James Toney Boxing Techniques - 5 Fearsome Factors
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- James ‘Lights Out’ Toney amassed a record of 77-10-3. A native of Ann Arbor, Michigan he was a real throwback-style fighter who must have been nightmare for opponents.
I have identified 5 of his key boxing techniques, 5 fearsome factors. In summary, they are:
1. Stance and Footwork
⁃ Double cover or lead hand low
⁃ Varied weight distribution - constantly altered to suit opponent
⁃ Shoulder Roll/Half-Philly Shell
⁃ Switched very occasionally (first Michael Nunn knockdown)
2. Pressure
⁃ Constant grind forward
⁃ Rarely took a backward step
⁃ Turn the screw
⁃ Defensively-minded aggression
3. Defense into Attack and Vice Versa
⁃ Break Down
⁃ Shoulder Roll onto hook
⁃ Consummate counterpuncher - active
4. Punching Variations
⁃ Hooks
⁃ Uppercuts
⁃ Long shots - rotation
⁃ Squared for power when going for it.
5. Aggression and Intensity
⁃ Full-blooded!
⁃ Everyone knew why he was there
⁃ Exciting - real exciting style
So they are the boxing techniques that build my 5 Fearsome Factors of James Toney.
Cheers
Fran
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James "Lights Out" Toney was a damn menace
I can’t understand why he gave Roy Jones so much respect during their bout. He should have took it to Roy more aggressively. He was technically miles ahead of Roy.
@@brolickscholar3083 he was weight drained but I understand what you’re talking about and I agree as well, he should’ve been more aggressive with jones and better at cutting off the ring, but you know jones was in his prime as well so who know what would’ve happened if they fought a second time
Probably my favorite boxer. He was so good, he looked bored. Thanks for acknowledging an underrated legend.
Love that, so good he looked bored...brilliant
The best!! Incredible defense and so slick. My favorite fighter.
You, my friend, h ave exceptional taste 👌.
I know James Toney personally his shoulder roll was the best ever it's not the Philly shell it's a Michigan thing Floyd does it 2 and even Tommy the Hitman hearns does this defense 🥊
K9boxing you the dude from the contender???
Boxing Is Life yeah it’s K9 bundrage mate
Louis Edwards daamn thats crazy watched him on the show as a kid
@@boxingislife1170 Are you talking about the Contender 🤔
K9boxing yea breether my favourite fighter from rhat show 🥊
Lights out one of the best to lace em up my personal favourite any young fighter wona study old school boxing I would highly recommend James he was a BEAST!
One of my favourite boxers ever he was so calm in the pocket made it look easy even when past his best & up at Heavyweight.
Love the way you broke his counter punching down to basic techniques, block, jab, duck. I’ve seen other videos where people are trying to teach a million complicated punches from one defensive movement. Great video👍
Wow ! Never clicked so fast. This style is not for everyone, Toney is a real special boxer, he's one of a million.
true but is you get it its safer than textbook
Roy jones would be great for one of these. Although you cant teach how athletic he was.
Beast👍🥊💯
Roy Jones look like a fat slob on his Tyson fight
@@miamimagicians ok and?
Toney was poetry in motion!!
James Toney, my all-time favourite fighter. he could do it all. He could counter-punch, he could fight on the inside, he could fight going backwards, he could fight off the ropes and while not acknowledged a lot he he could stalk you down (see the Nunn fight.)
James is my favourite. Perhaps the greatest technical master of his time. Cheated himself out of some big moments by not keeping control of his weight, but a phenom nonetheless. Thanks for highlighting mr. Lights Out!!!
One of my favorite fighters ever, thanks for the analysis!
Been watching this channel for almost 4 years, you really helped me learn the basics of boxing when starting off and now I revisit to learn new things because I believe you can always learn and adapt in order to remain successful regardless of age, weight etc
Had a re-watch of this, all great content for isolation, hope you're staying healthy and sane, would love to see some more content!
His first two fights with my favourite boxer Mike Mcallum were for the purists,Technically superb boxing at its finest,Every boxing fan should try and give them a watch...
Fran ive just come across your channel and your knowledge and inormation about the noble art is excellent, you got me hooked on all your videos.
Thank you very much for the great content in your videos.
Thank you pal, that's really kind
One of the greatest chins in the game. Thanks for the upload!
YES!!!!! My favorite fighter of all time
BOYEE, I am watching back-to-back two new videos from my two favorite Boxing Coaches!!😎😎😎😎
Excellent breakdown of one of my favorite fighters in boxing. James "Lights Out" Tony! 🥊🥊
love these videos super informational
Great analysis 🥊🥊🥊🥊🥊 James Toney one of the greats in 90s
great video looking forward to the next one
Amazing insights Fran!
Fran - Thanks for a very interesting and informative video. It saddens me to see the toll that a long career has taken on Toney. He was a great action fighter with the slickest defense.
Thank You very much Mr Sands. Amazing examination and articulation. We all appreciate it. Cheers Sal. 👍👍🥊🥊🥊
Thanks Sal
Amazing fighter!!
Love it Coach👍
Hi, Awesome, thanks.
I really enjoy your videos and insights.
Thanks for sharing all of it.
You're welcome, thanks.
Thank you coach
Great vid. I’d love to see a Roy Jones fearsome factors video
Awesome to see James Toney underappreciated absolute weapon and atg skills
Thanks
That's a good video i love James lights out tony one of the best ever p4p
Great stuff Fran, would love u to go more detail into toney
Make more of these Fran. Fantastic work. I'd suggest Usyk or chocolatito.
Great vid coach
Thanks buddy
Great factors!
Great vid! Any chance of a Hagler fearsome factors?
Great. I love this video. Plz analize nicolino locche
He often leans a when throwing the right hand...something that I would get pulled up on when at a new gym, however it allows you to get maximum reach and also gets your head off the centre line...this is once you know you’ve set it up expecting it will land
I have noticed that aswell. He throws his right hand and if he misses his upper torso is practically level with the ground. But it is also off the centre line. Then he can just easily roll under the counter hook that will be coming at him. Genius
My favorite boxer
Toney was the boss !!
Subbed.
Please make a video on boxing combinations including blocks and slips.
Lights Out is one of my favorite boxers to emulate, thanks coach for shining some "light" on a Master in his craft. Would you mind making one of Pernell in the future?
He's already on the list Jeffrey. Thanks
Class video as usual Fran! Would you say he’s similar to Canelo in terms of style, as in generally edging forward but waiting for you to throw then defend first then counter? My thing with Toney is that in earlier years he used his legs to hit and move and worked a treat but then slowed down a lot. Also would you say he changed up his guard when attacking like Canelo does? High guard when in front foot and change to shoulder roll when defending/countering? Would you say to leads attacks as well as countering or tend to look for the counter most of the time, despite being the pressure fighter? An absolute master as well on the back foot such as vs Barkley - the perfect study video for fighting a pressure fighter.
Another shoulder roll god!!! You should do the legend joe louis from his perfect stance & always balanced footwork to the piston like jab & very powerful short punches & quick combos he deserves more recognition he was the greatest.
Noted. One of the fighters of that generation (along with Sugar Ray Robinson) who brought boxing on leaps and bounds. So technically sound, especially those short range shots. Great suggestion
Thank you!!! could you explain how you can generate that much power from such short shots ? & the technique in how to throw them like he did id love that. & sugar ray robinson is actually a more mobile version of louis
@@r.a.8407 If you want to deliver a short hard right , you need throw your left first , but only to set up the right , and they must land as close as possible after each other , almost at the same time, and what i find important is you breath out once very hard for both that left and right , not that difficult , very powerfull.
Or you can do a pull counter , shoulder roll and bam.
@@jonasbuyle1341 thank you its funny u say that i just finished mike tyson get emotional speaking with sugar ray about the left followed by quick right he was saying cus taught him that was the ultimate ko to make 2 punches sound like 1 & even teddy atlas after wilder ortiz 2 was saying teofilio stevenson, wilder, & others would do the same the left dont even have to land.
@@jonasbuyle1341 the way joe louis would throw the right cross was almost like an overhand hook & head turn it over at the end. It's very unique & even how he threw left hooks he pushes off his back foot instead of the lead to generate power only other time ive seen that was klitschko vs pulev, klitschko vs povetkin. joe & ray robinson are great to watch.
James Toney flows like water
U seem like u know ur stuff mate. Could you maybe do a tutorial on how to film study or just give some hinters? I been trying to analyse fighters but I can't get to the depth that I see you and other boxing coaching go in. Great channel also your boxing handbook was super useful, I can see you put a lot of time into it
Should I watch fights in 0.5x speed?
LIGHTS OUT!✊
Sweet technique attack defence attack and reversal 🍭
Hello coach Fran, first off I d like to say great content, you teach fundamentals and everything with great precision. One of the best boxing channels on yt if not the best. Now I am here to ask you something as I couldn't find it anywhere there is no information anywhere about this topic.
How do i box someone who's my height let's say both fighters 6 ft and let's assume were even in skill level what's my strategy ? How can I gain an edge an advantage over him?
Thanks for your comment and question. Hate to be obvious, but it's all about simply having better skills. Tall, short, broad, thin...doesn't matter - seek to hone your skills to be the very best they can be.
James Toney is paying the price today for hating road work and loving butter pecan ice cream and Captain Crunch cereal 🍨
Fran please check out Wilson Kayden's breakdown of Toney, it's brilliant stuff.
Sugar Ray Leonard next?
Never beat up...never beat down!!!
Hey, I've been trying to learn to do Jersey Joe footwork. I would love to see a video on it and how to use it properly.
I wouldn't try replicating that footwork Jersey Joe was a freak of nature speed strength thats why he got away with using unorthodox methods no one will be able to do it exact
Facts
Do a Duran one
It would be cool to see a holyfield video i hope you do it
Also a lennox lewis one
Fran do you think you can do a video on fighting tall... Like I'm 6'3 and I have some struggles getting used to fighting shorter fighters
This might help as a starter Dallas - th-cam.com/video/3Crm2HRy-2s/w-d-xo.html
James Toney doesn't get respect. He was very fluid in his boxing skills . Very incredible boxer.
Pernell whitaker please?
Fantastic suggestion...on the list, thank you
@@myboxingcoach cheers fran love this fearsome factors series
Can you do a video on Saul canelo alvarez?
Coach could you please make a video on the legendary Ezzard Charles whom James Toney in fact studied extensively? That would be one amazing video like this one!
Cool suggestion, will look into that Joseph.
Fran Sands thank you very much. He is in fact my hero. Very under appreciated.
Yes Joseph, a wonderfully slick boxer who was in many ways ahead of his time. I've made a note so watch this space pal.
Fran Sands definitely, I don’t need you to specifically make a video on him to watch you, I’ve been watching you for a long time lol. Appreciate it nonetheless coach.
Fran Sands definitely, I don’t need you to specifically make a video on him to watch you, I’ve been watching you for a long time lol. Appreciate it nonetheless coach.
Unfortunately he was before my time and my first introduction to him was his MMA fight against Randy Couture. Didn't go well.
Yep. The word 'misguided' probably summed up that venture
But that wasnt boxing !
Just wanted to ask ..I have this problem with not straightening my hands when shadow boxing ..I wonder how can I remove this problem..I just dont have that muscle memory maybe I don't know...I don't expect a long video only for this because it's going to be too short but..a 90 sec tip video maybe..😕..
Brasil
His record is like 77-10..NEVER BEEN KNOCKED OUT
Hi Fran, your fighter an analysis is very interesting to listen to. I'm sorry to ask lame questions but I'm a noob ok? 😁 OK, if you have a tall, lean boxer who you can be pretty sure their opponents will usually be shorter, would a fighting style like Toneys be what YOU would lead them towards? And if the point is to hit and not get hit, why do boxing fans call that "running"? It's not like there turning their backs and actually running out of the ring!😄 If you ever read this, or if you don't, Thank You either way for sharing your insight. 👋👋👋🙋
Just learn the basics, realize what patterns are effective or not during sparrings, then you will feel what fits for you. Never try mimicking each others style, especially when you're inexperienced. You will forget everything when you'll get punched in the face anyway. There's no magic tricks.
Great reply👍
I would ensure that they understand that their height and reach is a positive and that generally long range would be their string suit. But, they need to have some tactics for close up too. Key is to learn basic boxing skills well. Great skills wins, regardless of height. This vid might be worth watching - th-cam.com/video/3Crm2HRy-2s/w-d-xo.html
@@myboxingcoach oh wow i didn't even expect you to reply but thanks so much for taking your time to! I hear what your saying an be I'll go watch that video right now. Thank you and take care of yourself! :)
@@perrinekld7451 You sound like a coach 😄 Point taken without argument :)
Please
1 joe calzaghe
2 lennox Lewis
3 andre ward
Puerto Rico is a breeding ground of boxing excellence. My favorite; Felix "Tito" Trinidad. That left hook will place your molars to the other side of the jaw. I will appreciate if you analyze his boxing technique.
Wilfredo Gomez...what a fighter. Tito was quite something too😀
@@myboxingcoach Bazooka Gomez was a punisher!!! Definitely one of the best!!!
Fran what do you think of Larry Holmes ?
Brilliant. Hard, skilled, resilient, exemplary jab, superb back hand. Big fan
Lomachenko next????
He stood more blades, his chin pointed towards his opponents shoulder
You should do Canelo
Let’s see you do Emmanuel Augustus Fran 😃
Hahaha. Jesus, how do you even start analysing that style!!!
fucking hilarious he actually sounds scared when he start talking bout his power LOL
One thumbs down...must be a wilder fan....guess they know he will never be on the show
uno what tho his last point is spot on tho coz I be seeing some slips and Im like this style is literally his life coz there is no he just did that consciously that was far too close
No offense but I disagree with the perpetual movement, I think he stays from that back heel weight position, where like the all time greats move from he simultaneously goes east to west. Offense - Defense. Very Midwest like Aaron Pryor, Mayweather, Joe Louis, Andre Ward also
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Its julio cesar CHavez not shavez, like in CHad
😀 My pronunciation needs work
@@myboxingcoach you should hear my english
You just made me laugh out loud, thank you :-)
Toney would fuck usyk up badly
That would be a fight and a half!
no use as HW tho... lol
😂 no argument there David haha
@@myboxingcoach hahahaha... well he was alright wasn't he.. but didn't have that swiftness as he did when he was middle weight or super middle? can't remember exactly
Still had the smarts, but age had caught up too...same old story mate
Not to be negative but this was not a good breakdown