Win, lose, or draw it is supposed to be “lights out” for the career of James Toney come this Saturday night as he takes on Mike Sheppard in the main event of a scheduled ten bout card in Ypsilanti, Michigan in what is being billed as Toney’s retirement fight.
Toney and Sheppard will vie for the vacant WBF (World Boxing Foundation) heavyweight title over twelve rounds at the Convocation Center on the campus of Eastern Michigan University. Main Event Professional Boxing (Eric McGuire) along with Toney’s Lights Out Promotion are promoting the card. Toney and McGuire (pictured together) go way back to Toney’s days in Ann Arbor where McGuire has run a gym for years. Toney graduated from Huron High School in Ann Arbor in 1987 before turning pro the following year and desired to end his storied career with a final appearance before his hometown fans.
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Hopefully it's his last fight, he speech isn't so great.
He has a string of problems with his career. Dude had so much skill that he could had been one of the greatest fighter of our generation.
But his laziness and arrogance simply wouldn't allow that.
So true!
The long time steroid use, probably from light heavy upwards, is a sad reflection on him.
Only if James took the fight game more serious for a longer period of time....he got out of shape and wasn't active enough....he is still one of my all time favorites though.
IMO he severely tainted his legacy by his long time steroid use.
He has a string of problems with his career. Dude had so much skill that he could had been one of the greatest fighter of our generation.
But his laziness and arrogance simply wouldn't allow that.
Toney has always been an arrogant waste of talent. I hope e gets laid out so he can just go away already. He could had done so much more in the sport but his arrogance got in the way
IMO he severely tainted his legacy by his long time steroid use.
Toney has always been an arrogant waste of talent. I hope e gets laid out so he can just go away already. He could had done so much more in the sport but his arrogance got in the way