James Toney had no business winning in Madison Square Garden Saturday night. His renowned wizardry was supposed to be dulled by a thick midsection, a real...
I was alerted to the possibility that Kid Chocolate might still be alive by Nigel Collins, then editor of The Ring magazine. I was trying to...
He calls himself the “Magic Man,” but Antonio Tarver is one lackluster fight away from being most remembered as a one trick magician in my mind. That...
New York – The atmosphere at Madison Square Garden was less than electric on Saturday night for James Toney’s unanimous decision win over WBA heavyweight champion...
For the first time in his championship career, John Ruiz fought an entertaining fight. The fans went home happy. Ruiz went home a loser. James Toney...
The disdain for John Ruiz is shocking when you look at the man and his career. Dubbed the Quiet Man for his polite and courteous manner,...
James Toney’s beautiful – all 233 pounds on his 5’10” frame. A barrel-of-a-belly and loose flesh every place that’s refused to shrink back with age and...
The boxing faithful have been anticipating this Saturday’s heavyweight championship bout between WBA titleholder John Ruiz and James Toney. Not because they are expecting twelve rounds...
I was looking at the long list of heavyweight champions and their title fights, going back to the likes of Paddy Ryan, John L. Sullivan, James...
NEW YORK (April 29, 2005) – Minutes after the verdict was rendered in a sensational junior welterweight rematch between Jeffrey Resto of The Bronx, New York,...
