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James Toney vs Tony Thornton — record, stats and common opponents compared

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James Toney

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Tony Thornton

James Toney (77-10-3) 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 4 common opponents.

Toney

77

Wins47 KO · 61%

10

Losses

3

Draws92 tracked bouts

Thornton

37

Wins26 KO · 70%

7

Losses

1

Draw45 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Toney leads 1–0

James Toney and Tony Thornton have met 1 time; Toney leads 1–0.

James Toney and Tony Thornton have met 1 time; Toney leads 1–0.
Met1993Oct 29Series
James ToneyFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Tony ThorntonFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultUD1Meeting

The Numbers

Toney 5 · Thornton 3 of 8 measurable rows
ToneyThornton
Record
77-10-3 (edge)37-7-1
Win %0–100%
87.2% (edge)
83.3%
Wins by knockoutmax 47
47 (edge)
26
KO rate0–100%
61.04%
70.27% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
61%
70% (edge)
Times stopped†max 2
0 (edge)
2
Title reignsmax 4
4 (edge)
0
Bouts per year‡max 3.7
3.2
3.7 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 92
92
45

† 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+2″
James Toney: 5′9″
Tony Thornton: 5′11″ (edge)
Reach+3″
James Toney: 74″ (edge)
Tony Thornton: 71″
Agenot comparable
James Toney: 58
Tony Thornton: Died aged 49
Stance
James Toney: Orthodox
Tony Thornton: Orthodox

James Toney 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
James Toney77 wins · from 92 tracked bouts

James Toney: 77 tracked wins — 47 by KO/TKO (61%), 29 on the cards (38%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (1%). Counted from 92 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

47 by KO/TKO 61%29 on the cards 38%1 by another method or unrecorded 1%

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 — James Toney 92, Tony Thornton 45 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

4 shared

4 shared · Toney better on 1 · even on 3

Toney

Opponent

Thornton

  • James Toney

    Loss, UD

    1994

    Jr.Even

    Tony Thornton

    Loss, TKO 3

    1995

  • James Toney

    Win, RTD 6

    1992

    DeWittToney better

    Tony Thornton

    Loss, MD

    1987

  • James Toney

    Win, SD

    1992

    TiberiEven

    Tony Thornton

    Win, TKO

    1990

  • James Toney

    Win, SD

    1991

    SosaEven

    Tony Thornton

    Win, SD

    1991

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

James Toney last boxed on May 13, 2017 — 3,449 days ago. Toney had won once since losing a decision to Charles Ellis.WLWLW

Lemos Jun 2013Gavern Nov 2013Legg Nov 2013Ellis Aug 2015Sheppard May 20173.2 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 James Toney and Tony Thornton ever fought each other?
Yes. James Toney and Tony Thornton met once on October 29, 1993, and James Toney won by UD.
The meeting

WOct 29, 1993 · Toney · UD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Toney or Thornton?
James Toney is 77-10-3 and Tony Thornton is 37-7-1. James Toney has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Toney77–10–387.2%

Thornton37–7–183.3%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Toney or Thornton?
James Toney has 47 knockout wins and Tony Thornton has 26. James Toney has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Toney4761%

Thornton2670.3%

The Numbers ↓
Do Toney and Thornton have any common opponents?
James Toney and Tony Thornton share 4 common opponents: Roy Jones Jr., Doug DeWitt and Dave Tiberi (and 1 other). James Toney fared better against 1 of them.
4 shared opponents

Roy Jones Jr.LL

Doug DeWittWL

Dave TiberiWW

Merqui SosaWW

Common Opponents ↓
Who is bigger, Toney or Thornton?
Tony Thornton is the taller fighter at 180 cm, 5 cm above the other. James Toney also has the longer reach, by 8 cm.
Height · reach

Toney175 cm188 cm reach

Thornton180 cm180 cm reach

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Toney and Thornton?
This comparison is drawn from 92 bouts tracked for James Toney and 45 bouts tracked for Tony Thornton. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Toney92bouts

Thornton45bouts

How They Win ↓

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