Tony Thornton Record

Tony Thornton was an American professional boxer. In a career spanning 12 years, 3 months, and 15 days, Thornton amassed a record of 37-7-1, which includes 26 wins via KO.

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LEGEND

Boxing Career

Tony Thornton was born in Glassboro, New Jersey, U.S. on November 8, 1959. He made his professional debut at the age of 23 years on June 15, 1983 against Steve Waters. Thornton defeated Waters via 1st round TKO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.

Thornton got his first shot at a world title at the age of 32 after 36 professional fights. On September 19, 1992 Thornton challenged Chris Eubank's WBO super-middleweight title but lost via 12-round unanimous decision.

Thornton's last fight was a 3rd-round TKO loss to Roy Jones Jr. at age 35, on September 30, 1995, in which he was fighting for the IBF super-middleweight title.

Some of Tony Thornton's best fights were against Pinky Gordon, Daren Zenner, Eddie Hall, Khalif Shabazz, and Donnie Williams. For a complete list of Thornton's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Tony Thornton".

Thornton has 7 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Tony Thornton Losses".

Fight Record

#	Date	Age	Opponent	Res	Via
45	Sep 30, 1995	35	Roy Jones Jr. 26 29-0	loss	TKO 3
44	Jan 17, 1995	35	Daren Zenner	win	TKO 2
43	Dec 07, 1994	35	Lenzie Morgan	win	SD 10
42	Oct 29, 1993	33	James Toney 25 39-0-2	loss	UD 12
41	Sep 21, 1993	33	Willie Ball	win	TKO 10
40	Jun 20, 1993	33	Frank Minton	win	TKO 7
39	Mar 16, 1993	33	John Scully	win	UD 10
38	Feb 05, 1993	33	Melvin Wynn	win	SD 8
37	Sep 19, 1992	32	Chris Eubank 26 32-0	loss	UD 12
36	Jun 11, 1992	32	Khalif Shabazz	win	KO 1
35	Mar 22, 1992	32	Danny Mitchell	win	UD 8
34	Nov 19, 1991	32	Fermin Chirino	win	UD 10
33	May 16, 1991	31	Merqui Sosa	win	SD 10
32	Jan 21, 1991	31	Eddie Hall	win	TKO 1
31	Nov 05, 1990	30	Carl Sullivan	win	TKO 9
30	Aug 27, 1990	30	Karama Leota	win	TKO 2
29	May 21, 1990	30	Dave Tiberi	win	TKO 4
28	Feb 12, 1990	30	Ralph Ward	win	SD 10
27	Nov 20, 1989	30	Ismael Negron	loss	RTD 6
26	Sep 25, 1989	29	Hector Rosario	win	UD 10
25	Jul 16, 1989	29	Steve Collins 24 14-0	loss	MD 12
24	Mar 21, 1989	29	Kevin Watts	loss	UD 12
23	Jan 10, 1989	29	Mike Tinley	win	UD 12
22	Oct 06, 1988	28	Tim Williams	win	TKO 5
21	Jul 28, 1988	28	Jerry Holly	win	KO 3
20	Feb 12, 1988	28	Tyrone Frazier	win	UD 10
19	Nov 06, 1987	27	Doug DeWitt 26 28-5-3	loss	MD 12
18	Aug 25, 1987	27	Stacy McSwain	draw	SD 10
17	Jun 01, 1987	27	Darryl Spain	win	TKO 5
16	Mar 05, 1987	27	Basante Blanco	win	RTD 5
15	Nov 25, 1986	27	Harry Daniels	win	TKO 2
14	Aug 12, 1986	26	Horacio Perez	win	TKO 2
13	May 16, 1986	26	Ernest Jackson	win	KO 2
12	Feb 07, 1986	26	Cecil Pettigrew	win	TKO 10
11	Nov 05, 1985	25	David Barrow	win	TKO 2
10	Sep 05, 1985	25	Sidney Outlaw	win	TKO 6
9	Jul 01, 1985	25	Tommy Davenport	win	TKO 2
8	Feb 04, 1985	25	Jerome Johnson	win	SD 8
7	Oct 30, 1984	24	Pinky Gordon	win	TKO 2
6	Aug 30, 1984	24	Pinky Gordon	win	TKO 2
5	Jul 24, 1984	24	Donnie Williams	win	KO 1
4	Jun 14, 1984	24	Jesse Goodmond	win	TKO 1
3	Jul 27, 1983	23	Ali Muhammad	win	TKO 4
2	Jul 17, 1983	23	Jimmy Barham	win	TKO 1
1	Jun 15, 1983	23	Steve Waters	win	TKO 1

Championships

Thornton unsuccessfully fought for 3 super-middleweight world championships in 3 world-title fights.

#	Date	Opponent	Weight Class	For	Method	Round
1	Sep 30, 1995	Roy Jones Jr.	Super-middleweight	IBF	TKO	3
2	Oct 29, 1993	James Toney	Super-middleweight	IBF	UD	12
3	Sep 19, 1992	Chris Eubank	Super-middleweight	WBO	UD	12

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