Doug Jones (boxer)

Doug Jones (February 27, 1937 – November 14, 2017) was an American heavyweight boxer.[1] He was best known for his 1963 fight with Cassius Clay that resulted in a challenged loss.[2]

Doug Jones
Statistics
Real nameDoug Jones
Weight(s)Heavyweight
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
NationalityAmerican
Born(1937-02-27)February 27, 1937
New York City, U.S.
DiedNovember 14, 2017(2017-11-14) (aged 80)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights41
Wins30
Wins by KO20
Losses10
Draws1
No contests0

Early life

Jones was raised in New York City. He was a childhood friend of writer Claude Brown and appears in Brown's autobiographical novel Manchild in the Promised Land (1965) with the alias Turk.[3]

Boxing career

Doug "Pugilism" Jones started off his career successfully with 19 consecutive wins against mostly lightly regarded opponents but did defeat ex-Middleweight champion Bobo Olson, 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.[4][5] The Ring selected this as its Fight of the Year in 1963.[6]

He continued boxing with limited success, losing to distinguished boxers George Chuvalo, Joe Frazier and Ernie Terrell, with the Terrell fight for the WBA title. Overall, he compiled a record of 30 wins (20 by knockout), 10 losses, and 1 draw.

Professional boxing record
30 Wins (20 knockouts, 10 decisions), 10 Losses (3 knockouts, 7 decisions), 1 Draw [7]
Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
Loss 30–10–1 Boone Kirkman TKO 6 10/08/1967 Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle, Washington
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
Loss 29–8–1 Thad Spencer UD 10 14/10/1966 Cow Palace, Daly City, California
Loss 29–7–1 Ernie Terrell UD 15 28/06/1966 Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, Texas For WBA heavyweight title
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
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
Loss 24–5–1 Billy Daniels SD 10 14/08/1964 Madison Square Garden, New York City
Win 24–4–1 LeRoy Green UD 10 16/05/1964 National Stadium, Kingston, Jamaica
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
Loss 21–4–1 Cassius Clay UD 10 13/03/1963 Madison Square Garden, New York City
Win 21–3–1 Zora Folley KO 7 15/12/1962 Madison Square Garden, New York City
Win 20–3–1 Bob Foster TKO 8 20/10/1962 Madison Square Garden, New York City
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
Loss 19–2 Harold Johnson UD 15 12/05/1962 Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania For NBA and lineal light heavyweight titles
For vacant The Ring light heavyweight title
Loss 19–1 Eddie Machen UD 10 02/12/1961 Miami Beach Convention Hall, Miami Beach, Florida
Win 19–0 Von Clay TKO 10 26/08/1961 Madison Square Garden, New York City
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
Win 15–0 Von Clay SD 10 24/06/1960 St. Nicholas Arena, New York City
Win 14–0 Von Clay UD 10 28/03/1960 St. Nicholas Arena, New York City
Win 13–0 LeRoy Green UD 10 15/02/1960 Academy of Music, New York City
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
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
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
Win 1–0 Jimmy McNair PTS 4 22/08/1958 Madison Square Garden, New York City

References
  1. Silver, Mike (22 November 2017). "Doug Jones, Boxer Who Gave a Young Cassius Clay His Toughest fight, Dies at 80". Boxing Over Broadway. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  2. Atlas, Teddy (January 17, 2006). "Ali's legend forged beyond the classic bouts". ESPN: Boxing. Retrieved 2010-01-09.
  3. Brown, Claude (September 16, 1984). "Manchild in Harlem". The New York Times. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
  4. Rose, Murray (14 March 1963). "Clay Finishes Fast to Gain Unpopular Verdict". St. Joseph Gazette. Associated Press.
  5. "Fight Fans Dislike Clay-Jones Decision". The Altus Times-Democrat. UPI. 14 March 1963.
  6. "Cassius Clay vs. Doug Jones". BoxRec. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  7. "Doug Jones". BoxRec. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
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