Who won McCallum vs Toney?
Mike McCallum drew with James Toney by split decision in their 12 round contest on Friday, December 13th, 1991, at Convention Hall, Atlantic City.
The scorecards were announced as 114-114, 115-113, 116-112, meaning it was a split decision.
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.
McCallum vs Toney stats
Back in December 1991, Mike McCallum stepped into the ring with a record of 42 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws.
James Toney made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 28 wins and 1 draw.
Mike McCallum was the younger man by 56 years, at -32 years old.
McCallum had a height advantage of 2 inches over Toney. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.
Both Mike McCallum and James Toney fought out of an orthodox stance.
McCallum was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 14 more fights, and made his debut in 1981, 7 years and 9 months earlier than Toney, whose first professional fight was in 1988. He had fought 311 fewer professional rounds, totaling 377 compared to Toney's 688.
Activity check
In terms of activity leading into the fight, James Toney had been fighting more than Mike McCallum.
Going into this contest, Mike McCallum had last fought 4 years, 4 months and 25 days ago, while James Toney's last outing had been 7 months and 3 days ago.
What time did McCallum vs Toney start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Convention Hall, Atlantic City, United States, which was around 4:00 AM GMT in the UK.
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