On May 10, 1991, Michael Nunn (36-0, 24 KOs), the middleweight IBF champion, defends his title against fellow American challenger, James Toney (25-0-1, 18 KOs).
Michael Nunn is coming in to the fight on a 36-fight win streak with a 66% KO rate; his last fight was a 10th round KO victory over Donald Curry, 6 months and 22 days ago. James Toney is on a 5-fight win streak with a 69% KO rate, with his last fight being a 5th round TKO win over Alberto Gonzalez, 1 month and 10 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Michael Nunn at 99-1 winning odds. James Toney really doesn't have much to present against Nunn.
James Toney stopped the champion via TKO in the 11th round of the 12-round world-title fight, winning the first world title of his career, and is crowned the new IBF middleweight champion. Toney improves his record to 26-0-1 (19 KOs), while Nunn adds a loss to his record at 36-1.