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Roy Jones Jr. vs Tony Thornton — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Roy Jones Jr.

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Tony Thornton

Roy Jones Jr. (66-10) 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 3 common opponents.

Jr.

66

Wins47 KO · 71%

10

Losses

0

Draws76 tracked bouts

Thornton

37

Wins26 KO · 70%

7

Losses

1

Draw45 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Jr. leads 1–0

Roy Jones Jr. and Tony Thornton have met 1 time; Jr. leads 1–0.

Roy Jones Jr. and Tony Thornton have met 1 time; Jr. leads 1–0.
Met1995Sep 30Series
Roy Jones Jr.Fighter AWWon1–0W–L
Tony ThorntonFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKOR31Meeting

The Numbers

Jr. 6 · Thornton 2 of 8 measurable rows
Jr.Thornton
Record
66-10 (edge)37-7-1
Win %0–100%
86.8% (edge)
83.3%
Wins by knockoutmax 47
47 (edge)
26
KO rate0–100%
71.21% (edge)
70.27%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
71% (edge)
70%
Times stopped†max 5
5
2 (edge)
Title reignsmax 12
12 (edge)
0
Bouts per year‡max 3.7
2.2
3.7 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 76
76
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

HeightLevel
Roy Jones Jr.: 5′11″
Tony Thornton: 5′11″
Reach+3″
Roy Jones Jr.: 74″ (edge)
Tony Thornton: 71″
Agenot comparable
Roy Jones Jr.: 57
Tony Thornton: Died aged 49
Stance
Roy Jones Jr.: Orthodox
Tony Thornton: Orthodox

Roy Jones Jr. 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
Roy Jones Jr.66 wins · from 76 tracked bouts

Roy Jones Jr.: 66 tracked wins — 47 by KO/TKO (71%) and 19 on the cards (29%). Counted from 76 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

47 by KO/TKO 71%19 on the cards 29%

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 — Roy Jones Jr. 76, Tony Thornton 45 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

3 shared

3 shared · Jr. better on 1 · even on 2

Jr.

Opponent

Thornton

  • Roy Jones Jr.

    Win, TKO 2

    1996

    SosaEven

    Tony Thornton

    Win, SD

    1991

  • Roy Jones Jr.

    Win, UD

    1994

    ToneyJr. better

    Tony Thornton

    Loss, UD

    1993

  • Roy Jones Jr.

    Win, UD

    1993

    ChirinoEven

    Tony Thornton

    Win, UD

    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

Roy Jones Jr. last boxed on Apr 1, 2023 — 1,302 days ago. Jr. had won four in a row before losing a decision to Anthony Pettis.WWWWL

Phillips Mar 2016Moore Aug 2016Gunn Feb 2017Sigmon Feb 2018Pettis Apr 20232.2 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 Roy Jones Jr. and Tony Thornton ever fought each other?
Yes. Roy Jones Jr. and Tony Thornton met once on September 30, 1995, and Roy Jones Jr. won by TKO in round 3.
The meeting

WSep 30, 1995 · Jr. · TKO R3

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Jr. or Thornton?
Roy Jones Jr. is 66-10 and Tony Thornton is 37-7-1. Roy Jones Jr. has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Jr.66–1086.8%

Thornton37–7–183.3%

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

Jr.4771.2%

Thornton2670.3%

The Numbers ↓
Do Jr. and Thornton have any common opponents?
Roy Jones Jr. and Tony Thornton share 3 common opponents: Merqui Sosa, James Toney and Fermin Chirino. Roy Jones Jr. fared better against 1 of them.
3 shared opponents

Merqui SosaWW

James ToneyWL

Fermin ChirinoWW

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Jr. and Thornton?
This comparison is drawn from 76 bouts tracked for Roy Jones Jr. and 45 bouts tracked for Tony Thornton. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Jr.76bouts

Thornton45bouts

How They Win ↓

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