repose on his desert throne. Despite his bleak environs he has ample supplies and is impressively ornamented. In one sense, Rigondeaux ...

  On November 4, 2015 / By Eliott McCormick