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Once Is Not Enough
DateAugust 29, 1992
VenueReno-Sparks Convention Center, Reno, Nevada, U.S.
Title(s) on the lineIBF middleweight title
Tale of the tape
Boxer James Toney Mike McCallum
Nickname Lights Out The Body Snatcher
Hometown Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S. Kingston, Jamaica
Purse $700,000 $500,000
Pre-fight record 31–0–2 43–1–1
Age 24 years 35 years, 8 months
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) 5 ft 11+1⁄2 in (182 cm)
Weight 159 lb (72 kg) 158 lb (72 kg)
Style Orthodox Orthodox
Recognition IBF
Middleweight Champion		 2-division World Champion
Result
Toney wins by majority decision (117–110, 117–110, 114–114)

James Toney vs. Mike McCallum II, billed as Once Is Not Enough, was a professional boxing match contested on August 29, 1992, for the IBF middleweight title.

Background

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Toney and McCallum had previously met the previous December, fighting to a split draw.[1] Given the indecisiveness of the decision, talks of a rematch happened immediately afterwards during the post-fight press conference with McCallum stating "I'd love to do it again, it wasn't nothing but fun".[2] A rematch was not agreed to for the time being however, and Toney instead went on to make his next defense against Dave Tiberi in February 1992, being declared the winner by a highly disputed split decision despite Tiberi seemingly dominating the fight.[3] Toney would then make another successful defense against Glenn Wolfe in April on the undercard of the George Foreman–Alex Stewart fight, while McCallum would have one tune-up fight between his two fights against Toney, defeating journeyman Fermin Chirino by unanimous decision in May.[4][5] Following Toney winning a non-title tune-up against Ricky Stackhouse, the Toney–McCallum rematch was set to take place on August 29, 1992. Prior to the fight, Toney and his team, trying to get in the almost 36-year old McCallum's head, presented McCallum a rocking chair inscribed with "Happy Retirement, Mike" at a press conference and the two fighter nearly came to blows at another press conference after Toney suddenly jumped up from his chair and challenged McCallum.[6]

The fight

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Toney would win the fight by spit decision. For the second straight fight, one judge scored the fight even at 114–114, though the other two judges had Toney the winner with lopsided scores of 117–110. McCallum actually out-landed Toney by 100 punches, scoring 332 of his 849 thrown punches compared to Toney who landed 232 of 714 punches, though Toney was able to land the harder punches throughout the fight.[7]

Fight card

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Confirmed bouts:[8]

Weight Class Weight vs. Method Round Notes
Middleweight 160 lbs. James Toney def. Mike McCallum MD 12/12 Note 1
Lightweight 135 lbs. Freddie Pendleton vs. Tracy Spann D 2/12 Note 2
Super Welterweight 154 lbs. Peter Venancio def. Lonny Beasley D 10/10
Featherweight 126 lbs. Eddie Croft def. Magdaleno Maldonado UD 6/6
Super Welterweight 154 lbs. Clayton Williams def. Rick Dunn UD 4/4

^Note 1 For IBF middleweight title
^Note 2 For vacant IBF lightweight title

Broadcasting

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Country Broadcaster
 United States HBO

References

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  1. ^ McCallum and Toney in Artful Draw, NY Times article, 1991-12-15 Retrieved on 2024-09-14
  2. ^ Toney and McCallum want more action after draw, UPI article, 1991-12-14 Retrieved on 2024-09-14
  3. ^ Toney Wins by Decision But Gets a Real Workout, NY Times article, 1992-02-09 Retrieved on 2024-09-15
  4. ^ For Stewart, a Loss That Comes With a Bonus, NY Times article, 1992-04-17 Retrieved on 2024-09-15
  5. ^ [1], LA Times article, 1992-05-22 Retrieved on 2024-09-15
  6. ^ Toney and McCallum Aiming To Rule Out Another Draw, NY Times article, 1992-08-29 Retrieved on 2024-09-15
  7. ^ Toney decisions McCallum in rematch, UPI article, 1992-08-29 Retrieved on 2024-09-14
  8. ^ "BoxRec - event".
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