Tony Thornton

For other people named Anthony Thornton, see Anthony Thornton (disambiguation).

Tony Thornton
Born	James Anthony Thornton (1959-11-08)November 8, 1959 Glassboro, New Jersey, U.S.
Died	September 10, 2009(2009-09-10) (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
Total fights	45
Wins	37
Wins by KO	26
Losses	7
Draws	1

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

45 fights	37 wins	7 losses
By knockout	26	2
By decision	11	5
Draws	1

Boxing record

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Method	Round	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