Tony Thornton (November 8, 1959 – September 10, 2009 in Camden, New Jersey) was an American professional boxer who died of a motorcycle accident on 10 September 2009. During his career as a professional boxer, Tony fought three times for the world Super Middleweight Championship. 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
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|align="center" colspan=8|37 Wins (26 knockouts, 11 decisions), 7 Losses (2 knockouts, 5 decisions), 1 Draw |- | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Result | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Record | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Opponent | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Type | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Round | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Date | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Location | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Notes |-align=center |Loss | |align=left| Roy Jones Jr. |TKO |3 |30/09/1995 |align=left| Pensacola Civic Center, Pensacola, Florida |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Darren Zenner |TKO |2 |17/01/1995 |align=left| The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Lenzie Morgan |SD |10 |07/12/1994 |align=left| The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |align=left| |- |Loss | |align=left| James Toney |UD |12 |29/10/1993 |align=left| Tulsa Civic Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Willie Ball |TKO |10 |21/09/1993 |align=left| The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Frank Minton |TKO |7 |20/06/1993 |align=left| Harrah's Marina, Atlantic City, New Jersey |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Iceman John Scully |UD |10 |16/03/1993 |align=left| The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Melvin Wynn |SD |8 |05/02/1993 |align=left| Atlantic City, New Jersey |align=left| |- |Loss | |align=left| Chris Eubank |UD |12 |19/09/1992 |align=left| Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre, Glasgow, Scotland |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Khalif Shabazz |KO |1 |11/06/1992 |align=left| Atlantic City, New Jersey |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Danny Mitchell |UD |8 |22/03/1992 |align=left| Harrah's Marina, Atlantic City, New Jersey |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Fermin Chirino |UD |10 |19/11/1991 |align=left| Harrah's Marina, Atlantic City, New Jersey |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Merqui Sosa |SD |10 |16/05/1991 |align=left| Harrah's Marina, Atlantic City, New Jersey |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Eddie A.