Tony Thornton
Tony Thornton | |
|---|---|
| Born | James Anthony Thornton November 8, 1959 Glassboro, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | September 10, 2009 (aged 49) Camden, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Other names | The Punching Postman |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | Super Middleweight Middleweight |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) |
| Reach | 71 in (180 cm) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record[1] | |
| Total fights | 45 |
| Wins | 37 |
| Wins by KO | 26 |
| Losses | 7 |
| Draws | 1 |
Tony Thornton (November 8, 1959 – September 10, 2009[2]) was an American professional boxer who died of a motorcycle accident.[2]
Professional career
During his career as a professional boxer, Tony fought three times for the world Super Middleweight Championship.[3]
Personal life
Tony attended West Chester University of Pennsylvania.[4] Thornton was also a Postal Mail Carrier, working for 25 years at Bellmawr Post Office where he became supervisor.[5]
Professional boxing record
| 45 fights | 37 wins | 7 losses |
|---|---|---|
| By knockout | 26 | 2 |
| By decision | 11 | 5 |
| Draws | 1 | |
| DQ | Disqualification | RTD | Corner retirement |
| KO | Knockout | SD | Split decision / split draw |
| MD | Majority decision / majority draw | TD | Technical decision / technical draw |
| NC | No contest | TKO | Technical knockout |
| PTS | Points decision | UD | Unanimous decision / unanimous draw |
| 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
- ^ "Boxing record for Tony Thornton". BoxRec.
- ^ a b "Tony Thornton passes". Fightnews.com. Retrieved December 14, 2011.
- ^ "Tony Thornton". phillyboxinghistory.com.
- ^ "Tony Thornton, 49, 'Punching Postman'". philly-archives. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015.
- ^ "Glassboro boxer Tony Thornton, 49, dies - NJ.com". www.nj.com. Archived from the original on 2016-09-17.