James Toney vs. Mike McCallum was a professional boxing match contested on December 13, 1991, for the IBF middleweight title.
However, these plans were derailed when the WBA stepped in, refused to sanction Toney–McCallum fight and ordered that McCallum instead defend his title against mandatory challenger Steve Collins, whom McCallum had soundly defeated the previous year.
McCallum asked the WBA for an exception to purse Toney, but the WBA requested McCallum pay them $30,000 from his purse, an additional $35,000 for an exception fee and finally $50,000 to Collins' manager in order for them to allow him to face Toney first.
Though the fight was close, Toney seemed to land the harder punches, especially in the later rounds, while McCallum was effective in the early portion of the fight and had a lead on two of the scorecards before Toney rallied to take the final three rounds to secure a draw and keep his title.
[5] At the post-fight press conference, an altercation erupted between Toney and McCallum's lawyer Milt Chawsky.