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Pinklon "Pinky" Thomas Jr.

BORN   February 10 1958; Pontiac, Michigan
HEIGHT.. 6-2 1/2
WEIGHT 200 1/2-228 lbs
MANAGERS Roland Jankelson; Pinklon Thomas

Thomas was a big, strong heavyweight with a thudding jab and good right hand punch; He had an outstanding career up to the point when he lost to Trevor Berbick and Mike Tyson; After these losses, he lost focus and his career declined; During his career, he won the WBC Heavyweight Championhip of the World and the WBF Heavyweight Championship of the World

Pinklon defeated such men as Tim Witherspoon, Mike Weaver, James "Quick" Tillis, Danny "Smiley" Sutton, Michael Greer and Alfonso Ratliff

1978
Aug 29 Ken Arlt                   Seattle, Wa                         W  6
Oct 31 Mustafa El Amin            Lacey, Wa                          KO  3
          -Some sources report 10/03/78

1979
Jan  8 Roger Lee Braxton          Seattle, Wa                        TK  7
         -Some sources report "KO 6"
Feb 20 Lew Lockwood               Seattle, Wa                        KO  4
Apr  7 Elmo Henderson             Billings, Mt                       KO  5
Apr 26 Foma Leota                 Seattle, Wa                        KO  2
May 23 Lee Holloman               Las Vegas, Nv                      KO  2
Jun  7 George Jerome              Portland, Or                       KO  2
Jul  2 Willie Stoglin             Sedro Woolley, Wa                  KO  2
Jul 18 Leroy Caldwell             Las Vegas, Nv                      KO 10
Dec 14 Bobby Jordan               Atlantic City, NJ                  TK  5

1980
Feb 10 Jerry Williams             Miami, Fl                          TK  5
Jun 15 Frank Brown                Clarkston, Wa                      KO  4
Aug 28 Jerry Williams             Las Vegas, Nv                       W 10

1981
Apr 16 Lee Mitchell               Seattle, Wa                        KO  1
Nov 25 Curtis Whitner             Philadelphia, Pa                   TK  2

1982
Jan 23 Johnny Warr                Atlantic City, NJ                   W  8
May 23 Luis Acosta                Atlantic City, NJ                  TK  2
          -Some sources report "Pedro Acosta"
Jul 3 Jerry Williams              Totowa, NJ                         TK  2
          -Some sources report "TK 3"
Aug 14 James "Quick" Tillis       Cleveland, Oh                      TK  8
          -Some sources report "TK 9"

1983
Jan 22 Gerrie Coetzee             Atlantic City, NJ                   D 10
Mar 26 Alfonzo Ratliff            Atlantic City, NJ                  TK 10
Sep 24 Michael Greer              Totowa, NJ                         TK  5
Oct 27 Leroy Boone                Atlantic City, NJ                   W 10
          -Some sources report 10/26/83

1984
Jun 20 Bruce Grandham             San Juan, PR                       TK  5
          -Some sources report "Atlantic City, NJ"
Aug 31 Tim Witherspoon            Las Vegas, Nv                       W 12
          -WBC Heavyweight Championship of the World

1985
Jun 15 Mike Weaver                Las Vegas, Nv                      TK  8
          -WBC Heavyweight Championship of the World

1986
Mar 22 Trevor Berbick             Las Vegas, Nv                       L 12
          -WBC Heavyweight Championship of the World
Oct 16 Narciso Maldonado          Aguadilla, PR, WI                  TK  5
Nov 22 William Hosea              Las Vegas, Nv                      TK  7

1987
Mar  7 Danny "Smiley" Sutton      Las Vegas, Nv                      TK  7
May 30 Mike Tyson                 Las Vegas, Nv                      LT  6
          -WBC Heavyweight Championship of the World;
           WBA Heavyweight Championship of the World

1988
Dec  9 Evander Holyfield          Atlantic City, NJ                  LT  7

1990
May 23 Curtis Isaac               Auburn Hills, Mi                    W 10
Jun 12 Mike Hunter                Fayetteville, NC                    L 10
Sep  7 Riddick Bowe               Washington, DC                     LT  8

1991
Feb 19 Tommy Morrison             Kansas City, Mo                    LT  2
          -Some sources report "LK 1"

1992
May 29 Herman Jackson             Greenville, SC                     KO  3
Jun 27 Danny "Smiley" Sutton      Greenville, SC                      W 10
Jul 31 Terry Miller               Charlotte, NC                      KO  2
Aug  1 Bobby Jones                Forest City, NC                    TK  1
Aug  8 James Smith                Demopolis, Al                      TK  1
Aug 14 Danny Wofford              Greenville, SC                      W 10
Aug 22 Adolph Davis               Denver, NC                         KO  1
Sep  5 Larry Beilfus              Daytona, Fl                        KO  1
Sep 19 Frankie Hines              Lumberton, NC                      TK  1
Sep 25 Kevin Nesbitt              Charlotte, NC                      KO  1
Oct  2 Dion Burgess               Sarasota, Fl                       TK  5
          -Some sources report 10/03/92
Oct 22 Mike Owens                 Virginia Beach, Va                 TK  3
Nov 14 Craig Payne                Greenville, SC                      W 12
          -WBF Heavyweight Championship of the World;
           Some sources report IBO Heavyweight Championship 
           of the World

1993
Jan 29 Lawrence "Pancho" Carter   Columbia, SC                       LT  7
          -WBF Heavyweight Championship of the World;
           Some sources report 1/30/93

Record courtesy of Tracy Callis, Historian, International Boxing Research Organization
 

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