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 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.[2] He was best known for his 1963 fight with Cassius Clay which resulted in a close fight, but he lost by Unanimous decision.[3]

Early life

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

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 19–0 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 on to 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 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 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.[5][6] The Ring selected this as its Fight of the Year in 1963.[7] 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 a 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 11–0 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 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 record

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

Exhibition boxing record

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

  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
  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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