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.

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