Pinklon Thomas (43-7-1, 34) was born in Pontiac, Michigan, U.S. on February 10, 1958. At the age of 20 years on August 29, 1978, he made his professional boxing debut against Ken Arlt, winning the fight via 6-round split decision.
On his 26th career fight at 26 years old, Thomas became a heavyweight world champion on August 31, 1984 after defeating Tim Witherspoon via 12-round majority decision to win the WBC title.
Thomas' last fight was a 7th-round TKO loss to Lawrence Carter at age 34 on January 29, 1993. He retired from the sport of boxing following this loss.
Some of Pinklon Thomas' best fights have been against Tim Witherspoon, Mike Weaver, James Tillis, Gerrie Coetzee and Alfonso Ratliff.
Thomas has 7 losses on his boxing record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
51 | Jan 29, 1993 34 years, 11 months 43-7-1 (34) | Lawrence Carter | HW | 7 | TKO | LOSS |
50 | Nov 14, 1992 34 years, 9 months 43-6-1 (34) | Craig Payne | HW | 12 | SD | WIN |
49 | Oct 22, 1992 34 years, 8 months 42-6-1 (34) | Mike Owens | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
48 | Oct 2, 1992 34 years, 7 months 41-6-1 (33) | Dion Burgess | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
47 | Sep 25, 1992 34 years, 7 months 40-6-1 (32) | Kevin Nesbitt | 1 | KO | WIN | |
46 | Sep 19, 1992 34 years, 7 months 39-6-1 (31) | Frankie Hines | 1 | KO | WIN | |
45 | Sep 5, 1992 34 years, 6 months 38-6-1 (30) | Larry Beilfuss | 1 | KO | WIN | |
44 | Aug 22, 1992 34 years, 6 months 37-6-1 (29) | Adolph Davis | 1 | KO | WIN | |
43 | Aug 14, 1992 34 years, 6 months 36-6-1 (28) | Danny Wofford | 10 | UD | WIN | |
42 | Aug 8, 1992 34 years, 5 months 35-6-1 (28) | James Smith | 1 | KO | WIN | |
41 | Aug 1, 1992 34 years, 5 months 34-6-1 (27) | Bobby Jones | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
40 | Jul 31, 1992 34 years, 5 months 33-6-1 (26) | Terry Miller | 2 | KO | WIN | |
39 | Jun 27, 1992 34 years, 4 months 32-6-1 (25) | Danny Sutton | 10 | UD | WIN | |
38 | May 29, 1992 34 years, 3 months 31-6-1 (25) | Herman Jackson | 3 | KO | WIN | |
37  | Feb 19, 1991 33 years 30-6-1 (24) | 22 years, 1 months 25-0 (21) | 1 | RTD | LOSS | |
36  | Sep 7, 1990 32 years, 6 months 30-5-1 (24) | 23 years 18-0 (16) | 8 | RTD | LOSS | |
35 | Jun 12, 1990 32 years, 4 months 30-4-1 (24) | Mike Hunter | 10 | UD | LOSS | |
34 | May 23, 1990 32 years, 3 months 30-3-1 (24) | Curtis Isaac | 10 | UD | WIN | |
33  | Dec 9, 1988 30 years, 9 months 29-3-1 (24) | 26 years, 1 months 19-0 (15) | 7 | RTD | LOSS | |
32  | May 30, 1987 29 years, 3 months 29-2-1 (24) | 20 years, 11 months 29-0 (26) | HW | 6 | TKO | LOSS For WBA, WBC |
31 | Mar 7, 1987 29 years 29-1-1 (24) | Danny Sutton | 7 | TKO | WIN | |
30 | Nov 22, 1986 28 years, 9 months 28-1-1 (23) | William Hosea | 7 | TKO | WIN | |
29 | Oct 16, 1986 28 years, 8 months 27-1-1 (22) | Narcisco Maldonado | 5 | KO | WIN | |
28  | Mar 22, 1986 28 years, 1 months 26-1-1 (21) | 31 years, 7 months 30-4-1 (23) | HW | 12 | UD | LOSS Lost WBC |
27  | Jun 15, 1985 27 years, 4 months 26-0-1 (21) | 34 years 27-10-1 (18) | HW | 8 | TKO | WIN Defended WBC |
26  | Aug 31, 1984 26 years, 6 months 25-0-1 (20) | 26 years, 8 months 18-1 (12) | HW | 12 | MD | WIN Won WBC |
25 | Jun 20, 1984 26 years, 4 months 24-0-1 (20) | Bruce Grandham | 5 | RTD | WIN | |
24 | Oct 27, 1983 25 years, 8 months 23-0-1 (19) | Leroy Boone | 10 | UD | WIN | |
23 | Sep 24, 1983 25 years, 7 months 22-0-1 (19) | Michael Greer | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
22  | Mar 26, 1983 25 years, 1 months 21-0-1 (18) | 27 years, 1 months 16-1 (12) | 10 | TKO | WIN | |
21  | Jan 22, 1983 24 years, 11 months 20-0-1 (17) | 27 years, 9 months 28-3 (17) | 10 | MD | DRAW | |
20  | Aug 14, 1982 24 years, 6 months 20-0 (17) | 25 years, 1 months 22-1 (17) | 8 | TKO | WIN | |
19 | Jul 3, 1982 24 years, 4 months 19-0 (16) | Jerry Williams | 2 | KO | WIN | |
18 | May 23, 1982 24 years, 3 months 18-0 (15) | Luis Acosta | 2 | RTD | WIN | |
17 | Jan 23, 1982 23 years, 11 months 17-0 (14) | Johnny Warr | 8 | PTS | WIN | |
16 | Nov 25, 1981 23 years, 9 months 16-0 (14) | Curtis Whitner | 2 | KO | WIN | |
15 | Apr 16, 1981 23 years, 2 months 15-0 (13) | Lee Mitchell | 1 | KO | WIN | |
14 | Aug 28, 1980 22 years, 6 months 14-0 (12) | Jerry Williams | 10 | UD | WIN | |
13 | Jun 15, 1980 22 years, 4 months 13-0 (12) | Frank Brown | 4 | KO | WIN | |
12 | Feb 10, 1980 22 years 12-0 (11) | Jerry Williams | 5 | RTD | WIN | |
11 | Dec 14, 1979 21 years, 10 months 11-0 (10) | Bobby Jordan | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
10 | Jul 18, 1979 21 years, 5 months 10-0 (9) | Leroy Caldwell | 10 | KO | WIN | |
9 | Jul 2, 1979 21 years, 4 months 9-0 (8) | Willie Stoglin | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
8 | Jun 7, 1979 21 years, 3 months 8-0 (7) | George Jerome | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
7 | May 23, 1979 21 years, 3 months 7-0 (6) | Lee Holloman | 2 | KO | WIN | |
6 | Apr 26, 1979 21 years, 2 months 6-0 (5) | Foma Leota | 2 | KO | WIN | |
5 | Apr 4, 1979 21 years, 1 months 5-0 (4) | Elmo Tex Henderson | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
4 | Feb 20, 1979 21 years 4-0 (3) | Lew Lockwood | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
3 | Jan 8, 1979 20 years, 10 months 3-0 (2) | Roger Braxton | 7 | TKO | WIN | |
2 | Oct 31, 1978 20 years, 8 months 2-0 (1) | Mustafa El Amin | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
1 | Aug 29, 1978 20 years, 6 months 1-0 (0) | Ken Arlt | 6 | SD | WIN |
