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Pinklon Thomas

No.Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes 51 Loss 43–7–1 Lawrence Carter TKO 7 (12), 0:47Jan 29, 1993 Township Auditorium, Columbia, South Carolina, U.S.Lost WBF (Federation) heavyweight title50 Win 43–6–1 Craig PayneSD 12 Nov 14, 1992 Memorial Auditorium, Greenville, South Carolina, U.S.Won inaugural IBO and WBF (Federation) heavyweight titles49 Win 42–6–1 Mike Owens TKO 3 (10) Oct 22, 1992 Club Rogues, Virginia Beach, Virginia, U.S.48 Win 41–6–1 Dion Burgess TKO 5 (10), 2:06Oct 2, 1992 Robarts Arena, Sarasota, Florida, U.S.47 Win 40–6–1 Kevin Nesbitt KO 1 (10) Sep 25, 1992 Adam's Mark Hotel, Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.46 Win 39–6–1 Frankie Hines KO 1 Sep 19, 1992 Bill Sapp Recreation Center, Lumberton, North Carolina, U.S.45 Win 38–6–1 Larry Beilfuss KO 1 (10) Sep 5, 1992 Howard Johnson Hotel and Conference Center, Daytona Beach, Florida, U.S.44 Win 37–6–1 Adolph Davis KO 1 (10)

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Pinklon Thomas

Pinklon Thomas is the former World Boxing Council (WBC) and International Boxing Organization (IBO) Heavyweight Champion.

In 1978, Pinklon âPinkâ Thomas began his trek into the world of modern day gladiators. A native of Pontiac, Michigan, Thomas made his amateur debut in Seattle, Washington. He had three successful fights as a Golden gloves participant and fifteen professional undefeated fights, and to win the Pacific North West Golden Glove championships. After making his professional debut and remaining undefeated, he relocated to Philadelphia. Under Lou Duva and Main Events Productions he successfully battled nine other professional opponents leading to the WBC Heavyweight World Title in 1984. Under Don King Productions, Pinklon would successfully defend his Title against former WBA Champion Mike Weaver with an eight round knockout. Pinklonâs other battles included matches with world class fighters such as Mike Tyson, Evander Holyfield and Riddick Bowe. As a result, this ultimately led to the early onset of dementia.

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Pinklon Thomas

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Pinklon Thomas was a professional boxer who competed from 1978 to 1993. Born on February 10, 1958, in Pontiac, Michigan, he had a distinctive style, known for his pink boxing trunks and powerful left jab. Thomas turned professional after just three amateur fights and went onto becoming known as the first 'Centennial Champion' (1886-1986). He had a successful career, fighting a total of 51 times, boasting a record of 43-7-1, which included 34 knockout wins and five losses via knockout, as well as one world title win.

Thomas made his professional boxing debut against Ken Arlt on August 29, 1978, at the age of 20, defeating him via a 6 round split-decision. He went on to win the next 19 consecutive fights after his debut, with 17 of these wins coming via stoppage. Among his notable victories are fights against Mike Weaver, Kevin Nesbitt, Dion Burgess, Frankie Hines, and Larry Beilfuss.

Thomas had his first world title fight at the age of 26 on August 31, 1984, against Tim Witherspoon for the heavyweight WBC title. After a hard-fought 12 rounds,