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Carl Sullivan vs Tony Thornton — record, stats and common opponents compared

Carl Sullivan

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Tony Thornton

Carl Sullivan (2-5 across 7 tracked bouts) and Tony Thornton (37-7-1) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Sullivan

Tracked record

2–5

counted from 7 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Thornton

37

Wins26 KO · 70%

7

Losses

1

Draw45 tracked bouts

Heads up: at least one of these records is a tracked record — the wins and losses Kill The Body has ingested so far, not an independently verified career total. Treat the comparison as a read on the bouts we hold, not a settled ledger.

Head to Head

Thornton leads 1–0

Carl Sullivan and Tony Thornton have met 1 time; Thornton leads 1–0.

Carl Sullivan and Tony Thornton have met 1 time; Thornton leads 1–0.
Met1990Nov 5Series
Carl SullivanFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Tony ThorntonFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultTKO1Meeting

The Numbers

Sullivan 0 · Thornton 6 of 6 measurable rows
SullivanThornton
Record†
2-537-7-1 (edge)
Win %0–100%
28.6%
83.3% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 26
1
26 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—70.27%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
50%
70% (edge)
Times stopped‡max 5
5
2 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 3.7
1.2
3.7 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 45
7
45

† One or both records are tracked, not career-verified. · ‡ Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total. · § Across each fighter's tracked career span. · Bars are scaled per row — percentages on 0–100, counts against the larger of the two. Every figure is also printed as text.

Tale of the Tape

Heightnot held
Carl Sullivan: No height on file
Tony Thornton: 5′11″
Reachnot held
Carl Sullivan: No reach on file
Tony Thornton: 71″
Agenot held
Carl Sullivan: No date of birth
Tony Thornton: Died aged 49
Stance
Carl Sullivan: Not recorded
Tony Thornton: Orthodox

Carl Sullivan left, Tony Thornton right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Carl Sullivan2 wins · from 7 tracked bouts

Carl Sullivan: 2 tracked wins — 1 by KO/TKO (50%) and 1 on the cards (50%). Counted from 7 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 by KO/TKO 50%1 on the cards 50%

Tony Thornton37 wins · from 45 tracked bouts

Tony Thornton: 37 tracked wins — 26 by KO/TKO (70%) and 11 on the cards (30%). Counted from 45 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

26 by KO/TKO 70%11 on the cards 30%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Carl Sullivan 7, Tony Thornton 45 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

No opponents in common across the bouts Kill The Body has tracked for these two.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Carl Sullivan last boxed on May 13, 1994 — 11,849 days ago. Sullivan had lost five straight.LLLLL

Holmes Jul 1990Thornton Nov 1990McClellan May 1992Brewer May 1993Joppy May 19941.2 tracked bouts per year

Tony Thornton had won two in a row before losing by stoppage to Roy Jones Jr.. Thornton last boxed on Sep 30, 1995.WLWWL

Ball Sep 1993Toney Oct 1993Morgan Dec 1994Zenner Jan 1995Jr. Sep 19953.7 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Carl Sullivan and Tony Thornton ever fought each other?
Yes. Carl Sullivan and Tony Thornton met once on November 5, 1990, and Tony Thornton won by TKO.
The meeting

LNov 5, 1990 · Thornton · TKO

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Sullivan or Thornton?
Carl Sullivan is 2-5 across the 7 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Tony Thornton is 37-7-1. Tony Thornton has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Sullivan2–528.6%

Thornton37–7–183.3%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Sullivan or Thornton?
Carl Sullivan has 1 knockout win and Tony Thornton has 26. Tony Thornton has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Sullivan1

Thornton2670.3%

The Numbers ↓
Do Sullivan and Thornton have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Carl Sullivan and Tony Thornton have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Sullivan and Thornton?
This comparison is drawn from 7 bouts tracked for Carl Sullivan and 45 bouts tracked for Tony Thornton. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Sullivan7bouts

Thornton45bouts

How They Win ↓

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