Tony Thornton (November 8, 1959 – September 10, 2009 in Camden, New Jersey[1]) was an American professional boxer who died of a motorcycle accident on 10 September 2009.[1] During his career as a professional boxer, Tony fought three times for the world Super Middleweight Championship.[2] Tony attended West Chester University of Pennsylvania.[3]

Thornton was also a Postal Mail Carrier, working for 25 years at Bellmawr Post Office where he became supervisor.[4]

Professional boxing record

References

  1. 1 2 "Tony Thornton passes". Fightnews.com. Retrieved December 14, 2011.
  2. ↑ "Tony Thornton". phillyboxinghistory.com.
  3. ↑ "Tony Thornton, 49, 'Punching Postman'". philly-archives.
  4. ↑ "Glassboro boxer Tony Thornton, 49, dies - NJ.com". www.nj.com. Archived from the original on 2016-09-17.
  5. ↑ "BoxRec - Tony Thornton".
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