Tony Thornton

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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]

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