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James Toney

James Toney held the IBF cruiserweight world title, the IBF super middleweight world title and the IBF middleweight world title between 1991 and 2003. Toney fought 15 world title bouts, winning 11, losing 1, drawing 2 and with 1 no contest.

World title bouts
15
Record in world title bouts (won–lost–drawn)
11–1–2
World titles held
3
Longest world title reign (IBF middleweight, 1991–1993)
1 year, 9 months

World title reigns and bouts

Jan 1991 – Jan 2007

HeavyweightWBA
CruiserweightIBF
Super MiddleweightIBF
MiddleweightIBF
1991age 221992age 231993age 241994age 251995age 261996age 271997age 281998age 291999age 302000age 312001age 322002age 332003age 342004age 352005age 362006age 372007age 38
199520002005

WonLostDrawn or no contest

Timeline of world title events

  1. 1991

  2. James Toney beats Michael Nunn via knockout 11/12

    Middleweight · IBF

  3. James Toney beats Reggie Johnson via split decision 12/12

    Middleweight · IBF

  4. James Toney beats Francesco Dell'Aquila via knockout 4/12

    Middleweight · IBF

  5. James Toney and Mike McCallum draw via split decision 12/12

    Middleweight · IBF

  6. The Ring magazine rates James Toney No. 1 at middleweight in its annual ratings

    The Ring magazine rates James Toney No. 9 pound for pound in its annual ratings

  7. 1992

  8. James Toney beats Dave Tiberi via split decision 12/12

    Middleweight · IBF

  9. James Toney beats Glenn Wolfe via unanimous decision 12/12

    Middleweight · IBF

  10. James Toney beats Mike McCallum via majority decision 12/12

    Middleweight · IBF

  11. The Ring magazine rates James Toney No. 2 at middleweight in its annual ratings

    The Ring magazine rates James Toney No. 10 pound for pound in its annual ratings

  12. 1993

  13. James Toney beats Iran Barkley via corner retirement 9/12

    Super Middleweight · IBF

  14. James Toney beats Tony Thornton via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight · IBF

  15. The Ring magazine rates James Toney No. 1 at super middleweight in its annual ratings

    The Ring magazine rates James Toney No. 3 pound for pound in its annual ratings

  16. 1994

  17. James Toney beats Tim Littles via knockout 4/12

    Super Middleweight · IBF

  18. James Toney beats Charles Williams via knockout 12/12

    Super Middleweight · IBF

  19. Roy Jones Jr beats James Toney via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight · IBF

  20. The Ring magazine rates James Toney No. 4 at light heavyweight in its annual ratings

  21. 1995

  22. The Ring magazine rates James Toney No. 7 at cruiserweight in its annual ratings

  23. 1996

  24. The Ring magazine rates James Toney No. 5 at light heavyweight in its annual ratings

  25. 1999

  26. The Ring magazine rates James Toney No. 7 at cruiserweight in its annual ratings

  27. 2000

  28. The Ring magazine rates James Toney No. 8 at cruiserweight in its annual ratings

  29. 2002

  30. The Ring magazine rates James Toney No. 4 at cruiserweight in its annual ratings

  31. 2003

  32. James Toney beats Vassiliy Jirov via unanimous decision 12/12

    Cruiserweight · IBF

  33. James Toney’s IBF cruiserweight world title reign ends

    Cruiserweight · IBF

  34. The Ring magazine rates James Toney No. 5 at heavyweight in its annual ratings

    The Ring magazine rates James Toney No. 9 pound for pound in its annual ratings

  35. 2004

  36. The Ring magazine rates James Toney No. 4 at heavyweight in its annual ratings

  37. 2005

  38. James Toney v John Ruiz: no contest 12/12

    Heavyweight · WBA

  39. The Ring magazine rates James Toney No. 3 at heavyweight in its annual ratings

  40. 2006

  41. James Toney and Hasim Rahman draw via majority decision 12/12

    Heavyweight · WBC

  42. The Ring magazine rates James Toney No. 4 at heavyweight in its annual ratings