Barkley vs Toney

Who won Barkley vs Toney?

James Toney beat Iran Barkley by on Saturday, February 13th, 1993, at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 89-82, 89-82, 89-82 in favor of winner James Toney.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 168 pounds (12 stone or 76.2 kg).

This contest was for the IBF super middleweight championship of the world.

Barkley vs Toney stats

Back in February 1993, Iran Barkley stepped into the ring with a record of 30 wins, 7 losses, and 0 draws.

James Toney made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 33 wins and 2 draws.

Iran Barkley was the younger man by 56 years, at -31 years old.

Barkley had a height advantage of 3 inches over Toney. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Iran Barkley and James Toney fought out of an orthodox stance.

Barkley was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 1982, 5 years and 10 months earlier than Toney, whose first professional fight was in 1988. He had fought 290 fewer professional rounds, totaling 398 compared to Toney's 688.

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Toney's last 3 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 9 months and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 35 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11.7 rounds on average.

What time did Barkley vs Toney start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, United States, which was around 4:00 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Barkley vs Toney?

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