Fight:17466
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Billy Conn 156 lbs beat Honeyboy Jones 160 lbs by UD in round 8 of 8
- Date: 1936-05-27
- Location: Greenlee Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
- Referee: Buck McTiernan
- Judge: Alvin (Jap) Williams
- Judge: Karl Koehn
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette described this bout as "a ripping, slashing battle", feeling that Conn won a "hard-earned decision." This bout was much closer than the later rematch between the two, which was won much more clearly by Conn.