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
Statistics
Real nameWilliam Landon Jones
Nickname(s)Gorilla
Weight(s)Middleweight
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Reach75 in (191 cm)
Nationality American
Born(1906-05-12)May 12, 1906
Memphis, Tennessee
DiedJanuary 4, 1982(1982-01-04) (aged 75)
Los Angeles, California
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights144
Wins104
Wins by KO55
Losses25
Draws13
No contests3

Notable bouts
Result Opponent Type Rd., Time Date Location Notes[26]
Loss Babe Risko PTS 10 1938-05-10 Armory, Akron, Ohio
Loss Freddie Steele UD 10 1937-01-01 Milwaukee Auditorium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin For NBA & NYSAC World Middleweight Titles.
Loss Freddie Steele UD 10 1935-09-17 Civic Ice Arena, Seattle, Washington
Draw Freddie Steele UD 10 1935-09-17 Civic Ice Arena, Seattle, Washington
NC Ben Jeby NC 6 (12) 1933-04-19 Public Hall, Cleveland, Ohio
Loss Marcel Thil DQ 11 (15) 1932-06-11 Parc des Princes, Paris Lost NBA World Middleweight Title.
NC Jackie Fields NC 7 (12) 1929-12-13 Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
Loss Jackie Fields PTS 10 1929-10-21 State Armory, San Francisco, California
Win Al Mello TKO 6 (10) 1929-06-03 Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
Win Al Mello PTS 10 1929-05-03 Madison Square Garden, New York, New York

References
  1. "William "Gorilla" Jones". Cyber Boxing Zone. 1910-05-04. Retrieved 2014-05-27.
  2. "Fans Dislike Award to Gorilla Jones", Boston Globe, Boston, Massachusetts, pg. 9, 26 June 1929
  3. "Jackie Fields Defeats Jones", St. Cloud Times, St. Cloud, Minnesota, pg. 12, 22 October 1929
  4. "Fields Wins", The San Francisco Examiner, San Francisco, California, pgs. 23, 25, 22 October 1929
  5. "Fields and Jones Ordered From Ring", Boston Globe, Boston, Massachusetts, pg. 9, 14 December 1929
  6. "Gorilla Jones - Boxer". Boxrec.com. Retrieved 2014-05-27.
  7. "Gorilla Wins First Battle", The Akron Beacon Journal, Akron, Ohio, pg. 16, 26 August 1931
  8. "Knocked Out By Clivelle in Fifth Round", Stevens Point Journal, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, pg. 6, 18 September 1931
  9. "2 Advance to Semi-Finals in Ring Tourney", News-Record, Neenah, Wisconsin, pg. 5, 4 November 1931
  10. "Italian, Negro, Win Elimination Bouts for Title", Chippewa Herald Telegram, Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, pg. 7, 4 November 1931
  11. Lyman, Winthrop, "Gorilla Jones Scores Technical Knockout", Wisconsin State Journal, pg. 15, 26 January 1932
  12. Becker, Fred, J., "Gorilla Jones Knocks Out Chuck Burns", The Evening Independent, Massillon, Ohio, page 17, 1 April 1932
  13. Schlemmer, James W., "Gorilla Retains Title, Outpoints Young Terry", The Akron Beacon Journal, Akron, Ohio, pg. 16, 27 April 1932
  14. "Cleveland Commish Witholds Purses of Ben Jeby And Jones", The Journal Times, Racine, Wisconsin, pg. 29, 20 April 1933
  15. Schlemmer, James, "Jones Stops Slaughter in Seventh", The Akron Beacon Journal, Akron, Ohio, pg. 22, 31 January 1933
  16. Steele took all but one round in Weekes, William, "Steele Beats Gorilla Jones", Green Bay Gazette, Green Bay, Wisconsin, 2 January 1937
  17. Dropped Jones in third in Weeks, William, "Steele Victor in Title Bout", The Indianapolis Star, Indianapolis, Indiana, pg. 13, 2 January 1937
  18. "Gorilla Jones Beats Freeman", Iowa City Press, Iowa City, Iowa, pg. 9, 10 August 1937
  19. "New Yorker's Left Jab Upsetting to Akronite", The Akron Beacon Journal, Akron, Ohio, pg. 16, 11 May 1938
  20. "Memories of Gorilla Still Linger", The Akron Beacon Journal, Akron, Ohio, pg. 71, 19 January 1982
  21. Mark J. Price. "Akron's king of rings - News". Ohio. Retrieved 2014-05-27.
  22. Mark J. Price, journalist. "Mae West: Gorilla Jones". Retrieved 2014-05-27.
  23. https://ladailymirror.com/2018/08/21/black-l-a-1947-heavyweight-fighter-george-godfrey-the-black-shadow-of-leiperville-dies-at-50/
  24. Morrison, Pat, "Gorilla Jones, Fighter and Gentleman", Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, California, pg. 25, 6 January 1982
  25. Buried in Evergreen Cemetery, "The Southland", Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, California, pg. 47, 10 January 1982
  26. Gorilla Jones' Professional Boxing Record. BoxRec.com. Retrieved on 2014-05-18.
Achievements
Preceded by
Mickey Walker, vacated		 NBA World Middleweight Champion
January 25, 1932 – June 11, 1932		 Succeeded by
Marcel Thil
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