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Doug Jones
Doug Jones
Born	February 27, 1937; New York City, U.S.
Died	November 14, 2017 (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 – 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

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 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

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 titles For 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)	Muhammad Ali	—	6	October 27, 1966	Freedom Hall, Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.	Non-scored bout

References

^ 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.
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^ 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.
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