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James "Lights-Out" Toney (born August 24 , 1968 ) is a professional Boxer from Ann Arbor, Michigan . Since his career debut in 1988 , he has held the International Boxing Federation (IBF) world Middleweight Championship (1991-1992; 6 defenses), the IBF world Super-middleweight Championship (1993-1994; 4 defenses), and the IBF world Cruiserweight Championship (2003). His October 4 , 2003 victory over aging former World Heavyweight Champion Evander Holyfield was Toney's entry into the heavyweight division. Even when Toney was a middleweight, he insisted that he would one day be the heavyweight champion of the world. His good handspeed, slick defense, and exceptional counterpunching have enabled him to defeat physically larger (but technically less-skilled) opponents. On April 30 , 2005 he defeated John Ruiz by unanimous-decision in a 12-round match for the World Boxing Association (WBA) world Heavyweight Championship. However, as of May 18 2005 , it was {Link without Title} reported that Toney failed his post-fight drug test, testing positive for anabolic steroids. 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 is ineligible for another WBA Heavyweight Title shot for the next two years (potentially a lifetime ban, given Toney's advancing age). In July 2005, the Los Angeles Times reported that Toney's suspension (testing positive for nandrolone) will expire July 30 . Throughout his suspension, Toney has made numerous public appearances -- including guest-commentating on boxing telecasts -- and emphatically stated his desire to fight again for a heavyweight championship. Toney also defends that the steroids were given to him by a doctor to treat an injured arm that occurred during his victory over Rydell Booker in his previous fight. Ironically, Toney's name has been placed above Ruiz's in some widely-circulated, post-suspension media rankings of heavyweight boxers (like ESPN.com's; {Link without Title} ). This may be as much due to Ruiz's low popularity with boxing fans as Toney's colorful persona, highly respected reputation, and career staying power. Toney recently won a unanimous decision victory over Dominic Guinn, in which he dominated. Toney's most recent fight - against Hasim Rahman on March 18th, 2006 - resulted in a 12 round draw. In this fight, we seen a slower Toney, fight a more physically in shape Rahman. Even though, it can be said that in this fight Toney landed the cleaner blows throughout the contest. Toney is self-managed, and as an avid cigar connoisseur, in 2005 James Toney introduced his own cigar line titled Lights Out. The cigar was custom tailored to Toney's taste by Lou's Tobacco, a cigar lounge frequented by Toney in Los Angeles, CA. He has also played boxing roles in a couple of movies, including playing Joe Frazier in the movie Ali. Toney has also created his own boxing video game and has ties to a rim company. 1988 :10-26 -- Stephen Lee, Mt. Clemens, MI, TKO 2 :12-06 -- Ronnie Yoe, Memphis, TN, KO 1 1989 :01-10 -- Muhammad Barre,Tornto Canada ,; James Toney was devastated by him : TKO 1990 :01-20 -- Mohammad Barre ,Toronto , Canada, lost by TKO 1991 :01-13 -- Merqui Sosa, Atlantic City, NJ, W 12 :03-31 -- Alberto Gonzalez, Las Vegas, NV, TKO 6 :05-10 -- Michael Nunn , Davenport, IA, TKO 11 :(Wins IBF Middleweight Title) :06-29 -- Reggie Johnson, Las Vegas, NV, W 12 :(Retains IBF Middleweight Title) :10-12 -- Francesco Dell'Aquila, Monte Carlo, Monaco, TKO 4 :(Retains IBF Middleweight Title) :12-13 -- Mike McCallum , Atlantic City, NJ, D 12 :(Retains IBF Middleweight Title) 1992 :02-08 -- Dave Tiberi, Atlantic City, NJ, W 12 :(Retains IBF Middleweight Title) :04-11 -- Glenn Wolfe, Las Vegas, NV, W 12 :(Retains IBF Middleweight Title) :05-26 -- Ricky Stackhouse, Auburn Hills, MI, TKO 3 :08-29 -- Mike McCallum , Reno, NV, W 12 :(Retains IBF Middleweight Title) :12-05 -- Doug DeWitt, Atlantic City, NJ, TKO 6 1993 :02-13 -- Iran Barkley, Las Vegas, NV, TKO 10 :(Wins IBF Super Middleweight Title) :03-23 -- Govoner Chavers, Auburn Hills, MI, TKO 9 :04-17 -- Ricky Thomas, Bushkill, PA, TKO 10 :06-06 -- Glenn Thomas, Las Vegas, NV, W 10 :07-29 -- Danny Garcia, Bushkill, PA, TKO 6 :08-24 -- Larry Prather, Auburn Hills, MI, W 10 :10-29 -- Tony Thornton, Tulsa, OK, W 12 :(Retains IBF Super Middleweight Title) 1994 :01-16 -- Anthony Hembrick, Bushkill, PA, TKO 7 :03-05 -- Tim Littles, Los Angeles, CA, TKO 4 :(Retains IBF Super Middleweight Title) :05-18 -- Vinson Durham, Rosemont, IL, W 10 :07-29 -- Prince Charles Williams, Las Vegas, NV, KO 12 :(Retains IBF Super Middleweight Title) :11-18 -- Roy Jones Jr. , Las Vegas, NV, L 12 :(Loses IBF Super Middleweight Title) 1995 :02-18 -- Montell Griffin, Las Vegas, NV, L 12 :03-20 -- Karl Willis, Auburn Hills, MI, TKO 8 :04-30 -- Anthony Hembrick, Las Vegas, NV, TKO 5 :06-18 -- Freddie Delgado, New Orleans, LA, TKO 5 :09-09 -- Ernest Mateen, Las Vegas, NV, W DQ 5 :12-08 -- Greg Everett, Ledyard, CT, KO 2 1996 :03-01 -- Richard Mason, Indio, CA, W 10 :05-14 -- Earl Butler, Ledyard, CT, TKO 4 :07-02 -- Charles Oliver, St. Charles, MO, W 10 :08-09 -- Duran Williams, Bay St. Louis, MS, TKO 9 :12-06 -- Montell Griffin, Reno, NV, L 12 1997 :02-22 -- Mike McCallum , Uncasville, CT, W 12 :05-14 -- Drake Thadzi, Ledyard, CT, L 12 :06-14 -- Steve Little, Biloxi, MS, W 12 1999 :03-07 -- Terry Porter, Phoenix, AZ, TKO 8 :07-30 -- Adolpho Washington, Ledyard, CT, TKO 10 :10-08 -- Ramon Garbey, Taunton, MA, W 10 2000 :01-21 -- Terry McGroom, Chicago, IL, W 10 :11-03 -- Courtney Butler, Verona, NY, KO 3 2001 :03-29 -- Saul Montana, Detroit, MI, TKO 2 :07-20 -- Wesley Martin, Compton, CA, TKO 3 2002 :03-22 -- Sione Asipeli, Phoenix, AZ, W 10 :05-31 -- Michael Rush, Lincoln City, OR, TKO 10 :08-18 -- Jason Robinson, Temecula, CA, KO 7 2003 :04-26 -- Vassiliy Jirov , Ledyard, CT, W 12 :(Wins IBF Cruiserweight Title) :10-04 -- Evander Holyfield , Las Vegas, NV, TKO 9 2004 :09-23 -- Rydell Booker, Temecula, California, W 12 2005 :04-30 -- John Ruiz , New York, New York, NC 12 :10-01 -- Dominick Guinn, Reno, Nevada, W 12 2006 :03-18 -- Hasim Rahman , Atlantic City, New Jersey, D 12 |
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