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Pinklon Thomas vs Riddick Bowe

A fight that actually happened — and everything both records say about it.

Meetings on record

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Pinklon Thomas and Riddick Bowe met once (1990). Riddick Bowe won in 1990 by ko.

SOURCE·Pinklon Thomas and Riddick Bowe — English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)·both records name the other·REVIEWED AUG 2026

How this head-to-head is established

  1. This pairing exists only because at least one of the two articles' own results tables names the other fighter. No matchup on this site is speculative and none is a hypothetical.
  2. Every figure in the comparison below comes from that fighter's own page and carries the same source line. A dash means the source states nothing, not that the value is zero.
  3. Common opponents are found by matching linked bout lists, which is only possible because every fight list here is linked to every other. A shared opponent is not a transitive result and this page does not treat it as one.
  4. Nothing on this page predicts an outcome. It is a comparison of what is on record.

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Side by side

What both records stateAUG 2026
Pinklon ThomasRiddick Bowe
77″ (195.6 cm)Reach81″ (205.7 cm)
75″ (190.5 cm)Height77″ (195.6 cm)
+2.68%Reach advantage+5.16%
43–7Record43–1
79%Finish rate77%
27Longest unbeaten run30
51Recorded bouts42
OrthodoxStanceOrthodox

A comparison of what is on record. Nothing here predicts a result.

Common opponents

Both fought these 3. This is the comparison the siloed databases cannot make, because it needs every fight list linked to every other.

OpponentPinklon ThomasRiddick Bowe
Evander Holyfield L W
Evander Holyfield L L
Evander Holyfield L W

Both records, drawn

The same ledger line on each: wins stamped above the rule, losses below, the mark's shape carrying how it ended.

Pinklon Thomas

197019801990UNFILEDwin v Mustafa El Amin, 1978win v Ken Arlt, 1978win v Bobby Jordan, 1979, kowin v Leroy Caldwell, 1979, kowin v Willie Stoglin, 1979, kowin v George Jerome, 1979, kowin v Lee Holloman, 1979, kowin v Foma Leota, 1979win v Elmo Tex Henderson, 1979, kowin v Lew Lockwood, 1979, kowin v Roger Braxton, 1979, kowin v Jerry Williams, 1980win v Frank Brown, 1980, kowin v Curtis Whitner, 1981, kowin v Lee Mitchell, 1981, kowin v James Tillis, 1982, kowin v Jerry Williams, 1982, kowin v Luis Acosta, 1982, kowin v Johnny Warr, 1982win v Leroy Boone, 1983, decisionwin v Michael Greer, 1983, kowin v Alfonso Ratliff, 1983, kodraw v Gerrie Coetzee, 1983, drawwin v Tim Witherspoon, 1984win v Bruce Grandham, 1984, kowin v Mike Weaver, 1985, kowin v William Hosea, 1986, kowin v Narcisco Maldonado, 1986, koloss v Trevor Berbick, 1986, decisionloss v Mike Tyson, 1987, kowin v Danny Sutton, 1987, koloss v Evander Holyfield, 1988, koloss v Riddick Bowe, 1990, koloss v Mike Hunter, 1990, decisionwin v Curtis Isaac, 1990, decisionloss v Tommy Morrison, 1991, kowin v Craig Payne, 1992, decisionwin v Mike Owens, 1992, kowin v Dion Burgess, 1992, kowin v Kevin Nesbitt, 1992, kowin v Frankie Hines, 1992, kowin v Larry Beilfuss, 1992, kowin v Adolph Davis, 1992, kowin v Danny Wofford, 1992, decisionwin v James Smith, 1992, kowin v Bobby Jones, 1992, kowin v Terry Miller, 1992, kowin v Danny Sutton, 1992, decisionwin v Herman Jackson, 1992, koloss v Lawrence Carter, 1993, koresult not stated v Opponent, no date on record
WON ABOVE·LOST BELOW BAR = STOPPAGE·BROKEN BAR = SUBMISSION·TICK = DECISION 1978–1993 · 1 UNDATED
1980 1990 win vs Mustafa El Amin (1978)win vs Ken Arlt (1978)win vs Bobby Jordan (1979)win vs Leroy Caldwell (1979)win vs Willie Stoglin (1979)win vs George Jerome (1979)win vs Lee Holloman (1979)win vs Foma Leota (1979)win vs Elmo Tex Henderson (1979)win vs Lew Lockwood (1979)win vs Roger Braxton (1979)win vs Jerry Williams (1980)win vs Frank Brown (1980)win vs Curtis Whitner (1981)win vs Lee Mitchell (1981)win vs James Tillis (1982)win vs Jerry Williams (1982)win vs Luis Acosta (1982)win vs Johnny Warr (1982)win vs Leroy Boone (1983)win vs Michael Greer (1983)win vs Alfonso Ratliff (1983)draw vs Gerrie Coetzee (1983)win vs Tim Witherspoon (1984)win vs Bruce Grandham (1984)win vs Mike Weaver (1985)win vs William Hosea (1986)win vs Narcisco Maldonado (1986)loss vs Trevor Berbick (1986)loss vs Mike Tyson (1987)win vs Danny Sutton (1987)loss vs Evander Holyfield (1988)loss vs Riddick Bowe (1990)loss vs Mike Hunter (1990)win vs Curtis Isaac (1990)loss vs Tommy Morrison (1991)win vs Craig Payne (1992)win vs Mike Owens (1992)win vs Dion Burgess (1992)win vs Kevin Nesbitt (1992)win vs Frankie Hines (1992)win vs Larry Beilfuss (1992)win vs Adolph Davis (1992)win vs Danny Wofford (1992)win vs James Smith (1992)win vs Bobby Jones (1992)win vs Terry Miller (1992)win vs Danny Sutton (1992)win vs Herman Jackson (1992)loss vs Lawrence Carter (1993)
winlossdraw / NC1978–1993

Riddick Bowe

198019902000win v Charles Woolard, 1989, kowin v Art Card, 1989, kowin v Don Askew, 1989, kowin v Garing Lane, 1989, kowin v Mike Acey, 1989, kowin v Earl Lewis, 1989, kowin v Anthony Hayes, 1989, kowin v Lee Moore, 1989win v Lorenzo Canady, 1989win v Antonio Whiteside, 1989, kowin v Tracy Thomas, 1989, kowin v Lionel Butler, 1989win v Tony Morrison, 1990, kowin v Bert Cooper, 1990, kowin v Pinklon Thomas, 1990, kowin v Art Tucker, 1990, kowin v Jesus Contreras, 1990, kowin v Eddie Gonzales, 1990, decisionwin v Robert Colay, 1990, kowin v Mike Robinson, 1990, kowin v Elijah Tillery, 1991, kowin v Bruce Seldon, 1991, kowin v Philipp Brown, 1991, kowin v Rodolfo Marin, 1991, kowin v Tony Tubbs, 1991, decisionwin v Tyrell Biggs, 1991, kowin v Evander Holyfield, 1992, decisionwin v Pierre Coetzer, 1992, kowin v Everett Martin, 1992, kowin v Conroy Nelson, 1992, koloss v Evander Holyfield, 1993win v Jesse Ferguson, 1993, kowin v Michael Dokes, 1993, kowin v Larry Donald, 1994, decisionresult not stated v Buster Mathis Jr., 1994win v Evander Holyfield, 1995, kowin v Jorge Luis González, 1995, kowin v Herbie Hide, 1995, kowin v Andrew Golota, 1996, dqwin v Marcus Rhode, 2004, kowin v Billy Zumbrun, 2005win v Gene Pukall, 2008, decision
WON ABOVE·LOST BELOW BAR = STOPPAGE·BROKEN BAR = SUBMISSION·TICK = DECISION 1989–2008
1990 2000 win vs Charles Woolard (1989)win vs Art Card (1989)win vs Don Askew (1989)win vs Garing Lane (1989)win vs Mike Acey (1989)win vs Earl Lewis (1989)win vs Anthony Hayes (1989)win vs Lee Moore (1989)win vs Lorenzo Canady (1989)win vs Antonio Whiteside (1989)win vs Tracy Thomas (1989)win vs Lionel Butler (1989)win vs Tony Morrison (1990)win vs Bert Cooper (1990)win vs Pinklon Thomas (1990)win vs Art Tucker (1990)win vs Jesus Contreras (1990)win vs Eddie Gonzales (1990)win vs Robert Colay (1990)win vs Mike Robinson (1990)win vs Elijah Tillery (1991)win vs Bruce Seldon (1991)win vs Philipp Brown (1991)win vs Rodolfo Marin (1991)win vs Tony Tubbs (1991)win vs Tyrell Biggs (1991)win vs Evander Holyfield (1992)win vs Pierre Coetzer (1992)win vs Everett Martin (1992)win vs Conroy Nelson (1992)loss vs Evander Holyfield (1993)win vs Jesse Ferguson (1993)win vs Michael Dokes (1993)win vs Larry Donald (1994)? vs Buster Mathis Jr. (1994)win vs Evander Holyfield (1995)win vs Jorge Luis González (1995)win vs Herbie Hide (1995)win vs Andrew Golota (1996)win vs Marcus Rhode (2004)win vs Billy Zumbrun (2005)win vs Gene Pukall (2008)
winlossdraw / NC1989–2008

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