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Doug Jones (boxer)

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Doug Jones
Born(1937-02-27)February 27, 1937
New York City, U.S.
DiedNovember 14, 2017(2017-11-14) (aged 80)
Other namesTurk
Statistics
Weight(s)Light Heavyweight, Heavyweight
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights41
Wins30
Wins by KO20
Losses10
Draws1

Doug Jones (February 27, 1937 – November 14, 2017) was an American heavyweight boxer.[1] He was the number-one contender in early 1964 and beat top contenders Zora Folley, Light Heavyweight Champion Bob Foster, Middleweight World Champion Bobo Olson and World Heavyweight title challengers Pete Rademacher and Tom McNeeley in his career.[2] He was best known for his 1963 fight with Cassius Clay which he lost by Unanimous decision.[3]

Early life

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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.[4]

Boxing career

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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 one light heavyweight contender and an intimidating 19–0 when he fought number two heavyweight contender Eddie Machen and lost by Unanimous decision. As number two light heavyweight contender Jones fought for the world light-heavyweight championship against Harold Johnson but lost a 15-round decision and went on to face number three heavyweight contender Zora Folley in a fight he again lost by decision.

He was number one light heavyweight contender, but moved up to the heavyweight division and went on to face future Light heavyweight World Champion Bob Foster (boxer) who was undefeated 9–0, despite this he won by technical knockout in the 8th round. This set up a rematch with number three contender Zora Folley who he knocked out in the 7th round. These two fights established Jones as number three contender in the heavyweight division. Against number two contender Cassius Clay he fought his best-known fight in March 1963, in which he lost a 10-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.[5][6] The Ring selected this as its Fight of the Year in 1963.[7] He then fought 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, knocking him out in Round 5. 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 a rematch by split decision to Billy Daniels. He then fought number 5 contender George Chuvalo losing by technical knockout in the 11th round. This meant by the end of 1964 he was number 7 contender.

In 1965 he fought four fights against Prentice Snipes, Harvey C. Jones, Chip Johnson and Archie McBride which he won by 2nd, 4th, 3rd and 5th round knockouts. This boosted him to number 8 heavyweight contender. In 1966 he beat fringe contender Lou Bailey by 6th round knockout to set up a WBA heavyweight title fight versus champion Ernie Terrell. He was number 2 ranked WBA contender and the underdog. He lost by unanimous decision.

He then fought number 3 contender Thad Spencer losing 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 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 22–1 before being defeated again by two-time heavyweight champion George Foreman.

At age 30, Jones retired in 1967 after only winning one of his last five 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 record

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30 Wins (20 knockouts, 10 decisions), 10 Losses (3 knockouts, 7 decisions), 1 Draw [8]
Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
Loss 30–10–1 United States Boone Kirkman TKO 6 August 10, 1967 United States Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle, Washington
Win 30–9–1 United States Boone Kirkman TKO 7 June 29, 1967 United States Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle, Washington
Loss 29–9–1 United States Joe Frazier KO 6 February 21, 1967 United States Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Loss 29–8–1 United States Thad Spencer UD 10 October 14, 1966 United States Cow Palace, Daly City, California
Loss 29–7–1 United States Ernie Terrell UD 15 June 28, 1966 United States Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, Texas For WBA heavyweight title
Win 29–6–1 United States Lou Bailey TKO 6 March 8, 1966 United States Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida
Win 28–6–1 United States Archie McBride KO 5 December 28, 1965 United States Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida
Win 27–6–1 United States Chip Johnson KO 3 November 30, 1965 United States Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida
Win 26–6–1 United States Harvey C. Jones TKO 4 September 21, 1965 United States Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida
Win 25–6–1 United States Prentice Snipes KO 2 September 14, 1965 United States Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida
Loss 24–6–1 Canada George Chuvalo TKO 11 October 2, 1964 United States Madison Square Garden, New York City
Loss 24–5–1 United States Billy Daniels SD 10 August 14, 1964 United States Madison Square Garden, New York City
Win 24–4–1 United States LeRoy Green UD 10 May 16, 1964 Jamaica National Stadium, Kingston, Jamaica
Win 23–4–1 United States Tom McNeeley TKO 5 February 3, 1964 United States New York Coliseum, Bronx, New York
Win 22–4–1 United States Billy Daniels PTS 10 June 14, 1963 United States Teaneck Armory, Teaneck, New Jersey
Loss 21–4–1 United States Cassius Clay UD 10 March 13, 1963 United States Madison Square Garden, New York City
Win 21–3–1 United States Zora Folley KO 7 December 15, 1962 United States Madison Square Garden, New York City
Win 20–3–1 United States Bob Foster TKO 8 October 20, 1962 United States Madison Square Garden, New York City
Draw 19–3–1 Germany Erich Schoppner PTS 10 September 29, 1962 Germany Westfalenhallen, Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia
Loss 19–3 United States Zora Folley UD 10 August 1, 1962 United States Denver Auditorium Arena, Denver, Colorado
Loss 19–2 United States Harold Johnson UD 15 May 12, 1962 United States Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania For NBA and lineal light heavyweight titles
For vacant The Ring light heavyweight title
Loss 19–1 United States Eddie Machen UD 10 December 2, 1961 United States Miami Beach Convention Hall, Miami Beach, Florida
Win 19–0 United States Von Clay TKO 10 August 26, 1961 United States Madison Square Garden, New York City
Win 18–0 United States Pete Rademacher KO 5 April 29, 1961 United States St. Nicholas Arena, New York City
Win 17–0 United States Floyd McCoy KO 3 March 13, 1961 Canada Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario
Win 16–0 United States Carl Bobo Olson KO 6 August 31, 1960 United States Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois
Win 15–0 United States Von Clay SD 10 June 24, 1960 United States St. Nicholas Arena, New York City
Win 14–0 United States Von Clay UD 10 March 28, 1960 United States St. Nicholas Arena, New York City
Win 13–0 United States LeRoy Green UD 10 February 15, 1960 United States Academy of Music, New York City
Win 12–0 United States Clarence Floyd UD 10 January 8, 1960 United States Madison Square Garden, New York City
Win 11–0 United States Juan Pomare SD 10 November 9, 1959 United States Academy of Music, New York City
Win 10–0 United States Chuck Whittley TKO 4 October 23, 1959 United States Madison Square Garden, New York City
Win 9–0 United States Richard Hill TKO 4 August 14, 1959 United States Madison Square Garden, New York City
Win 8–0 United States Sonny Boykins TKO 2 June 15, 1959 United States St. Nicholas Arena, New York City
Win 7–0 United States Rudy Corney PTS 4 May 22, 1959 United States Madison Square Garden, New York City
Win 6–0 Canada Gunnar Doerner TKO 2 May 8, 1959 United States Syracuse War Memorial Arena, Syracuse, New York
Win 5–0 United States Frank LaPola PTS 6 March 6, 1959 United States Madison Square Garden, New York City
Win 4–0 United States Edmund George TKO 4 January 30, 1959 United States Madison Square Garden, New York City
Win 3–0 United States Andre Tessier TKO 3 December 19, 1958 United States Madison Square Garden, New York City
Win 2–0 United States Vince Ferguson TKO 2 September 19, 1958 United States Madison Square Garden, New York City
Win 1–0 United States Jimmy McNair PTS 4 August 22, 1958 United States Madison Square Garden, New York City

Exhibition boxing record

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1 fight 0 wins 0 losses
Non-scored 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
1 0–0 (1) United States Muhammad Ali 6 October 27, 1966 United States Freedom Hall, Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. Non-scored bout

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ https://boxrec.com/en/box-pro/9378 [bare URL]
  3. ^ Atlas, Teddy (January 17, 2006). "Ali's legend forged beyond the classic bouts". ESPN: Boxing. Retrieved January 9, 2010.
  4. ^ Brown, Claude (September 16, 1984). "Manchild in Harlem". The New York Times. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
  5. ^ Rose, Murray (March 14, 1963). "Clay Finishes Fast to Gain Unpopular Verdict". St. Joseph Gazette. Associated Press.
  6. ^ "Fight Fans Dislike Clay-Jones Decision". The Altus Times-Democrat. UPI. March 14, 1963.
  7. ^ "Cassius Clay vs. Doug Jones". BoxRec. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
  8. ^ "Doug Jones". BoxRec. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
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