Tiger Jones
# Tiger Jones

Ralph "Tiger" Jones (March 14, 1928 – August 20, 1994) was a boxer during the 1950s. Trained by Gil Clancy, Jones was a fixture of televised boxing in the 1950s, known for an aggressive style that pleased fans. His overall record was 52 victories, 32 losses and five draws.

He became a professional boxer in 1950. In 1955 he scored an upset over Sugar Ray Robinson. Robinson was highly favored in the fight, which was Robinson's second during a comeback. That was only one of his wins against top-level fighters of that era. He also beat Joey Giardello and Kid Gavilán (both these fighters were world champions at one time and, in other fights, also defeated Jones). Fighters to whom he lost include world champions Gene Fullmer, Johnny Saxton, Paul Pender, and Carl "Bobo" Olson. In all, he fought six world champions on ten occasions.

After he retired, Jones drove a cab and worked for a canning company. He was survived by three sons and two grandchildren.

## Professional boxing record

| 89 fights | 52 wins | 32 losses |
| - | - | - |
| By knockout | 13 | 1 |
| By decision | 39 | 31 |
| By disqualification | 0 | 0 |
| Draws | 5 | 5 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location |
| 89 | Loss | 52–32–5 | László Papp | PTS | 10 | Feb 21, 1962 | Stadthalle, Vienna, Austria |
| 88 | Loss | 52–31–5 | Joe DeNucci | UD | 10 | Jan 23, 1962 | Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| 87 | Win | 52–30–5 | Duane Horsman | UD | 10 | May 17, 1961 | Mayo Civic Auditorium, Rochester, New York, U.S. |
| 86 | Loss | 51–30–5 | Rocky Fumerelle | UD | 10 | Apr 25, 1961 | Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, New York, U.S. |
| 85 | Draw | 51–29–5 | Joe DeNucci | PTS | 10 | Feb 24, 1961 | Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| 84 | Loss | 51–29–4 | Joey Giambra | UD | 10 | Dec 6, 1960 | Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, New York, U.S. |
| 83 | Loss | 51–28–4 | Marcel Pigou | MD | 10 | Nov 5, 1960 | Arena, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| 82 | Win | 51–27–4 | Joe DeNucci | UD | 10 | Apr 29, 1960 | Arena, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| 81 | Win | 50–27–4 | Willie Greene | TKO | 7 (10) | Mar 28, 1960 | Rhode Island Auditorium, Providence, Rhode Island, U.S. |
| 80 | Loss | 49–27–4 | Wilf Greaves | UD | 10 | Feb 3, 1960 | Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| 79 | Win | 49–26–4 | Victor Zalazar | MD | 10 | Jun 26, 1959 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 78 | Loss | 48–26–4 | Joey Giambra | UD | 10 | May 18, 1959 | Memorial Auditorium, Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
| 77 | Loss | 48–25–4 | Paul Pender | UD | 10 | Mar 17, 1959 | Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| 76 | Win | 48–24–4 | Joey Giardello | SD | 10 | Jan 28, 1959 | Freedom Hall, Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. |
| 75 | Loss | 47–24–4 | Rory Calhoun | UD | 10 | Dec 15, 1958 | Arena, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
| 74 | Win | 47–23–4 | Rory Calhoun | UD | 10 | Nov 21, 1958 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 73 | Win | 46–23–4 | Mickey Crawford | TKO | 10 (10) | Sep 10, 1958 | Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| 72 | Loss | 45–23–4 | Jim Hegerle | UD | 10 | May 17, 1958 | State Fair Coliseum, Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S. |
| 71 | Loss | 45–22–4 | Kid Gavilan | SD | 10 | Apr 4, 1958 | Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| 70 | Win | 45–21–4 | Kid Gavilan | SD | 10 | Feb 19, 1958 | Carillon Hotel, Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. |
| 69 | Loss | 44–21–4 | Joey Giardello | UD | 10 | Dec 27, 1957 | Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. |
| 68 | Loss | 44–20–4 | Willie Vaughn | UD | 10 | Nov 29, 1957 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 67 | Loss | 44–19–4 | Del Flanagan | UD | 10 | Aug 24, 1957 | Hippodrome Fair, Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S. |
| 66 | Loss | 44–18–4 | Gene Fullmer | UD | 10 | Jun 7, 1957 | Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| 65 | Draw | 44–17–4 | Joe Gray | PTS | 10 | Apr 25, 1957 | I.M.A. Auditorium, Flint, Michigan, U.S. |
| 64 | Win | 44–17–3 | Chico Vejar | MD | 10 | Apr 12, 1957 | War Memorial Auditorium, Syracuse, New York, U.S. |
| 63 | Win | 43–17–3 | Arthur King | UD | 10 | Mar 25, 1957 | Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| 62 | Win | 42–17–3 | Hardy Smallwood | UD | 10 | Jan 18, 1957 | Music Hall, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
| 61 | Loss | 41–17–3 | Charles Humez | PTS | 10 | Nov 19, 1956 | Palais des Sports, Paris, France |
| 60 | Win | 41–16–3 | Wilf Greaves | SD | 10 | Sep 13, 1956 | Capitol Arena, Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| 59 | Win | 40–16–3 | Jesse Turner | UD | 10 | Jul 30, 1956 | Auditorium, Portland, Oregon, U.S. |
| 58 | Loss | 39–16–3 | Gene Fullmer | UD | 10 | Apr 20, 1956 | Public Hall, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
| 57 | Win | 39–15–3 | Charles Humez | SD | 10 | Mar 23, 1956 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 56 | Win | 38–15–3 | Tony Baldoni | KO | 6 (10) | Feb 8, 1956 | Capitol Arena, Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| 55 | Loss | 37–15–3 | Johnny Saxton | UD | 10 | Nov 9, 1955 | Auditorium, Oakland, California, U.S. |
| 54 | Win | 37–14–3 | Al Andrews | UD | 10 | Oct 12, 1955 | Dinner Key Auditorium, Coconut Grove, Florida, U.S. |
| 53 | Win | 36–14–3 | Chris Christensen | UD | 10 | Sep 23, 1955 | Arena, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
| 52 | Win | 35–14–3 | Ernie Durando | TKO | 6 (10) | Jun 16, 1955 | Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| 51 | Loss | 34–14–3 | Eduardo Lausse | UD | 10 | May 13, 1955 | Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| 50 | Win | 34–13–3 | Georgie Johnson | TKO | 5 (10) | Apr 8, 1955 | Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| 49 | Loss | 33–13–3 | Bobo Olson | UD | 10 | Feb 16, 1955 | Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| 48 | Win | 33–12–3 | Sugar Ray Robinson | UD | 10 | Jan 19, 1955 | Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| 47 | Loss | 32–12–3 | Peter Mueller | SD | 10 | Dec 4, 1954 | Sports Arena, Rochester, New York, U.S. |
| 46 | Loss | 32–11–3 | Hector Constance | MD | 10 | Nov 12, 1954 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 45 | Loss | 32–10–3 | Joey Giardello | UD | 10 | Sep 24, 1954 | Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| 44 | Loss | 32–9–3 | Pedro Gonzales | SD | 10 | May 24, 1954 | St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 43 | Loss | 32–8–3 | Jacques Royer Crecy | UD | 10 | May 14, 1954 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 42 | Win | 32–7–3 | Billy McNeece | UD | 10 | Apr 5, 1954 | Eastern Parkway Arena, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 41 | Win | 31–7–3 | Bobby Dykes | TKO | 10 (10) | Mar 8, 1954 | Eastern Parkway Arena, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 40 | Loss | 30–7–3 | Kid Gavilan | UD | 10 | Aug 26, 1953 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 39 | Win | 30–6–3 | Danny Womber | UD | 10 | Jun 27, 1953 | War Memorial Auditorium, Syracuse, New York, U.S. |
| 38 | Win | 29–6–3 | Mickey Laurent | UD | 10 | Jun 8, 1953 | Eastern Parkway Arena, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 37 | Win | 28–6–3 | Rocky Tomasello | UD | 10 | May 19, 1953 | Ridgewood Grove, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 36 | Win | 27–6–3 | Jimmy Herring | UD | 10 | May 1, 1953 | St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 35 | Draw | 26–6–3 | Danny Womber | PTS | 10 | Mar 16, 1953 | Eastern Parkway Arena, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 34 | Win | 26–6–2 | Danny Womber | SD | 10 | Feb 17, 1953 | Arena, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| 33 | Win | 25–6–2 | Marvin Edelman | TKO | 9 (10) | Feb 9, 1953 | Eastern Parkway Arena, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 32 | Loss | 24–6–2 | Rocky Castellani | SD | 10 | Jan 1, 1953 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 31 | Win | 24–5–2 | Johnny Bratton | UD | 10 | Dec 5, 1952 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 30 | Win | 23–5–2 | Mike Koballa | UD | 8 | Oct 30, 1952 | Sunnyside Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 29 | Loss | 22–5–2 | Johnny Saxton | SD | 10 | Oct 3, 1952 | St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 28 | Win | 22–4–2 | Sal DiMartino | UD | 8 | Sep 22, 1952 | Fort Hamilton Arena, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 27 | Loss | 21–4–2 | Jimmy Herring | UD | 8 | Aug 18, 1952 | Fort Hamilton Arena, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 26 | Win | 21–3–2 | Mike Koballa | UD | 8 | Apr 26, 1952 | Ridgewood Grove, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 25 | Win | 20–3–2 | Tommy Bazzano | SD | 8 | Apr 1, 1952 | Westchester County Center, White Plains, New York, U.S. |
| 24 | Loss | 19–3–2 | Rocky Castellani | PTS | 8 | Mar 8, 1952 | Ridgewood Grove, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 23 | Win | 19–2–2 | Tommy Bazzano | SD | 8 | Feb 9, 1952 | Ridgewood Grove, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 22 | Win | 18–2–2 | Bobby Lloyd | SD | 8 | Jan 26, 1952 | Ridgewood Grove, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 21 | Draw | 17–2–2 | Bobby Lloyd | PTS | 8 | Jan 10, 1952 | Sunnyside Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 20 | Win | 17–2–1 | Phil Rizzo | TKO | 7 (8) | Dec 8, 1951 | Ridgewood Grove, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 19 | Draw | 16–2–1 | Sal DiMartino | PTS | 8 | Nov 8, 1951 | Sunnyside Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 18 | Win | 16–2 | Bob Stecher | UD | 10 | Oct 4, 1951 | Exposition Building, Portland, Maine, U.S. |
| 17 | Win | 15–2 | Roy Carter | KO | 1 (8) | May 16, 1951 | St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 16 | Win | 14–2 | Waddell Hanna | PTS | 6 | Apr 24, 1951 | Westchester County Center, White Plains, New York, U.S. |
| 15 | Win | 13–2 | Ronnie Hopp | PTS | 6 | Apr 7, 1951 | Ridgewood Grove, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 14 | Win | 12–2 | Al Niang | PTS | 6 | Mar 20, 1951 | Westchester County Center, White Plains, New York, U.S. |
| 13 | Win | 11–2 | Armand Michaud | KO | 2 (6) | Mar 10, 1951 | Ridgewood Grove, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 12 | Loss | 10–2 | Herbie Hayes | PTS | 6 | Feb 27, 1951 | Westchester County Center, White Plains, New York, U.S. |
| 11 | Win | 10–1 | Tommy McGowan | PTS | 6 | Feb 20, 1951 | Westchester County Center, White Plains, New York, U.S. |
| 10 | Loss | 9–1 | Henry Burroughs | TKO | 1 (6) | Jan 13, 1951 | Ridgewood Grove, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Tommy McGowan | PTS | 6 | Dec 9, 1950 | Ridgewood Grove, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Henry Burroughs | PTS | 4 | Nov 18, 1950 | Ridgewood Grove, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Herbert Ely | PTS | 4 | Nov 4, 1950 | Ridgewood Grove, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | James Burgos | KO | 2 (4) | Oct 31, 1950 | Jamaica Arena, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Kelly Duncan | PTS | 4 | Oct 23, 1950 | Jamaica Arena, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | George Holzman | TKO | 5 (6) | Oct 11, 1950 | St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Jimmy Dillon | PTS | 4 | Oct 3, 1950 | Westchester County Center, White Plains, New York, U.S. |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Gus Pompino | KO | 4 (4) | Jun 7, 1950 | Meadowbrook Bowl, Newark, New Jersey, U.S. |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Jimmy Garcia | PTS | 4 | May 27, 1950 | Ridgewood Grove, New York City, New York, U.S. |
