{"product_id":"evander-holyfield-vs-james-toney-official-boxing-event-press-kit-media-pack-2003","title":"Evander Holyfield Vs James Toney - Official Boxing Event Press Kit \/ Media pack (2003)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOfficial Boxing Press Kit \/ Media Pack\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEvander Holyfield Vs James Toney\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e4th October 2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContains information about the Event and Fighters\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eIn good condition - some minor edge or surface wear possible - See photos for exact condition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEvander Holyfield vs. James Toney, billed as The War on October 4, was a professional boxing match contested on October 4, 2003.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn June 2003, it was announced that former 4-time world heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield would face reigning IBF cruiserweight champion James Toney in a non-title bout set for October 4, 2003.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHolyfield's previous fight had been a loss to Chris Byrd in an IBF heavyweight title fight. Following the loss, Holyfield had entered negotiations with promoter Don King to face then-WBA heavyweight champion Roy Jones Jr. Jones' promoter claimed Holyfield was offered a $10 million purse, but negotiations fell through when Holyfield demanded an additional $2 million added on because he claimed King owed him such.\u003cbr\u003e After the proposed Holyfield–Jones fight fell through, Holyfield instead reached an agreement to face Toney. Toney had won the IBF cruiserweight title in April by defeating Vassiliy Jirov, giving him his first major title since 1994 and making him a 3-division world champion as he had previously captured titles in both the middleweight and super middleweight divisions. Toney and his promoter Dan Goossen had agreed that if Toney beat Jirov for the cruiserweight title, then he could \"do what he wanted.\" After doing so, Toney then decided to move up to the heavyweight division.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGoing in to the fight Holyfield was ranked as the 4th Heavyweight in the world by Ring magazine, as well as in the top 5 by both the WBC \u0026amp; IBF.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eHolyfield got off to a good start in the fight, winning two of the first three rounds on two of the judge's scorecards and all three on the other judge's scorecards. However, from the fourth round on, Toney would dominate Holyfield, punishing him with a series of powerful combinations and left hooks and winning every round from then on. After punishing Holyfield for 5+ rounds, Toney was finally able to breakthrough with a knockdown in round nine after landing left hook to the body caused Holyfield to collapse to the mat. Holyfield would get back up, but his trainer Don Turner decided to stop the fight by throwing in the towel, automatically giving Toney the victory by technical knockout at 1:42 of the round.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eThough Holyfield admitted after the fight that \"Toney did beat me up\" and there were calls for his retirement following consecutive defeats, Holyfield decided to put retirement off, stating \"No, I'm not going to retire, I'm going back to the drawing board.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDespite some interest in a rematch with Roy Jones Jr., Toney would have one more fight against Rydell Booker, before agreeing to face WBA champion John Ruiz.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eFight card:\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eHeavyweight     200+ lb     James Toney     def.     Evander Holyfield     TKO\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eSuper Featherweight     126 lb     Joel Casamayor     def.     Diego Corrales     TKO\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eBantamweight     118 lb     Cruz Carbajal (c)     def     Gerardo Espinoza     TKO\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eMiddleweight     160 lb     Keith Holmes     def     Jason Papillion     TKO \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Combat Kingdom MMA Memorabilia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53345953087835,"sku":"CK00677","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0926\/4719\/4971\/files\/20260520_140819.jpg?v=1781000302","url":"https:\/\/www.combatkingdom.co.uk\/products\/evander-holyfield-vs-james-toney-official-boxing-event-press-kit-media-pack-2003","provider":"Combat Kingdom MMA Memorabilia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}