Unforgettable. I watched this live and will always remember Emmanuel Stewart losing his mind in the 12th round....as though a lifetime boxing man had never seen such will.

Unbelievable. James is a real legend. But his opponent showed the most courage I’ve ever seen in a ring.

Both men had hearts of iron. Ultimately, Jirov ate some huge shots with nothing left in the tank.

Toney is a straight g! That man has the hardest chin I've ever seen and he wastes no punches or energy... He makes it look so natural and easy... My fav fighter of all time

I love the way Toney move he bend up and down so smooth,he is look so relaxed

James is the most talented fighter I’ve ever seen.

Simply put : one of the best fight ever. What a final round!

Tony has the patience of a saint. His calmness is out of this world.

This brings me to tears. What a fight.

One of Toney’s best. The D and the offense are both spot on. I saw this live on TV and it’s just as good now. Toney is a legend standing in range and not getting hit all the while dishing out the jello pudding. Sweet science indeed.

Gotta love the face of the grey haired dude in the back at 14:22 reacting to the low blow lol

James Toney is unbelievablez 52:19 play it in slow motion and watch him slip that punch. That was last little of Jirov energy and then he hit him with a body blow. This greatest shit I’ve ever seen.

This was an exciting fight, Stewart's announcing at the end was classic !!!

Jirov fought his heart off. It wasnt enough.

if ur here in 2022 , not only is this fight amazing , but the whole crowd , and photographers ole school vibe is awesome ! I miss those days!!

I remember watching this at home sitting on the couch thinking wow! Both guys are tuff but what really caught my attention was how jirov even though being hurt badly in the last round would not clinch and just rather continue to throw punches and fight his way out of being hurt ..unbelievable!

Lights Out what a legend. Brought me so much pleasure watching boxing over the decades

the inside fighting in this one is so awesome

My goodness James can fight.All them shots he took and no cuts. Just a different breed of man

One of my favorite fights of all time with one of my favorite fighter of all time. Toney is one of the fighters you just wish would never age.

Much respect to Jirov, but nobody on earth was beating Toney at this stage of his career.

Emmanuel Stewart's disappointment in Toney's lack of work ethic is hilarious.

James Toney is the real 🐐 of boxing.

The ref called James name like a pissed off parent 😂

One of my favorite fights with amazing commentary. James Toney was robbed of being a first ballot hall of famer this week. A real shame.

Emmanuel Stewart’s commentary in the last minute or so of the 12th is goated

Watched this fight at least 100 times.

Stellar fight. Phone booth battle where Toney showcases defensive prowess and crushing power. How he hasn't been inducted into the boxing hall of fame is criminal.

This right here is the definition of Greatness. This performance from Toney was a fitting testament to the skill, will and courage he displayed throughout his stellar career within The Sport of Boxing, Toney remains among The Best to ever do it. IIRC, when asked who was The Most Talented Fighter he's ever worked with, Legendary Trainer Freddie Roach did'nt hesitate . . . James Toney was his choice.

Both men underrated AF i love Toney but brother Jirov is incredible also i mean 7x defences of IBF belt that doesnt happen much these days its all about unification it sucks

Vassiliy Jirov is one of the toughest men I've ever seen.

Crazy to see ppl without a phone in their face..

I love Toney's trainer here. Not jabbering a stream of nonsense, just giving one little piece of quiet advice or encouragement at a time, trusting that his fighter knows what he's doing.

I thought commentators were calling him "the silly jirov"

Toney's one of my favourite boxers. His fights against Barclay, Nunn and Jirov are all, for different reasons, classics.

What a nightmare must be fighting a guy like jirov, that man just dont stop punching even when he’s getting hit a lot with clean shots. All time great fight

How Toney starred at Jirov right at the final bell, like as if to say "is that it?".

Listening to Emmanuel Stewart at the end is one of the best moments for me.

hard to believe H Lederman's take on this, or Lampley's (will the 2 point round have won it for James Toney). don't know much about boxing, but it seemed obvious to me (and the judges too obviously) that JT won this hands down. yes, Jirov is gutsy, but.... thank you BWW for the good quality upload.

GOOD FIGHT. BOTH ARE WARRIORS! WAY TO STAY IN IT TO THE VERY END JAMES.

Man Tony is so criminally underrated one of the best fighters to put on a pair of gloves also in my opinion he had the best chin period I can’t remember a time seeing him get rocked but it’s just sad that he didn’t mange his money properly so he had to fight way past his prime his prime and in the process kind of hurt his legacy on paper but real boxing fans know why he’s record is what it is what pisses me of is the boxing commission who kept renewing this mans license when he clearly suffers from severe cte not to be disrespectful but now you can’t even understand when he talks and again real boxing fans know at his prime Tony could talk and roast the shit out of you with the beat of them what good is the boxing commission a bunch of scumbag crooks they have very view things to do and one of them is the health of fighters and they can’t even do that disgrace to the sport

That was two grown ass men fighting. Nobody should ever question either one of these warriors.

This deserved a way bigger crowd

What a fight! I wish I would have watched Toney’s fights growing up. What a great fighter!

James Toney is definitely a unsung boxing hero.

JT a good chess player in the ring, he don't waste his punches he throws every punch with calculated effects Plus the subtle switch from being defensive in the beginning to offensive in the end

Best ring name in boxing lights out.Toney .that was a war little closer on score cards the ring girl rocked .I've been toney fan forever damn good counter fighter.champ.

The announcers called this *all* wrong. But I agree Jirov was "aggressive" the way he attacked JT's fists with his face.

one of the greatest fights ive seen legendary

Every time you think Jirov is done, he comes right back at you, like a zombie with half its head blown off and an axe buried in its chest. In the 8th, he really put it on Toney - mauled him, butted him, shoved him...and drilled him in the nuts for an added bonus. The last 90 seconds of that round were probably Jirov's best of the fight and Toney really seemed to be fading. But Lights Out was made for the championship rounds.

One of the most brutal fights I have ever seen in my life. Now these are serious boxers. They fought so close and had a chance to do the hugging shit but they both refused to hug but kept busy the whole damn time. Not one fucking hug.these men are human lions. The knockdown at the end was a thing of beauty.

Top 10 fav boxing fights of all time

I love the way toney fight and move up and down so smooth

Even though there has to be a winner (unless it's a draw of course), when fights like this take place, there are no real losers because the fight itself becomes almost bigger than the men/women involved. This fight showed the crazy willpower of two men, and the skill to go with it. These are the fights I love most. Two opposing styles from two completely different athletes, but the difference in their styles, and their approaches is what makes a great fight like this possible. If you put two counter punchers together, it can be a snooze fest if you aren't a hardcore boxing fan that knows what is happening. It's when you put a pressure fighter with a high work rate against a more defensive fighter, or you put a heavy handed KO artist against a boxer/puncher that the fireworks start to fly. This fight between Toney and Jirov,, and the Holyfield vs Qawi fight are the best cruiserweight bouts I have ever seen because of the contrast in styles. Actually, both fights might be up there with some of the best fights regardless of weight class, or era.

That was epic. Im at the gym on the treadmill cheering😂😂

Correct result by the judges. Lederman's scorecard is a joke. Look at the stat box at 49:00. Although JT threw 220 less punches after 11 rounds, he LANDED 109 MORE punches and almost doubled Jirov's % landed. Throwing more punches won't count for much unless they land. This is a testament to JT's unbelievable defense. It was also clear from Jirov's swollen face at the end of the bout that the more effective shots were thrown by JT.

Only 437 idiots who know nothing about boxing would give this a thumbs down...They would have been better off watching WWE 😂 Great fight from real warriors. 💪🏾

They say the Philly shell stance doesn’t work in a southpaw vs orthodox James proved it wrong.

That blunt concussion trauma accumulation probably costed Vasily a few years of his life.

What is amazing is that Jirov, along with Michael Nunn, was the second undefeated southpaw Toney beat using the Philly Shell. I don't recall anyone else ever successfully using it against a world class southpaw.

Outlandish scoring and I'm a James Toney fan.

never seen the like of this, a true war, Jirov outclassed but so tough

Two of the best in the business without a doubt, not to mention both men with hearts of true warriors! One of the best fights your gonna see, make sure and watch every round and then watch it again!

James toney one one greatest fighters of all time in world boxing 👊💪💕

That is one of the best fights I've seen both Warriors but hey that's why they call him lights out

Toney got a raw deal when networks would not stop showing this moment when he looked bad against RJJ. At this moment in his life, Toney would have destroyed Roy in a rematch. A good fighter at any weight.

I saw that fight when it happened back in the day and I still don't agree with how far those judges had it apart .

Ya I miss manny- his love for the sport as well as his knowledge of what fighters go thru is what brings out his excitement in the last minute

One of the best fights of all time.

Fantastic finish James Toney! What fight was Harold lettermen watching and his sidekicks ????

Really interesting that the commentary was so skewed in favor of Jirov. This is a fight that shows you what a commentator values most in scoring a fight: Jirov landing the highest number of punches vs. Toney's far more effective aggression with fewer, heavier punches that, while fewer, had a much clearer impact on the opponent. Normally I think judges err on the side of the busier fighter. But this was a case where I think Toney's aggression was just so much more effective than Jirov's that I have a hard time seeing this as anything other than a clear win for Toney. Toney's punches were taking a clear toll on Jirov more and more, and Toney never seemed hurt

That body shot right at the end really hurt Jirov, he was out on his feet, and when he took that shot to the body I think his head finally just said fuckit we're done.

Jirov had the best entrance music ever!!! 😎

I swear 🤬James Tony is/was a Serious problem. Hell - a - difficult

Unsportsmanlike attitude of Jirov, he did not shake Toney's hand.

That 12th round...WOW!

Super Klasse!!! J. T. einer der beste Boxer der Welt, aller Zeiten!!!

One of the best 12th round fights I seen.

Reminded me of the Chisora v Whyte fights, both took way too many shots and stood there trading. Great to watch, but not good for brain damage.

Respect for Both!

I have to say I respect these trainer's,greatly,a ton of respect, specially for the old school.But some of that corner instruction it makes you think,they just fell a little short,they tell the Russian,you have to throw more punches.these guys punch count was already very high,and what's throwing more punches when your hardest shots aren't able to land.what a great referee!!

What fight was Letterman watching, even 113 - 113 give me a break.

You can train a boxer and force him in rough training. Like jirov went through. But if didn't live it all the training in the worlrd won't help.

Lampley even lied about the punch stats at the end. 411 for Jirov and 386 for Toney??? How tf when Toney was just winning by over 100 punches with a 45-24 connect percentage!?

Great fight. The announcer calling it a draw is a clown.

What a fight!!!

Can't front. That white dude is/was no joke man a determined terminator trying his best to put him away 😤

Напористый и стойкий Жиров, но ох и корявая у него техника.

Great fight i initially missed the fight watching now a true classic both worriers 👊🏿Toney's precision 👌🏿 he still had it and Jirov work rate tactic was spot on.

after watching a bunch of these boxing match vids... 1.. DAZN and Top Rank commentary suck 2. PBC has much better "fight" content

9:25 - 9:33 dat singing by the ref x)

Много движений у Василия , сил не хватит на весь бой.

That last round makes me cry every time I watch it 2 real warriors ready to lay all down

Jirov remind me of Ricky Hatton

The 6 left hooks in the 12 took VJ soul from his body.

Tyson As a German machine gun, he sees.

James Toney is my favorite boxer of all time. He is as real as it gets.

Favourite fight of mine. Seen it so many times.

James fucking Toney This was against a undefeated gold medalist Toney is a legend

I Loved watching lights out prance around the ring like a vicious peacock with that shoulder raised. He was a true master of the sweet science. He would've smoked Canelo and The Great GGG in those divisions in his prime and that's come from a fan of both of them.