Gorilla Jones
William Landon Jones (1906–1982) known as "Gorilla" Jones, was an American boxer who held the NBA Middleweight Boxing Championship of the World. Although he was nicknamed "Gorilla" for his exceptional reach, Jones is to be distinguished from the original "Gorilla Jones", who campaigned from 1913 to 1924 and held the World Colored Welterweight title. Jones was never knocked out. He had 52 knockouts out of his 101 wins, with over 141 total fights.[1] He was posthumously inducted into World Boxing Hall of Fame in 1994 and the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2009.
Gorilla Jones | |
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Statistics | |
Real name | William Landon Jones |
Nickname(s) | Gorilla |
Weight(s) | Middleweight |
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
Reach | 75 in (191 cm) |
Nationality | |
Born | Memphis, Tennessee | May 12, 1906
Died | January 4, 1982 75) Los Angeles, California | (aged
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 144 |
Wins | 104 |
Wins by KO | 55 |
Losses | 25 |
Draws | 13 |
No contests | 3 |
Notable bouts
Result | Opponent | Type | Rd., Time | Date | Location | Notes[26] |
Loss | PTS | 10 | 1938-05-10 | |||
Loss | UD | 10 | 1937-01-01 | For NBA & NYSAC World Middleweight Titles. | ||
Loss | UD | 10 | 1935-09-17 | |||
Draw | UD | 10 | 1935-09-17 | |||
NC | NC | 6 (12) | 1933-04-19 | |||
Loss | DQ | 11 (15) | 1932-06-11 | Lost NBA World Middleweight Title. | ||
NC | NC | 7 (12) | 1929-12-13 | |||
Loss | PTS | 10 | 1929-10-21 | |||
Win | TKO | 6 (10) | 1929-06-03 | |||
Win | PTS | 10 | 1929-05-03 |
References
- "William "Gorilla" Jones". Cyber Boxing Zone. 1910-05-04. Retrieved 2014-05-27.
- "Fans Dislike Award to Gorilla Jones", Boston Globe, Boston, Massachusetts, pg. 9, 26 June 1929
- "Jackie Fields Defeats Jones", St. Cloud Times, St. Cloud, Minnesota, pg. 12, 22 October 1929
- "Fields Wins", The San Francisco Examiner, San Francisco, California, pgs. 23, 25, 22 October 1929
- "Fields and Jones Ordered From Ring", Boston Globe, Boston, Massachusetts, pg. 9, 14 December 1929
- "Gorilla Jones - Boxer". Boxrec.com. Retrieved 2014-05-27.
- "Gorilla Wins First Battle", The Akron Beacon Journal, Akron, Ohio, pg. 16, 26 August 1931
- "Knocked Out By Clivelle in Fifth Round", Stevens Point Journal, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, pg. 6, 18 September 1931
- "2 Advance to Semi-Finals in Ring Tourney", News-Record, Neenah, Wisconsin, pg. 5, 4 November 1931
- "Italian, Negro, Win Elimination Bouts for Title", Chippewa Herald Telegram, Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, pg. 7, 4 November 1931
- Lyman, Winthrop, "Gorilla Jones Scores Technical Knockout", Wisconsin State Journal, pg. 15, 26 January 1932
- Becker, Fred, J., "Gorilla Jones Knocks Out Chuck Burns", The Evening Independent, Massillon, Ohio, page 17, 1 April 1932
- Schlemmer, James W., "Gorilla Retains Title, Outpoints Young Terry", The Akron Beacon Journal, Akron, Ohio, pg. 16, 27 April 1932
- "Cleveland Commish Witholds Purses of Ben Jeby And Jones", The Journal Times, Racine, Wisconsin, pg. 29, 20 April 1933
- Schlemmer, James, "Jones Stops Slaughter in Seventh", The Akron Beacon Journal, Akron, Ohio, pg. 22, 31 January 1933
- Steele took all but one round in Weekes, William, "Steele Beats Gorilla Jones", Green Bay Gazette, Green Bay, Wisconsin, 2 January 1937
- Dropped Jones in third in Weeks, William, "Steele Victor in Title Bout", The Indianapolis Star, Indianapolis, Indiana, pg. 13, 2 January 1937
- "Gorilla Jones Beats Freeman", Iowa City Press, Iowa City, Iowa, pg. 9, 10 August 1937
- "New Yorker's Left Jab Upsetting to Akronite", The Akron Beacon Journal, Akron, Ohio, pg. 16, 11 May 1938
- "Memories of Gorilla Still Linger", The Akron Beacon Journal, Akron, Ohio, pg. 71, 19 January 1982
- Mark J. Price. "Akron's king of rings - News". Ohio. Retrieved 2014-05-27.
- Mark J. Price, journalist. "Mae West: Gorilla Jones". Retrieved 2014-05-27.
- https://ladailymirror.com/2018/08/21/black-l-a-1947-heavyweight-fighter-george-godfrey-the-black-shadow-of-leiperville-dies-at-50/
- Morrison, Pat, "Gorilla Jones, Fighter and Gentleman", Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, California, pg. 25, 6 January 1982
- Buried in Evergreen Cemetery, "The Southland", Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, California, pg. 47, 10 January 1982
- Gorilla Jones' Professional Boxing Record. BoxRec.com. Retrieved on 2014-05-18.
External links
Achievements | ||
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Preceded by Mickey Walker, vacated |
NBA World Middleweight Champion January 25, 1932 – June 11, 1932 |
Succeeded by Marcel Thil |
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