BOXER

James Toney

1968 - Today

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James Nathaniel Toney (born August 24, 1968) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1988 to 2017. He held multiple world championships in three weight classes, including the International Boxing Federation (IBF) and lineal middleweight titles from 1991 to 1993, the IBF super middleweight title from 1993 to 1994, and the IBF cruiserweight title in 2003. Toney also challenged twice for a world heavyweight title in 2005 and 2006, and was victorious the first time but was later stripped due to a failed drug test. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of James Toney has received more than 2,616,421 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). James Toney is the 204th most popular boxer (down from 195th in 2019), the 11,387th most popular biography from United States (up from 11,832nd in 2019) and the 67th most popular American Boxer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.6M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 41.87

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.89

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.16

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BOXERS

Among boxers, James Toney ranks 204 out of 496. Before him are Wilfred Benítez, David Tua, Ion Alexe, Gennadiy Shatkov, Vasyl Lomachenko, and Edwin Valero. After him are Horace Gwynne, Joe Calzaghe, Alan Minter, Marco Antonio Barrera, Gene Fullmer, and Washington Rodríguez.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1968, James Toney ranks 409. Before him are Tsunku, Herbert Kickl, David Chokachi, Hauwa Ibrahim, Chad Lowe, and McG. After him are Néstor Fabbri, Axelle Red, Wolfgang Tillmans, Nobutoshi Canna, Mukhammedkalyi Abylgaziev, and Des'ree.

Others Born in 1968

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In United States

Among people born in United States, James Toney ranks 11,387 out of 20,380. Before him are Andrew Wood (1966), Heather Hunter (1969), Matthew Morrison (1978), Stephen Walt (1955), Nick Cannon (1980), and Chris Weitz (1969). After him are Tris Speaker (1888), Naomi Wolf (1962), David "Honeyboy" Edwards (1915), Percy Lavon Julian (1899), Dawn Olivieri (1981), and Allison Anders (1954).

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Among BOXERS In United States

Among boxers born in United States, James Toney ranks 67. Before him are Antonio Tarver (1968), Hasim Rahman (1972), Tyrell Biggs (1960), Micky Ward (1965), Michael Moorer (1967), and Wilfred Benítez (1958). After him are Gene Fullmer (1931), Shannon Briggs (1971), Gervonta Davis (1994), Terence Crawford (1987), Shane Mosley (1971), and Virgil Hill (1964).

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