On September 30, 1995, a 35-year-old Tony Thornton (37-6-1, 26 KOs) got a shot at the super-middleweight IBF title held by 26-year-old Roy Jones Jr. (29-0, 25 KOs).
Thornton came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 59% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 8 months and 13 days. Jones Jr. was on a 29-fight win streak with a 86% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months and 6 days.
Roy Jones Jr. made easy work of Tony Thornton, stopping the challenger via TKO in the 3rd. Jones Jr. improves his record to 30-0 (26 KOs), while Thornton adds a loss to his record at 37-7-1.
On October 29, 1993, a 33-year-old Tony Thornton (35-5-1, 25 KOs) got a shot at the super-middleweight IBF title held by 25-year-old James Toney (39-0-2, 26 KOs).
Thornton came in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 61% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 8 days. Toney was on a 11-fight win streak with a 63% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 2 months and 5 days.
James Toney defeated Tony Thornton via unanimous decision and successfully defended his IBF super-middleweight title. Toney improves his record to 40-0-2, while Thornton adds a loss to his record at 35-6-1.
On September 19, 1992, a 32-year-old Tony Thornton (31-4-1, 23 KOs) got a shot at the super-middleweight WBO title held by 26-year-old British boxer Chris Eubank (32-0, 18 KOs).
Thornton came in to the fight on a 9-fight win streak with a 63% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 8 days. Eubank was on a 32-fight win streak with a 56% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 2 months and 23 days.
Chris Eubank defeated Tony Thornton via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBO super-middleweight title. Eubank improves his record to 33-0, while Thornton adds a loss to his record at 31-5-1.
On November 20, 1989, a 30-year-old Tony Thornton (22-3-1, 18 KOs) and Ismael Negron met in the ring.
Thornton came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 69% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 26 days.
Tony Thornton lost to Ismael Negron via RTD in the 6th round, and adds a loss to his record at 22-4-1.
On July 16, 1989, a 29-year-old Tony Thornton (21-2-1, 18 KOs) and a 24-year-old Irish boxer Steve Collins (14-0, 5 KOs) met in the ring in a middleweight bout.
Thornton came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 75% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 25 days. Collins was on a 14-fight win streak with a 35% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 2 months and 7 days.
Steve Collins defeated Tony Thornton via majority decision in the 12-round middleweight fight. Collins improves his record to 15-0, while Thornton adds a loss to his record at 21-3-1.
On March 21, 1989, a 29-year-old Tony Thornton (21-1-1, 18 KOs) and Kevin Watts met in the ring.
Thornton came in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 78% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 11 days.
Tony Thornton lost to Kevin Watts via unanimous decision in the 12-round fight, and adds a loss to his record at 21-2-1.
On November 6, 1987, a 27-year-old Tony Thornton (17-0-1, 16 KOs) and a 26-year-old Doug DeWitt (28-5-3, 17 KOs) met in the ring in a middleweight bout.
Thornton came in to the fight after a draw in his last fight with a 88% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 12 days. DeWitt was on a 1-fight win streak with a 47% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 2 months and 19 days.
Doug DeWitt defeated Tony Thornton via majority decision in the 13-round middleweight fight. DeWitt improves his record to 29-5-3, while Thornton adds a loss to his record at 17-1-1.