Tony Thornton

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
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 World 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 World Super Middleweight Title. 110-118, 110-118, 112-116.
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 99-92, 99-91, 100-90.
Win 13-13 Melvin Wynn SD 8 05/02/1993 Atlantic City, New Jersey 78-75, 76-77, 77-75.
Loss 32-0 Chris Eubank UD 12 19/09/1992 Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre, Glasgow, Scotland WBO World Super Middleweight Title. 113-115, 113-116, 112-117.
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 97-93, 97-93, 98-92.
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 46-45, 44-46, 47-43.
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 98-91, 98-91, 97-92.
Loss 14-0 Steve Collins MD 12 16/07/1989 Harrah's Marina, Atlantic City, New Jersey IBF USBA Middleweight Title. 110-117, 112-116, 114-114.
Loss 17-4-1 Kevin Watts UD 12 21/03/1989 Trump Castle, Atlantic City, New Jersey IBF USBA Middleweight Title. 110-118, 112-116, 113-115.
Win 22-4-1 Mike Tinley UD 12 10/01/1989 Harrah's Marina, Atlantic City, New Jersey IBF USBA Middleweight Title. 115-113, 116-111, 118-109.
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. 124-124, 123-125, 123-124.
Draw 13-16-1 Stacy McSwain PTS 10 25/08/1987 Bally's Park Place, Atlantic City, New Jersey 96-95, 96-96, 95-95.
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 3-5, 6-2, 6-2.
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
  1. "Tony Thornton passes". Fightnews.com. Retrieved December 14, 2011.
  2. "Tony Thornton". phillyboxinghistory.com.
  3. "Tony Thornton, 49, 'Punching Postman'". philly-archives.
  4. http://www.nj.com/gloucester/index.ssf?/base/news-0/1252739425300710.xml
  5. "BoxRec - Tony Thornton".
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