Gorilla Jones
Middleweight · United States

Gorilla Jones

122-30-17, 3 NC 66 KO · 1924–1940

Photo: Agence Rol, Public domain via Wikimedia Commons

Gorilla Jones was a middleweight boxer from United States, born May 12, 1906. Record 122-30-17, 3 NC with 66 knockouts over 1924–1940. World titles: WBA middleweight (1932). Gorilla Jones last fought Vern Earling on May 29, 1940 and lost by PTS over 10 rounds.

Also: Уильям Джонс · غوريلا جونز · ゴリラ・ジョーンズ
+2 moreWilliam Jones · William Landon Jones
BornMay 12, 1906
DiedJan 4, 1982
Country🇺🇸 United States
StanceOrthodox
Height175 cm
Reach190.5 cm
NicknameGorilla
DebutAug 11, 1924
Career1924–1940
Rounds boxed1147
KO share54%
Born inMemphis, Tennessee, U.S.
TitlesWBA middleweight · 1932
Boxerbook rating1462 ± 350 · inactive since May 1940Why here ›
Confirmed bouts12 of 172

Career record

Record
122-30-17, 3 NC, 66 KOs · 1924–1940

Last result

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Vern Earling
PTS 10/10 · Kellogg, Idaho, 🇺🇸
1940-05-29 ›
✓ one source

The record

172 bouts, 1924–1940, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in.Wikidata: 101-24-13

Bouts by source: English Wikipedia · 172, Wikipedia (ru) · 1

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Vern Earling
PTS 10/10 · Kellogg, Idaho, 🇺🇸
Jones 122-29-17 · Earling —
1940-05-29 ›
✓ one source
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Angelo Puglisi
PTS 10/10 · Crystal Pool, Seattle, 🇺🇸
Jones 121-29-17 · Puglisi —
1939-01-04 ›
✓ one source
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Alabama Kid
UD 10/10 · Memorial Hall, Dover, 🇺🇸
Jones 121-28-17 · Kid —
1938-06-09 ›
✓ one source
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PTS 10/10 · Armory, Akron, 🇺🇸
Jones 121-27-17 · Risko 64-20-10
1938-05-10 ›
✓✓ two sources
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King Wyatt
PTS 10/10 · Shrine Auditorium, Fort Wayne, 🇺🇸
Jones 121-27-16 · Wyatt —
1938-04-04 ›
✓ one source
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Jack Moran 🇺🇸
PTS 10/10 · Armory, Akron, 🇺🇸
Jones 120-27-16 · Moran —
1938-03-31 ›
✓ one source
W
Johnny Davis
TKO 8/10 · Armory, Akron, 🇺🇸
Jones 119-27-16 · Davis —
1938-02-16 ›
✓ one source
W
Pedro Carsonia
KO 2/10 · Columbia Gymnasium Arena, Louisville, 🇺🇸
Jones 118-27-16 · Carsonia —
1938-01-19 ›
✓ one source
W
Frankie Hughes
UD 10/10 · Armory, Akron, 🇺🇸
Jones 117-27-16 · Hughes —
1938-01-12 ›
✓ one source
W
Bob Turner
UD 10/10 · Armory, Akron, 🇺🇸
Jones 116-27-16 · Turner —
1937-12-15 ›
✓ one source
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Alabama Kid
Billed as Negro middleweight world title fight
PTS 10/10 · Springfield, Ohio, 🇺🇸
Jones 116-26-16 · Kid —
1937-11-23 ›
✓ one source
W
Andy Miller
8 · Auditorium, Sioux City, 🇺🇸
Jones 115-26-16 · Miller —
1937-10-27 ›
✓ one source
W
Vernon Nelson
KO 3/10 · Oskaloosa, Iowa, 🇺🇸
Jones 114-26-16 · Nelson —
1937-09-06 ›
✓ one source
W
Tommy Freeman 🇺🇸
PTS 10/10 · Broadway Baseball Park, Council Bluffs, 🇺🇸
Jones 113-26-16 · Freeman 176-18-23
1937-08-09 ›
✓✓ two sources
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Frankie Misko
TKO 5/10 · Uptown Arena, Sioux City, 🇺🇸
Jones 112-26-16 · Misko —
1937-07-07 ›
✓ one source
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Vernon Nelson
KO 4/10 · Ak-sar-ben Coliseum, Omaha, 🇺🇸
Jones 111-26-16 · Nelson —
1937-04-13 ›
✓ one source
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Frank Battaglia
PTS 10/10 · Auditorium, Milwaukee, 🇺🇸
Jones 111-26-15 · Battaglia —
1937-01-29 ›
✓ one source
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For NBA and NYSAC middleweight titles
UD 10/10 · Auditorium, Milwaukee, 🇺🇸
Jones 111-25-15 · Steele 114-2-11
1937-01-01 ›
✓✓ two sources
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Mickey Bottone
KO 1/10 · Auditorium, Milwaukee, 🇺🇸
Jones 110-25-15 · Bottone —
1936-12-04 ›
✓ one source
D
Art Taylor
PTS 10/10 · Labor Temple, Tucson, 🇺🇸
Jones 110-25-14 · Taylor —
1936-08-05 ›
✓ one source
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Tait Littman
TKO 10/10 · Auditorium, Milwaukee, 🇺🇸
Jones 109-25-14 · Littman —
1936-01-27 ›
✓ one source
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Tait Littman
KO 1/10 · Auditorium, Milwaukee, 🇺🇸
Jones 108-25-14 · Littman —
1936-01-01 ›
✓ one source
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UD 10/10 · Civic Ice Arena, Seattle, 🇺🇸
Jones 108-24-14 · Steele 98-2-11
1935-09-17 ›
✓✓ two sources
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Oscar Rankins
PTS 10/10 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Jones 108-23-14 · Rankins —
1934-08-21 ›
✓ one source
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Emilio Martinez
PTS 10/10 · Denver, Colorado, 🇺🇸
Jones 108-22-14 · Martinez —
1934-06-18 ›
✓ one source
D
PTS 10/10 · Civic Ice Arena, Seattle, 🇺🇸
Jones 108-22-13 · Steele 82-2-10
1934-05-22 ›
✓✓ two sources
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Frank R. Weimer
PTS 10/10 · Coliseum, San Diego, 🇺🇸
Jones 108-21-13 · Weimer —
1934-02-23 ›
✓ one source
W
Tony Poloni
PTS 10/10 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Jones 107-21-13 · Poloni —
1934-01-16 ›
✓ one source
W
Frankie Remus
KO 6/10 · Crystal Pool, Seattle, 🇺🇸
Jones 106-21-13 · Remus —
1933-12-05 ›
✓ one source
W
Eddie Murdock
TKO 10/10 · Coliseum, San Diego, 🇺🇸
Jones 105-21-13 · Murdock —
1933-10-27 ›
✓ one source
W
Lou Bertman
KO 2/10 · Madison Square Garden, Phoenix, 🇺🇸
Jones 104-21-13 · Bertman —
1933-10-12 ›
✓ one source
W
Mike Payan
PTS 10/10 · Coliseum, San Diego, 🇺🇸
Jones 103-21-13 · Payan —
1933-10-06 ›
✓ one source
W
Billy Papke Jr
KO 8/10 · Pasadena Arena, Pasadena, 🇺🇸
Jones 102-21-13 · Papke Jr —
1933-09-21 ›
✓ one source
W
Johnny Romero
KO 3/10 · Coliseum, San Diego, 🇺🇸
Jones 101-21-13 · Romero —
1933-09-15 ›
✓ one source
W
Manuel Victoria
TKO 7/15 · Foreign Club Arena, Tijuana, 🇲🇽
Jones 100-21-13 · Victoria —
1933-09-03 ›
✓ one source
D
Hal Hoxwood
PTS 10/10 · McCullough's Arena, Salt Lake City, 🇺🇸
Jones 100-21-12 · Hoxwood —
1933-08-25 ›
✓ one source
D
Vearl Whitehead
PTS 10/10 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Jones 100-21-11 · Whitehead —
1933-08-08 ›
✓ one source
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Vearl Whitehead
DQ 10/10 · Dreamland Auditorium, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Jones 100-20-11 · Whitehead —
1933-07-28 ›
✓ one source
W
Wesley Ketchell
PTS 10/10 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Jones 99-20-11 · Ketchell —
1933-07-18 ›
✓ one source
W
Babe Marino
KO 10/10 · Dreamland Auditorium, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Jones 98-20-11 · Marino —
1933-06-30 ›
✓ one source
NC
Ben Jeby 🇺🇸
NC 6/12 · Public Hall, Cleveland, 🇺🇸
Jones 98-20-11 · Jeby 46-8-4
1933-04-19 ›
✓✓ two sources
W
Willie Oster
KO 3/10 · Convention Hall, Toledo, 🇺🇸
Jones 97-20-11 · Oster —
1933-02-28 ›
✓ one source
W
Rosy Baker
PTS 10/10 · Tomlinson Hall, Indianapolis, 🇺🇸
Jones 96-20-11 · Baker —
1933-02-21 ›
✓ one source
W
Sammy Slaughter
Won vacant American middleweight title
KO 7/12 · Public Hall, Cleveland, 🇺🇸
Jones 95-20-11 · Slaughter —
1933-01-30 ›
✓ one source
W
Young Stuhley
KO 4/10 · Clinton, Iowa, 🇺🇸
Jones 94-20-11 · Stuhley —
1933-01-13 ›
✓ one source
D
Tommy Freeman 🇺🇸
PTS 10/10 · Motor Square Garden, Pittsburgh, 🇺🇸
Jones 94-20-10 · Freeman 109-14-15
1932-12-26 ›
✓✓ two sources
W
Willie Oster
10 · Coliseum, Davenport, 🇺🇸
Jones 93-20-10 · Oster —
1932-12-01 ›
✓ one source
W
Jackie Purvis
KO 3/10 · Armory, Akron, 🇺🇸
Jones 92-20-10 · Purvis —
1932-11-24 ›
✓ one source
W
Johnny Peppe
PTS 8/8 · Convention Hall, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Jones 91-20-10 · Peppe —
1932-10-03 ›
✓ one source
W
Kid Leonard
10 · Palmer School Arena, Davenport, 🇺🇸
Jones 90-20-10 · Leonard —
1932-08-29 ›
✓ one source
W
Jack December
KO 2/6 · Public Hall, Cleveland, 🇺🇸
Jones 89-20-10 · December —
1932-08-09 ›
✓ one source
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Marcel Thil 🇫🇷
Lost NBA middleweight title
DQ 11/15 · Parc des Princes, Paris, 🇫🇷
Jones 89-19-10 · Thil 77-18-9
1932-06-11 ›
✓✓ two sources
W
Young Terry
Retained NBA middleweight title
PTS 12/12 · Armory, Trenton, 🇺🇸
Jones 88-19-10 · Terry —
1932-04-26 ›
✓ one source
W
Bud Saltis
PTS 10/10 · Columbus Community Club, Green Bay, 🇺🇸
Jones 87-19-10 · Saltis —
1932-04-07 ›
✓ one source
W
Chuck Burns
KO 3/10 · Armory, Akron, 🇺🇸
Jones 86-19-10 · Burns —
1932-03-31 ›
✓ one source
L
Frankie O'Brien
DQ 8/10 · Valley Arena, Holyoke, 🇺🇸
Jones 86-18-10 · O'Brien —
1932-03-14 ›
✓ one source
W
Oddone Piazza 🇮🇹
Won vacant NBA middleweight title
TKO 6/10 · Auditorium, Milwaukee, 🇺🇸
Jones 85-18-10 · Piazza —
1932-01-25 ›
✓ one source
W
Henry Firpo
SD 10/10 · Auditorium, Milwaukee, 🇺🇸
Jones 84-18-10 · Firpo —
1931-12-11 ›
✓ one source
W
Frankie O'Brien
PTS 10/10 · Auditorium, Milwaukee, 🇺🇸
Jones 83-18-10 · O'Brien —
1931-11-19 ›
✓ one source
W
PTS 10/10 · Auditorium, Milwaukee, 🇺🇸
Jones 82-18-10 · Nichols —
1931-11-03 ›
✓ one source
W
Johnny Roberts
KO 3/10 · Armory, Akron, 🇺🇸
Jones 81-18-10 · Roberts —
1931-10-21 ›
✓ one source
W
Clyde Chastain
TKO 6/10 · Auditorium, Milwaukee, 🇺🇸
Jones 80-18-10 · Chastain —
1931-09-17 ›
✓ one source
W
Tiger Thomas
PTS 10/10 · Borchert Field, Milwaukee, 🇺🇸
Jones 79-18-10 · Thomas —
1931-08-25 ›
✓ one source
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Thomas Lawless
PTS 10/10 · Chicago Stadium, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Jones 79-17-10 · Lawless —
1931-05-25 ›
✓ one source
W
Ham Jenkins
10 · Kansas City, Missouri, 🇺🇸
Jones 78-17-10 · Jenkins —
1931-04-28 ›
✓ one source
W
Paul Pirrone
PTS 10/10 · Public Hall, Cleveland, 🇺🇸
Jones 77-17-10 · Pirrone —
1931-04-14 ›
✓ one source
W
Buddy Gorman
PTS 10/10 · Auditorium, Oakland, 🇺🇸
Jones 76-17-10 · Gorman —
1931-03-11 ›
✓ one source
W
Herman Ratzlaff
UD 10/10 · Auditorium, Portland, 🇺🇸
Jones 75-17-10 · Ratzlaff —
1931-02-17 ›
✓ one source
W
Frank Rowsey
TKO 8/10 · Dreamland Auditorium, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Jones 74-17-10 · Rowsey —
1931-02-06 ›
✓ one source
W
Mike Hector
PTS 10/10 · Stockton, California, 🇺🇸
Jones 73-17-10 · Hector —
1931-01-30 ›
✓ one source
D
Chick Devlin
PTS 10/10 · Dreamland Auditorium, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Jones 73-17-9 · Devlin —
1931-01-23 ›
✓ one source
W
Young Johnny Burns
TKO 7/10 · Auditorium, Oakland, 🇺🇸
Jones 72-17-9 · Burns —
1931-01-13 ›
✓ one source
W
Clyde Chastain
KO 4/10 · Armory, Akron, 🇺🇸
Jones 71-17-9 · Chastain —
1930-12-26 ›
✓ one source
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Jackie Brady
PTS 10/10 · Carney Auditorium, Erie, 🇺🇸
Jones 71-16-9 · Brady —
1930-11-28 ›
✓ one source
W
Meyer Lichtenstein
SD 10/10 · Convention Hall, Rochester, 🇺🇸
Jones 70-16-9 · Lichtenstein —
1930-11-10 ›
✓ one source
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Harry Smith
PTS 10/10 · Olympia Boxing Club, Manhattan, 🇺🇸
Jones 70-15-9 · Smith —
1930-10-23 ›
✓ one source
W
Cowboy Jack Willis
10 · Canton Auditorium, Canton, 🇺🇸
Jones 69-15-9 · Willis —
1930-09-15 ›
✓ one source
NC
Harry Smith
NC 9/12 · Queensboro Stadium, Long Island City, 🇺🇸
Jones 69-15-9 · Smith —
1930-09-04 ›
✓ one source
W
Ham Jenkins
PTS 10/10 · Denver, Colorado, 🇺🇸
Jones 68-15-9 · Jenkins —
1930-08-15 ›
✓ one source
D
Manuel Quintero
PTS 10/10 · Dreamland Auditorium, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Jones 68-15-8 · Quintero —
1930-08-08 ›
✓ one source
W
Thomas Lawless
KO 9/10 · Dreamland Auditorium, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Jones 67-15-8 · Lawless —
1930-07-18 ›
✓ one source
W
Vincent Forgione
PTS 10/10 · Taylor Bowl, Newburgh Heights, 🇺🇸
Jones 66-15-8 · Forgione —
1930-06-25 ›
✓ one source
W
Henry Goldberg
PTS 10/10 · Heywood Arena, West Springfield, 🇺🇸
Jones 65-15-8 · Goldberg —
1930-06-02 ›
✓ one source
W
Vincent Forgione
PTS 10/10 · Meyers Bowl, North Braddock, 🇺🇸
Jones 64-15-8 · Forgione —
1930-05-26 ›
✓ one source
L
Thomas Lawless
PTS 10/10 · Valley Arena, Holyoke, 🇺🇸
Jones 64-14-8 · Lawless —
1930-05-12 ›
✓ one source
L
Tiger Roy Williams
PTS 12/12 · Memorial Hall, Dayton, 🇺🇸
Jones 64-13-8 · Williams —
1930-04-22 ›
✓ one source
W
Gene Cardi
TKO 7/10 · Wheeling, West Virginia, 🇺🇸
Jones 63-13-8 · Cardi —
1930-04-14 ›
✓ one source
W
Jock Malone
10 · Saint Paul, Minnesota, 🇺🇸
Jones 62-13-8 · Malone —
1930-03-17 ›
✓ one source
W
Meyer Grace
TKO 3/10 · Armory, Akron, 🇺🇸
Jones 61-13-8 · Grace —
1930-03-14 ›
✓ one source
W
Wesley Ketchell
PTS 10/10 · Dreamland Auditorium, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Jones 60-13-8 · Ketchell —
1930-02-14 ›
✓ one source
D
Eddie Roberts 🇺🇸
PTS 10/10 · Dreamland Auditorium, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Jones 60-13-7 · Roberts —
1930-02-07 ›
✓ one source
W
Izzy Grove 🇺🇸
KO 7/10 · St. Nicholas Arena, Manhattan, 🇺🇸
Jones 59-13-7 · Grove —
1930-01-27 ›
✓ one source
W
Floyd Hybert
TKO 3/10 · Valley Arena, Holyoke, 🇺🇸
Jones 58-13-7 · Hybert —
1930-01-17 ›
✓ one source
W
Billy Angelo
PTS 10/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Jones 57-13-7 · Angelo —
1930-01-01 ›
✓ one source
NC
Jackie Fields 🇺🇸
NC 7/10 · Boston Garden, Boston, 🇺🇸
Jones 57-13-7 · Fields 51-3-1
1929-12-13 ›
✓✓ two sources
W
Nick Testo
KO 6/10 · Armory, Akron, 🇺🇸
Jones 56-13-7 · Testo —
1929-12-04 ›
✓ one source
L
Jackie Fields 🇺🇸
PTS 10/10 · State Armory, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Jones 56-12-7 · Fields 49-3-1
1929-10-21 ›
✓✓ two sources
W
Jackie Horner
KO 2/10 · Armory, Akron, 🇺🇸
Jones 55-12-7 · Horner —
1929-10-09 ›
✓ one source
W
Fred Mahan
KO 6/10 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Jones 54-12-7 · Mahan —
1929-08-20 ›
✓ one source
W
Pete Meyers
TKO 5/10 · State Armory, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Jones 53-12-7 · Meyers —
1929-08-12 ›
✓ one source
W
Jack Lewis
KO 3/8 · Memphis, Tennessee, 🇺🇸
Jones 52-12-7 · Lewis —
1929-07-29 ›
✓ one source
L
Thomas Lawless
PTS 12/12 · Taylor Bowl, Newburgh Heights, 🇺🇸
Jones 52-11-7 · Lawless —
1929-07-16 ›
✓ one source
W
Jack McVey
PTS 10/10 · Braves Field, Boston, 🇺🇸
Jones 51-11-7 · McVey —
1929-06-25 ›
✓ one source
W
Al Mello 🇺🇸
TKO 6/10 · Boston Garden, Boston, 🇺🇸
Jones 50-11-7 · Mello —
1929-06-03 ›
✓ one source
W
Izzy Grove 🇺🇸
TKO 6/10 · Madison Square Garden, Manhattan, 🇺🇸
Jones 49-11-7 · Grove —
1929-05-17 ›
✓ one source
W
Al Mello 🇺🇸
PTS 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, Manhattan, 🇺🇸
Jones 48-11-7 · Mello —
1929-05-03 ›
✓ one source
D
Tommy Freeman 🇺🇸
PTS 12/12 · Public Hall, Cleveland, 🇺🇸
Jones 48-11-6 · Freeman 71-9-12
1929-04-09 ›
✓✓ two sources
W
KO 1 · Armory, Akron, 🇺🇸
Jones 47-11-6 · Fifield —
1929-04-02 ›
✓ one source
W
Joe Zelinski
KO 5/10 · Valley Arena, Holyoke, 🇺🇸
Jones 46-11-6 · Zelinski —
1929-03-11 ›
✓ one source
L
Nick Testo
DQ 5/10 · Valley Arena, Holyoke, 🇺🇸
Jones 46-10-6 · Testo —
1929-02-25 ›
✓ one source
L
Thomas Lawless
PTS 10/10 · Broadway Auditorium, Buffalo, 🇺🇸
Jones 46-9-6 · Lawless —
1929-02-18 ›
✓ one source
W
Jack Murphy
KO 4/6 · Carney Auditorium, Erie, 🇺🇸
Jones 45-9-6 · Murphy —
1929-02-15 ›
✓ one source
W
Arthur Schaekels
PTS 10/10 · Broadway Auditorium, Buffalo, 🇺🇸
Jones 44-9-6 · Schaekels —
1929-01-14 ›
✓ one source
W
Arthur Schaekels
KO 1/10 · Public Hall, Cleveland, 🇺🇸
Jones 43-9-6 · Schaekels —
1929-01-08 ›
✓ one source
D
Tony Vaccarelli
PTS 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, Manhattan, 🇺🇸
Jones 43-9-5 · Vaccarelli —
1928-12-28 ›
✓ one source
W
Pal Silvers
PTS 8/8 · Madison Square Garden, Manhattan, 🇺🇸
Jones 42-9-5 · Silvers —
1928-11-16 ›
✓ one source
W
Jimmy Finley
10 · Armory, Akron, 🇺🇸
Jones 41-9-5 · Finley —
1928-11-02 ›
✓ one source
W
Thomas Lawless
PTS 10/10 · Erie, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸
Jones 40-9-5 · Lawless —
1928-10-19 ›
✓ one source
W
Billy Leonard
KO 1/10 · Armory, Akron, 🇺🇸
Jones 39-9-5 · Leonard —
1928-10-05 ›
✓ one source
W
Heavy Andrews
PTS 10/10 · Erie, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸
Jones 38-9-5 · Andrews —
1928-09-28 ›
✓ one source
W
Bobby LaSalle
SD 10/10 · Taylor Bowl, Newburgh Heights, 🇺🇸
Jones 37-9-5 · LaSalle —
1928-09-18 ›
✓ one source
W
Tommy Freeman 🇺🇸
SD 10/10 · Taylor Bowl, Newburgh Heights, 🇺🇸
Jones 36-9-5 · Freeman 68-8-12
1928-08-15 ›
✓✓ two sources
L
Sergeant Sammy Baker
UD 10/10 · Olympic Arena, Brooklyn, 🇺🇸
Jones 36-8-5 · Baker —
1928-07-17 ›
✓ one source
W
Billy Alger
10 · Armory, Akron, 🇺🇸
Jones 35-8-5 · Alger —
1928-06-25 ›
✓ one source
W
Lowell Bobby Brown
TKO 2/10 · Olympic Arena, Brooklyn, 🇺🇸
Jones 34-8-5 · Brown —
1928-06-13 ›
✓ one source
W
Ben Spivey
TKO 6/10 · Company A Armory, Marietta, 🇺🇸
Jones 33-8-5 · Spivey —
1928-05-28 ›
✓ one source
L
Lowell Bobby Brown
PTS 8/8 · Public Hall, Cleveland, 🇺🇸
Jones 33-7-5 · Brown —
1928-05-14 ›
✓ one source
W
Mickey Fedor
TKO 7/8 · Armory, Akron, 🇺🇸
Jones 32-7-5 · Fedor —
1928-05-07 ›
✓ one source
W
Harry Williams
TKO 4/6 · Armory, Akron, 🇺🇸
Jones 31-7-5 · Williams —
1928-04-26 ›
✓ one source
W
Buck McMillan
TKO 3/8 · Canton, Ohio, 🇺🇸
Jones 30-7-5 · McMillan —
1928-04-12 ›
✓ one source
W
Ben Spivey
KO 4 · Marietta, Ohio, 🇺🇸
Jones 29-7-5 · Spivey —
1928-04-09 ›
✓ one source
W
Joe Feldman
KO 1/6 · Public Hall, Cleveland, 🇺🇸
Jones 28-7-5 · Feldman —
1928-03-19 ›
✓ one source
W
Allen Beatty
6 · Armory, Akron, 🇺🇸
Jones 27-7-5 · Beatty —
1928-03-16 ›
✓ one source
W
Sailor Dan Maxwell
KO 4 · Canton, Ohio, 🇺🇸
Jones 26-7-5 · Maxwell —
1928-03-01 ›
✓ one source
W
Hank Graham
KO 1/6 · Armory, Akron, 🇺🇸
Jones 25-7-5 · Graham —
1928-02-29 ›
✓ one source
W
Black Fitzsimmons
KO 3 · Barberton, Ohio, 🇺🇸
Jones 24-7-5 · Fitzsimmons —
1928-02-23 ›
✓ one source
W
Al Jackson
PTS 6/6 · Public Hall, Cleveland, 🇺🇸
Jones 23-7-5 · Jackson —
1928-02-13 ›
✓ one source
L
Young Saylor
12 · Auditorium, Marietta, 🇺🇸
Jones 23-6-5 · Saylor —
1928-01-26 ›
✓ one source
W
Arvin Spence
TKO 2/4 · Public Hall, Cleveland, 🇺🇸
Jones 22-6-5 · Spence —
1928-01-17 ›
✓ one source
W
George Moore
KO 5 · Akron, Ohio, 🇺🇸
Jones 21-6-5 · Moore —
1928-01-02 ›
✓ one source
W
Polish Wonder
TKO 3/3 · Marietta, Ohio, 🇺🇸
Jones 19-6-5 · Wonder —
1927-12-27 ›
✓ one source
W
Paul Wanzo
KO 3/3 · Marietta, Ohio, 🇺🇸
Jones 19-6-5 · Wanzo —
1927-12-27 ›
✓ one source
W
Jeff Baulknight
PTS 6/6 · Public Hall, Cleveland, 🇺🇸
Jones 18-6-5 · Baulknight —
1927-12-07 ›
✓ one source
W
Gunner Johnson
6 · Armory, Akron, 🇺🇸
Jones 17-6-5 · Johnson —
1927-09-19 ›
✓ one source
W
Marvin Morrison
10 · Armory, Akron, 🇺🇸
Jones 16-6-5 · Morrison —
1927-05-26 ›
✓ one source
W
Marvin Morrison
10 · Armory, Akron, 🇺🇸
Jones 15-6-5 · Morrison —
1927-05-03 ›
✓ one source
W
Sam Bruce
PTS 8/8 · Memphis Stadium, Memphis, 🇺🇸
Jones 14-6-5 · Bruce —
1927-04-07 ›
✓ one source
W
Cyclone Williams
PTS 8/8 · Memphis Stadium, Memphis, 🇺🇸
Jones 13-6-5 · Williams —
1927-01-31 ›
✓ one source
W
Kid Roux
PTS 8/8 · Memphis Stadium, Memphis, 🇺🇸
Jones 12-6-5 · Roux —
1926-12-13 ›
✓ one source
W
Cyclone Williams
PTS 8/8 · Memphis Stadium, Memphis, 🇺🇸
Jones 11-6-5 · Williams —
1926-11-28 ›
✓ one source
W
Kid Roux
8 · Greenville Stadium, Greenville, 🇺🇸
Jones 10-6-5 · Roux —
1926-10-22 ›
✓ one source
W
Cyclone Williams
KO 4/8 · Memphis Stadium, Memphis, 🇺🇸
Jones 9-6-5 · Williams —
1926-10-04 ›
✓ one source
W
Young Sharkey
TKO 7/8 · Greenville Stadium, Greenville, 🇺🇸
Jones 8-6-5 · Sharkey —
1926-09-17 ›
✓ one source
D
Kid Roux
PTS 8/8 · Memphis Stadium, Memphis, 🇺🇸
Jones 8-6-4 · Roux —
1926-07-26 ›
✓ one source
W
Kid Lucius
TKO 3/8 · Memphis Stadium, Memphis, 🇺🇸
Jones 7-6-4 · Lucius —
1926-04-19 ›
✓ one source
W
Billy Cannon
KO 2/8 · Hot Springs, Arkansas, 🇺🇸
Jones 6-6-4 · Cannon —
1926-02-01 ›
✓ one source
D
Kid Roux
PTS 8/8 · Southern A.C., Memphis, 🇺🇸
Jones 6-6-3 · Roux —
1926-01-11 ›
✓ one source
W
Kid Bruce
PTS 8/8 · Southern A.C., Memphis, 🇺🇸
Jones 5-6-3 · Bruce —
1925-11-16 ›
✓ one source
L
Harry Bettin
PTS 8/8 · Memphis Stadium, Memphis, 🇺🇸
Jones 5-5-3 · Bettin —
1925-11-10 ›
✓ one source
L
Kid Sharkey
DQ 3/8 · Memphis, Tennessee, 🇺🇸
Jones 5-4-3 · Sharkey —
1925-11-03 ›
✓ one source
D
Kid Roux
PTS 8/8 · Southern A.C., Memphis, 🇺🇸
Jones 5-4-2 · Roux —
1925-07-13 ›
✓ one source
D
Kid Bruce
PTS 8/8 · Southern A.C., Memphis, 🇺🇸
Jones 5-4-1 · Bruce —
1925-05-18 ›
✓ one source
W
George Dixon
TKO 6/8 · Southern A.C., Memphis, 🇺🇸
Jones 4-4-1 · Dixon —
1925-05-04 ›
✓ one source
W
Joe Walcott
KO 1/8 · Southern A.C., Memphis, 🇺🇸
Jones 3-4-1 · Walcott —
1925-04-06 ›
✓ one source
L
Clyde Edmundsen
10 · Hot Springs, Arkansas, 🇺🇸
Jones 3-3-1 · Edmundsen —
1925-03-16 ›
✓ one source
W
George Dixon
KO 2/8 · Southern A.C., Memphis, 🇺🇸
Jones 2-3-1 · Dixon —
1925-02-09 ›
✓ one source
L
Sam Bruce
PTS 8/8 · Southern A.C., Memphis, 🇺🇸
Jones 2-2-1 · Bruce —
1924-12-01 ›
✓ one source
W
Fast Black
KO 3/6 · Southern A.C., Memphis, 🇺🇸
Jones 1-2-1 · Black —
1924-11-10 ›
✓ one source
L
George Dixon
DQ 3/8 · Southern A.C., Memphis, 🇺🇸
Jones 1-1-1 · Dixon —
1924-11-03 ›
✓ one source
W
Fast Black
PTS 8/8 · Southern A.C., Memphis, 🇺🇸
Jones 0-1-1 · Black —
1924-09-22 ›
✓ one source
D
Kid Bruce
PTS 8/8 · Southern A.C., Memphis, 🇺🇸
Jones 0-1-0 · Bruce —
1924-09-15 ›
✓ one source
L
Sam Bruce
PTS 8/8 · Southern A.C., Memphis, 🇺🇸
Jones 0-0-0 · Bruce —
1924-08-11 ›
✓ one source

Ratings now

Not in any current ranking.

World titles

1932-01-25 – 1932-06-11

Facts

What is Gorilla Jones's record?
Gorilla Jones's professional record is 122-30-17, 3 NC with 66 knockouts.
Who did Gorilla Jones fight last?
Gorilla Jones last fought Vern Earling on May 29, 1940 and lost by PTS over 10 rounds.
Which world titles has Gorilla Jones held?
Gorilla Jones has held 1 world title reign: WBA middleweight (1932).

Sources

Boxerbook ID 10429 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/10429. Wikidata (CC0), English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), photo from Wikimedia Commons. Last fetched: 2026-10-12. Spot a mistake? Every bout page has a link to report it.

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