![]() After a dominating performance by Toney, the bout was stopped after 9 rounds by Barkley's trainer, Eddie Mustafa Muhammad, due to Barkley suffering severe swelling around both eyes. On February 13, 1993, he challenged Iran Barkley for his IBF Super Middleweight title. Toney moved up to the 168 lbs Super Middleweight division, a weight Toney felt would be to his advantage, after struggling to make the Middleweight limit of 160 lbs. Toney also outpointed Glenn Wolfe and tough Reggie Johnson and a draw and a win against Mike "The Body Snatcher" McCallum, in two evenly and heated contests. He outpointed Dave Tiberi in a split decision that was so controversial, it prompted United States Senator William Roth of Delaware to call for an investigation into possible corruption in the sport. Toney continued a regular fight program over the next 18 months at middleweight, before outgrowing the division, where he made several successful yet disputed defenses. The fight was stopped and Toney was the champion. In an unusually aggressive performance, there were many heated exchanges, but in the 11th round, with time running out for the young Toney, he dropped Michael Nunn to the canvas. Nunn dominated the relatively inexperienced Toney over the first 10 rounds with his excellent boxing skills. Toney's unbeaten run landed him a shot at Lineal & IBF Middleweight Champion Michael "Second to" Nunn, in May 1991. ![]() He won the Michigan Middleweight title in 1990, knocking out Philip Morefield in the 1st round.Ī draw with Sanderline Williams was the first blemish on Toney's record, although he beat Williams by unanimous decision three months later and in early 1991 he beat Merqui Sosa in a minor upset, between the two top-10-rated contenders. On March 10, 1989, his manager Johnny "Ace" Smith was killed outside of the Page One Bar in Detroit. His moniker of "Lights Out" was also given by either Gregory or his son. He was scouted and trained by Gregory Owens as a teenager, who also was his trainer through the mid-nineties. Toney had his first professional fight on October 26, 1988, beating Stephen Lee by a technical knockout in the second round. He won the 19 West Michigan Division Junior Title (156 lb), 1987 Novice Golden Gloves in Manchester (156 lb), 1987 Michigan Silver Gloves (156 lb) and 1988 Ohio State Fair (156 lb) Toney's amateur boxing record is 33 fights, 31 wins and 2 losses with 29 KOs. ![]()
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