JAMES TONEY vs. VASSILIY JIROV | FULL FIGHT | BOXING WORLD WEEKLY
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- Опубликовано: 17 дек 2020
- BEST CRUISERWEIGHT FIGHT EVER!
On April 26, 2003, the legendary James Toney had the opportunity to become a three-division champion. In his way was IBF titleholder Vassiliy Jirov, who held the 200-lb. belt since 1999.
What ensued between “The Tiger” vs. “Lights Out” will go down as one of the most electrifying scraps in all of boxing history!
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Gotta love the face of the grey haired dude in the back at 14:22 reacting to the low blow lol
Unforgettable. I watched this live and will always remember Emmanuel Stewart losing his mind in the 12th round....as though a lifetime boxing man had never seen such will.
You mean 'live' on TV of course?
@@mr.blackhawk142 same thing I did. I saw this as it happened on television, LIVE. This was like Archie Moore Yvonne Durell type of fight, a fight to the finish. This is Toneys greatest performance and cemented him for me as a great.
Unbelievable. James is a real legend. But his opponent showed the most courage I’ve ever seen in a ring.
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I love the courage he showed when he threw all those low blows and kidney shots...☺
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@@TheTillmanSneakerReviewIf you get hit with that many flush bombs and still refuse to move your head, 'courage' probably isn't the right word.
Both men had hearts of iron. Ultimately, Jirov ate some huge shots with nothing left in the tank.
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I love the way Toney move he bend up and down so smooth,he is look so relaxed
He mastered that old school technique. He really was a wizard in there.
His now deceased coach told him the number one thing in a fight is staying relaxed.
@@MrSilus2000 yup, combine that with Toney only sparring for his training, and he was always calm under fire.
Toney is a straight g! That man has the hardest chin I've ever seen and he wastes no punches or energy... He makes it look so natural and easy... My fav fighter of all time
James is the most talented fighter I’ve ever seen.
Roy Jones Jr isn’t?
Overall…. No, definitely not.
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He's certainly one of the most. Freddy Roach, one of the greatest trainers of all time stated that James was the most talented fighter he ever trained.
@@ronaldfinch7420 Tony started his pro career at middle weight and ended it at heavyweight...because he was fat. A fat middleweight winning at the heavyweight division definitely makes his a GOAT.
Simply put : one of the best fight ever.
What a final round!
Una es boliviano canelo y el apellido es por lo rojo y no puede pelear con paquetes va ir a estados unidos Jones se retiro del boxeo en 1999
James toney would have beat Hagler
@@jeromesmith6415it would've been a good fight
Tony has the patience of a saint. His calmness is out of this world.
His composure is crazy..
Its.experience
All that sparring will relax one
The ring is his happy place.
BINGO!!!! The first thing i noticed about him years ago!!!! When a fighter is that relaxed, his/her energy is hardly depleted!!!!
One of Toney’s best. The D and the offense are both spot on. I saw this live on TV and it’s just as good now. Toney is a legend standing in range and not getting hit all the while dishing out the jello pudding. Sweet science indeed.
Toney economies his blows and I'm not comfortable with that style. He kept the fight lasting longer than necessary
Why Toney allows himself to be pinned to the robes bits Mt imagination
What makes this fight even better is the late great Emanuel Steward was ringside with HBO. He was my favorite blow by blow man.
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This brings me to tears. What a fight.
Poetry in physical forum
Toney is doing better even though Njiro is good
This was an exciting fight, Stewart's announcing at the end was classic !!!
Yeah his commentary was legendary 🙂
Yes I miss everything about HBO boxing, the Sopranos too... It doesn't seem that long ago but it's over 20 years since this fight. Boxing on Saturday night, the Sopranos on Sunday night !
James Toney is unbelievablez 52:19 play it in slow motion and watch him slip that punch. That was last little of Jirov energy and then he hit him with a body blow. This greatest shit I’ve ever seen.
He smacked him that wasn’t a slip
I've watched the entire fight at 1/4 speed. It's the only way to truly appreciate the subtleties of Toney's movement and positioning, and how many of Jirov's punches that look like they landed in real time are picked off or deflected. You also see how accurate Toney's punches are and how many times he shook Jirov.
My goodness James can fight.All them shots he took and no cuts. Just a different breed of man
Jirov fought his heart off. It wasnt enough.
if ur here in 2022 , not only is this fight amazing , but the whole crowd , and photographers ole school vibe is awesome ! I miss those days!!
Me too boxing kinda sucks now especially the decrease production value
Lights Out what a legend. Brought me so much pleasure watching boxing over the decades
How Toney starred at Jirov right at the final bell, like as if to say "is that it?".
The ref called James name like a pissed off parent 😂
the inside fighting in this one is so awesome
I remember watching this at home sitting on the couch thinking wow! Both guys are tuff but what really caught my attention was how jirov even though being hurt badly in the last round would not clinch and just rather continue to throw punches and fight his way out of being hurt ..unbelievable!
Canello es un paquete y es boliviano se tiñe hasta los pelos de los huevos de color naranja
Much respect to Jirov, but nobody on earth was beating Toney at this stage of his career.
how about Roy? Hopkins?
Young RJ beat Toney and an old B-hop would beat Toney of they fought in there 40s. But this Toney right here, aint nobody beating.
@@boxer3139 I was watching a James Toney interview he said that when he was fighting Roy he was full of himself and let all the success get to his head. As such he didn't take training seriously and this is his 1 big regret in his boxing career. He says that Roy never gave him a rematch.
A focused James Toney I believe is one of the greatest of all time.
@@boxer3139 So would Calzaghe and don't bothher to respond with US nuthugging.
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Calzaghe, there has never been a more useless boxer in all of time. Here at the local track there was this thing for the girls called the powder puff race...
Emmanuel Stewart’s commentary in the last minute or so of the 12th is goated
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Que va ser Jones.. el que pelio con holyfeld.. ese teñido hasta la barba es boliviano.. ah y el mike tyson el que le dio la oreja es el de tinelli con el holifild de tinelli también.. hay videos truchos y peleas truchas
Stewart was surely enjoying this amazing fight
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Emmanuel Stewart's disappointment in Toney's lack of work ethic is hilarious.
Well, Toney wouldn't join Kronk, took Stewart's best trainer (Bill Miller), and beat on his guys constantly, so there's probably some resentment there.
@@robotboy719 not many are aware of that fact
James Toney is the real 🐐 of boxing.
One of my favorite fights of all time with one of my favorite fighter of all time.
Toney is one of the fighters you just wish would never age.
I thought commentators were calling him "the silly jirov"
One of my favorite fights with amazing commentary. James Toney was robbed of being a first ballot hall of famer this week. A real shame.
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Guess because he always had a terrible shity foul mouth?
@@kamrul828 you are a sissy
Who was choiced in the hall of fame?
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Crazy to see ppl without a phone in their face..
The good days
Both men underrated AF i love Toney but brother Jirov is incredible also i mean 7x defences of IBF belt that doesnt happen much these days its all about unification it sucks
Stellar fight. Phone booth battle where Toney showcases defensive prowess and crushing power. How he hasn't been inducted into the boxing hall of fame is criminal.
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He is not in retirement. You got to be 5 Years in retirement.
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Didn't get in his first year of eligibility. Which was a complete travesty. Got in this year though. Some friends of mine who are voters lobbied hard for him.
Vassiliy Jirov is one of the toughest men I've ever seen.
Watched this fight at least 100 times.
~10 times for me! catching up to you one day
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Why???????
@@evilgamer671 only real Boxing fans know that!! You got alot to catxh on to
Damn you said why? Did you watch the whole fight it's the best ending of a fight that I've ever seen it's up there with corrales vs Castillo and ward vs gatti all day
This right here is the definition of Greatness.
This performance from Toney was a fitting testament to the skill, will and courage he displayed throughout his stellar career within The Sport of Boxing, Toney remains among The Best to ever do it.
IIRC, when asked who was The Most Talented Fighter he's ever worked with, Legendary Trainer Freddie Roach did'nt hesitate . . . James Toney was his choice.
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I love Toney's trainer here. Not jabbering a stream of nonsense, just giving one little piece of quiet advice or encouragement at a time, trusting that his fighter knows what he's doing.
hard to believe H Lederman's take on this, or Lampley's (will the 2 point round have won it for James Toney). don't know much about boxing, but it seemed obvious to me (and the judges too obviously) that JT won this hands down. yes, Jirov is gutsy, but....
thank you BWW for the good quality upload.
That was two grown ass men fighting. Nobody should ever question either one of these warriors.
What a nightmare must be fighting a guy like jirov, that man just dont stop punching even when he’s getting hit a lot with clean shots. All time great fight
Tough as steel. Should've moved up to heavyweight. Unified and Undisputed easily.
Vassiliy Jirov used to be my boxing coach
JT a good chess player in the ring, he don't waste his punches he throws every punch with calculated effects
Plus the subtle switch from being defensive in the beginning to offensive in the end
Toney was a pugilistic genius. And he LOVED being backed into the ropes. That's when he'd unleash brutal, perfectly timed counter-punches... always on the mark!
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Man Tony is so criminally underrated one of the best fighters to put on a pair of gloves also in my opinion he had the best chin period I can’t remember a time seeing him get rocked but it’s just sad that he didn’t mange his money properly so he had to fight way past his prime his prime and in the process kind of hurt his legacy on paper but real boxing fans know why he’s record is what it is what pisses me of is the boxing commission who kept renewing this mans license when he clearly suffers from severe cte not to be disrespectful but now you can’t even understand when he talks and again real boxing fans know at his prime Tony could talk and roast the shit out of you with the beat of them what good is the boxing commission a bunch of scumbag crooks they have very view things to do and one of them is the health of fighters and they can’t even do that disgrace to the sport
Yeah his CTE is so bad I pray he doesn’t get worse. My dads favorite boxer when I was young was Toney so watched all his fights. He got screwed in a ton of decisions also. Some people don’t understand how good his defense and counter punching is. I met him a couple times was hilarious. He can give it and take it.
Hear hear! Well said, his defense was impeccable, so illusive, he really was criminally underrated.
Toney got rocked bad in the Sam peters 1 fight. Recovered well tho. Won that fight IMO
This! I watched that fight live. Peter caught him on temple with a clubbing right hand. He was rocked so bad, he had to grab the ropes to stay up. He did recover well afterwards.
The punch that hurt him was behind the ear. Peter threw those sloppy punches that came down on the back of Tony's Shoulder and head.
JT besides everything else had balls and a mean streak in that ring. Dude just wanted to fight.
The ACL tear while training to fight Jameel MCcline and the biceps tear in his return killed his run at heavy.
That blunt concussion trauma accumulation probably costed Vasily a few years of his life.
Listening to Emmanuel Stewart at the end is one of the best moments for me.
James toney one one greatest fighters of all time in world boxing 👊💪💕
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This deserved a way bigger crowd
Gatti-Ward 1 was in front of a crowd about this size. Sometimes the best fights belong in more intimate settings. Look at the Turning Stone Casino or the Punch Bowl in Carson, California. Or my personal favorite the Grand Olympic in Los Angeles where greats like Jerry Quarry, Bobby Chacon, Pipino Cuevas, Bazooka Limon the list goes on. Small venues I feel like are made for the die hard fan
Best ring name in boxing lights out.Toney .that was a war little closer on score cards the ring girl rocked .I've been toney fan forever damn good counter fighter.champ.
James “The Heat” Kinchen and “The Easton Assassin” Larry Holmes.
GOOD FIGHT. BOTH ARE WARRIORS! WAY TO STAY IN IT TO THE VERY END JAMES.
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Toney's one of my favourite boxers. His fights against Barclay, Nunn and Jirov are all, for different reasons, classics.
The first two fights against Mike McCallum were amazing also. Highest level of boxing science. McCallum really doesn't get the credit he deserves. Guys ducked him for title shots forever.
That was epic. Im at the gym on the treadmill cheering😂😂
James Toney is definitely a unsung boxing hero.
The announcers called this *all* wrong. But I agree Jirov was "aggressive" the way he attacked JT's fists with his face.
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Lampley kind of cheering for Jirov...lol
@@Mickieshelton Lampley cheered for boxing!
@@sheruffa6032 lol
One of the most brutal fights I have ever seen in my life. Now these are serious boxers. They fought so close and had a chance to do the hugging shit but they both refused to hug but kept busy the whole damn time. Not one fucking hug.these men are human lions. The knockdown at the end was a thing of beauty.
100% agreed no fucking hugging, just punch for punch
Yup no clinching straight phonebooth fighting. Though clinching wouldve been smart for jirov to help him regain his legs and prevented that last min knockdown
What a fight! I wish I would have watched Toney’s fights growing up. What a great fighter!
I love the way toney fight and move up and down so smooth
Every time you think Jirov is done, he comes right back at you, like a zombie with half its head blown off and an axe buried in its chest. In the 8th, he really put it on Toney - mauled him, butted him, shoved him...and drilled him in the nuts for an added bonus. The last 90 seconds of that round were probably Jirov's best of the fight and Toney really seemed to be fading. But Lights Out was made for the championship rounds.
Lmao dude said drilled him in the nuts for a bonus
Facts though
Top 10 fav boxing fights of all time
Even though there has to be a winner (unless it's a draw of course), when fights like this take place, there are no real losers because the fight itself becomes almost bigger than the men/women involved. This fight showed the crazy willpower of two men, and the skill to go with it. These are the fights I love most. Two opposing styles from two completely different athletes, but the difference in their styles, and their approaches is what makes a great fight like this possible. If you put two counter punchers together, it can be a snooze fest if you aren't a hardcore boxing fan that knows what is happening. It's when you put a pressure fighter with a high work rate against a more defensive fighter, or you put a heavy handed KO artist against a boxer/puncher that the fireworks start to fly. This fight between Toney and Jirov,, and the Holyfield vs Qawi fight are the best cruiserweight bouts I have ever seen because of the contrast in styles. Actually, both fights might be up there with some of the best fights regardless of weight class, or era.
Agree they’re both winners in a sporting sense, but both losers in terms of what gruelling fights like this do to you long term.
Agree they’re both winners in a sporting sense, but both losers in terms of what gruelling fights like this do to you long term.
Correct result by the judges. Lederman's scorecard is a joke. Look at the stat box at 49:00. Although JT threw 220 less punches after 11 rounds, he LANDED 109 MORE punches and almost doubled Jirov's % landed. Throwing more punches won't count for much unless they land. This is a testament to JT's unbelievable defense. It was also clear from Jirov's swollen face at the end of the bout that the more effective shots were thrown by JT.
This was the first fight for me where I realized in real time that Lederman will score for the fighter literally just for moving forward, more often than not. Toney won 8 rounds clearly (an argument can be made for 9), and Jirov lost two points between the knockdown and that ridiculous low blow...and he STILL had this fight a draw. His scorecard is almost as bad as the judge who scored Mayweather-Canelo even. Jirov was effectively finished as a top fighter as a result of the beating Toney gave him, whereas in his next fight, James moved up to heavyweight and stopped Holyfield.
Lederman has always had weird scoring.
I think he's just old and senile, he needs eye glasses not only to watch the fight but to read a book on the sweet science
@@LowTierFallout When my scorecard agrees with his, I start thinking I made a mistake.
His scorecard was full of shit at the 10th round check in..
They say the Philly shell stance doesn’t work in a southpaw vs orthodox James proved it wrong.
Toney got a raw deal when networks would not stop showing this moment when he looked bad against RJJ. At this moment in his life, Toney would have destroyed Roy in a rematch. A good fighter at any weight.
never seen the like of this, a true war, Jirov outclassed but so tough
Two of the best in the business without a doubt, not to mention both men with hearts of true warriors! One of the best fights your gonna see, make sure and watch every round and then watch it again!
I don't know what fight Harold was watching. James absolutely dominated the guy. How can he score the fight even with 1 point deduction and 1 knockout.
Ya I miss manny- his love for the sport as well as his knowledge of what fighters go thru is what brings out his excitement in the last minute
That body shot right at the end really hurt Jirov, he was out on his feet, and when he took that shot to the body I think his head finally just said fuckit we're done.
Canelo es boliviano
Lol forreal took whatever last reserve of energy away from him
The body shot but the left right hand with same hand shocked Jirov. Didn't expect that.
I saw that fight when it happened back in the day and I still don't agree with how far those judges had it apart .
have you look at the stats? lol
Only 437 idiots who know nothing about boxing would give this a thumbs down...They would have been better off watching WWE 😂 Great fight from real warriors. 💪🏾
That is one of the best fights I've seen both Warriors but hey that's why they call him lights out
One of the best fights of all time.
What is amazing is that Jirov, along with Michael Nunn, was the second undefeated southpaw Toney beat using the Philly Shell. I don't recall anyone else ever successfully using it against a world class southpaw.
Yea I heard it hard to use the Philly Shell on southpaws but James Toney turned that around
Floyd did it to Pacquiao, Zab Judah, Sharmba Mitchell, Victor Ortiz and Robert Guerrero - all former world champ southpaws 🤷
@@poweroftheriff He tried Philly Shell for a fight and a half. But notice, after two fights he went to high guard against southpaws and got touched heavy them didn't go back to it. Watch the fights then tell if I am wrong.
forcing Jirov to square up and infight was key to Toney's strategy in nullifying the southpaw advantage.
@@poweroftheriff I loved watching Mitchell fight.
Favourite fight of mine. Seen it so many times.
Really interesting that the commentary was so skewed in favor of Jirov. This is a fight that shows you what a commentator values most in scoring a fight: Jirov landing the highest number of punches vs. Toney's far more effective aggression with fewer, heavier punches that, while fewer, had a much clearer impact on the opponent. Normally I think judges err on the side of the busier fighter. But this was a case where I think Toney's aggression was just so much more effective than Jirov's that I have a hard time seeing this as anything other than a clear win for Toney. Toney's punches were taking a clear toll on Jirov more and more, and Toney never seemed hurt
Jirrov was also the Champion
Jirov didn't even land more punches; he just threw more. Toney landed over a hundred more punches. Lederman's score card was atrocious.
@@glenm99 A hundred more punches? According to compubox, Toney landed 380 punches to Jirov's 411. I still agree Lederman's score was pretty wack though, Toney's punches had way more impact and I think most judges would probably score similarly to the three official judges here
Lampley even lied about the punch stats at the end. 411 for Jirov and 386 for Toney??? How tf when Toney was just winning by over 100 punches with a 45-24 connect percentage!?
Outlandish scoring and I'm a James Toney fan.
That was fantastic fight thoroughly enjoyed it thank you very much👍😉
I love how the commentator is like "tough round to score" then the stats show Toney landed twice as many punches LOL
Great Great fight, thank you for uploading it. 👍👍
Respect for Both!
Fantastic finish James Toney!
What fight was Harold lettermen watching and his sidekicks ????
What a boxing match it was one of my favourites of all , James Toney what a LEGEND thanks for the top upload 🥊🥊🥊🥊🥊
Super Klasse!!! J. T. einer der beste Boxer der Welt, aller Zeiten!!!
Jirov had the best entrance music ever!!! 😎
The 6 left hooks in the 12 took VJ soul from his body.
One of the best 12th round fights I seen.
James fucking Toney
This was against a undefeated gold medalist
Toney is a legend
Boxing are a great sport.
Itss a good figth
You can train a boxer and force him in rough training. Like jirov went through. But if didn't live it all the training in the worlrd won't help.
Great fight i initially missed the fight watching now a true classic both worriers 👊🏿Toney's precision 👌🏿 he still had it and Jirov work rate tactic was spot on.
Reminded me of the Chisora v Whyte fights, both took way too many shots and stood there trading.
Great to watch, but not good for brain damage.
James Toney is something else what a fighter 👊👊
James Toney is my favorite boxer of all time. He is as real as it gets.
Unsportsmanlike attitude of Jirov, he did not shake Toney's hand.
And Toney wouldn't Touch gloves with Jirrov before the fight. No harm no foul
I swear 🤬James Tony is/was a Serious problem. Hell - a - difficult
Love to study this
What fight was Letterman watching, even 113 - 113 give me a break.
I have to say I respect these trainer's,greatly,a ton of respect, specially for the old school.But some of that corner instruction it makes you think,they just fell a little short,they tell the Russian,you have to throw more punches.these guys punch count was already very high,and what's throwing more punches when your hardest shots aren't able to land.what a great referee!!
Agreed. They'd clearly decided coming in that Toney would break from the pace and didn't have a backup plan. To be fair, Brooks tries to get Jirov to punch more effectively. After the first, Brooks says, 'Remember, when he plants that foot, step around. Get a clean shot.' So they tried to prepare for Toney's elusiveness but where do you find a sparring partner who can give you that sort of defensive slickness? Later on, Brooks gives pretty clear advice ('You gotta move your head!') but by that point Jirov is too battered to think. A game dude but he took a hideous beating and was never the same.
What a fight!!!
Toney was an all time great
Напористый и стойкий Жиров, но ох и корявая у него техника.
RIP Harold Lederman, Emmanuel Stewart, and one of the greatest refs to ever ref a fight, Steve Smoger!