Dave Tiberi: Life, The James Toney Fight, and Hopkins

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By Brent Matteo Alderson - In February of 1992, Dave Tiberi fought James Toney for the IBF 160-pound title and lost a controversial decision that was so bad that on the air television commentator Alex Wallau described it as “cruel and disgusting” and the controversy surrounding the decision sparked a full-fledged senate investigation into professional boxing. Just recently James Toney, Click Here To Read, finally admitted to losing the fight, and BoxingScene.com caught up with the former middleweight contender to talk about his life after the fight, his experiences with Bernard Hopkins, and his feelings towards Toney. [details]

[KostyaTszyu44]

interesting

i always thought the decision wasnt too bad, he wasnt hittign james that cleanly

but if james admitted he lost....and knowing how headstrong james is...he p[robably did lose

[Dave Rado]

I don't understand why Tiberi retired after that though. Why would a single bad decision make someone want to walk away from the sport entirely? Especially if he had the potential to get to the top, which he seems to believe he had.

[Roger Yomama]

I don't understand why Tiberi retired after that though. Why would a single bad decision make someone want to walk away from the sport entirely? Especially if he had the potential to get to the top, which he seems to believe he had.

It's good to see a guy stick to his morals and refuse to accept the seedier side of boxing as being part and parcel of the sport.

[Dave Rado]

It's good to see a guy stick to his morals and refuse to accept the seedier side of boxing as being part and parcel of the sport.

Maybe that was it, but if so, it seems naive of him to have got involved in the first place, what with boxing's history in the 40s and 50s of being controlled by the Mafia, and so on.

[Flawless.]

Amazed that James Toney admitted he lost.

[xfiles]

Whatever, This guy had a good night and Toney had a bad one, He's been KTFO and had no power. He would have never been half as good as Hopkins or Toney and probably would have had his head bashed in if he continued. I don't like the way he talks about Bhop like he was the king and Hops was beneath him. If that was the case it was only because Bhop was a liitle green.

[Dynamite Kid]

James Toney lost the Tiberi fight clearly. How did he not lose the fight when he was not punching?

PS, Toney only lost to Tiberi, because he was badly badly weight drained a blind man could see he had nothing left after the 3rd round.

[Lights0ut]

Toney won the fight. Toney really doesn't care anymore so he probably just accepted what many people said, and said he lost.

Toney won the fight.

[Dynamite Kid]

Toney won the fight. Toney really doesn't care anymore so he probably just accepted what many people said, and said he lost.

Toney won the fight.

You are nuts if you scored that fight for Toney.


I suppose James beat Griffin 1, Rahman too.