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Tony Thornton (November 8, 1959 – September 10, 2009) was an American professional boxer who died of a motorcycle accident.

Professional career

During his career as a professional boxer, Tony fought three times for the world Super Middleweight Championship.

Personal life

Tony attended West Chester University of Pennsylvania. Thornton was also a Postal Mail Carrier, working for 25 years at Bellmawr Post Office where he became supervisor.

Professional boxing record

Boxing record

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round(s)	Time	Date	Location	Notes
45	Loss	37–7–1	Roy Jones Jr.	TKO	3 (12)	0:45	30 Sep 1995	Pensacola Civic Center, Pensacola, Florida	For IBF super middleweight title
44	Win	37–6–1	Darren Zenner	TKO	2 (12)	2:49	17 Jan 1995	The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Won USBA super middleweight title
43	Win	36–6–1	Lenzie Morgan	SD	10	N/a	7 Dec 1994	The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
42	Loss	35–6–1	James Toney	UD	12	N/a	29 Oct 1993	Tulsa Civic Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma	For IBF super middleweight title
41	Win	35–5–1	Willie Ball	TKO	10 (10)	1:58	21 Sep 1993	The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
40	Win	34–5–1	Frank Minton	TKO	7 (10)	2:56	20 Jun 1993	Harrah's Marina, Atlantic City, New Jersey
39	Win	33–5–1	Iceman John Scully	UD	10	N/a	16 Mar 1993	The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
38	Win	32–5–1	Melvin Wynn	SD	8	N/a	5 Feb 1993	Harrah's Casino Hotel, Atlantic City, New Jersey
37	Loss	31–5–1	Chris Eubank	UD	12	N/a	19 Sep 1992	Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre, Glasgow, Scotland	For WBO super middleweight title
36	Win	31–4–1	Khalif Shabazz	KO	1 (8)	0:49	11 Jun 1992	Harrah's Casino Hotel, Atlantic City, New Jersey
35	Win	30–4–1	Danny Mitchell	UD	8	N/a	22 Mar 1992	Harrah's Marina, Atlantic City, New Jersey
34	Win	29–4–1	Fermin Chirino	UD	10	N/a	19 Nov 1991	Harrah's Marina, Atlantic City, New Jersey
33	Win	28–4–1	Merqui Sosa	SD	10	N/a	16 May 1991	Harrah's Marina, Atlantic City, New Jersey
32	Win	27–4–1	Eddie A. Hall	TKO	1 (10)	2:10	21 Jan 1991	Harrah's Marina, Atlantic City, New Jersey
31	Win	26–4–1	Carl Sullivan	TKO	9 (10)	1:17	5 Nov 1990	Harrah's Marina, Atlantic City, New Jersey
30	Win	25–4–1	Karema Leota	TKO	2 (10)	0:39	27 Aug 1990	Harrah's Marina, Atlantic City, New Jersey
29	Win	24–4–1	Dave Tiberi	TKO	4 (10)	2:43	21 May 1990	Harrah's Marina, Atlantic City, New Jersey
28	Win	23–4–1	Ralph Ward	SD	10	N/a	12 Feb 1990	The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
27	Loss	22–4–1	Ismael Negron	RTD	6 (10)	3:00	20 Nov 1989	Pennsylvania Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
26	Win	22–3–1	Hector Rosario	UD	10	N/a	25 Sep 1989	Harrah's Marina, Atlantic City, New Jersey
25	Loss	21–3–1	Steve Collins	MD	12	N/a	16 Jul 1989	Harrah's Marina, Atlantic City, New Jersey	For USBA middleweight title
24	Loss	21–2–1	Kevin Watts	UD	12	N/a	21 Mar 1989	Trump Castle, Atlantic City, New Jersey	Lost USBA middleweight title
23	Win	21–1–1	Mike Tinley	UD	12	N/a	10 Jan 1989	Harrah's Marina, Atlantic City, New Jersey	Won vacant USBA middleweight title
22	Win	20–1–1	Tim Williams	TKO	5 (10)	2:55	6 Oct 1988	Pennsylvania Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
21	Win	19–1–1	Jerry Holly	KO	3 (10)	1:48	28 Jul 1988	The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
20	Win	18–1–1	Tyrone Frazier	UD	10	N/a	12 Feb 1988	Resorts Casino Hotel, Atlantic City, New Jersey
19	Loss	17–1–1	Doug DeWitt	MD	13	N/a	6 Nov 1987	The Sands, Atlantic City, New Jersey	For vacant USBA middleweight title Fight ended in a draw, and was decided with a "sudden death" 13th round
18	Draw	17–0–1	Stacy McSwain	PTS	10	N/a	25 Aug 1987	Bally's Park Place, Atlantic City, New Jersey
17	Win	17–0	Darryl Spain	TKO	5 (10)	2:56	1 Jun 1987	Pennsylvania Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
16	Win	16–0	Basante Blanco	RTD	5 (10)	3:00	5 Mar 1987	Harrah's Marina, Atlantic City, New Jersey
15	Win	15–0	Harry Daniels	KO	2 (10)	2:29	25 Nov 1986	Harrah's Marina, Atlantic City, New Jersey
14	Win	14–0	Horacio Perez	TKO	2 (10)	2:19	12 Aug 1986	Resorts Casino Hotel, Atlantic City, New Jersey
13	Win	13–0	Ernest Jackson	KO	2 (10)	?	16 May 1986	The Sands, Atlantic City, New Jersey
12	Win	12–0	Cecil Pettigrew	TKO	10 (10)	0:26	7 Feb 1986	The Sands, Atlantic City, New Jersey
11	Win	11–0	David Barrow	TKO	2 (8)	2:37	5 Nov 1985	The Sands, Atlantic City, New Jersey
10	Win	10–0	Sidney Outlaw	TKO	6 (8)	2:12	5 Sep 1985	The Sands, Atlantic City, New Jersey
9	Win	9–0	Tommy Davenport	TKO	2 (8)	0:52	1 Jul 1985	The Sands, Atlantic City, New Jersey
8	Win	8–0	Jerome Johnson	SD	6	N/a	4 Feb 1985	The Sands, Atlantic City, New Jersey
7	Win	7–0	Thomas Gordon	TKO	2 (8)	1:49	30 Oct 1984	The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
6	Win	6–0	Thomas Gordon	TKO	2 (?)	?	30 Aug 1984	The Sands, Atlantic City, New Jersey
5	Win	5–0	Donnie Williams	KO	1 (6)	?	24 Jul 1984	The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
4	Win	4–0	Jesse Goodmond	TKO	1 (?)	?	14 Jun 1984	The Sands, Atlantic City, New Jersey
3	Win	3–0	Ali Muhammad	TKO	4 (?)	?	27 Jul 1983	The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2	Win	2–0	Jimmy Barham	KO	1 (4)	?	17 Jul 1983	The Sands, Atlantic City, New Jersey
1	Win	1–0	Steve Waters	TKO	1 (4)	0:20	15 Jun 1983	Playboy Hotel and Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey	Professional debut

References

1. "Boxing record for Tony Thornton". BoxRec.
2. ^ "Tony Thornton passes". Fightnews.com. Retrieved December 14, 2011.
3. "Tony Thornton". phillyboxinghistory.com.
4. "Tony Thornton, 49, 'Punching Postman'". philly-archives. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015.
5. "Glassboro boxer Tony Thornton, 49, dies - NJ.com". www.nj.com. Archived from the original on 2016-09-17.

• 1959 births
• 2009 deaths
• American male boxers
• Super-middleweight boxers
• Boxers from New Jersey
• Sportspeople from Camden, New Jersey
• 20th-century American sportsmen