James Toney Record
James Toney is a 56-year-old retired American professional boxer. He is a three-weightclass world champion with 3 world-title wins. In a career spanning 28 years, 6 months, and 17 days, Toney amassed a record of 77-10-3, which includes 47 wins via KO—5 in world-title bouts. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) in 2022.
Boxing Career
James Toney was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S. on August 24, 1968. He made his professional debut at the age of 20 years on October 26, 1988 against Stephen Lee. Toney defeated Lee via 2nd round TKO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Toney became a world champion at the age of 22 after 26 professional fights. He challenged Michael Nunn for the IBF middleweight title and stopped the champion in the 11th of the 12-round fight, winning his first world title.
He then went on to successfully conquer the super-middleweight (IBF) and cruiserweight (IBF) divisions as well to become a three-division world champion.
Toney's last fight was a 6th-round TKO victory over Mike Sheppard at age 48, on May 13, 2017.
Some of James Toney's best fights have been against Vassiliy Jirov, Michael Nunn, Mike McCallum (HOFer), Evander Holyfield (HOFer), Hasim Rahman, Iran Barkley, and Rydell Booker. For a top-10 list of Toney's best performances, refer to "Best fights of James Toney".
Toney has 10 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "James Toney Losses".
Fight Record
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
92 | May 13, 2017 | 48 |  Mike Sheppard | win | TKO 6 |
91 | Aug 08, 2015 | 46 | Charles Ellis | loss | UD 10 |
90 | Nov 14, 2013 | 45 | Jason Gavern | loss | MD 3 |
89 | Nov 14, 2013 | 45 | Matt Legg | win | TKO 3 |
88 | Jun 28, 2013 | 44 | Kenny Lemos | win | UD 8 |
87 | Apr 28, 2013 | 44 | 
Lucas Browne 34 15-0 | loss | UD 12 |
86 | Jul 04, 2012 | 43 | Bobby Gunn | win | RTD 5 |
85 | Nov 04, 2011 | 43 | 
Denis Lebedev 32 22-1 | loss | UD 12 |
84 | Feb 24, 2011 | 42 | Damon Reed | win | UD 10 |
83 | Sep 12, 2009 | 41 | Matthew Greer | win | KO 2 |
82 | Dec 13, 2008 | 40 | Fres Oquendo | win | SD 12 |
81 | Jul 16, 2008 | 39 | 
Hasim Rahman 35 45-6-2 | nc | NA
|
80 | May 24, 2007 | 38 | Danny Batchelder | win | SD 10 |
79 | Jan 06, 2007 | 38 | 
Samuel Peter 26 27-1 | loss | UD 12 |
78 | Sep 02, 2006 | 38 |
Samuel Peter 25 26-1 | loss | SD 12 |
77 | Mar 18, 2006 | 37 |
Hasim Rahman 33 41-5-1 | draw | MD 12 |
76 | Oct 01, 2005 | 37 | Dominick Guinn | win | UD 12 |
75 | Apr 30, 2005 | 36 | 
John Ruiz 33 41-5-1 | nc | NA
|
74 | Sep 23, 2004 | 36 | 
Rydell Booker 23 22-0 | win | UD 12 |
73 | Oct 04, 2003 | 35 | 
Evander Holyfield 40 38-6-2 | win | TKO 9 |
72 | Apr 26, 2003 | 34 | 
Vassiliy Jirov 29 31-0 | win | UD 12 |
71 | Aug 18, 2002 | 33 | Jason Robinson | win | KO 7 |
70 | May 31, 2002 | 33 | Michael Rush | win | TKO 10 |
69 | Mar 22, 2002 | 33 | Sione Asipeli | win | UD 10 |
68 | Jul 30, 2001 | 32 | Wesley Martin | win | TKO 3 |
67 | Mar 29, 2001 | 32 | Saúl Montana | win | TKO 2 |
66 | Nov 03, 2000 | 32 | Courtney Butler | win | TKO 3 |
65 | Jan 21, 2000 | 31 | Terry McGroom | win | MD 10 |
64 | Oct 08, 1999 | 31 | Ramón Garbey | win | UD 10 |
63 | Jul 30, 1999 | 30 | Adolpho Washington | win | TKO 10 |
62 | Mar 07, 1999 | 30 | Terry Porter | win | TKO 8 |
61 | Jun 14, 1997 | 28 | Steve Little | win | UD 12 |
60 | May 14, 1997 | 28 | Drake Thadzi | loss | MD 12 |
59 | Feb 22, 1997 | 28 | 
Mike McCallum 41 49-4-1 | win | UD 12 |
58 | Dec 06, 1996 | 28 | 
Montell Griffin 26 25-0 | loss | UD 12 |
57 | Aug 09, 1996 | 27 | Duran Williams | win | TKO 9 |
56 | Jul 03, 1996 | 27 | Charles Oliver | win | UD 10 |
55 | May 14, 1996 | 27 | Earl Butler | win | TKO 4 |
54 | Mar 01, 1996 | 27 | Richard Mason | win | UD 10 |
53 | Dec 08, 1995 | 27 | Greg Everett | win | KO 2 |
52 | Sep 09, 1995 | 27 | Ernest Mateen | win | DQ 5 |
51 | Jun 18, 1995 | 26 | Freddie Delgado | win | TKO 5 |
50 | Apr 30, 1995 | 26 | Anthony Hembrick | win | RTD 5 |
49 | Mar 20, 1995 | 26 | Karl Willis | win | TKO 8 |
48 | Feb 18, 1995 | 26 |
Montell Griffin 24 14-0 | loss | MD 12 |
47 | Nov 18, 1994 | 26 | 
Roy Jones Jr. 25 26-0 | loss | UD 12 |
46 | Jul 29, 1994 | 25 | Charles Williams | win | KO 12 |
45 | May 18, 1994 | 25 | Vinson Durham | win | UD 10 |
44 | Mar 05, 1994 | 25 | Tim Littles | win | TKO 4 |
43 | Jan 16, 1994 | 25 | Anthony Hembrick | win | TKO 7 |
42 | Oct 29, 1993 | 25 | 
Tony Thornton 33 35-5-1 | win | UD 12 |
41 | Aug 24, 1993 | 25 | Larry Prather | win | UD 10 |
40 | Jul 29, 1993 | 24 | Danny Garcia | win | RTD 6 |
39 | Jun 06, 1993 | 24 | Glenn Thomas | win | UD 10 |
38 | Apr 17, 1993 | 24 | Ricky Thomas | win | TKO 10 |
37 | Mar 23, 1993 | 24 | Govoner Chavers | win | TKO 9 |
36 | Feb 13, 1993 | 24 | 
Iran Barkley 32 30-7 | win | RTD 9 |
35 | Dec 05, 1992 | 24 | 
Doug DeWitt 31 33-7-5 | win | RTD 6 |
34 | Aug 29, 1992 | 24 |
Mike McCallum 36 43-1-1 | win | MD 12 |
33 | May 26, 1992 | 23 | Ricky Stackhouse | win | TKO 3 |
32 | Apr 11, 1992 | 23 | Glenn Wolfe | win | UD 12 |
31 | Feb 08, 1992 | 23 | Dave Tiberi | win | SD 12 |
30 | Dec 13, 1991 | 23 |
Mike McCallum 36 42-1 | draw | SD 12 |
29 | Oct 12, 1991 | 23 | Francesco Dell'Aquila | win | TKO 4 |
28 | Jun 29, 1991 | 22 | 
Reggie Johnson 24 29-1-1 | win | SD 12 |
27 | May 10, 1991 | 22 | 
Michael Nunn 28 36-0 | win | TKO 11 |
26 | Mar 31, 1991 | 22 | Alberto Gonzalez | win | TKO 5 |
25 | Jan 13, 1991 | 22 | Merqui Sosa | win | SD 12 |
24 | Dec 10, 1990 | 22 | Carlos Silva | win | TKO 5 |
23 | Oct 16, 1990 | 22 | Sanderline Williams | win | UD 10 |
22 | Aug 24, 1990 | 22 | Kevin Brazier | win | TKO 2 |
21 | Jul 26, 1990 | 21 | Sanderline Williams | draw | MD 10 |
20 | Jun 27, 1990 | 21 | Ricardo Bryant | win | TKO 4 |
19 | May 23, 1990 | 21 | Horacio Rene Brandan | win | KO 2 |
18 | Apr 27, 1990 | 21 | Jose Luis Esteven | win | TKO 5 |
17 | Apr 05, 1990 | 21 | Toby Tyler | win | TKO 5 |
16 | Mar 01, 1990 | 21 | Philip Morefield | win | KO 1 |
15 | Jan 20, 1990 | 21 | Danny Thomas | win | UD 8 |
14 | Nov 29, 1989 | 21 | Joe Johnson | win | TKO 4 |
13 | Nov 13, 1989 | 21 | Ron Amundsen | win | UD 10 |
12 | Oct 26, 1989 | 21 | Robert Clinton | win | KO 1 |
11 | Oct 12, 1989 | 21 | Ricardo Simpson | win | KO 2 |
10 | Sep 21, 1989 | 21 | Joe Summers | win | TKO 2 |
9 | Sep 07, 1989 | 21 | Lemark Davis | win | UD 6 |
8 | Jul 20, 1989 | 20 | Mark Stephens | win | TKO 2 |
7 | Jun 06, 1989 | 20 | Steve Chaney | win | KO 1 |
6 | May 02, 1989 | 20 | Arthur Willis | win | SD 4 |
5 | Feb 16, 1989 | 20 | James Fernandez | win | UD 4 |
4 | Jan 17, 1989 | 20 | Sammy Jenkins | win | TKO 4 |
3 | Jan 10, 1989 | 20 | Carl Penn | win | KO 1 |
2 | Dec 06, 1988 | 20 | Ronnie Yoe | win | KO 1 |
1 | Oct 26, 1988 | 20 | Stephen Lee | win | TKO 2 |