Doug Jones (boxer)

Doug Jones (February 27, 1937, New York City–November 14, 2017) was an American heavyweight boxer.^{[2] [1]}

Boxing career

Doug "Pugilism" Jones started off his career successfully with 18 consecutive wins against mostly lightly regarded opponents, until his first loss occurred at the hands of Eddie Machen. He lost his next two fights, and the third a draw. Jones fought for the world light-heavyweight championship against Harold Johnson but lost a 15-round decision.

He then moved up to the heavyweight division. Jones won his next two fights against Bob Foster (who was in his ninth professional fight) and Zora Folley. Jones also split two fights with Billy Daniels. His best known fight was against a young Cassius Clay in March 1963, when he lost a ten-round decision in front of a sold-out crowd in Madison Square Garden. Many thought Jones deserved the decision, which was loudly booed by the Garden Crowd. Of 25 boxing writers at the Garden that night, 13 scored it for Jones, 10 favored Clay, and two called it even.^[3][4] The Ring selected this as its Fight of the Year in 1963.^[5]

He continued boxing with limited success, fighting distinguished boxers George Chuvalo, Joe Frazier and Ernie Terrell. Overall, he compiled a record of 30 wins (20 by knockout), 10 losses, and 1 draw. He is widely regarded by the Boxing Press as one of the top fighters who never actually won a world title.^[1]

Professional boxing record

30 Wins (20 knockouts, 10 decisions), 10 Losses (3 knockouts, 7 decisions), 1 Draw [6]
Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	30–10–1	Boone Kirkman	TKO	6	10/08/1967	Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle, Washington	Referee stopped the bout at 0:28 of the sixth round.
Win	30–9–1	Boone Kirkman	TKO	7	29/06/1967	Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle, Washington
Loss	29–9–1	Joe Frazier	KO	6	21/02/1967	Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Jones knocked out at 2:28 of the sixth round.
Loss	29–8–1	Thad Spencer	UD	10	14/10/1966	Cow Palace, Daly City, California	0-11, 0-10, 1-8.
Loss	29–7–1	Ernie Terrell	UD	15	28/06/1966	Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, Texas	WBA World Heavyweight Title. 141-146, 140-146, 140-145.
Win	29–6–1	Lou Bailey	TKO	6	08/03/1966	Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida
Win	28–6–1	Archie McBride	KO	5	28/12/1965	Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida
Win	27–6–1	Chip Johnson	KO	3	30/11/1965	Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida	Johnson knocked out at 2:07 of the third round.
Win	26–6–1	Harvey C. Jones	TKO	4	21/09/1965	Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida
Win	25–6–1	Prentice Snipes	KO	2	14/09/1965	Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida
Loss	24–6–1	George Chuvalo	TKO	11	02/10/1964	Madison Square Garden, New York City	Referee stopped the bout at 1:28 of the 11th round.
Loss	24–5–1	Billy Daniels	SD	10	14/08/1964	Madison Square Garden, New York City	3-5, 4-5, 6-4.
Win	24–4–1	LeRoy Green	UD	10	16/05/1964	National Stadium, Kingston, Jamaica	100-70, 100-89, 100-89.
Win	23–4–1	Tom McNeeley	TKO	5	03/02/1964	New York Coliseum, Bronx, New York
Win	22–4–1	Billy Daniels	PTS	10	14/06/1963	Teaneck Armory, Teaneck, New Jersey	5-4.
Loss	21–4–1	Cassius Clay	UD	10	13/03/1963	Madison Square Garden, New York City	1-8, 4-5, 4-5.
Win	21–3–1	Zora Folley	KO	7	15/12/1962	Madison Square Garden, New York City	Folley knocked out at 1:58 of the seventh round.
Win	20–3–1	Bob Foster	TKO	8	20/10/1962	Madison Square Garden, New York City	Referee stopped the bout at 0:23 of the eighth round.
Draw	19–3–1	Erich Schoppner	PTS	10	29/09/1962	Westfalenhallen, Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia
Loss	19–3	Zora Folley	UD	10	01/08/1962	Denver Auditorium Arena, Denver, Colorado	45-47, 45-47, 46-47.
Loss	19–2	Harold Johnson	UD	15	12/05/1962	Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	World Light Heavyweight Title. 61-74, 64-73, 63-71.
Loss	19–1	Eddie Machen	UD	10	02/12/1961	Miami Beach Convention Hall, Miami Beach, Florida	94-98, 93-100, 95-99.
Win	19–0	Von Clay	TKO	10	26/08/1961	Madison Square Garden, New York City	Referee stopped the bout at 2:21 of the tenth round.
Win	18–0	Pete Rademacher	KO	5	29/04/1961	St. Nicholas Arena, New York City
Win	17–0	Floyd McCoy	KO	3	13/03/1961	Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario
Win	16-0	Carl Bobo Olson	KO	6	31/08/1960	Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois	Bobo knocked out at 1:30 of the sixth round.
Win	15–0	Von Clay	SD	10	24/06/1960	St. Nicholas Arena, New York City	4-5, 6-2, 6-3.
Win	14–0	Von Clay	UD	10	28/03/1960	St. Nicholas Arena, New York City	7-5, 6-4, 5-4.
Win	13–0	LeRoy Green	UD	10	15/02/1960	Academy of Music, New York City	10-0, 10-0, 10-0.
Win	12–0	Clarence Floyd	UD	10	08/01/1960	Madison Square Garden, New York City
Win	11–0	Juan Pomare	SD	10	09/11/1959	Academy of Music, New York City	7-3, 8-2, 4-6.
Win	10–0	Chuck Whittley	TKO	4	23/10/1959	Madison Square Garden, New York City
Win	9–0	Richard Hill	TKO	4	14/08/1959	Madison Square Garden, New York City
Win	8–0	Sonny Boykins	TKO	2	15/06/1959	St. Nicholas Arena, New York City
Win	7–0	Rudy Corney	PTS	4	22/05/1959	Madison Square Garden, New York City
Win	6–0	Gunnar Doerner	TKO	2	08/05/1959	Syracuse War Memorial Arena, Syracuse, New York	Referee stopped the bout at 1:27 of the second round.
Win	5–0	Frank LaPola	PTS	6	06/03/1959	Madison Square Garden, New York City
Win	4–0	Edmund George	TKO	4	30/01/1959	Madison Square Garden, New York City
Win	3–0	Andre Tessier	TKO	3	19/12/1958	Madison Square Garden, New York City
Win	2–0	Vince Ferguson	TKO	2	19/09/1958	Madison Square Garden, New York City	Referee stopped the bout at 1:12 of the second round.
Win	1–0	Jimmy McNair	PTS	4	22/08/1958	Madison Square Garden, New York City

See also

• Cassius Clay vs. Doug Jones

References

External links

• Professional boxing record for Doug Jones from BoxRec