Tony Thornton (37-7-1, 26) was born in Glassboro, New Jersey, U.S. on November 8, 1959. At the age of 23 years on June 15, 1983, he made his professional boxing debut against Steve Waters, winning the fight via 1st-round TKO.
Thornton's last fight was a super-middleweight world-title fight against Roy Jones Jr. for Jones Jr.'s IBF title on September 30, 1995. He lost the fight via 3rd-round TKO. He was on a 1-fight losing streak by his last fight.
Some of Tony Thornton's best fights have been against Chris Eubank, James Toney, Roy Jones Jr. and Daren Zenner.
Thornton has 7 losses on his boxing record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
45  | Sep 30, 1995 35 years, 10 months 37-7-1 (26) | 26 years, 8 months 29-0 (25) | SMD | 3 | TKO | LOSS For IBF |
44 | Jan 17, 1995 35 years, 2 months 37-6-1 (26) | Daren Zenner | SMD | 2 | TKO | WIN |
43 | Dec 7, 1994 35 years 36-6-1 (25) | Lenzie Morgan | 10 | SD | WIN | |
42  | Oct 29, 1993 33 years, 11 months 35-6-1 (25) | 25 years, 2 months 39-0-2 (26) | SMD | 12 | UD | LOSS For IBF |
41 | Sep 21, 1993 33 years, 10 months 35-5-1 (25) | Willie Ball | 10 | TKO | WIN | |
40 | Jun 20, 1993 33 years, 7 months 34-5-1 (24) | Frank Minton | 7 | TKO | WIN | |
39 | Mar 16, 1993 33 years, 4 months 33-5-1 (23) | John Scully | 10 | UD | WIN | |
38 | Feb 5, 1993 33 years, 2 months 32-5-1 (23) | Melvin Wynn | 8 | SD | WIN | |
37  | Sep 19, 1992 32 years, 10 months 31-5-1 (23) | 26 years, 1 months 32-0 (18) | SMD | 12 | UD | LOSS For WBO |
36 | Jun 11, 1992 32 years, 7 months 31-4-1 (23) | Khalif Shabazz | 1 | KO | WIN | |
35 | Mar 22, 1992 32 years, 4 months 30-4-1 (22) | Danny Mitchell | 8 | UD | WIN | |
34 | Nov 19, 1991 32 years 29-4-1 (22) | Fermin Chirino | 10 | UD | WIN | |
33 | May 16, 1991 31 years, 6 months 28-4-1 (22) | Merqui Sosa | 10 | SD | WIN | |
32 | Jan 21, 1991 31 years, 2 months 27-4-1 (22) | Eddie Hall | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
31 | Nov 5, 1990 30 years, 11 months 26-4-1 (21) | Carl Sullivan | 9 | TKO | WIN | |
30 | Aug 27, 1990 30 years, 9 months 25-4-1 (20) | Karama Leota | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
29 | May 21, 1990 30 years, 6 months 24-4-1 (19) | Dave Tiberi | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
28 | Feb 12, 1990 30 years, 3 months 23-4-1 (18) | Ralph Ward | 10 | SD | WIN | |
27 | Nov 20, 1989 30 years 22-4-1 (18) | Ismael Negron | 6 | RTD | LOSS | |
26 | Sep 25, 1989 29 years, 10 months 22-3-1 (18) | Hector Rosario | 10 | UD | WIN | |
25  | Jul 16, 1989 29 years, 8 months 21-3-1 (18) | 24 years, 11 months 14-0 (5) | MD | 12 | MD | LOSS |
24 | Mar 21, 1989 29 years, 4 months 21-2-1 (18) | Kevin Watts | 12 | UD | LOSS | |
23 | Jan 10, 1989 29 years, 2 months 21-1-1 (18) | Mike Tinley | MD | 12 | UD | WIN |
22 | Oct 6, 1988 28 years, 10 months 20-1-1 (18) | Tim Williams | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
21 | Jul 28, 1988 28 years, 8 months 19-1-1 (17) | Jerry Holly | 3 | KO | WIN | |
20 | Feb 12, 1988 28 years, 3 months 18-1-1 (16) | Tyrone Frazier | 10 | UD | WIN | |
19  | Nov 6, 1987 27 years, 11 months 17-1-1 (16) | 26 years, 2 months 28-5-3 (17) | MD | 13 | MD | LOSS |
18 | Aug 25, 1987 27 years, 9 months 17-0-1 (16) | Stacy McSwain | 10 | SD | DRAW | |
17 | Jun 1, 1987 27 years, 6 months 17-0 (16) | Darryl Spain | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
16 | Mar 5, 1987 27 years, 3 months 16-0 (15) | Basante Blanco | 5 | RTD | WIN | |
15 | Nov 25, 1986 27 years 15-0 (14) | Harry Daniels | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
14 | Aug 12, 1986 26 years, 9 months 14-0 (13) | Horacio Perez | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
13 | May 16, 1986 26 years, 6 months 13-0 (12) | Ernest Jackson | 2 | KO | WIN | |
12 | Feb 7, 1986 26 years, 2 months 12-0 (11) | Cecil Pettigrew | 10 | TKO | WIN | |
11 | Nov 5, 1985 25 years, 11 months 11-0 (10) | David Barrow | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
10 | Sep 5, 1985 25 years, 9 months 10-0 (9) | Sidney Outlaw | 6 | TKO | WIN | |
9 | Jul 1, 1985 25 years, 7 months 9-0 (8) | Tommy Davenport | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
8 | Feb 4, 1985 25 years, 2 months 8-0 (7) | Jerome Johnson | 8 | SD | WIN | |
7 | Oct 30, 1984 24 years, 11 months 7-0 (7) | Pinky Gordon | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
6 | Aug 30, 1984 24 years, 9 months 6-0 (6) | Pinky Gordon | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
5 | Jul 24, 1984 24 years, 8 months 5-0 (5) | Donnie Williams | 1 | KO | WIN | |
4 | Jun 14, 1984 24 years, 7 months 4-0 (4) | Jesse Goodmond | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
3 | Jul 27, 1983 23 years, 8 months 3-0 (3) | Ali Muhammad | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
2 | Jul 17, 1983 23 years, 8 months 2-0 (2) | Jimmy Barham | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
1 | Jun 15, 1983 23 years, 7 months 1-0 (1) | Steve Waters | 1 | TKO | WIN |
