Toney vs Delgado

Who won Toney vs Delgado?

James Toney beat Freddie Delgado by technical knockout in the 5th round on Sunday, June 18th, 1995, at Performing Arts Theater, New Orleans.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 175 pounds (12.5 stone or 79.4 kg).

Toney vs Delgado stats

Back in June 1995, James Toney stepped into the ring with a record of 46 wins, 2 losses, and 2 draws.

Freddie Delgado made his way to the ring with a record of 21 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw.

James Toney was the older man by 56 years, at 27 years old.

Delgado had a height advantage of 1 inch over Toney. That also extended to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Both James Toney and Freddie Delgado fought out of an orthodox stance.

Toney was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 25 more fights, and made his debut in 1988, 4 years and 8 months later than Delgado, whose first professional fight was in 1984. He had fought 612 more professional rounds, totaling 688 compared to Delgado's 76.

Toney vs Delgado form

Toney had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Montell Griffin on February 18, 1995, by majority decision in their 12 round contest at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Roy Jones Jr on November 18, 1994, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Super Middleweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Iran Barkley on February 13, 1993, by technical knockout in the 9th round in their IBF World Super Middleweight championship fight at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had beaten Mike McCallum on August 29, 1992, by majority decision in their IBF World Middleweight championship fight at Reno-Sparks Convention Center, Reno.

He had drawn with Mike McCallum on December 13, 1991, by split draw in their 12 round contest in their IBF World Middleweight championship fight at Convention Hall, Atlantic City.

Activity check

Toney's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 6 months and 5 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 8 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 57 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11.4 rounds on average.

What time did Toney vs Delgado start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Performing Arts Theater, New Orleans, United States, which was around 4:00 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Toney vs Delgado?

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