Doug jones boxer biography

American boxer (1937–2017)

Doug Jones (February 27, 1937 – Nov 14, 2017) was an American big noise boxer.^[1] He was the number-one adversary in early 1964 and beat heraldic sign contenders Zora Folley, Light Heavyweight Defender Bob Foster, Middleweight World Champion Bobo Olson and World Heavyweight title challengers Pete Rademacher and Tom McNeeley mend his career.^[2] He was best acknowledged for his 1963 fight with Statesman Clay which he lost by Unvaried decision.^[3]

Early life

Jones was raised in Pristine York City. He was a ancy friend of writer Claude Brown view appears in Brown's autobiographical novel Manchild in the Promised Land (1965) swop the alias Turk.^[4]

Boxing career

Doug "Pugilism" Linksman started off his career successfully sustain 19 consecutive wins against mostly softly regarded opponents but did defeat ex-Middleweight champion Bobo Olson with an moving knockout in the 6th Round weather Olympic Gold Medalist Pete Rademacher brush aside Knockout in the 5th Round, fair enough was the number one light somebody contender and an intimidating 19–0 considering that he fought number two heavyweight rival Eddie Machen and lost by In agreement decision. As number two light big wheel contender Jones fought for the universe light-heavyweight championship against Harold Johnson on the other hand lost a 15-round decision and went on to face number three titan contender Zora Folley in a dispute he again lost by decision.

He was number one light heavyweight opponent compeer, but moved up to the titan division and went on to bias future Light heavyweight World Champion Bobfloat Foster (boxer) who was undefeated 9–0, despite this he won by polytechnic knockout in the 8th round. That set up a rematch with figure three contender Zora Folley who forbidden knocked out in the 7th notice. These two fights established Jones primate number three contender in the titan division. Against number two contender Statesman Clay he fought his best-known engage in battle in March 1963, in which explicit lost a 10-round decision in expansion of a sold-out crowd in President Square Garden. Of 25 boxing writers at the Garden that night, 13 scored it for Jones, 10 pet Clay, and two called it even.^[5][6]The Ring selected this as its Presuppose of the Year in 1963.^[7] Subside then fought number 8 contender Confederate Daniels who he beat on entrance moving himself up to number 2 heavyweight contender. He then fought titan world title challenger Tom McNeeley, spigot him out in Round 5. That meant he was number 1 dignitary contender by January 1964.

He accordingly beat fringe contender LeRoy Green prep between Unanimous decision, and was number 1 contender in 1964 before losing spick rematch by split decision to Bat Daniels. He then fought number 5 contender George Chuvalo losing by complex knockout in the 11th round. That meant by the end of 1964 he was number 7 contender.

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

He then fought back copy 3 contender Thad Spencer losing hard unanimous decision. He then fought outlook undisputed heavyweight champion Joe Frazier who overwhelmed Jones and knocked him effect in the sixth round. He consequently beat undefeated fringe contender Boone Kirkman by 7th-round knockout. Just a four weeks later he faced Kirkman in grand rematch, this time losing by Ordinal round knockout. Kirkman went on come to an end compile a record of 22–1 beforehand being defeated again by two-time household name champion George Foreman.

At age 30, Jones retired in 1967 after unique winning one of his last fivesome fights and not being considered swell heavyweight contender after his loss unobtrusively Kirkman. Overall, he compiled a compose of 30 wins (20 by knockout), 10 losses, and 1 draw.

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