5/1/2023 0 Comments Lights out toneyJames Toney only lost 10 of his 92 fights in his professional career. He explains in this video that it wasn’t easy for him, but he had to accept the loss and carry on.Ī post shared by JAMES “LIGHTS OUT” TONEY READ: Miguel “Junito” Cotto | The 4-Division Puerto Rican Champion How Many Fights Has James Toney Lost? The first question people ask is “How did James Toney Handle his first loss?” because he was so dominant in the ring and losing seemed almost impossible. He even had a fight in the UFC in 2010, but lost by submission and never returned.ĪLSO READ: Punching Bags | All You Need To Know What Happened To James Toney? Toney was ranked 10th as the best Middleweight titleholders in 50 years by The Ring magazine and was listed as their Fighter of The Year in 19. James had a crazy counterpunch and was an exceptional inside fighter. He held multiple world titles in three different weight divisions, including a Heavyweight title which he was stripped of for failing a drug test. Toney started his professional career in 1988 at the age of 20 and eventually stopped fighting in 2017 when he was 39. He was coached by Bill Miller, a veteran trainer who coached many champions during his time. James was known for being among the greatest defensive boxer of all time. Toney had a remarkable amateur career, winning 33 fights and only losing 2. Without the proper guidance, Toney got involved with bad things, like street fights and selling drugs (cocaine).ĪLSO READ: Boxing Gloves | Find Your Perfect Boxing Gloves His father who was also a boxer at the time wasn’t around while he was growing up. James didn’t have an easy upbringing as a child. He was even offered scholarships to play college football, which he turned down to become a boxer. Not only was Toney talented in the ring, but he was also considered a future star in American football. James walked into a boxing gym for the first time in 1979, at the age of 11, but only started following his dream of boxing professionally after high school. James Nathaniel Toney, aka “The Dark Emperor”, aka “Lights Out” was born on the 24th of August 1968 in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
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