James Toney vs Iran Barkley (1993)

Zn120y ago

im just watching this fight, am in rd 5. so far james toney has been incredible. i knew he was good but after seeing him lose to roy jones jr i doubted his overall ability. well im now in awe, his jab is amazing, his defence is amazing, his array of punches amazing and his accuracy amazing. im amazed. iran barkley is making it interesting with a decent workrate in each rd so far but he really is outclassed by an amazing james lights-out toney so has anyone else seen this fight and is willing tochat about it, im gonna carry on watching it now so ill keep refreshing this thread :) what a shame he didnt show these skills vs jones jr :mad:

Comments (20)

THE_REAL_NINJA

looks like they are gone right now but i'm sure they will be back up soon

20y ago

THE_REAL_NINJA

^Ok thanks, any others? thr is a cheap set on ebay i have .good quality i'm not the seller

20y ago

Truth8215

^Ok thanks, any others?

20y ago

THE_REAL_NINJA

nunn , holy, mccallum , are some of his best

20y ago

Truth8215

Can someone make me a James Toney's greatest hits list of fights? I want to order some this summer...

20y ago

THE_REAL_NINJA

i have the fight ..Toney at his best Iran was good but not in the same class as Toney at that time or ever

20y ago

bzorro

incredible defensive and counter-punching skills this fight was the reason why i've decided to get into boxing, hit and not be hit!.I was looking for this fight for years, can someone please send it me , in his entirety, the james toney vs iran barkley fight?

20y ago

roberson2u

yup one of Toney's best performances if not the best

20y ago

scap

his skills are great but think of how barkley fights hes made for someone like toney, makes him look even better than he is, it was a cracking fight tho Perfectly said! If there was a fighter tailor made for James it was Iran. Barkley took one helluva beating against Toney...I believe in a prefight interview with Jim Lampley Barkley was asked about his age and if he lost what would he do next...he responded to Lampley by saying..."Jim, Im gonna rob your house" The greatest line I have ever heard from a fighter.

20y ago

Rapid_Speed

This was only a year before the Jones fight. Possibly his best career performance, he really did a job on Barkley, countering him with very good combo's. But that's where Toney is at his best when his opponents come at him throwing heaps of punches trying to tear his head off. He does look amazing in some of those fights. But Jones is a totally different kind of fighter and was pretty much untouchable at one stage.

20y ago

Zn1

poor barkley is only known for upseting hearns, and losing to duran wasnt he koed by nigel benn in one round

20y ago

AintGottaClue

poor barkley is only known for upseting hearns, and losing to duran

20y ago

Zn1

toney - jones II back then would of been incredible

20y ago

Bozo_no_no0305

It was a calculated and sustained beating. Love that fight.

20y ago

GasPed

For anyone who wonders what Toney was capable of in his prime - THIS IS THE FIGHT. A masterpiece by Toney (and Barkley was the perfect foil for it too).

20y ago

Moschino045

Barkley was a v.good fighter around 86/87/88 but he took such a beating from Tommy Hearns he was never the same again, i got his career on VHS. Barkley was washed up in 88 and he fought JT five yrs later, Barkley was weightdrained for JT & im afraid he was a zombie by then, but still impressive counterpunching from JT in thatfight frm what i remember but im sure it was expected (i lost this fight a few yrs ago, is it on the net anywher?)

20y ago

barryboy

Barkley's a scary looking mofo as it is but imagine what he looked like the morning after that beating :eek: Toney had put in some lackluster showings before this because he was killing himself to do 160 and the Barkley fight was his first title fight at 168 so I think that made all the difference, pity he wasn't in the same shape for Jones or we could of had a fight.

20y ago

Zn1

Toney is an all time pro. Like he says he was born to fight, everyone else was taught. id say hes quite a bit better than jones jr. regardless of the loss. if you aint seen the fight dont read the rest of this post the ending was a bit strange, i only got a few seconds of it. so barkleys corner stopped it. well it was reasonably one sided.

20y ago

Truth8215

Toney is an all time pro. Like he says he was born to fight, everyone else was taught.

20y ago

Zn1

Yeah that was a shit hot performance by Toney even though Barkley was made for Toney's countering he did look the business in that fight and hit Barkley with every shot in the book, the guys so relaxed under pressure it's almost unfair! of course barkley had seen better days, and his style WAS made for toney but that doesnt take anything away from the amazing performance by toney. hes calm and calculated, arrogant and insulting while beating your ass :D . he really defines "playing possum"..its alot like foreman vs ali. i wont spoil the fight by telling how it goes (for those who aint seen it) im just entering rd 8

20y ago