Here’s a Lot of Fifteen (15), Unused Stock, Celluloid Pinback Buttons Advertising Two 1990s Middleweight & Heavyweight Boxing Championship Matches at the

MGM GRAND GARDEN ARENA, LAS VEGAS, NEVADA

Ten (10) Advertise the Legendary Middleweight Championship Match of

“TONEY vs JONES – THE UNCIVIL WAR – NOVEMBER 18, 1994”

Roy Jones Jr fought James Toney on November 18, 1994 in Las Vegas. Jones won by decision in the 12th round to win the IBF Super Middleweight Championship. Presented here is a pin from this bout.
The pin is 2 3/4" in diameter and pictures both fighters. Written on the face is, "Toney vs Jones The Uncivil War MGM Grand November 18, 1994." The pin is clean on both sides and is intact. Condition: excellent

The legendary James Toney vs. Roy Jones Jr. bout—billed as "The Uncivil War"—took place on November 18, 1994, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, ending with Roy Jones Jr. winning a clear unanimous decision to claim the IBF super middleweight title.

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Match Background and Action

The legendary 1994 "Uncivil War" between James Toney and Roy Jones Jr. remains a pinnacle moment in boxing history, pitting Toney's masterly Philly shell defense against Jones' blinding speed and hyper-athletic footwork. The tactical chess match completely shifted in the third round when Jones deployed a calculated psychological trap inspired by fighting roosters, baiting the champion into an emotional error. Capitalizing instantly, Jones launched a ferocious gazelle hook that dropped Toney for only the second time in his career, completely shattering his clinical rhythm and forcing him into a desperate, rage-fueled pursuit.

Over the remaining frames, Jones masterfully exploited the structural limitations of Toney's narrow defensive stance by implementing advanced lateral movement and constantly shifting off the center line. Jones systematically dismantled the champion with crisp combinations, lead uppercuts, and a spectacular leaping superman blow in the closing seconds of the final round. The final bell solidified a historic changing of the guard, as the judges awarded Roy Jones Jr. a dominant unanimous decision victory to crown him the new super middleweight champion and the undisputed pound-for-pound king.

~ Five (5) Advertise the Heavyweight Championship Match of

“HIDE vs BOWE – MARCH 11, 1995”

Herbie Hide vs. Riddick Bowe was a professional boxing match contested on March 11, 1995, for the World Boxing Organization Heavyweight Championship. The bout took place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Paradise, Nevada, and was televised by HBO. Hide was making the first defense of the title he had won from Michael Bentt in a fight that resulted in Bentt suffering career ending injuries while Bowe was trying to find his way back into the world championship picture sixteen months after he lost his place as champion to Evander Holyfield. Bowe defeated Hide in the 6th round.

The pin is 2 3/4" in diameter and pictures both fighters. The pin is clean on both sides and is intact.

Condition: excellent

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