Pinklon Thomas was born in Pontiac, Michigan, U.S. on February 10, 1958. He made his professional debut at the age of 20 years on August 29, 1978 against Ken Arlt. Thomas defeated Arlt via 6-round split decision, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Thomas became a world champion at the age of 26 after 25 professional fights. He challenged Tim Witherspoon for the WBC heavyweight title and defeated the champion via 12-round majority decision, winning his first world title.
Thomas' last fight was a 7th-round TKO loss to Lawrence Carter at age 34, on January 29, 1993.
Some of Pinklon Thomas' best fights have been against Tim Witherspoon, Gerrie Coetzee, Mike Weaver, James Tillis, and Alfonso Ratliff. For a top-10 list of Thomas' best performances, refer to "Best fights of Pinklon Thomas".
Thomas has 7 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Pinklon Thomas Losses".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
51 | Jan 29, 1993 | 34 | ![]() | loss | TKO 7 |
50 | Nov 14, 1992 | 34 | ![]() | win | SD 12 |
49 | Oct 22, 1992 | 34 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
48 | Oct 02, 1992 | 34 | ![]() | win | TKO 5 |
47 | Sep 25, 1992 | 34 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
46 | Sep 19, 1992 | 34 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
45 | Sep 05, 1992 | 34 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
44 | Aug 22, 1992 | 34 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
43 | Aug 14, 1992 | 34 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
42 | Aug 08, 1992 | 34 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
41 | Aug 01, 1992 | 34 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
40 | Jul 31, 1992 | 34 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
39 | Jun 27, 1992 | 34 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
38 | May 29, 1992 | 34 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
37 | Feb 19, 1991 | 33 | ![]() | loss | RTD 1 |
36 | Sep 07, 1990 | 32 | ![]() | loss | RTD 8 |
35 | Jun 12, 1990 | 32 | ![]() | loss | UD 10 |
34 | May 23, 1990 | 32 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
33 | Dec 09, 1988 | 30 | ![]() | loss | RTD 7 |
32 | May 30, 1987 | 29 | ![]() | loss | TKO 6 |
31 | Mar 07, 1987 | 29 | ![]() | win | TKO 7 |
30 | Nov 22, 1986 | 28 | ![]() | win | TKO 7 |
29 | Oct 16, 1986 | 28 | ![]() | win | KO 5 |
28 | Mar 22, 1986 | 28 | ![]() | loss | UD 12 |
27 | Jun 15, 1985 | 27 | ![]() | win | TKO 8 |
26 | Aug 31, 1984 | 26 | ![]() | win | MD 12 |
25 | Jun 20, 1984 | 26 | ![]() | win | RTD 5 |
24 | Oct 27, 1983 | 25 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
23 | Sep 24, 1983 | 25 | ![]() | win | TKO 5 |
22 | Mar 26, 1983 | 25 | ![]() | win | TKO 10 |
21 | Jan 22, 1983 | 24 | ![]() | draw | MD 10 |
20 | Aug 14, 1982 | 24 | ![]() | win | TKO 8 |
19 | Jul 03, 1982 | 24 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
18 | May 23, 1982 | 24 | ![]() | win | RTD 2 |
17 | Jan 23, 1982 | 23 | ![]() | win | PTS 8 |
16 | Nov 25, 1981 | 23 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
15 | Apr 16, 1981 | 23 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
14 | Aug 28, 1980 | 22 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
13 | Jun 15, 1980 | 22 | ![]() | win | KO 4 |
12 | Feb 10, 1980 | 22 | ![]() | win | RTD 5 |
11 | Dec 14, 1979 | 21 | ![]() | win | TKO 5 |
10 | Jul 18, 1979 | 21 | ![]() | win | KO 10 |
9 | Jul 02, 1979 | 21 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
8 | Jun 07, 1979 | 21 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
7 | May 23, 1979 | 21 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
6 | Apr 26, 1979 | 21 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
5 | Apr 04, 1979 | 21 | ![]() | win | TKO 5 |
4 | Feb 20, 1979 | 21 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
3 | Jan 08, 1979 | 20 | ![]() | win | TKO 7 |
2 | Oct 31, 1978 | 20 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
1 | Aug 29, 1978 | 20 | ![]() | win | SD 6 |