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.
Ralph Jones | |
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Statistics | |
Weight(s) | Middleweight |
Nationality | American |
Born | Brooklyn, New York, U.S. | March 14, 1928
Died | August 20, 1994 66) Queens, New York, U.S. | (aged
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 89 |
Wins | 52 |
Wins by KO | 13 |
Losses | 32 |
Draws | 5 |
No contests | 0 |
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
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 |
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89 | Loss | 52–32–5 | ![]() |
PTS | 10 | Feb 21, 1962 | ![]() |
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88 | Loss | 52–31–5 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | Jan 23, 1962 | ![]() |
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87 | Win | 52–30–5 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | May 17, 1961 | ![]() |
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86 | Loss | 51–30–5 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | Apr 25, 1961 | ![]() |
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85 | Draw | 51–29–5 | ![]() |
PTS | 10 | Feb 24, 1961 | ![]() |
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84 | Loss | 51–29–4 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | Dec 06, 1960 | ![]() |
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83 | Loss | 51–28–4 | ![]() |
MD | 10 | Nov 05, 1960 | ![]() |
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82 | Win | 51–27–4 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | Apr 29, 1960 | ![]() |
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81 | Win | 50–27–4 | ![]() |
TKO | 7 (10) | Mar 28, 1960 | ![]() |
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80 | Loss | 49–27–4 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | Feb 03, 1960 | ![]() |
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79 | Win | 49–26–4 | ![]() |
MD | 10 | Jun 26, 1959 | ![]() |
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78 | Loss | 48–26–4 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | May 18, 1959 | ![]() |
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77 | Loss | 48–25–4 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | Mar 17, 1959 | ![]() |
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76 | Win | 48–24–4 | ![]() |
SD | 10 | Jan 28, 1959 | ![]() |
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75 | Loss | 47–24–4 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | Dec 15, 1958 | ![]() |
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74 | Win | 47–23–4 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | Nov 21, 1958 | ![]() |
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73 | Win | 46–23–4 | ![]() |
TKO | 10 (10) | Sep 10, 1958 | ![]() |
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72 | Loss | 45–23–4 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | May 17, 1958 | ![]() |
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71 | Loss | 45–22–4 | ![]() |
SD | 10 | Apr 04, 1958 | ![]() |
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70 | Win | 45–21–4 | ![]() |
SD | 10 | Feb 19, 1958 | ![]() |
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69 | Loss | 44–21–4 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | Dec 27, 1957 | ![]() |
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68 | Loss | 44–20–4 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | Nov 29, 1957 | ![]() |
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67 | Loss | 44–19–4 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | Aug 24, 1957 | ![]() |
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66 | Loss | 44–18–4 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | Jun 07, 1957 | ![]() |
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65 | Draw | 44–17–4 | ![]() |
PTS | 10 | Apr 25, 1957 | ![]() |
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64 | Win | 44–17–3 | ![]() |
MD | 10 | Apr 12, 1957 | ![]() |
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63 | Win | 43–17–3 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | Mar 25, 1957 | ![]() |
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62 | Win | 42–17–3 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | Jan 18, 1957 | ![]() |
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61 | Loss | 41–17–3 | ![]() |
PTS | 10 | Nov 19, 1956 | ![]() |
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60 | Win | 41–16–3 | ![]() |
SD | 10 | Sep 13, 1956 | ![]() |
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59 | Win | 40–16–3 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | Jul 30, 1956 | ![]() |
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58 | Loss | 39–16–3 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | Apr 20, 1956 | ![]() |
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57 | Win | 39–15–3 | ![]() |
SD | 10 | Mar 23, 1956 | ![]() |
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56 | Win | 38–15–3 | ![]() |
KO | 6 (10) | Feb 08, 1956 | ![]() |
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55 | Loss | 37–15–3 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | Nov 09, 1955 | ![]() |
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54 | Win | 37–14–3 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | Oct 12, 1955 | ![]() |
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53 | Win | 36–14–3 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | Sep 23, 1955 | ![]() |
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52 | Win | 35–14–3 | ![]() |
TKO | 6 (10) | Jun 16, 1955 | ![]() |
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51 | Loss | 34–14–3 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | May 13, 1955 | ![]() |
Both fighters weighed 157 1/2 lbs |
50 | Win | 34–13–3 | ![]() |
TKO | 5 (10) | Apr 08, 1955 | ![]() |
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49 | Loss | 33–13–3 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | Feb 16, 1955 | ![]() |
Jones weighed in at 161lbs and Olson at 168lbs |
48 | Win | 33–12–3 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | Jan 19, 1955 | ![]() |
Both fighters weighed 159 lbs |
47 | Loss | 32–12–3 | ![]() |
SD | 10 | Dec 04, 1954 | ![]() |
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46 | Loss | 32–11–3 | ![]() |
MD | 10 | Nov 12, 1954 | ![]() |
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45 | Loss | 32–10–3 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | Sep 24, 1954 | ![]() |
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44 | Loss | 32–9–3 | ![]() |
SD | 10 | May 24, 1954 | ![]() |
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43 | Loss | 32–8–3 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | May 14, 1954 | ![]() |
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42 | Win | 32–7–3 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | Apr 05, 1954 | ![]() |
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41 | Win | 31–7–3 | ![]() |
TKO | 10 (10) | Mar 08, 1954 | ![]() |
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40 | Loss | 30–7–3 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | Aug 26, 1953 | ![]() |
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39 | Win | 30–6–3 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | Jun 27, 1953 | ![]() |
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38 | Win | 29–6–3 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | Jun 08, 1953 | ![]() |
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37 | Win | 28–6–3 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | May 19, 1953 | ![]() |
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36 | Win | 27–6–3 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | May 01, 1953 | ![]() |
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35 | Draw | 26–6–3 | ![]() |
PTS | 10 | Mar 16, 1953 | ![]() |
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34 | Win | 26–6–2 | ![]() |
SD | 10 | Feb 17, 1953 | ![]() |
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33 | Win | 25–6–2 | ![]() |
TKO | 9 (10) | Feb 09, 1953 | ![]() |
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32 | Loss | 24–6–2 | ![]() |
SD | 10 | Jan 01, 1953 | ![]() |
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31 | Win | 24–5–2 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | Dec 05, 1952 | ![]() |
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30 | Win | 23–5–2 | ![]() |
UD | 8 | Oct 30, 1952 | ![]() |
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29 | Loss | 22–5–2 | ![]() |
SD | 10 | Oct 03, 1952 | ![]() |
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28 | Win | 22–4–2 | ![]() |
UD | 8 | Sep 22, 1952 | ![]() |
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27 | Loss | 21–4–2 | ![]() |
UD | 8 | Aug 18, 1952 | ![]() |
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26 | Win | 21–3–2 | ![]() |
UD | 8 | Apr 26, 1952 | ![]() |
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25 | Win | 20–3–2 | ![]() |
SD | 8 | Apr 01, 1952 | ![]() |
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24 | Loss | 19–3–2 | ![]() |
PTS | 8 | Mar 08, 1952 | ![]() |
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23 | Win | 19–2–2 | ![]() |
SD | 8 | Feb 09, 1952 | ![]() |
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22 | Win | 18–2–2 | ![]() |
SD | 8 | Jan 26, 1952 | ![]() |
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21 | Draw | 17–2–2 | ![]() |
PTS | 8 | Jan 10, 1952 | ![]() |
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20 | Win | 17–2–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 7 (8) | Dec 08, 1951 | ![]() |
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19 | Draw | 16–2–1 | ![]() |
PTS | 8 | Nov 08, 1951 | ![]() |
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18 | Win | 16–2 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | Oct 04, 1951 | ![]() |
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17 | Win | 15–2 | ![]() |
KO | 1 (8) | May 16, 1951 | ![]() |
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16 | Win | 14–2 | ![]() |
PTS | 6 | Apr 24, 1951 | ![]() |
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15 | Win | 13–2 | ![]() |
PTS | 6 | Apr 07, 1951 | ![]() |
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14 | Win | 12–2 | ![]() |
PTS | 6 | Mar 20, 1951 | ![]() |
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13 | Win | 11–2 | ![]() |
KO | 2 (6) | Mar 10, 1951 | ![]() |
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12 | Loss | 10–2 | ![]() |
PTS | 6 | Feb 27, 1951 | ![]() |
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11 | Win | 10–1 | ![]() |
PTS | 6 | Feb 20, 1951 | ![]() |
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10 | Loss | 9–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 1 (6) | Jan 13, 1951 | ![]() |
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9 | Win | 9–0 | ![]() |
PTS | 6 | Dec 09, 1950 | ![]() |
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8 | Win | 8–0 | ![]() |
PTS | 4 | Nov 18, 1950 | ![]() |
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7 | Win | 7–0 | ![]() |
PTS | 4 | Nov 04, 1950 | ![]() |
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6 | Win | 6–0 | ![]() |
KO | 2 (4) | Oct 31, 1950 | ![]() |
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5 | Win | 5–0 | ![]() |
PTS | 4 | Oct 23, 1950 | ![]() |
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4 | Win | 4–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 5 (6) | Oct 11, 1950 | ![]() |
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3 | Win | 3–0 | ![]() |
PTS | 4 | Oct 03, 1950 | ![]() |
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2 | Win | 2–0 | ![]() |
KO | 4 (4) | Jun 07, 1950 | ![]() |
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1 | Win | 1–0 | ![]() |
PTS | 4 | May 27, 1950 | ![]() |
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External links
References
- Swisher, Karl (March 1994), "Rediscovering 'Mr. Television'", The Ring, 73, no. 3: 56
- He never had a title fight, however.
Swisher, Karl (March 1994), The Ring: 58 Missing or empty
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