Have Henry Wharton and Rick Thornberry ever fought each other?

Yes. Henry Wharton and Rick Thornberry met once on October 23, 1996, and Henry Wharton won by TKO in round 5.

Who has the better record, Wharton or Thornberry?

Henry Wharton is 27-3-1 and Rick Thornberry is 27-5. Henry Wharton has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, Wharton or Thornberry?

Henry Wharton has 20 knockout wins and Rick Thornberry has 12. Henry Wharton has more.

Do Wharton and Thornberry have any common opponents?

Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Henry Wharton and Rick Thornberry have faced.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Wharton and Thornberry?

This comparison is drawn from 31 bouts tracked for Henry Wharton and 4 bouts tracked for Rick Thornberry. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Henry Wharton vs Rick Thornberry — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Henry Wharton (27-3-1) and Rick Thornberry (27-5) 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.

Wharton

Wins20 KO · 74%

Losses

Draw31 tracked bouts

Thornberry

Wins12 KO · 44%

Losses

Draws4 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Wharton leads 1–0

Henry Wharton and Rick Thornberry have met 1 time; Wharton leads 1–0.
Met	1996Oct 23	Series
Henry WhartonFighter A	WWon	1–0W–L
Rick ThornberryFighter B	LLost	0–1W–L
Result	TKOR5Wharton vs Thornberry	1Meeting

Wharton vs Thornberry · Oct 23, 1996

The Numbers

Wharton 6 · Thornberry 0 of 6 measurable rows

WhartonEdge = longer wingThornberry

Record: 27-3-1 (edge)27-5
Win %0–100%: 88.7% (edge)
84.4%
Wins by knockoutmax 20: 20 (edge)
12
KO rate0–100%: 74.07% (edge)
44.44%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†not comparable: 74%—
Times stopped^†max 2: 0 (edge)
2
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^‡max 3.4: 3.4 (edge)
0.7
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 31: 31
4

† 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

AgeSame age: Henry Wharton: 58; Rick Thornberry: 58
Stance: Henry Wharton: Not recorded; Rick Thornberry: Orthodox

Henry Wharton left, Rick Thornberry right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Henry Wharton27 wins · from 31 tracked bouts

20 by KO/TKO 74%7 on the cards 26%

Rick Thornberry0 wins · from 4 tracked bouts

No tracked wins for Thornberry yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Henry Wharton 31, Rick Thornberry 4 — 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

Henry Wharton last boxed on Sep 26, 1998 — 10,252 days ago. Wharton had won two straight since losing a decision to Robin Reid.WWLWW

Nizard Jun 1996Thornberry Oct 1996Reid May 1997Edmondson Mar 1998Okhrei Sep 19983.4 tracked bouts per year

Rick Thornberry last boxed on Nov 2, 2002 — 8,754 days ago. Thornberry had lost four straight.LLLL

Wharton Oct 1996Calzaghe Jun 1999Ottke Mar 2002Mundine Nov 20020.7 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

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Have Henry Wharton and Rick Thornberry ever fought each other?: Yes. Henry Wharton and Rick Thornberry met once on October 23, 1996, and Henry Wharton won by TKO in round 5.
Who has the better record, Wharton or Thornberry?: Henry Wharton is 27-3-1 and Rick Thornberry is 27-5. Henry Wharton has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Wharton or Thornberry?: Henry Wharton has 20 knockout wins and Rick Thornberry has 12. Henry Wharton has more.
Do Wharton and Thornberry have any common opponents?: Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Henry Wharton and Rick Thornberry have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Wharton and Thornberry?: This comparison is drawn from 31 bouts tracked for Henry Wharton and 4 bouts tracked for Rick Thornberry. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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