Gorilla Jones ("The Fighting Gorilla")

Jones won on a first round disqualification against Battling Ortega from a low blow in Colorado, Springs on September 1, 1921.[2]

On January 6, 1922, Jones defeated well known black boxer Speedball Hayden in a ninth round knockout at Fort Bliss Arena in El Paso, Texas. Jones was favored in the early publicity for his powerful, aggressive infighting, and heavy hitting. Hayden had defeated Jones earlier on April 1, 1921 in Phoenix, Arizona in an eight round points decision. Jones was said to have put up a great effort but Hayden was clearly his master, deserving the decision. On November 25, 1920, Jones lost a fourth round disqualification in Columbus, Ohio, but was reported by the El Paso Times to have knocked Hayden to the mat four times prior to the foul.[3][1]

Taking the world colored welterweight championship, February, 1915

Tiger Flowers

Because of the color bar in pro boxing, Jones never competed for the world title which was not open to black boxers during his career. He won the World Colored Welterweight Championship from Eddie Palmer, the inaugural champion, in a twenty round points decision in New Orleans on February 15, 1915, though he apparently never defended it.[4]

On February 21, 1922, he met future world middleweight champ Tiger Flowers, the first black boxer to win the world welterweight title, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico for the Southwest Middleweight Championship. He lost in a fourth round knockout of a scheduled 15-round bout. A few sources report that Jones lost via a ninth round T.K.O.[5]

Jones had a career record of 18 wins and 17 losses. He was knocked out ten times and had two draws.

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Eddie Palmer	World Colored Welterweight Champion February 15, 1915 – Unknown	Succeeded by Cocoa Kid