James Toney

James Nathaniel Toney (born August 24, 1968) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1988 to 2017. He held multiple world championships in three weight classes, including the International Boxing Federation (IBF) and lineal middleweight titles from 1991 to 1993, the IBF super middleweight title from 1993 to 1994, and the IBF cruiserweight title in 2003. Toney also challenged twice for a world heavyweight title in 2005 and 2006, and while he was victorious the first time, his championship was annulled due to a failed drug test that caused his initial victory to be overturned to a no contest. Overall, he competed in fifteen world title fights across four weight classes.

Stylistically a defensive boxer, Toney utilized the shoulder roll technique taught to him by veteran trainer Bill Miller, who had once trained heavyweight champion Ezzard Charles. Toney was an exceptional counterpuncher and inside fighter, who often preferred to fight off the ropes. He possessed fast hand speed and respectable punching power throughout his career and is also noted for his toughness, having never lost any of his 92 professional bouts via stoppage.

In 1991 and 2003, Toney was voted Fighter of the Year by The Ring magazine and the Boxing Writers Association of America. In 2011, The Ring magazine ranked him as tenth on their list of the "10 best middleweight title holders of the last 50 years."<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He is also widely considered one of the greatest defensive boxers of all time.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="history">Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

He has also made a one-time appearance in mixed martial arts, losing to Randy Couture at UFC 118. In 2001, Toney played the role of Joe Frazier in the movie Ali alongside Will Smith. He is also an inductee into the International Boxing Hall of Fame.

Early life

Toney was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.<ref name="boxingscene.com">Dooley, Terence (February 12, 2018). "James Toney: I Would Have Knocked Bernard Hopkins Out!". BoxingScene. Retrieved February 12, 2018.</ref> At around age 11, Toney first entered a boxing gym, but did not seriously pursue the sport until graduating high school. Growing up, Toney lived alongside the families of Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Buster Mathis Jr., and Toney's father himself (who was absent for Toney's upbringing) was a boxer.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> As a teen, Toney was often involved in street fighting and sold crack cocaine. Prior to his career in boxing, Toney was also a star football player; after high school he received scholarship offers from Western Michigan to play quarterback and from Michigan to play as a defensive back. But Toney said, "I wasn't a team player and wasn't good at taking orders. So I went into boxing."<ref name=B/> Toney also lost a significant amount of weight to begin his boxing career, having weighed 205 lbs. Toney was supposedly involved in an altercation with future Pro Football Hall of Famer Deion Sanders while at a Michigan training camp.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Amateur career

Toney had a brief but relatively successful amateur career, compiling a record of 33 wins (32 KOs) and 2 losses.<ref>BoxRec. Retrieved on April 26, 2025.</ref> Toney had his first professional fight on October 26, 1988, beating Stephen Lee by a technical knockout in the second round. As a teenager, Toney was scouted and trained by Gregory Owens, who also was his trainer through the mid-nineties. His moniker of "Lights Out" was also given by either Gregory or his son.<ref>James Toney. BoxingInsider.com. Retrieved on June 19, 2014.</ref> In his 7th pro fight, Toney's manager, Johnny "Ace" Smith, was killed. Afterwards, Jackie Kallen was hired as his manager. Toney also employed the services of legendary Detroit-based trainer Bill Miller. Miller, a former boxer himself who worked in Detroit's famed Kronk Gym and assisted hall-of-fame trainer Emanuel Steward at times, is credited with developing Toney's famed "old school" or "throwback" style of fighting.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Professional career

Middleweight

Template:Main Toney won the IBF and lineal middleweight titles by knocking out Michael Nunn in eleven rounds in May 1991.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Toney, who entered as a 20-to-1 underdog, was down on all three judges' scorecards, but landed a left hook that put Nunn on the canvas in the eleventh round, and eventually scored a stoppage victory.<ref>Nunn Out</ref> The win also earned Toney the Ring Magazine Fighter Of The Year award.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Toney continued a regular fight program over the next 18 months at middleweight, before outgrowing the division, where he made several successful yet disputed defenses. The most noteworthy was Toney's split decision win over Dave Tiberi in a fight that many experts feel Toney lost. The decision was so controversial that it prompted United States Senator William Roth of Delaware to call for an investigation into possible corruption in the sport.<ref>James Toney vs. Dave Tiberi – Boxrec Boxing Encyclopaedia. BoxRec. Retrieved on June 19, 2014.</ref> Toney also won a split decision title defense against Reggie Johnson in June 1991, retained his title with a draw against former WBA champ Mike McCallum in December 1991, and again against McCallum, this time by a majority decision, in December 1992. The McCallum fight would be Toney's last as a middleweight.<ref name=B/>

Super middleweight

Template:Main On February 13, 1993, Toney challenged Iran Barkley for the IBF super middleweight title. After a dominating performance by Toney, the bout was stopped after 9 rounds by Barkley's trainer, Eddie Mustafa Muhammad, due to Barkley suffering severe swelling around both eyes.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Toney won five fights throughout 1993, then defeated Tony "The Punching Postman" Thornton in his 1st title defense in October, via a landslide points victory.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In his second defense, Toney beat the 24–0 Tim Littles by a 4th-round KO. During this bout, Toney suffered a bad cut which caused the referee and ringside doctor to intervene before round 4, allowing him one more round to try to end the fight. His next defense was against former IBF Light Heavyweight champion Prince Charles Williams. 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. This win paved the way for his fight with undefeated 1988 Olympic silver medalist Roy Jones Jr.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Toney vs. Jones Jr.

Template:Main article Jones won a landslide decision over Toney, an upset at the time, briefly flooring Toney for the first time with a flash knockdown in the 3rd round. Jones used one of his "cockfighting" feints to lure Toney in, and as Toney mocked Jones, Toney got caught with a leaping left hook.<ref>James Toney vs. Roy Jones, Round 3. YouTube. Retrieved on June 19, 2014.</ref> After the fight Toney blamed making the weight for his flat performance and the loss of his cherished unbeaten record.Template:Citation needed It was his last fight at the weight.

Light heavyweight

Template:Main article His next fight saw him lose to Montell Griffin at light heavyweight in February 1995. After then winning a series of fights at light heavyweight, cruiserweight, and even heavyweight, he again faced Montell Griffin in December 1996 and once again lost a close decision. He beat old foe Mike McCallum in February 1997, but then lost to journeyman Drake Thadzi in his next fight.

Cruiserweight

Template:Main After taking some time off from the ring, Toney came back in 1999, seemingly focused on reclaiming his status as an elite fighter. He defeated former title holders and title contenders Adolpho Washington, Steve Little, Ramón Garbey, Saul Montana, Sione Asipeli, Courtney Butler, and Michael Rush. In August 2002, Toney beat Jason Robinson in an IBF Cruiserweight title elimination fight. This set up a fight between Toney and the champion, Vassiliy Jirov. After a postponement, the fight happened on April 26, 2003. Going into the 12th and final round, with the scores fairly even and the fight in the balance, Toney knocked the undefeated Jirov down in the 12th. The Kazakh rose from the canvas to go to the distance, but Toney got the judges verdict and was now a three-weight World Champion.

For Toney's performance he was awarded comeback of the year and named fighter of the year. The fight itself was named "Fight Of The Year" by The Ring magazine. Immediately afterward, Toney moved up to heavyweight, where he campaigned for the next 7 years.

Heavyweight

Template:Main article As far back as Toney's middleweight years, he insisted that he would one day be the heavyweight champion of the world. His October 4, 2003, victory over aging former heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield was Toney's entry into the heavyweight division. After a shaky first round, Toney picked apart Holyfield with shots to the body and head before stopping him in the 9th round. After the fight Toney declared he was "undestructable", that he "got milk baby" and didn't want any "bad ass questions" from announcer Jim Gray.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

On September 23, 2004, Toney faced off with Rydell Booker. Although Toney injured his left arm, he was still able to defeat the clearly outmatched Booker, getting a 12-round unanimous decision for the fringe IBA heavyweight title.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

On April 30, 2005, he defeated John Ruiz by a unanimous decision in a 12-round match for the World Boxing Association (WBA) heavyweight Championship. However, Toney failed his post-fight drug test, testing positive for the anabolic steroid stanozolol. This led to the New York Athletic Commission changing the bout's official outcome to a "no-contest", deducting the win from Toney's career record and banning him from boxing for 90 days. The WBA ordered that Ruiz be reinstated as its champion and that Toney be ineligible for another WBA Heavyweight title shot for two years. Toney defended himself by claiming that the steroids were given to him by a doctor to treat the arm injury he suffered during the Rydell Booker fight.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

In his bout after the Ruiz fight, Toney won a unanimous decision victory over former heavyweight contender Dominic Guinn. Toney next fought against Hasim Rahman on March 18, 2006, for the WBC Heavyweight title. The result was a twelve-round majority draw.

Toney's next two outings were losses to Samuel Peter. The first fight was held in Los Angeles, California, on September 2, 2006. Toney lost by split decision. The return bout was held in Hollywood, Florida, on January 6, 2007, and Toney once again lost to Peter, this time by unanimous decision. Both fights were WBC eliminator bouts for the belt held by Oleg Maskaev.

Toney's next bout came on December 13, 2008, against Fres Oquendo. Oquendo was penalized one point in round eight for a rabbit punch, which would prove to be the deciding factor in the fight. Toney won a close, controversial split decision. On September 12, 2009, James fought heavyweight fighter Matthew Greer (12–5–0 11KO) at the Pechanga Resort & Casino.<ref>James Toney: He ain't heavy; He's a heavyweight! FightFan News Wire (September 11, 2009)</ref> James won via TKO victory in round two.

On February 24, 2011, Toney made his return to boxing and won a ten-round unanimous decision against Damon Reed. All three judges scored the bout 100–90. For this bout Toney weighed in at a career high of 257 lbs.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Return to cruiserweight

After stepping back down to Cruiserweight, on November 4, 2011, Toney stepped into the ring at 199 lbs, the lowest he has been since 2003 against Russian star Denis Lebedev in Russia for the interim WBA World cruiserweight title. Toney was never competitive throughout the bout after encountering problems with his left knee during round two, and the judges all had it 120–108 for Lebedev. A week after the fight it was revealed Toney needed surgery to repair his knee.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Return to heavyweight

On April 7, 2012, Toney fought Bobby Gunn and won by a fifth round stoppage due to a hand injury sustained by Gunn.<ref>Jake Donovan, James Toney Stops Bobby Gunn In Five Rounds. Boxing Scene, 8 April 2012.</ref> This was recognized as a world title by the International Boxing Union, a minor boxing organization.

Toney travelled to Australia in April 2013 to face Lucas Browne for the WBF heavyweight title. Toney lost the fight by wide unanimous decision. Seven months later on November 14, Toney travelled to London, England to compete in the heavyweight Prizefighter Series held at the famous York Hall venue. It was a special UK vs USA tournament with six fighters facing off in three round bouts. In the quarter-final, Toney faced English journeyman Matt Legg, and won by TKO in the third round, advancing to the semi-finals. In the semi-final, he faced fellow American Jason Gavern and lost by majority decision, and was eliminated from the tournament.

Toney's final bout came on May 13, 2017, at the age of 48. He defeated Mike Sheppard by sixth round stoppage; winning the WBF heavyweight title. After a career spanning 29 years and 92 professional bouts, Toney has confirmed he is officially retired.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Exhibition bout

Toney made a comeback to the ring at age 55 on November 11, 2023, when he fought 59-year-old Donovan Ruddock, a former top ranked heavyweight contender, in Kingston, Jamaica. The fight went all six rounds and was scored a draw, with the first two rounds being a standard three minutes, while the later four were shortened to two minutes. Both men were criticized for their lousy athletic appearances and sluggish slow pace, as both were clearly showing their senior age. Nevertheless, the fight went the distance.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Fighting style

Toney is well known for his "old school" or "throwback" crab style of boxing, which consisted of frequent head movement and shoulder rolls to avoid punches, as well as his ability to fight off the ropes using slick upper body movement and in-fighting.<ref name=Y>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=Z>Template:Cite web</ref> As such, he is said to have possessed a very high ring IQ. Although Toney was considered a defensive fighter by many, he still applied pressure to his opponents and usually forced his style against them; in some ways he could be considered a defensive pressure fighter. Because of his experience, defensive skills and extremely durable chin, he was never stopped in his 29-year professional career and was rarely knocked down.<ref name=B>Template:Cite web</ref>

Mixed martial arts career

Toney was spotted in attendance at UFC 108 on January 2, 2010, which led to talks between him and UFC President Dana White regarding fighting in the organization. On March 3, it was confirmed by White that the two had agreed and signed a multi-fight deal with the company, at the age of 42.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

To help his transition into MMA, Toney was coached by trainer Juanito Ibarra.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Toney was later coached by Trevor Sherman.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Toney vs. Couture, UFC 118

His debut fight was against UFC Hall of Famer and former UFC Heavyweight and Light Heavyweight champion Randy Couture at UFC 118 on August 28, 2010.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Couture scored a takedown against Toney early in the first round, and went on to submit him with an arm-triangle choke.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Toney was subsequently released from his contract with the UFC.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The match achieved notoriety, though it drew criticisms of being a freak show fight, among them by UFC President Dana White himself.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Toney's purse was around $500,000 opposed to Couture's $250,000.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Cancelled bout with Ken Shamrock

In the aftermath of his loss and release from the UFC, Toney stated he would "100 Percent" compete in MMA again, saying he would fight regardless if it was not in the UFC.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He would later be attached to a mix rules venture bout against MMA pioneer and UFC veteran Ken Shamrock scheduled for November 2011.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In October 2011, the event was cancelled and the bout never materialized beyond that.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> UFC 118 remains Toney's sole appearance in mixed martial arts.

Professional boxing record

Template:Abbr	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
92	Template:Yes2Win	Template:Nowrap	Mike Sheppard	KO	6 (12) Template:Small	May 13, 2017	Template:Small	Template:Small
91	Template:No2Loss	Template:Nowrap	Charles Ellis	UD	10	Aug 8, 2015	Template:Small
90	Template:No2Loss	Template:Nowrap	Jason Gavern	MD	3	Nov 14, 2013	Template:Small	Template:Small
89	Template:Yes2Win	Template:Nowrap	Matt Legg	TKO	3 (3), Template:Small	Nov 14, 2013	Template:Small	Template:Small
88	Template:Yes2Win	Template:Nowrap	Kenny Lemos	UD	8	Jun 28, 2013	Template:Small
87	Template:No2Loss	Template:Nowrap	Lucas Browne	UD	12	Apr 28, 2013	Template:Small	Template:Small
86	Template:Yes2Win	Template:Nowrap	Bobby Gunn	RTD	5 (12), Template:Small	Jul 4, 2012	Template:Small	Template:Small
85	Template:No2Loss	Template:Nowrap	Denis Lebedev	UD	12	Nov 4, 2011	Template:Small	Template:Small
84	Template:Yes2Win	Template:Nowrap	Damon Reed	UD	10	Feb 24, 2011	Template:Small
83	Template:Yes2Win	Template:Nowrap	Matthew Greer	KO	2 (10), Template:Small	Sep 12, 2009	Template:Small
82	Template:Yes2Win	Template:Nowrap	Fres Oquendo	SD	12	Dec 13, 2008	Template:Small	Template:Small
81	NC	Template:Nowrap	Hasim Rahman	TKO	3 (12), Template:Small	Jul 16, 2008	Template:Small	Template:Small
80	Template:Yes2Win	Template:Nowrap	Danny Batchelder	SD	10	May 24, 2007	Template:Small
79	Template:No2Loss	Template:Nowrap	Samuel Peter	UD	12	Jan 6, 2007	Template:Small	Template:Small
78	Template:No2Loss	Template:Nowrap	Samuel Peter	SD	12	Sep 2, 2006	Template:Small	Template:Small
77	Template:DrawDraw	Template:Nowrap	Hasim Rahman	MD	12	Mar 18, 2006	Template:Small	Template:Small
76	Template:Yes2Win	Template:Nowrap	Dominick Guinn	UD	12	Oct 1, 2005	Template:Small	Template:Small
75	Template:Abbr	Template:Nowrap	John Ruiz	UD	12	Apr 30, 2005	Template:Small	Template:Small
74	Template:Yes2Win	68–4–2	Rydell Booker	UD	12	Sep 23, 2004	Template:Small	Template:Small
73	Template:Yes2Win	67–4–2	Evander Holyfield	TKO	9 (12), Template:Small	Oct 4, 2003	Template:Small
72	Template:Yes2Win	66–4–2	Vassiliy Jirov	UD	12	Apr 26, 2003	Template:Small	Template:Small
71	Template:Yes2Win	65–4–2	Jason Robinson	KO	7 (12), Template:Small	Aug 18, 2002	Template:Small
70	Template:Yes2Win	64–4–2	Michael Rush	TKO	10 (10), Template:Small	May 31, 2002	Template:Small
69	Template:Yes2Win	63–4–2	Sione Asipeli	UD	10	Mar 22, 2002	Template:Small
68	Template:Yes2Win	62–4–2	Wesley Martin	TKO	3 (10), Template:Small	Jul 30, 2001	Template:Small
67	Template:Yes2Win	61–4–2	Saúl Montana	TKO	2 (12), Template:Small	Mar 29, 2001	Template:Small	Template:Small
66	Template:Yes2Win	60–4–2	Courtney Butler	TKO	3 (10), Template:Small	Nov 3, 2000	Template:Small
65	Template:Yes2Win	59–4–2	Terry McGroom	MD	10	Jan 21, 2000	Template:Small
64	Template:Yes2Win	58–4–2	Ramón Garbey	UD	10	Oct 8, 1999	Template:Small
63	Template:Yes2Win	57–4–2	Adolpho Washington	TKO	10 (10), Template:Small	Jul 30, 1999	Template:Small
62	Template:Yes2Win	56–4–2	Terry Porter	TKO	8 (10), Template:Small	Mar 7, 1999	Template:Small
61	Template:Yes2Win	55–4–2	Steve Little	UD	12	Jun 14, 1997	Template:Small	Template:Small
60	Template:No2Loss	54–4–2	Drake Thadzi	MD	12	May 14, 1997	Template:Small	Template:Small
59	Template:Yes2Win	54–3–2	Mike McCallum	UD	12	Feb 22, 1997	Template:Small	Template:Small
58	Template:No2Loss	53–3–2	Montell Griffin	UD	12	Dec 6, 1996	Template:Small	Template:Small
57	Template:Yes2Win	53–2–2	Duran Williams	TKO	9 (12), Template:Small	Aug 9, 1996	Template:Small	Template:Small
56	Template:Yes2Win	52–2–2	Charles Oliver	UD	10	Jul 3, 1996	Template:Small
55	Template:Yes2Win	51–2–2	Earl Butler	TKO	4 (12), Template:Small	May 14, 1996	Template:Small	Template:Small
54	Template:Yes2Win	50–2–2	Richard Mason	UD	10	Mar 1, 1996	Template:Small
53	Template:Yes2Win	49–2–2	Greg Everett	KO	2 (12), Template:Small	Dec 8, 1995	Template:Small	Template:Small
52	Template:Yes2Win	48–2–2	Ernest Mateen	Template:Abbr	5 (12), Template:Small	Sep 9, 1995	Template:Small	Template:Small
51	Template:Yes2Win	47–2–2	Freddie Delgado	TKO	5 (12), Template:Small	Jun 18, 1995	Template:Small	Template:Small
50	Template:Yes2Win	46–2–2	Anthony Hembrick	RTD	5 (12), Template:Small	Apr 30, 1995	Template:Small	Template:Small
49	Template:Yes2Win	45–2–2	Karl Willis	TKO	8 (10), Template:Small	Mar 20, 1995	Template:Small
48	Template:No2Loss	44–2–2	Montell Griffin	MD	12	Feb 18, 1995	Template:Small	Template:Small
47	Template:No2Loss	44–1–2	Roy Jones Jr.	UD	12	Nov 18, 1994	Template:Small	Template:Small
46	Template:Yes2Win	44–0–2	Charles Williams	KO	12 (12), Template:Small	Jul 29, 1994	Template:Small	Template:Small
45	Template:Yes2Win	43–0–2	Vinson Durham	UD	10	May 18, 1994	Template:Small
44	Template:Yes2Win	42–0–2	Tim Littles	TKO	4 (12), Template:Small	Mar 5, 1994	Template:Small	Template:Small
43	Template:Yes2Win	41–0–2	Anthony Hembrick	TKO	7 (10), Template:Small	Jan 16, 1994	Template:Small
42	Template:Yes2Win	40–0–2	Tony Thornton	UD	12	Oct 29, 1993	Template:Small	Template:Small
41	Template:Yes2Win	39–0–2	Larry Prather	UD	10	Aug 24, 1993	Template:Small
40	Template:Yes2Win	38–0–2	Danny Garcia	RTD	6 (10), Template:Small	Jul 29, 1993	Template:Small
39	Template:Yes2Win	37–0–2	Glenn Thomas	UD	10	Jun 6, 1993	Template:Small
38	Template:Yes2Win	36–0–2	Ricky Thomas	TKO	10 (10), Template:Small	Apr 17, 1993	Template:Small
37	Template:Yes2Win	35–0–2	Govoner Chavers	TKO	9 (10), Template:Small	Mar 23, 1993	Template:Small
36	Template:Yes2Win	34–0–2	Iran Barkley	RTD	9 (12), Template:Small	Feb 13, 1993	Template:Small	Template:Small
35	Template:Yes2Win	33–0–2	Doug DeWitt	Template:Abbr	6 (10), Template:Small	Dec 5, 1992	Template:Small
34	Template:Yes2Win	32–0–2	Mike McCallum	Template:Abbr	12	Aug 29, 1992	Template:Small	Template:Small
33	Template:Yes2Win	31–0–2	Ricky Stackhouse	TKO	3 (10)	May 26, 1992	Template:Small
32	Template:Yes2Win	30–0–2	Glenn Wolfe	UD	12	Apr 11, 1992	Template:Small	Template:Small
31	Template:Yes2Win	29–0–2	Dave Tiberi	SD	12	Feb 8, 1992	Template:Small	Template:Small
30	Template:DrawDraw	28–0–2	Mike McCallum	Template:Abbr	12	Dec 13, 1991	Template:Small	Template:Small
29	Template:Yes2Win	28–0–1	Francesco Dell'Aquila	TKO	4 (12), Template:Small	Oct 12, 1991	Template:Small	Template:Small
28	Template:Yes2Win	27–0–1	Reggie Johnson	SD	12	Jun 29, 1991	Template:Small	Template:Small
27	Template:Yes2Win	26–0–1	Michael Nunn	TKO	11 (12), Template:Small	May 10, 1991	Template:Small	Template:Small
26	Template:Yes2Win	25–0–1	Alberto Gonzalez	TKO	5 (10), Template:Small	Mar 31, 1991	Template:Small
25	Template:Yes2Win	24–0–1	Merqui Sosa	SD	12	Jan 13, 1991	Template:Small	Template:Small
24	Template:Yes2Win	23–0–1	Carlos Silva	TKO	5 (10), Template:Small	Dec 10, 1990	Template:Small
23	Template:Yes2Win	22–0–1	Sanderline Williams	UD	10	Oct 16, 1990	Template:Small
22	Template:Yes2Win	21–0–1	Kevin Brazier	TKO	2 (10)	Aug 24, 1990	Template:Small
21	Template:DrawDraw	20–0–1	Sanderline Williams	Template:Abbr	10	Jul 26, 1990	Template:Small
20	Template:Yes2Win	20–0	Ricardo Bryant	TKO	4 (12), Template:Small	Jun 27, 1990	Template:Small	Template:Small
19	Template:Yes2Win	19–0	Horacio Rene Brandan	KO	2 (10), Template:Small	May 23, 1990	Template:Small
18	Template:Yes2Win	18–0	Jose Luis Esteven	TKO	5 (10), Template:Small	Apr 27, 1990	Template:Small
17	Template:Yes2Win	17–0	Toby Tyler	TKO	5 (6), Template:Small	Apr 5, 1990	Template:Small
16	Template:Yes2Win	16–0	Philip Morefield	KO	1 (10), Template:Small	Mar 1, 1990	Template:Small	Template:Small
15	Template:Yes2Win	15–0	Danny Thomas	UD	8	Jan 20, 1990	Template:Small
14	Template:Yes2Win	14–0	Joe Johnson	TKO	4 Template:Small	Nov 29, 1989	Template:Small
13	Template:Yes2Win	13–0	Ron Amundsen	UD	10	Nov 13, 1989	Template:Small
12	Template:Yes2Win	12–0	Robert Clinton	KO	1	Oct 26, 1989	Template:Small
11	Template:Yes2Win	11–0	Ricardo Simpson	KO	2	Oct 12, 1989	Template:Small
10	Template:Yes2Win	10–0	Joe Summers	TKO	2	Sep 21, 1989	Template:Small
9	Template:Yes2Win	9–0	Lemark Davis	UD	6	Sep 7, 1989	Template:Small
8	Template:Yes2Win	8–0	Mark Stephens	TKO	2 (4)	Jul 20, 1989	Template:Small
7	Template:Yes2Win	7–0	Steve Chaney	KO	1 (4)	Jun 6, 1989	Template:Small
6	Template:Yes2Win	6–0	Arthur Willis	Template:Abbr	4	May 2, 1989	Template:Small
5	Template:Yes2Win	5–0	James Fernandez	Template:Abbr	4	Feb 16, 1989	Template:Small
4	Template:Yes2Win	4–0	Sammy Jenkins	TKO	4 (4)	Jan 17, 1989	Template:Small
3	Template:Yes2Win	3–0	Carl Penn	KO	1 (4)	Jan 10, 1989	Template:Small
2	Template:Yes2Win	2–0	Ronnie Yoe	Template:Abbr	1 (4)	Dec 6, 1988	Template:Small
1	Template:Yes2Win	1–0	Stephen Lee	Template:Abbr	2 (4)	Oct 26, 1988	Template:Small

Exhibition boxing record

Template:Abbr	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
1	Template:DrawDraw	0–0–1	Donovan Ruddock	PTS	6	Nov 11, 2023	Template:Small

Mixed martial arts record

Template:MMArecordbox Template:MMA record start |- |Template:No2Loss |align=center|0–1 |Randy Couture |Submission (arm-triangle choke) |UFC 118 |Template:Dts |align=center|1 |align=center|3:19 |Boston, Massachusetts, United States | |- Template:End

Titles in boxing

Major world titles

• IBF middleweight champion (160 lbs)
• IBF super middleweight champion (168 lbs)
• IBF cruiserweight champion (200 lbs)

Minor world titles

• IBC middleweight champion (160 lbs)
• WBU light heavyweight champion (175 lbs) (2×)
• WBU cruiserweight champion (200 lbs)
• IBO cruiserweight champion (200 lbs)
• IBA super cruiserweight champion (210 lbs)
• IBA heavyweight champion (200+ lbs) (2×)
• IBU heavyweight champion (200+ lbs)
• WBF (Foundation) heavyweight champion (200+ lbs)

Regional/International titles

• Michigan middleweight champion (160 lbs)
• USBA light heavyweight champion (175 lbs)
• WBU Continental cruiserweight champion (200 lbs)
• WBC Continental Americas heavyweight champion (200+ lbs)
• NABO heavyweight champion (200+ lbs)

See also

• List of boxing triple champions
• List of middleweight boxing champions
• List of super middleweight boxing champions
• List of cruiserweight boxing champions
• List of IBF world champions

External links

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• James Toney Template:Webarchive at About.com
• James Toney at Cyber Boxing Zone
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• Template:UFC
• Inside James Toney's training camp at FightFan
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