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#OnThisDay in 1994 James Toney – behind on points – ripped the IBF middleweight title from smooth boxing southpaw champion Michael Nunn in the 11th round of Nunn's homecoming in Daveport, Iowa. "I knew I would get him sooner or later," 22-year-old Toney said. "Michael didn't hurt me. Once I was given an honest shot at the title, I knew it would be mine." "I dropped my hands and got caught," said Nunn, a huge 20-1 favourite. "He fought a great fight. He took a lot of good shots. I'm going to take a little bit of a rest now and come back." The Angelo Dundee-trained Nunn's purse was a cool half-million to Toney's $50,000. 28-year-old "Second To" Nunn would move up to super-middleweight for his next fight, while Toney would have to climb off the floor in his first defence against Reggie Johnson in Vegas. On the undercard, the unbeaten 23-year-old Michael Carbajal retained his IBF light-flyweight title with a unanimous decision over the durable Hector Luis Patri. #boxing #BoxingNews #JamesToney #MichaelNunn #NunnToney (at Modern Woodmen Park)