FIGHTING THE GOOD FIGHT
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Long retired from wars in the boxing ring, the indefatigable Dave Tiberi battles for the poor and underserved in Delaware By Bob Yearick
The Tiberi-Toney fight ended with James Toney, his face a mask of pain, headed to the hospital, while Dave Tiberi lifted his hands in triumph. O&A photo Butch Comegys
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hen Dave Tiberi talks, his hands flash out in front of him, punctuating his words. Look closely, and you see that he holds them cupped in a half-fist, like a boxer about to snap off a jab or throw a hook. Old habits — and muscle memory — die hard. Tiberi used those piston-like hands and a rock-solid jaw to fashion a 22-2-3 record and win the International Boxing Council Super Middleweight Championship on his way to a watershed moment in boxing history: his Feb. 8, 1992, fight against International Boxing Federation Middleweight Champion James Toney at the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City. ► SEPTEMBER 2021
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