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Tony Thornton

For other people named Anthony Thornton, see Anthony Thornton (disambiguation).

Tony Thornton (November 8, 1959 – September 10, 2009 in Camden, New Jersey[1]) was an American professional boxer who died of a motorcycle accident on 10 September 2009.[1] During his career as a professional boxer, Tony fought three times for the world Super Middleweight Championship.[2] Tony attended West Chester University of Pennsylvania.[3]

Thornton was also a Postal Mail Carrier, working for 25 years at Bellmawr Post Office where he became supervisor.[4]

Professional boxing record edit

37 Wins (26 knockouts, 11 decisions), 7 Losses (2 knockouts, 5 decisions), 1 Draw [5]
Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
Loss 29-0   Roy Jones Jr. TKO 3 30/09/1995   Pensacola Civic Center, Pensacola, Florida IBF Super Middleweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 0:45 of the third round.
Win 14-1-2   Darren Zenner TKO 2 17/01/1995   The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania IBF USBA Super Middleweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 2:49 of the second round.
Win 12-12-2   Lenzie Morgan SD 10 07/12/1994   The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Loss 39-0-2   James Toney UD 12 29/10/1993   Tulsa Civic Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma IBF Super Middleweight Title.
Win 16-7-2   Willie Ball TKO 10 21/09/1993   The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Win 26-19-1   Frank Minton TKO 7 20/06/1993   Harrah's Marina, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Win 27-3   Iceman John Scully UD 10 16/03/1993   The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Win 13-13   Melvin Wynn SD 8 05/02/1993   Atlantic City, New Jersey
Loss 32-0   Chris Eubank UD 12 19/09/1992   Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre, Glasgow, Scotland WBO Super Middleweight Title.
Win 10-12   Khalif Shabazz KO 1 11/06/1992   Atlantic City, New Jersey Shabazz knocked out at 0:49 of the first round.
Win 8-17-2   Danny Mitchell UD 8 22/03/1992   Harrah's Marina, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Win 12-5-2   Fermin Chirino UD 10 19/11/1991   Harrah's Marina, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Win 19-1   Merqui Sosa SD 10 16/05/1991   Harrah's Marina, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Win 20-7   Eddie A. Hall TKO 1 21/01/1991   Harrah's Marina, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Win 11-2   Carl Sullivan TKO 9 05/11/1990   Harrah's Marina, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Win 23-1   Karema Leota TKO 2 27/08/1990   Harrah's Marina, Atlantic City, New Jersey Referee stopped the bout at 0:39 of the second round.
Win 18-1-3   Dave Tiberi TKO 4 21/05/1990   Harrah's Marina, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Win 13-3-1   Ralph "Psycho" Ward SD 10 12/02/1990   The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Loss 13-5   Ismael Negron RTD 6 20/11/1989   Pennsylvania Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Thornton retired after the sixth round due to closed eye.
Win 3-13   Hector Rosario UD 10 25/09/1989   Harrah's Marina, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Loss 14-0   Steve Collins MD 12 16/07/1989   Harrah's Marina, Atlantic City, New Jersey IBF USBA Middleweight Title.
Loss 17-4-1   Kevin Watts UD 12 21/03/1989   Trump Castle, Atlantic City, New Jersey IBF USBA Middleweight Title.
Win 22-4-1   Mike Tinley UD 12 10/01/1989   Harrah's Marina, Atlantic City, New Jersey IBF USBA Middleweight Title.
Win 15-7-1   Tim Williams TKO 5 06/10/1988   Pennsylvania Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Win 18-14   Jerry Holly KO 3 28/07/1988   The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Win 13-0-2   Tyrone Frazier UD 10 12/02/1988   Resorts Casino Hotel, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Loss 28-5-3   Doug DeWitt MD 13 06/11/1987   The Sands, Atlantic City, New Jersey IBF USBA Middleweight Title.
Draw 13-16-1   Stacy McSwain PTS 10 25/08/1987   Bally's Park Place, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Win 11-11   Darryl Spain TKO 5 01/06/1987   Pennsylvania Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Referee stopped the bout at 2:56 of the fifth round.
Win 8-1   Basante Blanco RTD 5 05/03/1987   Harrah's Marina, Atlantic City, New Jersey Blanco failed to come out for the sixth round.
Win 14-4-1   Harry Daniels KO 2 25/11/1986   Harrah's Marina, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Win 7-3-2   Horacio Perez TKO 2 12/08/1986   Resorts Casino Hotel, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Win 12-7-1   Ernest Jackson KO 2 16/05/1986   The Sands, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Win 21-11-1   Cecil Pettigrew TKO 10 07/02/1986   The Sands, Atlantic City, New Jersey Referee stopped the bout at 0:26 of the tenth round.
Win 4-9-3   David Barrow TKO 2 05/11/1985   The Sands, Atlantic City, New Jersey Referee stopped the bout at 2:37 of the second round.
Win 5-3   Sidney Outlaw TKO 6 05/09/1985   The Sands, Atlantic City, New Jersey Referee stopped the bout at 2:12 of the sixth round.
Win 1-2   Tommy Davenport TKO 2 01/07/1985   The Sands, Atlantic City, New Jersey Referee stopped the bout at 0:52 of the second round.
Win 4-8-1   Jerome Johnson SD 6 04/02/1985   The Sands, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Win 0-2-1   Thomas Gordon TKO 2 30/10/1984   The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Referee stopped the bout at 1:49 of the second round.
Win 0-1-1   Thomas Gordon TKO 2 30/08/1984   The Sands, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Win 3-2   Donnie Williams KO 1 24/07/1984   Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Win 1-7   Jesse Goodmond TKO 1 14/06/1984   The Sands, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Win 2-4   Ali Muhammad TKO 4 27/07/1983   Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Win --   Jimmy Barham KO 1 17/07/1983   The Sands, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Win 0-1   Steve Waters TKO 1 15/06/1983   Playboy Hotel and Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Tony Thornton passes". Fightnews.com. Retrieved December 14, 2011.
  2. ^ "Tony Thornton". phillyboxinghistory.com.
  3. ^ "Tony Thornton, 49, 'Punching Postman'". philly-archives.
  4. ^ "Glassboro boxer Tony Thornton, 49, dies - NJ.com". www.nj.com. Archived from the original on 2016-09-17.
  5. ^ "BoxRec - Tony Thornton".
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