Tiger Jones

Ralph "Tiger" Jones (March 14, 1928 – August 20, 1994) was a boxer during the 1950s. Trained by Gil Clancy, Jones was a fixture of televised boxing in the 1950s, known for an aggressive style that pleased fans. His overall record was 52 victories, 32 losses and five draws.

For the American football player, see Tiger Jones (American football).
Ralph Jones
Statistics
Weight(s)Middleweight
NationalityAmerican
Born(1928-03-14)March 14, 1928
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
DiedAugust 20, 1994(1994-08-20) (aged 66)
Queens, New York, U.S.
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights89
Wins52
Wins by KO13
Losses32
Draws5
No contests0

He became a professional boxer in 1950. In 1955 he scored an upset over Sugar Ray Robinson. Robinson was highly favored in the fight, which was Robinson's second during a comeback.[1] That was only one of his wins against top-level fighters of that era. He also beat Joey Giardello and Kid Gavilán (both these fighters were world champions at one time and, in other fights, also defeated Jones). Fighters to whom he lost include world champions Gene Fullmer, Johnny Saxton, Paul Pender, and Carl "Bobo" Olson. In all, he fought six world champions on ten occasions.[2]

After he retired, Jones drove a cab and worked for a canning company. He was survived by three sons and two grandchildren.

Professional boxing record
Professional record summary
89 fights 52 wins 32 losses
By knockout 13 1
By decision 39 31
By disqualification 0 0
Draws 5
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
89 Loss 52–32–5 Laszlo Papp PTS 10 Feb 21, 1962 Stadthalle, Vienna
88 Loss 52–31–5 Joe DeNucci UD 10 Jan 23, 1962 Boston Garden, Boston
87 Win 52–30–5 Duane Horsman UD 10 May 17, 1961 Mayo Civic Auditorium, Rochester
86 Loss 51–30–5 Rocky Fumerelle UD 10 Apr 25, 1961 Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo
85 Draw 51–29–5 Joe DeNucci PTS 10 Feb 24, 1961 Boston Garden, Boston
84 Loss 51–29–4 Joey Giambra UD 10 Dec 06, 1960 Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo
83 Loss 51–28–4 Marcel Pigou MD 10 Nov 05, 1960 Arena, Boston
82 Win 51–27–4 Joe DeNucci UD 10 Apr 29, 1960 Arena, Boston
81 Win 50–27–4 Willie Greene TKO 7 (10) Mar 28, 1960 Rhode Island Auditorium, Providence
80 Loss 49–27–4 Wilf Greaves UD 10 Feb 03, 1960 Chicago Stadium, Chicago
79 Win 49–26–4 Victor Zalazar MD 10 Jun 26, 1959 Madison Square Garden, New York
78 Loss 48–26–4 Joey Giambra UD 10 May 18, 1959 Memorial Auditorium, Dallas
77 Loss 48–25–4 Paul Pender UD 10 Mar 17, 1959 Boston Garden, Boston
76 Win 48–24–4 Joey Giardello SD 10 Jan 28, 1959 Freedom Hall, Louisville
75 Loss 47–24–4 Rory Calhoun UD 10 Dec 15, 1958 Arena, Cleveland
74 Win 47–23–4 Rory Calhoun UD 10 Nov 21, 1958 Madison Square Garden, New York
73 Win 46–23–4 Mickey Crawford TKO 10 (10) Sep 10, 1958 Chicago Stadium, Chicago
72 Loss 45–23–4 Jim Hegerle UD 10 May 17, 1958 State Fair Coliseum, Albuquerque
71 Loss 45–22–4 Kid Gavilan SD 10 Apr 04, 1958 Arena, Philadelphia
70 Win 45–21–4 Kid Gavilan SD 10 Feb 19, 1958 Carillon Hotel, Miami Beach
69 Loss 44–21–4 Joey Giardello UD 10 Dec 27, 1957 Auditorium, Miami Beach
68 Loss 44–20–4 Willie Vaughn UD 10 Nov 29, 1957 Madison Square Garden, New York
67 Loss 44–19–4 Del Flanagan UD 10 Aug 24, 1957 Hippodrome Fair, Saint Paul
66 Loss 44–18–4 Gene Fullmer UD 10 Jun 07, 1957 Chicago Stadium, Chicago
65 Draw 44–17–4 Joe Gray PTS 10 Apr 25, 1957 I.M.A. Auditorium, Flint
64 Win 44–17–3 Chico Vejar MD 10 Apr 12, 1957 War Memorial Auditorium, Syracuse
63 Win 43–17–3 Arthur King UD 10 Mar 25, 1957 Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto
62 Win 42–17–3 Hardy Smallwood UD 10 Jan 18, 1957 Music Hall, Cleveland
61 Loss 41–17–3 Charles Humez PTS 10 Nov 19, 1956 Palais des Sports, Paris
60 Win 41–16–3 Wilf Greaves SD 10 Sep 13, 1956 Capitol Arena, Washington
59 Win 40–16–3 Jesse Turner UD 10 Jul 30, 1956 Auditorium, Portland
58 Loss 39–16–3 Gene Fullmer UD 10 Apr 20, 1956 Public Hall, Cleveland
57 Win 39–15–3 Charles Humez SD 10 Mar 23, 1956 Madison Square Garden, New York
56 Win 38–15–3 Tony Baldoni KO 6 (10) Feb 08, 1956 Capitol Arena, Washington
55 Loss 37–15–3 Johnny Saxton UD 10 Nov 09, 1955 Auditorium, Oakland
54 Win 37–14–3 Al Andrews UD 10 Oct 12, 1955 Dinner Key Auditorium, Coconut Grove
53 Win 36–14–3 Chris Christensen UD 10 Sep 23, 1955 Arena, Cleveland
52 Win 35–14–3 Ernie Durando TKO 6 (10) Jun 16, 1955 Chicago Stadium, Chicago
51 Loss 34–14–3 Eduardo Lausse UD 10 May 13, 1955 Chicago Stadium, Chicago Both fighters weighed 157 1/2 lbs
50 Win 34–13–3 Georgie Johnson TKO 5 (10) Apr 08, 1955 Chicago Stadium, Chicago
49 Loss 33–13–3 Bobo Olson UD 10 Feb 16, 1955 Chicago Stadium, Chicago Jones weighed in at 161lbs and Olson at 168lbs
48 Win 33–12–3 Sugar Ray Robinson UD 10 Jan 19, 1955 Chicago Stadium, Chicago Both fighters weighed 159 lbs
47 Loss 32–12–3 Peter Mueller SD 10 Dec 04, 1954 Sports Arena, Rochester
46 Loss 32–11–3 Hector Constance MD 10 Nov 12, 1954 Madison Square Garden, New York
45 Loss 32–10–3 Joey Giardello UD 10 Sep 24, 1954 Arena, Philadelphia
44 Loss 32–9–3 Pedro Gonzales SD 10 May 24, 1954 St. Nicholas Arena, New York
43 Loss 32–8–3 Jacques Royer Crecy UD 10 May 14, 1954 Madison Square Garden, New York
42 Win 32–7–3 Billy McNeece UD 10 Apr 05, 1954 Eastern Parkway Arena, Brooklyn
41 Win 31–7–3 Bobby Dykes TKO 10 (10) Mar 08, 1954 Eastern Parkway Arena, Brooklyn
40 Loss 30–7–3 Kid Gavilan UD 10 Aug 26, 1953 Madison Square Garden, New York
39 Win 30–6–3 Danny Womber UD 10 Jun 27, 1953 War Memorial Auditorium, Syracuse
38 Win 29–6–3 Mickey Laurent UD 10 Jun 08, 1953 Eastern Parkway Arena, Brooklyn
37 Win 28–6–3 Rocky Tomasello UD 10 May 19, 1953 Ridgewood Grove, Brooklyn
36 Win 27–6–3 Jimmy Herring UD 10 May 01, 1953 St. Nicholas Arena, New York
35 Draw 26–6–3 Danny Womber PTS 10 Mar 16, 1953 Eastern Parkway Arena, Brooklyn
34 Win 26–6–2 Danny Womber SD 10 Feb 17, 1953 Arena, Milwaukee
33 Win 25–6–2 Marvin Edelman TKO 9 (10) Feb 09, 1953 Eastern Parkway Arena, Brooklyn
32 Loss 24–6–2 Rocky Castellani SD 10 Jan 01, 1953 Madison Square Garden, New York
31 Win 24–5–2 Johnny Bratton UD 10 Dec 05, 1952 Madison Square Garden, New York
30 Win 23–5–2 Mike Koballa UD 8 Oct 30, 1952 Sunnyside Garden, Sunnyside, Queens
29 Loss 22–5–2 Johnny Saxton SD 10 Oct 03, 1952 St. Nicholas Arena, New York
28 Win 22–4–2 Sal DiMartino UD 8 Sep 22, 1952 Fort Hamilton Arena, Brooklyn
27 Loss 21–4–2 Jimmy Herring UD 8 Aug 18, 1952 Fort Hamilton Arena, Brooklyn
26 Win 21–3–2 Mike Koballa UD 8 Apr 26, 1952 Ridgewood Grove, Brooklyn
25 Win 20–3–2 Tommy Bazzano SD 8 Apr 01, 1952 Westchester County Center, White Plains
24 Loss 19–3–2 Rocky Castellani PTS 8 Mar 08, 1952 Ridgewood Grove, Brooklyn
23 Win 19–2–2 Tommy Bazzano SD 8 Feb 09, 1952 Ridgewood Grove, Brooklyn
22 Win 18–2–2 Bobby Lloyd SD 8 Jan 26, 1952 Ridgewood Grove, Brooklyn
21 Draw 17–2–2 Bobby Lloyd PTS 8 Jan 10, 1952 Sunnyside Garden, Sunnyside, Queens
20 Win 17–2–1 Phil Rizzo TKO 7 (8) Dec 08, 1951 Ridgewood Grove, Brooklyn
19 Draw 16–2–1 Sal DiMartino PTS 8 Nov 08, 1951 Sunnyside Garden, Sunnyside, Queens
18 Win 16–2 Bob Stecher UD 10 Oct 04, 1951 Exposition Building, Portland
17 Win 15–2 Roy Carter KO 1 (8) May 16, 1951 St. Nicholas Arena, New York
16 Win 14–2 Waddell Hanna PTS 6 Apr 24, 1951 Westchester County Center, White Plains
15 Win 13–2 Ronnie Hopp PTS 6 Apr 07, 1951 Ridgewood Grove, Brooklyn
14 Win 12–2 Al Niang PTS 6 Mar 20, 1951 Westchester County Center, White Plains
13 Win 11–2 Armand Michaud KO 2 (6) Mar 10, 1951 Ridgewood Grove, Brooklyn
12 Loss 10–2 Herbie Hayes PTS 6 Feb 27, 1951 Westchester County Center, White Plains
11 Win 10–1 Tommy McGowan PTS 6 Feb 20, 1951 Westchester County Center, White Plains
10 Loss 9–1 Henry Burroughs TKO 1 (6) Jan 13, 1951 Ridgewood Grove, Brooklyn
9 Win 9–0 Tommy McGowan PTS 6 Dec 09, 1950 Ridgewood Grove, Brooklyn
8 Win 8–0 Henry Burroughs PTS 4 Nov 18, 1950 Ridgewood Grove, Brooklyn
7 Win 7–0 Herbert Ely PTS 4 Nov 04, 1950 Ridgewood Grove, Brooklyn
6 Win 6–0 James Burgos KO 2 (4) Oct 31, 1950 Jamaica Arena, Jamaica, Queens
5 Win 5–0 Kelly Duncan PTS 4 Oct 23, 1950 Jamaica Arena, Jamaica, Queens
4 Win 4–0 George Holzman TKO 5 (6) Oct 11, 1950 St. Nicholas Arena, New York
3 Win 3–0 Jimmy Dillon PTS 4 Oct 03, 1950 Westchester County Center, White Plains
2 Win 2–0 Gus Pompino KO 4 (4) Jun 07, 1950 Meadowbrook Bowl, Newark
1 Win 1–0 Jimmy Garcia PTS 4 May 27, 1950 Ridgewood Grove, Brooklyn

References
  1. Swisher, Karl (March 1994), "Rediscovering 'Mr. Television'", The Ring, 73, no. 3: 56
  2. He never had a title fight, however. Swisher, Karl (March 1994), The Ring: 58 Missing or empty |title= (help)


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