Chris Eubank vs Tony Thornton

WBO World super middleweight title, Scottish Exhibition Centre, Glasgow - 19th September 1992

[@ennissuttles6176]

I was blessed to be a stablemate of Tony's great guy true warrior r.i.p toney Thornton

[@simonnoble7589]

That's so nice

[@storminboy]

Tough opponent was Tony Thornton. James Toney's words in the Ring magazine the Best I've Faced - "I thought I was gonna knock him out easy. He was squared up with his chin right there for me to hit but I hit him with every punch I had and he wouldn’t budge. I hit him with my best left hook and he didn’t blink." RIP Tony Thornton.

[@handymanny6615]

Thornton was very underrated just because he was a postman. 3 world title shots were no fluke. A real nice chap. RIP

[@suhada6855]

09. Y. Y. Y y y y y. Y y. Y y y y yy y y y y. Y y v yyyyyy. Yy. Y y v yyvvu uvvvvvvv. Vvvvvvuy bb

[@jamescarr4662]

ah the 'underrated' fetish simply never, ever fails...jesus...

[@jonpettet7085]

We had some great boxer's back in the 90s

[@handymanny6615]

The Punching Postman was no pushover. He seemed like a very down to earth guy and well spoken. RIP Tony Thornton

[@melvintate8186]

Rest in peace 🙏 Thornton !!

[@bakz89]

I had Eubank winning 4 maybe scraping 5 rounds max. Thornton had a solid guard and was dishing out hard punches as well as consistently jabbing Eubank whilst Eubank was backing off.

[@kyran333]

Yeah I agree, eubanks was rather lucky to escape with a win again, he looked very relieved at the end of this fight

[@GrahamPick-jw1lf]

Another gifted decision to Eubank. During his reign he had a few hometown decisions.

[@tonyshortland8812]

Did you think Tony won this fight?

[@GrahamPick-jw1lf]

@@tonyshortland8812 to be honest haven’t seen it all the way through for years. But i do remember watching some of eubanks fights live at the time and thinking he had lost.

[@longhotsummer7307]

Looks like Carlton Leach sneaks into the ring at 57,14. Looks a right mug in that mullet :-)

[@simonnoble7589]

Whot year was this fight please ?

[@jamesbondiv4072]

1992, September

[@simonnoble7589]

@@jamesbondiv4072 Thank you

[@andrewrichardsuk]

Thornton.... the most dangerous man ever to wear a skirt in Europe!!!

[@andya5597]

lol at ITVsport cutting his interview at the end short, let the man talk.

[@simonnoble7589]

Eubank thinks it's come dancing! All that running round the ring etc lol 😆 😂 🤣 😅

[@juliataylor2623]

commentators know this was a fixed fight and agreed verdict, nothing of Eubanks got thru until the 9th round.

[@MrTarkus007]

i didn't know that you win championship belts by running around the ring

[@williamarmour1359]

How many title defences did Jim the mouthpiece have ?

[@chochopav]

pretty good for a mailman

[@mangkurasma2255]

Sangat menghibur.

[@gb1984yt]

If it was two unknown fighters and I feel Thornton could well have walked out the winner,but politics...

[@DesertDrifter]

Eubank ran all 12 rounds. Thornton got robbed. Of course they were gonna give it to the local. Rest in peace postman.

[@MrTarkus007]

that's what happens it's bullshit look at jeff horn vs manny horn won but that's because he was the homeboy but horn really lost he knew it n so did all the rest of the world

[@quick1two]

I agree, Thornton backed him up all fight and I had him winning it comfortably

[@jamesbondiv4072]

Not a bad win for a guy who was circumcised a few days before with no anesthetic! No wonder he wore red shorts. 2024 correction: I was wrong, the circumcision was a few months later just before the Ray Close 1 fight. My bad! 53:03 Baz Hearn: "JAB, JAB!!!" Funny.

[@incredibleXMan]

What? Who? When?

[@jamesbondiv4072]

@@incredibleXMan It's true mate! It's in his book & Baz Hearn has told the story too.

[@johnali349]

Thornton was the better boxer

[@lennymorrison7291]

Please don't conduct boxing with this kind of decision .. Ebunk was have marathon running in the ring .. Stupid decision .. you think viewers are blind

[@JorgeGonzalez-uh7wy]

Absolutely right...

[@peterjeffery1433]

Thornton was robbed

[@leesc11]

I had Eubank winning the first 4 rounds, the 9th and the 10th. All clearly. Why not run in the last two when you can't lose and are the biggest draw in the game regardless.

[@suryadinata5024]

Ini bisa menang dapat nilai dari mana?

[@MrTarkus007]

would love to see him fight canelo see if he could pull that shit off with him canelo's gonna make him see the angels in heaven st peter n all the rest of them

[@limbolink5879]

hey buddy this was 1992 🥺

[@storminboy]

@@limbolink5879 Lol. I think canelo and Eubank Sr are not going to share a ring anytime soon.🤣🤣

[@martytdd1606]

This version of Eubank Sr would knock the wee ginger spark out. Canelo most likely wouldn't go near him anyway if we had a time machine 😉

[@jasperdriver8546]

Thornton was game but, Eubank was a different level of good

[@krypticzisback]

Thornton had Eubank running literally

[@karapolat1112]

Eubank proved what a characterless athlete she is by hitting the opponent with the palm of her hand many times.I never liked this characterless eubank for these reasons, he is a disgrace in the boxers world.

[@domykimata5768]

Red boxer is loose no complain

[@jackjude]

Commentator said Thornton told him, "If I hadn't watched the tape (VHS), I would have been in for a lot surprises". Maybe ITV gave it to the postman they flew over. No wonder Eubank had 8 defences in 18 months.

[@leesc11]

Eubank said if he hadn't watched the tape of Thornton then he'd be in for a lot of surprises, get it right.

[@kyranmccourt7265]

@@leesc11 Thornton gave him one of his toughest fights

[@dougdupuis6305]

Horrible decision.

[@jameshill7729]

Eubank slightly overrated in my opinion...

[@jacket9067]

Eubanks was a BUM

[@toffeetone77]

Im sorry Eubank was awful!! Fair enough he beat Benn but his legacy is miles behind Benn,s.

[@noelmadden1920]

My ass!

[@storminboy]

I have to disagree. Eubank beat Benns opponents much more convincingly than Benn. Watson, Wharton and Malinga?