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In 1991, Top Rank promised the winner of a bout between two of their prospects a chance to fight Michael Nunn for the Middleweight Championship of the world. And in January of that year the 21-0-1 James Toney beat the 18-0 Merqui Sosa by split decision on ESPN for the opportunity to fight Nunn in his hometown of Davenport Iowa on TVKO, then HBO’s Pay-Per-View branch. At the time Nunn was 36-0 and making his 6th defense of Middleweight title and was considered by most to be one of the top three pound for pound fighters in the world. [details]
