Which middleweight boxer known for his slick, defensively orientated style of boxing is represented in the Boxing Legends of the Ring is a boxing video game?
James Toney James Nathaniel Toney (born August 24, 1968) is an American professional boxer. Known for his slick, defensively orientated style of boxing, Toney is a former three-weight world champion, having held the IBF and lineal middleweight titles from 1991 to 1993; the IBF super middleweight title from 1993 to 1994; and the IBF cruiserweight title in 2003. Additionally he challenged twice for a world heavyweight title, and was victorious the first time but was later stripped due to a failed drugs test.
Boxing in the 1980s Boxing in the 1980s was filled with important fights, events and personalities that shaped the sport. Boxing in the 1980s was shaped by many different situations, such as the continuous corporate battles between the different world sanctioning organizations, the void left by Muhammad Ali as the sport's ambassador and consequent search for a new boxing hero, the continuous presence of Don King as the sport's most famous promoter, the surge of rival promoters as Bob Arum, Butch Lewis and Murad Muhammad, and major rule changes. In 1986, Mike Tyson emerged as a fresh new face in the heavyweight division, which had seen a decline in champion quality level (particularly in the WBA side) after Ali's retirement and, later on, after longtime WBC ruler Larry Holmes' prime. In addition, the IBF and WBO began operating.