Tony Thornton (November 8, 1959 – September 10, 2009) was an American professional

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who died of a

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Professional career

During his career as a

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, Tony fought three times for the world Super Middleweight Championship.

Personal life

Tony attended

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. 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 ,

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, 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 ,

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, 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 ,

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, 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 ,

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, 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 ,

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, 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 , ,

References

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