Tony Thompson
Career, Record, Stats
Tony Thompson (The Tiger) is a 52-year-old retired American professional boxer. In a career spanning 16 years, 1 month, and 7 days, Thompson amassed a record of 40-7, which includes 27 wins via KO.
Tony Thompson's Boxing Career
Tony Thompson was born in Washington, D.C., U.S. on October 18, 1971. He made his professional debut at the age of 28 years on January 27, 2000 against DeShaun Harper. Thompson defeated Harper via 4-round majority decision, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Thompson got his first world-title fight at the age of 36 after 32 professional fights. On July 12, 2008 Thompson challenged Wladimir Klitschko's IBF and WBO heavyweight titles but lost via 11th round KO.
Thompson's last fight was a 6th-round KO loss to Luis Ortiz at age 44, on March 5, 2016.
Some of Tony Thompson's best fights have been against David Price, Chazz Witherspoon, and Zuri Lawrence. For a complete list of Thompson's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Tony Thompson".
Thompson has 7 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Tony Thompson Losses".
Tony Thompson's Boxing Record
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
47 | Mar 05, 2016 | 44 | 
Luis Ortiz 36 24-0  | loss | KO 6 |
46 | Oct 30, 2015 | 44 |  Malik Scott | loss | UD 10 |
45 | Feb 27, 2015 | 43 | Odlanier Solís | win | RTD 9 |
44 | Jun 06, 2014 | 42 | 
Carlos Takam 33 29-1-1 | loss | UD 12 |
43 | Mar 22, 2014 | 42 | Odlanier Solís | win | SD 12 |
42 | Aug 24, 2013 | 41 | 
Kubrat Pulev 32 17-0 | loss | UD 12 |
41 | Jul 06, 2013 | 41 | 
David Price 30 15-1 | win | TKO 5 |
40 | Feb 23, 2013 | 41 |
David Price 29 15-0 | win | TKO 2 |
39 | Jul 07, 2012 | 40 | 
Wladimir Klitschko 36 57-3 | loss | TKO 6 |
38 | May 26, 2011 | 39 | Maurice Harris | win | TKO 3 |
37 | Nov 20, 2010 | 39 | Paul Marinaccio | win | TKO 4 |
36 | Apr 16, 2010 | 38 | Owen Beck | win | TKO 4 |
35 | Dec 05, 2009 | 38 | 
Chazz Witherspoon 28 26-1 | win | TKO 9 |
34 | Mar 21, 2009 | 37 | Adnan Serin | win | TKO 5 |
33 | Jul 12, 2008 | 36 |
Wladimir Klitschko 32 50-3 | loss | KO 11 |
32 | Sep 27, 2007 | 35 | Cliff Couser | win | TKO 2 |
31 | Jul 14, 2007 | 35 | Luan Krasniqi | win | TKO 5 |
30 | Feb 16, 2007 | 35 | Timur Ibragimov | win | UD 10 |
29 | Jun 28, 2006 | 34 | Dominick Guinn | win | UD 12 |
28 | Mar 18, 2006 | 34 | Maurice Wheeler | win | TKO 4 |
27 | Jan 26, 2006 | 34 | Brandon Cabell | win | TKO 4 |
26 | Sep 30, 2005 | 33 | Willie Perryman | win | KO 5 |
25 | Sep 11, 2004 | 32 | Vaughn Bean | win | UD 10 |
24 | Jun 19, 2004 | 32 | Agustin Corpus | win | TKO 2 |
23 | Mar 27, 2004 | 32 | Yanqui Díaz | win | UD 8 |
22 | Mar 06, 2004 | 32 | Joe Lenhart | win | TKO 1 |
21 | Dec 09, 2003 | 32 | Onebo Maxime | win | TKO 2 |
20 | Aug 22, 2003 | 31 | Gilbert Martinez | win | TKO 6 |
19 | Mar 07, 2003 | 31 | James Gaines | win | TKO 8 |
18 | Oct 20, 2002 | 31 | 
Zuri Lawrence 32 18-7-3 | win | TKO 7 |
17 | Aug 31, 2002 | 30 | Ron Guerrero | win | UD 5 |
16 | Jul 20, 2002 | 30 | Frankie Hines | win | TKO 1 |
15 | Feb 02, 2002 | 30 | Marion Wilson | win | UD 6 |
14 | Nov 11, 2001 | 30 | Lincoln Luke | win | TKO 2 |
13 | Jul 08, 2001 | 29 | Jeremiah Johnson | win | KO 1 |
12 | Jun 21, 2001 | 29 | Scott Jones | win | UD 6 |
11 | May 20, 2001 | 29 | Chester Hughes | win | TKO 1 |
10 | Mar 17, 2001 | 29 | James Johnson | win | DQ 3 |
9 | Jan 27, 2001 | 29 | Lee Alhassan | win | TKO 1 |
8 | Oct 19, 2000 | 29 | Derek Amos | win | TKO 5 |
7 | Sep 21, 2000 | 28 | Dana Dunston | win | KO 3 |
6 | Aug 26, 2000 | 28 | Eric Kea | win | TKO 1 |
5 | Jul 07, 2000 | 28 | Eric Kirkland | loss | UD 6 |
4 | Jun 22, 2000 | 28 | Maurice Gray | win | UD 6 |
3 | May 11, 2000 | 28 | Scott Jones | win | UD 4 |
2 | Mar 01, 2000 | 28 | Robert Anderson | win | UD 4 |
1 | Jan 27, 2000 | 28 | DeShaun Harper | win | MD 4 |