Mofo2 Posted June 30, 2013 Share Posted June 30, 2013 Former three-division world champion James “Lights Out†Toney officially won his comeback fight last night at the Sky Ute Casino, Ignacio. The sluggish 44-year-old was lucky to pick up the victory though as unsung Kenny Lemos pushed him all the way before losing a contentious points verdict.After a closely-contested bout in which the taller and heavier underdog scored most of the scoring blows, the eight-rounder was initially announced as a win for Lemos before all hell broke loose. Upon hearing he had lost the contest, an angry Toney attempted to storm from the ring before the decision was controversially changed to a victory to him moments later.The unconvincing winner then tried engaging in a scuffle with a taunting fan (who called him a “bumâ€) before Toney’s trainer wrestled with his fighter to convince him to stay within the confines of the ropes.It was a career-best performance from Denver’s Lemos who had never fought anywhere near this level before. Kenny dips to 12-8-2 (8) but can feel hard done by in a fight where he deserved at least a draw; especially with the bout being his home territory of Colorado.In his post fight interview, Toney once again optimistically called out the Klitschko brothers, claiming the dual champions are ducking him. Toney’s reflexes are shot and he is clearly fighting from memory. The “Lights Out†of a few years ago would have toyed with the likes of Lemos. Now nearing his 45th birthday, Toney raises his record to 75-8-3 (45) and is an accident waiting to happen. If he’s struggling with a club-level fighter like Lemos, any serious contender would take him apart.The only thing the former middleweight champion has is his chin having never been stopped in 86 bouts but by his last few showings it's only a matter of time before his 'chin-seal' breaks.At the previous day’s weigh-in Toney scaled 243lbs while Lemos was 292lbs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Slayer Posted June 30, 2013 Members Share Posted June 30, 2013 This guy oughta be SHOT already, just to prevent him from disgracing the sport and his name. What a walking charade he has become...and its lasted some time now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mofo2 Posted July 1, 2013 Author Share Posted July 1, 2013 I've not seen this and don't plan to but apparently it was a fucking farce!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackrican23 Posted July 1, 2013 Share Posted July 1, 2013 wow Fat Toney life and death with a 12-8-2 fighter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mofo2 Posted July 1, 2013 Author Share Posted July 1, 2013 I'm still trying to get my head around how they changed their minds on the result Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackrican23 Posted July 1, 2013 Share Posted July 1, 2013 Hank might never come back now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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