James Toney vs Michael Nunn | FULL FIGHT | MAY 10, 1991

[@djeanpierre]

HBO never replayed this fight, so I never saw it all the way through. Thanks for the upload.

[@blahblah-if3nf]

Loving the James Toney content youve been putting out recently, atg skills and fighter

[@timthompson8297]

But he did fight a lot of nobodies.

[@yvans.]

@@timthompson8297Nunn a nobody ? McCallum a nobody ? Barkley a nobody ? Bro you just don’t know boxing

[@deontesampson1993]

​@timthompson8297 you must watch golf cuz you damn sure don't know boxing buckaroo 😂

[@silverk496]

Commentators were basically hoping Nunn to the end 😭😂

[@determinetothrive]

You could hear the cheers for Micheal continuosly until he got ko

[@sherrillraymond7595]

Nunn miss dam near every punch but somehow they had him winning the first nine rounds

[@Thatflyboxingguy]

its clear the comentators were on nunns favour cos whenever toney landed silence but whenever nunn did something they compliment him

[@MrLittlewasp]

they were so biased...against toney.... neither had ever fought anyone

[@HaraDuran]

Michael Nunn was a great fighter but they're riding on him too much,let James Toney cook

[@krotekchech2988]

Top notch performance by Toney! Super talent plus fighter character.

[@tom11zz884]

Toney was huge underdog in this fight too, and was fighting in Nunn's backyard.

[@DrGeoPolitik]

These commentators are absolutely clueless 😂😂😂, toney was comfortable in there. Slipping sliding world class

[@youngmelo3717]

I can see why because Nunn was whooping him bad before the ko lol why none of you old heads hyped up Michael Nunn?

[@castolano]

Toney has never been a underdog a day of his life lmao who raised you ?

[@DeeNice681]

@@youngmelo3717 The fight was close even before the KO. Nunn may have been slightly ahead!

[@stephenprice6792]

Toneys chin carried him through. One of the best chins in history. Nunn was winning the fight after 7 rounds, but Toney started tapping that chin, and Nunn eventually wilted. Great fight and fighters!

[@Lemon-rk9hq]

Damn James toney had some really good fucking defense holy shit 🔥🔥

[@ireviewshtuff]

Went all the way to Cruiserweight with that defense. Barely ever trained too, would just spar endlessly in the lead up to fights.

[@dannyshi2342]

@@ireviewshtuff heavyweight* but ur point stands regardless, dude is a legend.

[@AngeloBoca1]

Always had head movement

[@Billzgetit]

Lights out

[@MrDjblakmagic33]

His slipping and shoulder roll was top tier

[@melvineverett6978]

James Tony #1 Preference… The best boxer I ever seen using the Philly shell next to Floyd

[@dpimpernell4050]

Looks better with Toney imo .

[@beantownbilli]

@@dpimpernell405050-0

[@MurdaOnYou]

@@dpimpernell4050Toney countered off the shoulder roll more than Floyd imo

[@dpimpernell4050]

@@MurdaOnYou Toney v Barkley and Mayweather v Gatti career stand outs for both

[@Gree1060]

​@MurdaOnYou Toney was more offensive. More exciting to watch but his chin carried him through. He took way too much damage and it shows when you hear him speak today

[@Rodrigo-14]

Why the fuck this fight doesn't have more views??? It's a beautiful, gorgeous, divine masterpiece!!! Shows great technique from young fighters, courage, skill, toughness, full of action, is mostly fought on the inside AND ends with a KO. To crown this holy jewel, the underdog won in the champion's hometown . Thank God for this fight and blessed be James Toney ❤‍🔥❤‍🔥❤‍🔥❤‍🔥👏👏👏

[@sherrillraymond7595]

The question is htf they had Nunn winning nine rounds

[@Mattyic313]

I would’ve loved to have seen Gerald McClellan fight James toney and Roy Jones Jr

[@johnoneill7947]

He did fight Roy Jones in amateurs.

[@Mattyic313]

@@johnoneill7947 yes he did and he beat Roy

[@ninjallama7046]

Gerald McClellan was a training partner for James Toney when Toney was at kronk there’s actually sparring footage of them at kronk on KZbin

[@Mattyic313]

@@ninjallama7046 absolutely the sparring footage is amazing…but Gerald was the one who was at kronk not James….James would go there and spar…but he never had Emanuel steward in his corner for any of his fights but both guys were monsters

[@DeeNice681]

@@Mattyic313 He respected Manny but didn’t use him as an trainer!

[@genobauer6013]

What fight were they watching? Commentators had know clue what was going on in there. Toney's game was so advanced and uncharted waters for them.

[@sherrillraymond7595]

Ikr like how they had Nunn winning nine rounds straight

[@spenser6353]

@@sherrillraymond7595 nunn was winning until he got caught

[@LucieOne]

This was it! This put Toney, Jackie Kallen and Galaxy Boxing on the map.

[@Abutheugly]

They thought James was going to lose this one, they just didn’t know about lights out!!

[@LucieOne]

@@Abutheugly They left the gate open. He walked in and he NEVER left!

[@Ze_Moose]

Was Toney the underdog before this fight? Why? 🤔

[@LucieOne]

@@Ze_Moose No one knew who Toney was at this time and Nunn was on P4P lists. I think he got up to as high as 2-3 by Ring Magazine.

[@Abutheugly]

@@Ze_Moose nunn had an amateur record of 168-8 and was a highly touted prospect who became the ibf champ and had made several defenses, he was 36-0 with like 23 kos and toney was not a champion he was just a contender back then and much less known

[@360conscience]

35:40 said it all. Commentaries where bias. Toney was doing his thing.

[@spenser6353]

Nunn was winning. If he didnt get knocked out he would of won

[@whayes8084]

@@spenser6353 "If he didnt get knocked out he would of won" Many boxers can say that.

[@Howard-u5b]

Absolutely,when he said Toney took a beating in the early rounds I was done !🤦

[@TheDude0218]

Facts. The announcers had no idea what they were talking about. Toney outboxed Nunn, only casuals say otherwise.

[@markslater7831]

Ridiculous commentary. They were basically blind to nearly all ofToney's defence. Toney landed the much cleaner work throughout. Nunn shipped a lot more damage; Toney slipped or blocked a hell of a lot of shots, and rolled with the ones he got caught with.

[@sherrillraymond7595]

Clearly they wasn't watching the same fight we were watching

[@youngmelo3717]

​@@sherrillraymond7595you people are brain dead casuals I never watched Nunn in my life I only came to this fight to see Prime James Toney but I'm leaving a Nunn fan because he was dominating this fight. You ppl are literally insane 😂

[@spenser6353]

nunn slipped most of toneys punches actually until he got knocked out

[@sherrillraymond7595]

@@spenser6353 Toney was slipping or blocking most of Nunn's punches too his(Nunn) jab was missing for the most part and Toney was landing nearly all his counters and body punches so again unless they wasn't looking at the same fight I don't see how they had Toney loosing nine rounds straight

[@spenser6353]

@@sherrillraymond7595 If that fight goes the distance, Nunn wins the decision in my opinion

[@adamlees8410]

Toney was one of the greatest fighters I've ever seen. Uber tough, incredible boxing IQ, great conditioning, super durable and a granite chin. Michael was a great champion also but his looser style left gaps for a master boxer like Toney to exploit albeit late on. Watching Toney fight Mcallum twice was just a pure joy to watch with skills, conditioning and heart at a level few have ever replicated.

[@renzopeterson153]

The Middleweights from 1988 to 1994 were the greatest era of Middleweights ever assembled: Toney, McClellan, Nunn, Jones Jr., Jackson, Benn, McCallum, Eubank, Hopkins, Watson and Collins.

[@charliekiernan5394]

It's a shame Hagler wasn't around then.

[@felixmpi2160]

Add the likes of hagler, sugar ray, hearns abd duran

[@felixmpi2160]

Thulani malinga, John mugabe

[@renzopeterson153]

​@@felixmpi2160not by 88 at Middleweight

[@carlkligerman1981]

Was an amazing era for the sport. Love watching these old classics

[@Whynotthem65]

Nunn should be in the international Boxing HOF at 58-4, 38 knockouts. Perhaps his drug trafficking sentence is holding him back from this honor. Toney is already in the HOF.

[@hiphopjewels]

I think they were waiting for him to get off of probation. He got released from prison not that long ago, and was still under control of the court. He got officially out of the "system" altogether in August, 2024. He's 100% a free man now after serving 16 years and being on probation. I believe he'll get into the Hall of Fame in 2025.

[@gsimon123]

Nobody ever put his lights out like this again too - other losses were all decisions. Two by split. This fight is just a testament to how badass BOTH these guys were. Toney left every ounce of himself in the ring that night. Toney's chin served him so well - nobody could EVER finish him. This may have been arguably the closest anyone ever got!

[@OPTIONALWATCH]

When you get a boxer that can KO with either hand, most likely will have success in boxing. This is one skill that Toney had. But it also helped that he was relentless throwing those punches non stop.

[@alanlegauche]

I remember fondly watching this fight on TV as a kid. It was amazing. In our time zone it was aired late at night, so I couldn’t scream. It was very entertaining rewatching it now as an adult with a better understanding of boxing. At the time Toney comeback felt totally unexpected, but now I see he was building it since the 6th round, and he was trying more and more from the 9th on to catch Nuns jab with the left hook.

[@BOXNBOOTH]

What the hell was the ref doing prior to the stoppage 🤦🏾‍♂️

[@sahilgiri7304]

They through punches so smoothely

[@Thatflyboxingguy]

this is the most exciting fight i ever seen

[@jerrylattimore9232]

ANOTHER GOOD 1 IS HOLYFIELD VS. DOKES. POWER. ✌

[@1001yngwie]

Please upload Nunn vs Tate, you have uploaded Nunn vs Toney at least 4 times

[@toprank]

TR did not promote unfortunately. We got some other Nunn fights though. Stay tuned!

[@tom11zz884]

@@toprank Toney vs. Jones next please.

[@pifflepockle]

@@toprankEnjoying these uploads. Keep them coming. In Scotland so we only just got television

[@pifflepockle]

The commentators at the start proved they did not have a fucking clue

[@pifflepockle]

Quite possibly one of the most clueless pieces of commentary I’ve ever heard

[@youngmelo3717]

Nunn was dominating that fight he should've been safe in those late rounds. Crazy how 1 mistake can change fighters entire legacy. This is my first time watching this fight I only knew of James Toney and after watching this now I think Nunn was really better he just got caught lol. If James lost here his entire legacy would be different. Nunn is one of the best I've ever seen and no one ever talks about him. What's even crazier is that I only looked this fight up to see James Toney in his prime and ended up leaving a Nunn fan 😂

[@Bankai_Musashi1]

Yeah, Toney was inconsistent. Nunn was on a great streak & one of the best in the world at this point

[@josecano7980]

A back and fourth boxing match a classic.😮

[@mensahtalk2367]

Great Fight!!!

[@PhflyDan1]

Excellent fight! Nunn fiught like a REAL Champ. But Toney fought with the HEART of an ATG!! Nunn was getting away with too much crap im his fights up to this point...

[@Duel1982]

These two would easily beat the Canelos, Charlos, and Golovkins of our era.

[@Bankai_Musashi1]

Really beat prime GGG? I'm a couple months new so idk but ggg beat canelo the first time without extreme difficulty. He's a legend middleweight, cruised though the top 160ers like nothing

[@DDB5]

@@Bankai_Musashi1buddy James Toney went all the way up to Heavy weight he would have beat the dawg Shit out of GGG.🤣🤣

[@Bankai_Musashi1]

@@DDB5 why does weight matter? Toney has been knocked down many times by baby punchers, GGG would put him on the canvas easily

[@DDB5]

@@Bankai_Musashi1 you’re own crack bruh🤣 GGG resume is trash he avoided many fighter in their prime the only people you know GGG has fought is Canelo you can’t even name the rest that’s how irrelevant his resume is stop you casual🤣🤦🏽‍♂️

[@Bankai_Musashi1]

@@DDB5 I could name over 10 of his wins, lol, he never avoided anyone dumbasz, he's literally the most avoided fighter of the 2010s 😭 tell me you don't know nothing about boxing

[@LauraNongwe]

Yes agreed;; no doubt about it

[@vaughnp.kingdeacon7353]

The way the great James Toney' slips and move with punches thrown at him, is pure GOD given talent, JT was the package, he could box, bang, brawl, great boxing instincts, solid chin, he had good KO power, Salute JT one of the best that ever did it!

[@carlkligerman1981]

What a fight from Toney! Amazing comeback KO

[@jean-pierrepentreath2230]

Both were superb boxers

[@Breakspears-oy6gr]

probably my best fighter of the 90s

[@FreddieFoodieKing]

it was inevitable

[@johnoneill7947]

Tony "Big Daddy" Nunn was a big underdog.

[@MajikATX]

Round 1 Toney can definitely see the size difference. Never seen Nunn fight before. Toney slipped in and stayed in the pocket . Round 2 Toney. Round 3 Toney but came close to giving it to Michael . Michaels best round landed bombs in a row last minute of round. Round 4 Nunn Round 5 Toney .fun round

[@youngmelo3717]

Lmao never talk boxing again and I'm so serious

[@lambda494]

Even when Toney KO'd Nunn, the commentators were like "Wow Toney is exhausted too! That's the only way he was gonna win!" lol so biased

[@spenser6353]

Nunn was winning. He was the busier fighter.

[@DerrickRivers-b6y]

James Tony is the black rocky balboa 👍🏼😁. That dude can eat nails, I'm talking the heart of a gun fighter smh. One of my favorite of all times🫡

[@mcmorelane3818]

Toney won round 6 on, these commentators were bias towards the favorite

[@youngmelo3717]

You people are either delusional because you're casuals or you're just biased. This was my first time watching this fight. Nunn dominated this fight until he got koed lol

[@Gree1060]

Toney showed you how to beat someone who is faster with longer reach. Timing with counters beats speed. When they get gun shy from being countered is when you let your hands go.

[@rudipasaribu1487]

Toney is a bit unfair to hit nunn's backhead.....😮😮😮

[@Too_Raw187]

Toney is a dawg digging to the body and ripping up top and he had a chin

[@joeyfung-i]

Matchup of great trainers. Miller is my favorite of all time.

[@ProfessorJM1]

Guys and gals...this was 33+ YEARS ago!!!! 😮

[@EvanBarr-uk3vk]

Great fight ,very close .Toney seems to frustrate Nunn who is usually twice as acurate.

[@knucklegame5050]

Toney Style was NICE. But i always wanted to see him & Hopkins bang it out. Which Never happened.

[@LauraNongwe]

We hear Tony this Tony that;;; commentary biased;;; you don't hear about Nunn

[@josiahcrew375]

Ofc Jackie kallen a fuckin gew on his trunks. But crazy to think nun actually was lowkey winning this fight but James jus sat him down hard 😂

[@SteveWildasin]

If Toney hadn't KOd Nunn, he would have lost a unanimous decision. Toney needed the knockout.

[@youngmelo3717]

Exactly this is my first time ever watching Nunn I only came to see Prime James Toney but Nunn was dominating lol these ppl in the comments have to be robots or something

[@josecano7980]

That's how James Toney took Miceckl Nunn to school 🪜🥳😊

[@epic6434]

That's a good size draw for the card

[@TheDude0218]

Those commentators were annoying and clueless. They sounded like Nunn groupies. James Toney was outboxing Nunn most of this fight and his defense was extremely impressive. Even when Toney was landing clean hits, they made it a point to say he wasn’t following up. He was stringing combos when he saw openings. Horrible commentary from them. Glad Toney removed all doubt with his knockout.

[@leomanjaro4054]

I remember that fight my family watched it on HBO n at the last promotion before the fight dunn said he was going to punish James Toney because of what he was saying,he was just hyping the fight like all fighters,but Jah wasn't going to let him cow this little warrior down

[@jalenikezeue4114]

Is Nunn Faster than tony with the Jab

[@Lateralus6]

Why is Nunns family calling this fight?

[@JohnTope-s5p]

Neva.likeNunn.he.frm.Iowa😢😢aint.from.Iowa.but.Steeres.and.😂😂😂😂😂😂❤

[@juliusedwards7199]

This is back when fighters let their hands go the entire fight. Mugs wasn’t looking to win decisions! 😅

[@vukilehoyi9529]

Nunn should have stayed away from Toney with 1 round to go seemingly he paid the price of taking Toney light & was caught carelessly from his round house punches throwing cautions to the wind,yes Toney was skilful & so Nunn ,why Nunn didn't keep this guy at bay 💔

[@anthonyrobinson-ew7hi]

Not exactly hagler and john the beasts 😂

[@tonitrus6356]

Tf were the commentators smoking crack during that time what are they on about

[@Dionysoshaman]

Toney is a one dimensional fighter!?!? Blasphemy says I These commentators really wanted Nunn to win. Toney is a straight 5th dimensional fighter

[@adriannavares]

NUNN could have won if he just disciplinely stay on the outside and outbox toney on the outside like dude got a long sharp jabs and speedy footwork and reflexes, i don't get how he just went on the inside let toney to brawl with him, he could have outbox toney better but he didn't and eventually those shots from Toney that could have not hit him eventually affected him

[@Slimm_eli]

lol dude didn’t even have tape around his gloves but Toney did🤔they probably was hopeful Toney Would get cut and lose

[@ryanstephens2684]

Bias commentary

[@vovamariman]

давно такого говна не видел, весь бой - кто в кого меньше попадёт

[@neilfield3229]

Roy beat tony easy made him look average😂

[@andiargana8487]

Too bad that tony weight drained in that fight he even go to hospital because the weight loss was so bad

[@WHAT_1400]

this aint roy. wrong video

[@spenser6353]

@@andiargana8487 toney was a light heavyweight. How was he weight drained? that was his natural division

[@leonrozier6888]

These were my dude's both great fighter of there air.

[@FightFancom]

Lights out, baby!