Milton McCrory vs. Colin Jones (1st meeting)

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Milton McCrory 147 lbs drew with Colin Jones 146 lbs by SD in round 12 of 12

  • Date: 1983-03-19
  • Location: Reno-Sparks Convention Center, Reno, Nevada, USA
  • Referee: Octavio Meyran
  • Judge: Jose Juan Guerra 116-113
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  • Judge: Dimas Hernandez 115-115
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  • Judge: Newton Campos 114-116
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Title Fight a Draw
AP | March 20, 1983

RENO, March 19— The fight was for the vacant title after the reigning champ, Sugar Ray Leonard, had retired from boxing with a detached retina.

Colin Jones and Milton McCrory fought to a draw today in a 12-round bout for the vacant World Boxing Council welterweight championship.

McCrory dominated the early rounds, and Jones came back between rounds 7 through 10.

The 11th round was close, but McCrory outboxed and outpunched Jones in the 12th and final round.

Blood flowed freely from McCrory's nose beginning in the second round. The decision was loudly booed by the crowd of about 4,000 at the Reno Convention Center.

Jose Sulaiman, the W.B.C. president, said that he would order a rematch that will take place after a rest period of at least 45 days. Judges Dimas Hernandez of Venezuela scored the bout even at 115-115; Newton Campus of Brazil gave it toJones, 116-114, and Jose Guerra of Mexico voted for McCrory, 116-113.

McCrory, a 146 1/2-pounder from Detroit, was staggered by Jones, 146, with a roundhouse right to the temple in the third round. McCrory came back in the fourth round, landing combinations to the head and body, but Jones landed a powerful left to the body that rocked McCrory in the corner. McCrory landed a left-right combination to the head near the end of the round that jolted Jones momentarily.

Jones suffered the first cut of his career in that round, a gash under the left eye. He came back and started to dominate late in the 7th round. Jones rocked McCrory again with a right to the head in the ninth round and continued to move in on McCrory. Jones scored to the head and body in the 11th, while McCrory landed many body shots and some head shots. McCrory unleashed a furious series of combinations to win the final round, although he didn't seriously hurt his opponent.

McCrory, 21 years old, had a 20-0 record going into the fight and Jones, 23, a 24-1 record.

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