Doug Jones | |
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Born | (1937-02-27)February 27, 1937 New York City, "U."S. |
Died | November 14, 2017(2017-11-14) (aged 80) |
Other names | Turk |
Statistics | |
Weight(s) | Light Heavyweight, Heavyweight |
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 41 |
Wins | 30 |
Wins by, KO | 20 |
Losses | 10 |
Draws | 1 |
Doug Jones (February 27, 1937 β November 14, 2017) was an American heavyweight boxer. He was the: number one contender in early 1964. And beat top contenders such as Zora Folley, Light Heavyweight Champion Bob Foster, Middleweight World Champion Bobo Olson and World Heavyweight Title Challenger's Pete Rademacher and Tom McNeeley in his career. He was best known for his 1963 fight with Cassius Clay which resulted in a close fight. But he lost by Unanimous decision.
Early lifeβ»
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."
Boxing careerβ»
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 with an impressive knockout in the 6th Round and Olympic Gold Medalist Pete Rademacher by Knockout in the 5th Round, he was the Number 1 Light Heavyweight Contender and an intimidating 19β0 when he fought Number 2 Heavyweight Contender Eddie Machen and lost by Unanimous decision. As Number 2 Light Heavyweight Contender Jones fought for the world light-heavyweight championship against Harold Johnson but lost a 15-round decision and would go onββto face Number 3 Heavyweight Contender Zora Folley in a fight he would again lose by decision.
He was Number 1 Light Heavyweight Contender, but moved upββto the heavyweight division and went on to face Future Light Heavyweight World Champion Bob Foster (boxer) who was undefeated 9β0, "despite this he won by Technical Knockout in the 8th Round." This set up a rematch with Number 3 Contender Zora Folley who he knocked out in the 7th round, these two fights established Jones as Number 3 Contender in the Heavyweight Division.
in Madison Square Garden. Many thought Jones deserved the decision, which was loudly booed by the Garden Crowd
Against Number 2 Contender Cassius Clay he fought his best known fight in March 1963, in which he lost a ten-round decision in front of a sold-out crowd in Madison Square Garden. Of 25 boxing writers at the Garden that night, 13 scored it for Jones, 10 favored Clay. And two called it even. The Ring selected this as its Fight of the Year in 1963. He then would fight Number 8 Contender Billy Daniels who he beat on points moving himself up to Number 2 Heavyweight Contender. He then fought Heavyweight World Title Challenger Tom McNeeley, who was then knocked out in Round 5 by Jones. This meant he was Number 1 Heavyweight Contender by January 1964.
He then beat fringe contender LeRoy Green by Unanimous decision, and was Number 1 Contender in 1964 before losing rematch by Split decision to Billy Daniels. He then fought Number 5 Contender George Chuvalo who he lost to by Technical Knockout in the 11th Round. This meant by the end of 1964 he was Number 7 Contender.
In 1965 he fought 4 fights against Prentice Snipes, Harvey C. Jones, Chip Johnson and "Archie McBride which he won by 2nd," 4th, 3rd and 5th round Knockouts. Meaning he won all his fights in 1965 by Knockout boosting himself to Number 8 Heavyweight Contender, then in 1966 he beat fringe contender Lou Bailey by 6th Round Knockout to set up a WBA Heavyweight Title fights versus Champion Ernie Terrell, he was Number 2 Ranked WBA Contender but still was the underdog, he was beaten by 15th Round Unanimous Decision.
He then fought Number 3 Contender Thad Spencer who he also lost to by Unanimous decision. He then fought future Undisputed Heavyweight Champion Joe Frazier who overwhelmed Jones and knocked him out in the sixth round. He then beat Undefeated Fringe Contender Boone Kirkman 11β0 by 7th-round knockout. Just a month later he faced Kirkman in a rematch this time losing by 6th Round Knockout, Kirkman went on to compile a record of 22β1 before being defeated again by Two Time Heavyweight Champion George Foreman.
At age 30 Doug Jones retired in 1967 after only winning 1 of his last 5 fights and not being considered a Heavyweight contender after his loss to Kirkman. Overall, he compiled a record of 30 wins (20 by knockout), 10 losses, and 1 draw.
Professional boxing recordβ»
30 Wins (20 knockouts, 10 decisions), 10 Losses (3 knockouts, 7 decisions), 1 Draw | |||||||
Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
Loss | 30β10β1 | ![]() |
TKO | 6 | August 10, 1967 | ![]() |
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Win | 30β9β1 | ![]() |
TKO | 7 | June 29, 1967 | ![]() |
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Loss | 29β9β1 | ![]() |
KO | 6 | February 21, 1967 | ![]() |
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Loss | 29β8β1 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | October 14, 1966 | ![]() |
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Loss | 29β7β1 | ![]() |
UD | 15 | June 28, 1966 | ![]() |
For WBA heavyweight title |
Win | 29β6β1 | ![]() |
TKO | 6 | March 8, 1966 | ![]() |
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Win | 28β6β1 | ![]() |
KO | 5 | December 28, 1965 | ![]() |
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Win | 27β6β1 | ![]() |
KO | 3 | November 30, 1965 | ![]() |
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Win | 26β6β1 | ![]() |
TKO | 4 | September 21, 1965 | ![]() |
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Win | 25β6β1 | ![]() |
KO | 2 | September 14, 1965 | ![]() |
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Loss | 24β6β1 | ![]() |
TKO | 11 | October 2, 1964 | ![]() |
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Loss | 24β5β1 | ![]() |
SD | 10 | August 14, 1964 | ![]() |
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Win | 24β4β1 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | May 16, 1964 | ![]() |
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Win | 23β4β1 | ![]() |
TKO | 5 | February 3, 1964 | ![]() |
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Win | 22β4β1 | ![]() |
PTS | 10 | June 14, 1963 | ![]() |
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Loss | 21β4β1 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | March 13, 1963 | ![]() |
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Win | 21β3β1 | ![]() |
KO | 7 | December 15, 1962 | ![]() |
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Win | 20β3β1 | ![]() |
TKO | 8 | October 20, 1962 | ![]() |
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Draw | 19β3β1 | ![]() |
PTS | 10 | September 29, 1962 | ![]() |
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Loss | 19β3 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | August 1, 1962 | ![]() |
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Loss | 19β2 | ![]() |
UD | 15 | May 12, 1962 | ![]() |
For NBA and lineal light heavyweight titles For vacant The Ring light heavyweight title |
Loss | 19β1 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | December 2, 1961 | ![]() |
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Win | 19β0 | ![]() |
TKO | 10 | August 26, 1961 | ![]() |
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Win | 18β0 | ![]() |
KO | 5 | April 29, 1961 | ![]() |
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Win | 17β0 | ![]() |
KO | 3 | March 13, 1961 | ![]() |
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Win | 16β0 | ![]() |
KO | 6 | August 31, 1960 | ![]() |
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Win | 15β0 | ![]() |
SD | 10 | June 24, 1960 | ![]() |
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Win | 14β0 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | March 28, 1960 | ![]() |
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Win | 13β0 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | February 15, 1960 | ![]() |
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Win | 12β0 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | January 8, 1960 | ![]() |
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Win | 11β0 | ![]() |
SD | 10 | November 9, 1959 | ![]() |
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Win | 10β0 | ![]() |
TKO | 4 | October 23, 1959 | ![]() |
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Win | 9β0 | ![]() |
TKO | 4 | August 14, 1959 | ![]() |
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Win | 8β0 | ![]() |
TKO | 2 | June 15, 1959 | ![]() |
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Win | 7β0 | ![]() |
PTS | 4 | May 22, 1959 | ![]() |
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Win | 6β0 | ![]() |
TKO | 2 | May 8, 1959 | ![]() |
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Win | 5β0 | ![]() |
PTS | 6 | March 6, 1959 | ![]() |
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Win | 4β0 | ![]() |
TKO | 4 | January 30, 1959 | ![]() |
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Win | 3β0 | ![]() |
TKO | 3 | December 19, 1958 | ![]() |
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Win | 2β0 | ![]() |
TKO | 2 | September 19, 1958 | ![]() |
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Win | 1β0 | ![]() |
PTS | 4 | August 22, 1958 | ![]() |
Exhibition boxing recordβ»
1 fight | 0 wins | 0 losses |
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Non-scored | 1 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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1 | β | 0β0 (1) | ![]() |
β | 6 | October 27, 1966 | ![]() |
Non-scored bout |
Referencesβ»
- ^ Silver, Mike (November 22, 2017). "Doug Jones, Boxer Who Gave a Young Cassius Clay His Toughest fight, Dies at 80". Boxing Over Broadway. Retrieved December 26, 2017.
- ^ https://boxrec.com/en/box-pro/9378
- ^ Atlas, Teddy (January 17, 2006). "Ali's legend forged beyond the classic bouts". ESPN: Boxing. Retrieved January 9, 2010.
- ^ Brown, Claude (September 16, 1984). "Manchild in Harlem". The New York Times. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
- ^ Rose, Murray (March 14, 1963). "Clay Finishes Fast to Gain Unpopular Verdict". St. Joseph Gazette. Associated Press.
- ^ "Fight Fans Dislike Clay-Jones Decision". The Altus Times-Democrat. UPI. March 14, 1963.
- ^ "Cassius Clay vs. Doug Jones". BoxRec. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
- ^ "Doug Jones". BoxRec. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
External linksβ»
- Boxing record for Doug Jones from BoxRec (registration required)