Toney vs McCallum II

Who won Toney vs McCallum II?

James Toney beat Mike McCallum by majority decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, August 29th, 1992, at Reno-Sparks Convention Center, Reno.

The scorecards were announced as 117-110, 114-114, 117-110 in favor of winner James Toney.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 160 pounds (11.4 stone or 72.6 kg).

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

Toney vs McCallum II stats

Back in August 1992, James Toney stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 31 wins, zero losses, and 2 draws.

Mike McCallum made his way to the ring with a record of 43 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw.

James Toney was the older man by 56 years, at 24 years old.

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

Both James Toney and Mike McCallum fought out of an orthodox stance.

Toney was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 12 fewer fights, and made his debut in 1988, 7 years and 9 months later than McCallum, whose first professional fight was in 1981. He had fought 311 more professional rounds, totaling 688 compared to McCallum's 377.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, James Toney had been fighting more than Mike McCallum.

Going into this contest, James Toney had last fought 8 months and 16 days ago, while Mike McCallum's last outing had been 8 months and 16 days ago.

Toney's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 3 months and 19 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 23 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11.5 rounds on average.

McCallum's last 2 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 1 month and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 6 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.5 rounds on average.

What time did Toney vs McCallum II start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Reno-Sparks Convention Center, Reno, United States, which was around 4:00 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Toney vs McCallum II?

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