by Gary Purfield While no official announcement has come from promoter Main Events all reports are indicating that Tomasz Adamek’s opponent for September 8 will be former multi-division champ, but now long past his prime, James Toney. Adamek has won two in a row and wants to remain active. The bout would take place at the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ in the … [Read more...]
The Sh-t List: 10 Greatest Performance Enhancers of All-Time
by Alphonso Costello In honor of Lamont Peterson’s failed drug test and subsequent cancellation of his rematch against Amir Khan, I took it upon myself to research and compile a list of the sport’s most notorious drug cheats. The following list is made up of boxers who received, tested positive or admitted to using performance enhancing drugs. So let’s ditch the fluff … [Read more...]
James Toney beats Bobby Gunn in Mississippi
Landers Center, Southaven, Mississippi-- Three-division former world champ, James Toney (74-7-3, 45 KOs) beat club fighter, Bobby Gunn (21-5-1, 18 KOs) by RTD 6 when Gunn's corner stopped the contest prior to the sixth round due to a reported broken hand. Toney, who lost a one-sided cruiserweight bout to Denis Lebedev last November, weighed 50 lbs. heavier for the Gunn … [Read more...]
James Toney Still Fighting, Takes On Bobby Gunn Saturday
by Fox Doucette Some guys just don't know when to quit, and James Toney (73-7-3, 44 KOs) returns to the heavyweight division to battle journeyman Bobby Gunn (21-4-1, 18 KOs) at Landers Center in Southaven, Mississippi on Saturday night. Toney is coming off a loss to Denis Lebedev last November that didn't just border on the disgraceful; it crossed the border, dropped its … [Read more...]
The Boxing Tribune Year-End Awards: 2011
2011 was a mixed bag for fight fans. Marred by poor officiating, awful judging, and stifling promotional politics, boxing could easily have drifted into a dark era of malaise. Instead, the sport proved, once again, that there's nothing wrong with boxing that can't be fixed by what's right with boxing. The rise of quality stars in their twenties is slowly, but surely forcing … [Read more...]