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Wayne Thornton

3724 KOs
42 KOs
0Draws
Last six: W-W-W-L-W-L
Career
division
Light Heavyweight
status
inactive
bouts
41
rounds
236
KO %
64.9%
KO wins
24
KO losses
2
career
1958–1968
debut
1958-09-23
last fight
1968-08-08
Profile
alias
Irish
sex
M
stance
orthodox
height
6′ 0″ / 183cm
nationality
USA
origin
Oak Grove Louisiana USA
city / state / zip
Fresno, California
dob
1939-10-25
age
86

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Fight history

date
w-l-d
last 6
result
Aug 8
Bill Schellhas
6 1 0
L-TKO
Seattle Center Arena, Seattle, Washington, USA
4 of 10 · 190 / 191 lbs · 2:04
Referee: Jimmy Rondeau
Event →
Feb 27
Earl Averette
10 6 1
W-MD
Selland Arena, Fresno, California, USA
10 of 10 · 183 / 187 lbs
Judges: Pete Morelli 6-2 | Al Martinez 3-3
Referee: Bob Mitchell (6-2)
Event →
May 21
Jose Torres
31 1 1
L-UD
Shea Stadium, Queens, New York, USA
WBC World light heavyweight title; WBA World light heavyweight title
15 of 15 · 174 / 175 lbs
Judges: Artie Aidala 4-10 | Al Berl 4-10
Referee: Johnny LoBianco (2-12)
Event →
Mar 24
Eddie Land
0 6 0
W-TKO
Fremont Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
3 of 10 · 182 / 177 lbs · 2:52
Event →
Mar 17
Dave Furch
10 17 4
W-KO
Fremont Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
5 of 10 · 185 / 191 lbs · 2:02
Event →
Nov 15
Bob McKinney
25 7 1
W-TKO
Uptown Arena, Modesto, California, USA
7 of 10 · 180 / 187 lbs · 1:30
Referee: Fred Apostoli
Event →
Jul 20
Alonzo Johnson
19 13 0
W-TKO
Kearney Bowl, Fresno, California, USA
8 of 10 · 190 / 196 lbs · 1:32
Referee: Pete Morelli
Event →
May 11
Eddie Cotton
40 12 0
W-MD
Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle, Washington, USA
12 of 12 · 175 / 173 lbs
Judges: Anthony Petronella 115-113 | John Nenizich 115-115
Referee: Joey August (114-112)
Event →
Dec 15
Eddie Cotton
40 11 0
W-TKO
Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle, Washington, USA
9 of 12 · 173 / 174 lbs · 3:00
Judges: Ray Smith 87-88 | Joey Sangor 86-87
Referee: Whitey Domstad (87-84)
Event →
Jul 3
Eddie Cotton
40 10 0
W-SD
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA
10 of 10 · 175 / 172 lbs
Judges: Frank Forbes 5-4 | Bill Recht 3-5
Referee: Zach Clayton (5-3)
Event →
Jun 1
Bobby Rascon
23 4 1
W-TKO
Kearney Bowl, Fresno, California, USA
2 of 10 · 177 / 167 lbs
Referee: Pete Morelli
Event →
Sep 7
Jose Humberto Menno
14 1 1
W-UD
Kezar Pavilion, San Francisco, California, USA
10 of 10 · 175 / 175 lbs
Judges: Jack Silver 4-7 | Tony Bosnich 3-6
Referee: Fred Opostoli (5-7)
Event →
Jun 15
Jose Humberto Menno
14 0 1
W-UD
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA
10 of 10 · 175 / 175 lbs
Judges: Frank Forbes 3-6 | Tony Castellano 3-6
Referee: Teddy Martin (4-6)
Event →
Dec 18
Lee Turner
7 3 3
W-KO
Civic Auditorium, Bakersfield, California, USA
1 of 10 · 2:55
Referee: Jimmy Wilson
Event →
Dec 4
Tiger Williams
8 8 1
W-KO
Civic Auditorium, Bakersfield, California, USA
9 of 10 · 171 / 169 lbs
Referee: Tommy Hart
Event →
Sep 29
Pete Gonzales
0 1 0
W-TKO
Raisin Bowl, Dinuba, California, USA
4 of 10 · 172 / 172 lbs · 0:36
Referee: Pete Morelli
Event →
Aug 14
Clyde Watson
11 13 2
W-KO
Kearney Bowl, Fresno, California, USA
1 of 10 · 172 / 173 lbs · 0:51
Referee: Fred Apostoli
Event →
May 15
Roy Smith
20 21 4
W-KO
Corcoran High School Stadium, Corcoran, California, USA
1 of 10 · 175 / 175 lbs · 2:30
Event →
Apr 24
Teddy Martin
9 13 4
W-KO
Kearney Bowl, Fresno, California, USA
8 of 10 · 173 / 174 lbs · 1:37
Event →
Mar 6
Tiger Williams
8 7 1
W-TKO
Memorial Auditorium, Fresno, California, USA
10 of 10 · 168 / 166 lbs · 0:26
Referee: Fred Apostoli (7-0)
Event →
Sep 26
Charley Smith
31 16 0
W-PTS
Kearney Bowl, Fresno, California, USA
10 of 10 · 162 / 158 lbs
Referee: Pete Morelli (7-1)
Event →
Aug 22
Charley Smith
30 16 0
L-PTS
Kearney Bowl, Fresno, California, USA
10 of 10 · 161 / 157 lbs
Referee: Johnny Reno (5-7)
Event →
Jul 20
Buck Bellamy
5 12 1
W-KO
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, USA
2 of 10 · 162 / 161 lbs · 2:48
Event →
Apr 27
Toro Saenz
9 4 0
W-RTD
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, USA
2 of 10 · 164 / 163 lbs
Referee: Jimmy Wilson
Event →
Mar 23
Karl Guder
23 12 3
W-KO
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, USA
2 of 10 · 164 / 163 lbs
Referee: Charley Randolph
Event →
Feb 24
Willie Cook
1 0 0
W-KO
Bakersfield Dome, Bakersfield, California, USA
4 of 6 · 164 lbs
Event →
Oct 24
Dave Brown
11 9 5
W-PTS
Kezar Pavilion, San Francisco, California, USA
6 of 6 · 160 / 158 lbs
Event →
Oct 4
Oga Too
2 0 0
W-TKO
Auditorium, Oakland, California, USA
4 of 6 · 165 / 176 lbs
Event →
Jun 28
Ed Hickman
9 15 0
W-KO
Memorial Auditorium, Fresno, California, USA
4 of 6
Event →
Feb 16
Bob Harris
2 4 1
W-UD
Memorial Auditorium, Fresno, California, USA
10 of 10 · 164 / 164 lbs
Judges: Pete Morelli 98-95 | Frank Manfredo 99-93
Referee: Johnny Reno (99-93)
Event →
Nov 3
Willie Moon
3 14 1
W-TKO
Memorial Auditorium, Fresno, California, USA
4 of 8 · 164 / 168 lbs · 0:35
Event →
Sep 29
Harvey Burke
5 4 1
W-TKO
Memorial Auditorium, Fresno, California, USA
5 of 6 · 162 / 158 lbs · 1:56
Event →
Sep 1
Crawford Neal
0 4 0
W-KO
Memorial Auditorium, Fresno, California, USA
1 of 6 · 159 / 159 lbs · 0:54
Event →
Aug 11
Jeff Jones
8 5 1
W-PTS
Memorial Auditorium, Fresno, California, USA
6 of 6 · 161 / 160 lbs
Event →
Jul 21
Ed Hickman
4 3 0
W-PTS
Memorial Auditorium, Fresno, California, USA
6 of 6 · 159 / 156 lbs
Event →
Jun 9
Leo Howard
0 3 0
W-KO
Memorial Auditorium, Fresno, California, USA
4 of 6 · 158 / 155 lbs · 1:45
Event →
May 5
Toro Saenz
5 0 0
W-PTS
Civic Auditorium, San Jose, California, USA
6 of 6 · 160 / 159 lbs
Event →
Mar 3
Fred Roots
0 0 0
L-KO
Memorial Auditorium, Fresno, California, USA
1 of 4 · 161 / 155 lbs · 2:04
Referee: Pete Morelli
Event →
Dec 16
Floyd Mayfield
2 0 0
W-PTS
Memorial Auditorium, Fresno, California, USA
4 of 4 · 160 / 154 lbs
Event →
Oct 21
Richard Jones
29 18 2
W-PTS
Memorial Auditorium, Fresno, California, USA
4 of 4 · 156 / 165 lbs
Event →
Sep 23
John Heaton
0 0 0
W-TKO
Memorial Auditorium, Fresno, California, USA
2 of 4 · 158 / 155 lbs · 1:12
Referee: Mario Duccini
Event →