James Toney stops Hasim Rahman in third round

 

Published 7/17/2008 at L.A. Times - Boxing

Heavyweight bout is stopped because of a cut over Rahman's left eye. > It probably won't have the shelf life of Roberto Duran's infamous "no mas" uttered 28 years ago, but when Hasim Rahman told the ringside doctor that he couldn't continue Wednesday night against James Toney, he probably was putting the final touch on his career. [link]

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