Doug Jones was born in New York, New York, U.S. on February 27, 1937. He made his professional debut at the age of 21 years on August 22, 1958 against Jimmy McNair. Jones defeated McNair via 4 round points decision, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Jones' last fight was a 6th-round TKO loss to Boone Kirkman at age 30, on August 10, 1967.
Some of Doug Jones' best fights were against Bob Foster (HOFer) and Zora Folley. For a complete list of Jones' best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Doug Jones".
Jones has 10 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Doug Jones Losses".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
41 | Aug 10, 1967 | 30 | Boone Kirkman | loss | TKO 6 |
40 | Jun 29, 1967 | 30 | Boone Kirkman | win | TKO 7 |
39 | Feb 21, 1967 | 29 | Joe Frazier 23 13-0 | loss | KO 6 |
38 | Oct 14, 1966 | 29 | Thad Spencer | loss | UD 10 |
37 | Jun 28, 1966 | 29 | Ernie Terrell 27 38-4 | loss | UD 15 |
36 | Mar 08, 1966 | 29 | Lou Bailey | win | TKO 6 |
35 | Dec 28, 1965 | 28 | Archie McBride | win | KO 5 |
34 | Nov 30, 1965 | 28 | Chip Johnson | win | KO 3 |
33 | Sep 21, 1965 | 28 | Cody Jones | win | TKO 4 |
32 | Sep 14, 1965 | 28 | Prentice Snipes | win | KO 2 |
31 | Oct 02, 1964 | 27 | George Chuvalo 27 27-8-2 | loss | TKO 11 |
30 | Aug 14, 1964 | 27 | Billy Daniels | loss | SD 10 |
29 | May 16, 1964 | 27 | LeRoy Green | win | UD 10 |
28 | Feb 03, 1964 | 26 | Tom McNeeley | win | TKO 5 |
27 | Jun 14, 1963 | 26 | Billy Daniels | win | PTS 10 |
26 | Mar 13, 1963 | 26 | Muhammad Ali 21 17-0 | loss | UD 10 |
25 | Dec 15, 1962 | 25 | Zora Folley 31 62-5-2 | win | KO 7 |
24 | Oct 20, 1962 | 25 | Bob Foster 20 9-0 | win | TKO 8 |
23 | Sep 29, 1962 | 25 | Erich Schoppner | draw | PTS 10 |
22 | Aug 01, 1962 | 25 | Zora Folley 31 59-5-2 | loss | UD 10 |
21 | May 12, 1962 | 25 | Harold Johnson 33 66-8 | loss | UD 15 |
20 | Dec 02, 1961 | 24 | Eddie Machen | loss | UD 10 |
19 | Aug 26, 1961 | 24 | Von Clay | win | TKO 10 |
18 | Apr 29, 1961 | 24 | Pete Rademacher | win | KO 5 |
17 | Mar 13, 1961 | 24 | Floyd McCoy | win | TKO 3 |
16 | Aug 31, 1960 | 23 | Bobo Olson | win | KO 6 |
15 | Jun 24, 1960 | 23 | Von Clay | win | SD 10 |
14 | Mar 28, 1960 | 23 | Von Clay | win | UD 10 |
13 | Feb 15, 1960 | 22 | LeRoy Green | win | UD 10 |
12 | Jan 08, 1960 | 22 | Clarence Floyd | win | UD 10 |
11 | Nov 09, 1959 | 22 | Juan Pomare | win | SD 10 |
10 | Oct 23, 1959 | 22 | Chuck Whittley | win | TKO 4 |
9 | Aug 14, 1959 | 22 | Richard Hill | win | TKO 4 |
8 | Jun 15, 1959 | 22 | Sonny Boykin | win | TKO 2 |
7 | May 22, 1959 | 22 | Rudy Corney | win | PTS 4 |
6 | May 08, 1959 | 22 | Gunnar Doerner | win | TKO 2 |
5 | Mar 06, 1959 | 22 | Frank LaPola | win | PTS 6 |
4 | Jan 30, 1959 | 21 | Edmund George | win | TKO 4 |
3 | Dec 19, 1958 | 21 | Andre Tessier | win | TKO 3 |
2 | Sep 19, 1958 | 21 | Vince Ferguson | win | TKO 2 |
1 | Aug 22, 1958 | 21 | Jimmy McNair | win | PTS 4 |