On January 29, 1993, a 34-year-old Pinklon Thomas (43-6-1, 34 KOs) and Lawrence Carter met in the ring in a heavyweight bout.
Thomas came in to the fight on a 13-fight win streak with a 68% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 15 days.
Pinklon Thomas lost to Lawrence Carter via TKO in the 7th round, and adds a loss to his record at 43-7-1.
On February 19, 1991, a 33-year-old Pinklon Thomas (30-5-1, 24 KOs) and a 22-year-old Tommy Morrison (25-0, 21 KOs) met in the ring.
Thomas came in to the fight on a 2-fight losing streak with a 66% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 12 days. Morrison was on a 25-fight win streak with a 84% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 1 month and 8 days.
Tommy Morrison stopped Pinklon Thomas via RTD in the 1st round. Morrison improves his record to 26-0 (22 KOs), while Thomas adds a loss to his record at 30-6-1.
On September 7, 1990, a 32-year-old Pinklon Thomas (30-4-1, 24 KOs) and a 23-year-old Riddick Bowe (18-0, 16 KOs) met in the ring.
Thomas came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 68% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 26 days. Bowe was on a 18-fight win streak with a 88% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 1 month and 30 days.
Riddick Bowe stopped Pinklon Thomas via RTD in the 8th round. Bowe improves his record to 19-0 (17 KOs), while Thomas adds a loss to his record at 30-5-1.
On June 12, 1990, a 32-year-old Pinklon Thomas (30-3-1, 24 KOs) and Mike Hunter met in the ring.
Thomas came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 70% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 20 days.
Pinklon Thomas lost to Mike Hunter via unanimous decision in the 10-round fight, and adds a loss to his record at 30-4-1.
On December 9, 1988, a 30-year-old Pinklon Thomas (29-2-1, 24 KOs) and a 26-year-old Evander Holyfield (19-0, 15 KOs) met in the ring.
Thomas came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 75% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 year, 6 months, and 9 days. Holyfield was on a 19-fight win streak with a 78% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 23 days.
Evander Holyfield stopped Pinklon Thomas via RTD in the 7th round. Holyfield improves his record to 20-0 (16 KOs), while Thomas adds a loss to his record at 29-3-1.
On May 30, 1987, a 29-year-old Pinklon Thomas (29-1-1, 24 KOs) got a shot at the heavyweight WBA and WBC title held by 20-year-old Mike Tyson (29-0, 26 KOs).
Thomas came in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 77% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 23 days. Tyson was on a 29-fight win streak with a 89% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 2 months and 23 days.
Mike Tyson stopped Pinklon Thomas via TKO in the 6th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBA and WBC heavyweight titles. Tyson improves his record to 30-0 (27 KOs), while Thomas adds a loss to his record at 29-2-1.
On March 22, 1986, the 28-year-old WBC heavyweight world champion, Pinklon Thomas (26-0-1, 21 KOs), faced a 31-year-old Jamaican boxer Trevor Berbick (30-4-1, 23 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Thomas came in to the fight on a 6-fight win streak with a 77% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 9 months and 7 days. Berbick was on a 8-fight win streak with a 65% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 2 months and 5 days.
Trevor Berbick defeated Pinklon Thomas via unanimous decision and wins the WBC title — in his first world-title fight. Berbick improves his record to 31-4-1, while Thomas adds a loss to his record at 26-1-1.