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Craig Payne vs Pinklon Thomas — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Craig Payne

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Pinklon Thomas

Craig Payne (11-20-2) and Pinklon Thomas (43-7-1) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 2 common opponents.

Payne

11

Wins8 KO · 73%

20

Losses

2

Draws33 tracked bouts

Thomas

43

Wins34 KO · 79%

7

Losses

1

Draw51 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Thomas leads 1–0

Craig Payne and Pinklon Thomas have met 1 time; Thomas leads 1–0.

Craig Payne and Pinklon Thomas have met 1 time; Thomas leads 1–0.
Met1992Nov 14Series
Craig PayneFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Pinklon ThomasFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultSD1Meeting

The Numbers

Payne 0 · Thomas 8 of 8 measurable rows
PayneThomas
Record
11-20-243-7-1 (edge)
Win %0–100%
36.4%
85.3% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 34
8
34 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
72.73%
79.07% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
73%
79% (edge)
Times stopped†max 7
7
5 (edge)
Title reignsmax 1
0
1 (edge)
Bouts per year‡max 3.5
2.1
3.5 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 51
33
51

† 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

Height+1″
Craig Payne: 6′2″
Pinklon Thomas: 6′3″ (edge)
Reachnot held
Craig Payne: No reach on file
Pinklon Thomas: 77″
Agenot comparable
Craig Payne: Died aged 55
Pinklon Thomas: 68
Stance
Craig Payne: Orthodox
Pinklon Thomas: Orthodox

Craig Payne left, Pinklon Thomas right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Craig Payne11 wins · from 33 tracked bouts

Craig Payne: 11 tracked wins — 8 by KO/TKO (73%) and 3 on the cards (27%). Counted from 33 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

8 by KO/TKO 73%3 on the cards 27%

Pinklon Thomas43 wins · from 51 tracked bouts

Pinklon Thomas: 43 tracked wins — 34 by KO/TKO (79%) and 9 on the cards (21%). Counted from 51 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

34 by KO/TKO 79%9 on the cards 21%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Craig Payne 33, Pinklon Thomas 51 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

2 shared

2 shared · Thomas better on 1 · even on 1

Payne

Opponent

Thomas

  • Craig Payne

    Loss, UD

    1996

    TillisThomas better

    Pinklon Thomas

    Win, TKO

    1982

  • Craig Payne

    Loss, PTS

    1994

    HunterEven

    Pinklon Thomas

    Loss, UD

    1990

Both sides are set at the same size on purpose. Kill The Body does not score a second-round knockout above a split decision — the edge counts losses first and wins as the tiebreak, and the rest is yours to argue. Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name, so two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Craig Payne has lost 12 straight. Payne last boxed on Feb 10, 2001.LLLLL

Weida Jun 1999Oquendo Jul 1999Mason Oct 1999Curry Feb 2000Purlette Feb 20012.1 tracked bouts per year

Pinklon Thomas last boxed on Jan 29, 1993 — 12,317 days ago. Thomas had won four in a row before losing by stoppage to Lawrence Carter.WWWWL

Nesbitt Sep 1992Burgess Oct 1992Owens Oct 1992Payne Nov 1992Carter Jan 19933.5 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Craig Payne and Pinklon Thomas ever fought each other?
Yes. Craig Payne and Pinklon Thomas met once on November 14, 1992, and Pinklon Thomas won by SD.
The meeting

LNov 14, 1992 · Thomas · SD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Payne or Thomas?
Craig Payne is 11-20-2 and Pinklon Thomas is 43-7-1. Pinklon Thomas has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Payne11–20–236.4%

Thomas43–7–185.3%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Payne or Thomas?
Craig Payne has 8 knockout wins and Pinklon Thomas has 34. Pinklon Thomas has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Payne872.7%

Thomas3479.1%

The Numbers ↓
Do Payne and Thomas have any common opponents?
Craig Payne and Pinklon Thomas share 2 common opponents: James Tillis and Mike Hunter. Pinklon Thomas fared better against 1 of them.
2 shared opponents

James TillisLW

Mike HunterLL

Common Opponents ↓
Who is bigger, Payne or Thomas?
Pinklon Thomas is the taller fighter at 190 cm, 2 cm above the other.
Height · reach

Payne188 cm

Thomas190 cm196 cm reach

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Payne and Thomas?
This comparison is drawn from 33 bouts tracked for Craig Payne and 51 bouts tracked for Pinklon Thomas. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Payne33bouts

Thomas51bouts

How They Win ↓

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