Tony Thornton

Tony Thornton (November 8, 1959 – September 10, 2009), nicknamed "The Punching Postman" was an American professional boxer who fought for the World Super Middleweight title 3 times. He died in a motorcycle accident, aged 49.

Professional career

During his career as a professional boxer, Tony fought in the Middleweight and Super Middleweight divisions and 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 |Loss |37–7–1 | Roy Jones Jr. |TKO |3 (12) |0:45 |30 Sep 1995 | | |- |44 |Win |37–6–1 | Darren Zenner |TKO |2 (12) |2:49 |17 Jan 1995 | | |- |43 |Win |36–6–1 | Lenzie Morgan |SD |10 |N/a |7 Dec 1994 | | |- |42 |Loss |35–6–1 | James Toney |UD |12 |N/a |29 Oct 1993 | | |- |41 |Win |35–5–1 | Willie Ball |TKO |10 (10) |1:58 |21 Sep 1993 | | |- |40 |Win |34–5–1 | Frank Minton |TKO |7 (10) |2:56 |20 Jun 1993 | | |- |39 |Win |33–5–1 | Iceman John Scully |UD |10 |N/a |16 Mar 1993 | | |- |38 |Win |32–5–1 | Melvin Wynn |SD |8 |N/a |5 Feb 1993 | | |- |37 |Loss |31–5–1 | Chris Eubank |UD |12 |N/a |19 Sep 1992 | | |- |36 |Win |31–4–1 | Khalif Shabazz |KO |1 (8) |0:49 |11 Jun 1992 | | |- |35 |Win |30–4–1 | Danny Mitchell |UD |8 |N/a |22 Mar 1992 | | |- |34 |Win |29–4–1 | Fermin Chirino |UD |10 |N/a |19 Nov 1991 | | |- |33 |Win |28–4–1 | Merqui Sosa |SD |10 |N/a |16 May 1991 | | |- |32 |Win |27–4–1 | Eddie A. Hall |TKO |1 (10) |2:10 |21 Jan 1991 | | |- |31 |Win |26–4–1 | Carl Sullivan |TKO |9 (10) |1:17 |5 Nov 1990 | | |- |30 |Win |25–4–1 | Karema Leota |TKO |2 (10) |0:39 |27 Aug 1990 | | |- |29 |Win |24–4–1 | Dave Tiberi |TKO |4 (10) |2:43 |21 May 1990 | | |- |28 |Win |23–4–1 | Ralph Ward |SD |10 |N/a |12 Feb 1990 | | |- |27 |Loss |22–4–1 | Ismael Negron |RTD |6 (10) |3:00 |20 Nov 1989 | | |- |26 |Win |22–3–1 | Hector Rosario |UD |10 |N/a |25 Sep 1989 | | |- |25 |Loss |21–3–1 | Steve Collins |MD |12 |N/a |16 Jul 1989 | | |- |24 |Loss |21–2–1 | Kevin Watts |UD |12 |N/a |21 Mar 1989 | | |- |23 |Win |21–1–1 | Mike Tinley |UD |12 |N/a |10 Jan 1989 | | |- |22 |Win |20–1–1 | Tim Williams |TKO |5 (10) |2:55 |6 Oct 1988 | | |- |21 |Win |19–1–1 | Jerry Holly |KO |3 (10) |1:48 |28 Jul 1988 | | |- |20 |Win |18–1–1 | Tyrone Frazier |UD |10 |N/a |12 Feb 1988 | | |- |19 |Loss |17–1–1 | Doug DeWitt |MD |13 |N/a |6 Nov 1987 | | |- |18 |Draw |17–0–1 | Stacy McSwain |PTS |10 |N/a |25 Aug 1987 | | |- |17 |Win |17–0 | Darryl Spain |TKO |5 (10) |2:56 |1 Jun 1987 | | |- |16 |Win |16–0 | Basante Blanco |RTD |5 (10) |3:00 |5 Mar 1987 | | |- |15 |Win |15–0 | Harry Daniels |KO |2 (10) |2:29 |25 Nov 1986 | | |- |14 |Win |14–0 | Horacio Perez |TKO |2 (10) |2:19 |12 Aug 1986 | | |- |13 |Win |13–0 | Ernest Jackson |KO |2 (10) |? |16 May 1986 | | |- |12 |Win |12–0 | Cecil Pettigrew |TKO |10 (10) |0:26 |7 Feb 1986 | | |- |11 |Win |11–0 | David Barrow |TKO |2 (8) |2:37 |5 Nov 1985 | | |- |10 |Win |10–0 | Sidney Outlaw |TKO |6 (8) |2:12 |5 Sep 1985 | | |- |9 |Win |9–0 | Tommy Davenport |TKO |2 (8) |0:52 |1 Jul 1985 | | |- |8 |Win |8–0 | Jerome Johnson |SD |6 |N/a |4 Feb 1985 | | |- |7 |Win |7–0 | Thomas Gordon |TKO |2 (8) |1:49 |30 Oct 1984 | | |- |6 |Win |6–0 | Thomas Gordon |TKO |2 (?) |? |30 Aug 1984 | | |- |5 |Win |5–0 | Donnie Williams |KO |1 (6) |? |24 Jul 1984 | | |- |4 |Win |4–0 | Jesse Goodmond |TKO |1 (?) |? |14 Jun 1984 | | |- |3 |Win |3–0 | Ali Muhammad |TKO |4 (?) |? |27 Jul 1983 | | |- |2 |Win |2–0 | Jimmy Barham |KO |1 (4) |? |17 Jul 1983 | | |- |1 |Win |1–0 | Steve Waters |TKO |1 (4) |0:20 |15 Jun 1983 | |

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