Jones Jr vs Toney

Who won Jones Jr vs Toney?

Roy Jones Jr beat James Toney by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Friday, November 18th, 1994, at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 117-110, 118-109, 119-108 in favor of winner Roy Jones Jr.

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.

Jones Jr vs Toney stats

Back in November 1994, Roy Jones Jr stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 26 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

James Toney made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 44 wins and 2 draws.

Roy Jones Jr was the younger man by 1 year, at 25 years old.

Jones Jr had a height advantage of 1 inch over Toney. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Roy Jones Jr and James Toney fought out of an orthodox stance.

Jones Jr was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 20 fewer fights, and made his debut in 1989, 6 months later than Toney, whose first professional fight was in 1988. He had fought 185 fewer professional rounds, totaling 503 compared to Toney's 688.

Jones Jr vs Toney form

Jones Jr had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Thulani Malinga on August 14, 1993, by knockout in the 6th round at Casino Magic, Bay Saint Louis, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Percy Harris on December 5, 1992, by knockout at Trump Taj Mahal, Atlantic City.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Anthony Pettis on April 1, 2023, by majority decision in their 8 round contest at Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee.

Before that, he had drawn with Mike Tyson on November 28, 2020, by split draw in their 8 round contest at Dignity Health Sports Park, California.

He had beaten Scott Sigmon on February 8, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Civic Center, Florida.

Activity check

Jones Jr's last 5 fights had come over a period of 23 years, 2 months and 20 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 years, 7 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 44 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.8 rounds on average.

Toney's last 4 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 6 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 44 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11 rounds on average.

What time did Jones Jr vs Toney start?

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

What were the odds on Jones Jr vs Toney?

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