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Doug Jones
(Douglas David Jones)

BORN   February 27 1937; New York, New York
HEIGHT 6-0
WEIGHT 159-195 lbs

Jones was a talented fighter who could box well and deliver stiff blows; He was best suited for the Light Heavyweight Division but readily got into the ring with heavyweights; His boxing skills enabled him to hold his own against the bigger men; His most famous fight came against Cassius Clay (the young Muhammad Ali) in 1963 when he almost pulled off a decision win

During his career, he defeated such men as Bob Foster, Zora Folley, Boone Kirkman, Carl "Bobo" Olson, Billy Daniels, Tom McNeeley, Archie McBride and Pete Rademacher

1958
Aug 22 Jimmy McNair                New York, NY                     W  4
Sep 19 Vince Ferguson              New York, NY                    KO  2
Dec 19 Andre Tessier               New York, NY                    KO  3

1959
Jan 30 Edmund George               New York, NY                    KO  4
Mar  6 Frank LaPola                New York, NY                     W  6
May  8 Gunner Doerner              Syracuse, NY                    KO  2
May 22 Rudy Corney                 New York, NY                     W  4
Jun 15 Sonny Boykin                New York, NY                    KO  2
Aug 14 Richie Hill                 New York, NY                    KO  4
Oct 23 Chuck Whittley              New York, NY                    KO  4
Nov  9 Juan Pomare                 New York, NY                     W 10

1960
Jan  8 Clarence Floyd              New York, NY                     W 10
Feb 15 Leroy Green                 New York, NY                     W 10
Mar 28 Von Clay                    New York, NY                     W 10
Jun 24 Von Clay                    New York, NY                     W 10
Aug 31 Carl "Bobo" Olson           Chicago, Il                     KO  6

1961
Mar 13 Floyd McCoy                 Toronto, Ont, Can               KO  3
Apr 29 Pete Rademacher             New York, NY                    KO  5
Aug 26 Von Clay                    New York, NY                    KO 10
Dec  2 Eddie Machen                Miami Beach, Fl                  L 10

1962
May 12 Harold Johnson              Philadelphia, Pa                 L 15
          -Light Heavyweight Championship of the World
Aug  1 Zora Folley                 Denver, Co                       L 10
Sep 29 Erich Schoppner             Dortmund, Germany                D 10
Oct 20 Bob Foster                  New York, NY                    KO  8
Dec 15 Zora Folley                 New York, NY                    KO  7

1963
Mar 13 Cassius Clay                New York, NY                     L 10
Jun 17 Billy Daniels               Teaneck, NJ                      W 10

1964
Feb  3 Tom McNeeley                New York, NY                    KO  5
May 17 Leroy Green                 Kingston, NY                     W 10
Aug 14 Billy Daniels               New York, NY                     L 10
Oct  2 George Chuvalo              New York, NY                    LK 11

1965 
Sep 14 Prentice Snipes             Miami Beach, Fl                 KO  2
Sep 21 Cody Jones                  Miami Beach, Fl                 KO  5
Nov 30 Chip Johnson                Miami Beach, Fl                 KO  3
Dec 28 Archie McBride              Miami Beach, Fl                 KO  5

1966
Mar  6 Lou Bailey                  Miami Beach, Fl                 KO  6
Jun 28 Ernie Terrell               Houston. Tx                      L 15
          -WBA Heavyweight Championship of the World
Oct 14 Thad Spencer                San Francisco, Ca                L 10

1967
Feb 21 Joe Frazier                 Philadelphia, Pa                LK  6
Jun 29 Boone Kirkman               Seattle, Wa                     KO  7
Aug 10 Boone Kirkman               Seattle, Wa                     LK  6


*** Assistance Provided By Seth Callis ***

Record courtesy of Tracy Callis, Historian, International Boxing Research Organization
 

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