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Ralph Ward vs Tony Thornton — record, stats and common opponents compared

Ralph Ward

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Tony Thornton

Ralph Ward (1-4 across 5 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.

Ward

Tracked record

1–4

counted from 5 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

Ralph Ward and Tony Thornton have met 1 time; Thornton leads 1–0.

Ralph Ward and Tony Thornton have met 1 time; Thornton leads 1–0.
Met1990Feb 12Series
Ralph WardFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Tony ThorntonFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultSD1Meeting

The Numbers

Ward 1 · Thornton 5 of 6 measurable rows
WardThornton
Record†
1-437-7-1 (edge)
Win %0–100%
20%
83.3% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 26
0
26 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—70.27%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
0%
70% (edge)
Times stopped‡max 2
1 (edge)
2
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 3.7
2.2
3.7 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 45
5
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
Ralph Ward: No height on file
Tony Thornton: 5′11″
Reachnot held
Ralph Ward: No reach on file
Tony Thornton: 71″
Agenot held
Ralph Ward: No date of birth
Tony Thornton: Died aged 49
Stance
Ralph Ward: Not recorded
Tony Thornton: Orthodox

Ralph Ward 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
Ralph Ward1 win · from 5 tracked bouts

Ralph Ward: 1 tracked win — 1 on the cards (100%). Counted from 5 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 on the cards 100%

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 — Ralph Ward 5, 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

Ralph Ward last boxed on Oct 8, 1990 — 13,161 days ago. Ward had lost two straight, after one straight win.LLWLL

Holmes Jun 1988Norris Mar 1989McClellan Sep 1989Thornton Feb 1990Johnson Oct 19902.2 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 Ralph Ward and Tony Thornton ever fought each other?
Yes. Ralph Ward and Tony Thornton met once on February 12, 1990, and Tony Thornton won by SD.
The meeting

LFeb 12, 1990 · Thornton · SD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Ward or Thornton?
Ralph Ward is 1-4 across the 5 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 %

Ward1–420%

Thornton37–7–183.3%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Ward or Thornton?
Ralph Ward has 0 knockout wins and Tony Thornton has 26. Tony Thornton has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Ward0

Thornton2670.3%

The Numbers ↓
Do Ward and Thornton have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Ralph Ward and Tony Thornton have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Ward and Thornton?
This comparison is drawn from 5 bouts tracked for Ralph Ward and 45 bouts tracked for Tony Thornton. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Ward5bouts

Thornton45bouts

How They Win ↓

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