Gorilla Jones - Revision history

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	*Jones fought [[Freddie Steele]] for the NBA/[[NYSAC]] World Middleweight Championship on January 1, 1937, and lost by a [[Freddie Steele vs. Gorilla Jones (3rd meeting)\|10-round unanimous decision]].		*Jones fought [[Freddie Steele]] for the NBA/[[NYSAC]] World Middleweight Championship on January 1, 1937, and lost by a [[Freddie Steele vs. Gorilla Jones (3rd meeting)\|10-round unanimous decision]].
	*The [[International Boxing Hall of Fame]] lists Jones's record as 101-24-13 with 52 knockouts. Jones was never knocked out in 138 professional fights.		*The [[International Boxing Hall of Fame]] lists Jones's record as 101-24-13 with 52 knockouts. Jones was never knocked out in 138 professional fights.

	== Post Boxing Career ==		== Post Boxing Career ==
	Jones was a trainer on the Pacific Coast from the mid-1940s until the 1970s, working with [[Irish Bob Murphy]], [[Freddie Beshore]], Johnny Wells, [[Milo Savage]], [[Charley Powell]], and [[Gil King]].		Jones was a trainer on the Pacific Coast from the mid-1940s until the 1970s, working with [[Irish Bob Murphy]], [[Freddie Beshore]], Johnny Wells, [[Milo Savage]], [[Charley Powell]], and [[Gil King]].

	Jones also worked as a chauffeur and bodyguard for actress [[Wikipedia:Mae West\|Mae West]].		Jones also worked as a chauffeur and bodyguard for actress [[Wikipedia:Mae West\|Mae West]].

			*"Gorilla Jones: 'Making White Boys Look Good' Was His Burden" by Peter Ehrmann: [https://ibroresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/IBRO145.39-44.pdf]

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Wouter at 14:33, 14 March 2017

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	[[file:Ibhof-logo.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Class of 2009<br>Old Timer Category<br>Hall of Fame bio:[http://www.ibhof.com/pages/about/inductees/oldtimer/jonesgorilla.html click]]]		[[file:Ibhof-logo.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Class of 2009<br>Old Timer Category<br>Hall of Fame bio:[http://www.ibhof.com/pages/about/inductees/oldtimer/jonesgorilla.html click]]]
	[[File:WBHF Logo.jpg\|right\|thumb\|200px\|World Boxing Hall of Fame Inductee]]		[[File:WBHF Logo.jpg\|right\|thumb\|200px\|World Boxing Hall of Fame Inductee]]

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	*The [[International Boxing Hall of Fame]] lists Jones's record as 101-24-13 with 52 knockouts. Jones was never knocked out in 138 professional fights.		*The [[International Boxing Hall of Fame]] lists Jones's record as 101-24-13 with 52 knockouts. Jones was never knocked out in 138 professional fights.
	== Post Boxing Career ==		== Post Boxing Career ==
	Jones was a trainer on the Pacific Coast from the mid-1940s until the 1970s, working with [[Irish Bob Murphy]],[[Freddie Beshore]], Johnny Wells, [[Milo Savage]], [[Charley Powell]], and [[Gil King]].		Jones was a trainer on the Pacific Coast from the mid-1940s until the 1970s, working with [[Irish Bob Murphy]], [[Freddie Beshore]], Johnny Wells, [[Milo Savage]], [[Charley Powell]], and [[Gil King]].

	Jones also worked as a chauffeur and bodyguard for actress [[Wikipedia:Mae West\|Mae West]].		Jones also worked as a chauffeur and bodyguard for actress [[Wikipedia:Mae West\|Mae West]].

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	*The [[International Boxing Hall of Fame]] lists Jones's record as 101-24-13 with 52 knockouts. Jones was never knocked out in 138 professional fights.		*The [[International Boxing Hall of Fame]] lists Jones's record as 101-24-13 with 52 knockouts. Jones was never knocked out in 138 professional fights.
	== Post Boxing Career ==		== Post Boxing Career ==
	Jones was a trainer on the Pacific Coast from the mid-1940s until the 1970s, working with [[Irish Bob Murphy]], Johnny Wells, [[Milo Savage]], [[Charley Powell]], and [[Gil King]].		Jones was a trainer on the Pacific Coast from the mid-1940s until the 1970s, working with [[Irish Bob Murphy]],[[Freddie Beshore]], Johnny Wells, [[Milo Savage]], [[Charley Powell]], and [[Gil King]].

	Jones also worked as a chauffeur and bodyguard for actress [[Wikipedia:Mae West\|Mae West]].		Jones also worked as a chauffeur and bodyguard for actress [[Wikipedia:Mae West\|Mae West]].

Earl at 04:24, 29 September 2014

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	Jones was a trainer on the Pacific Coast from the mid-1940s until the 1970s, working with [[Irish Bob Murphy]], Johnny Wells, [[Milo Savage]], [[Charley Powell]], and [[Gil King]].		Jones was a trainer on the Pacific Coast from the mid-1940s until the 1970s, working with [[Irish Bob Murphy]], Johnny Wells, [[Milo Savage]], [[Charley Powell]], and [[Gil King]].

	Jones also worked as a chauffeur and bodyguard for actress [[Wikipedia:Mae West\|Mae West]]~~, whom he met at a New York night club in 1928~~.		Jones also worked as a chauffeur and bodyguard for actress [[Wikipedia:Mae West\|Mae West]].

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Earl at 04:20, 29 September 2014

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	* ~~Another~~ [[:Image:Jones.Wiliiam.Gorilla.jpg\|~~photo~~]]		* [[:Image:Jones.Wiliiam.Gorilla.jpg\|Photo #2]]: Jones posing in boxing stance
	* [[:Image:LesnevichJonesSteele.jpg\|Photo]] (between [[Gus Lesnevich]] & [[Freddie Steele]])		* [[:Image:LesnevichJonesSteele.jpg\|Photo #3]]: Jones between [[Gus Lesnevich]] and [[Freddie Steele]]
	* ~~This boxer~~ is to be ~~distinquished~~ from the original [[Human:146531\|Gorilla Jones]], who campaigned ~~during~~ the ~~late teens~~-~~early 1920s~~.		* William "Gorilla" Jones is to be distinguished from the original [[Human:146531\|Gorilla Jones]], who campaigned from 1913 to 1922.
			* The nickname Gorilla was attributed to Jones's long reach of 75 inches. In 1932, ''Beacon Journal'' sports scribe Jim Schlemmer said the Gorilla moniker didn't fit "in looks or actions" and called Jones "as classy a piece of fighting machinery as the game has known."
			* Jones knocked out [[Oddone Piazza]] in six rounds to win the vacant [[National Boxing Association]] World Middleweight Championship on January 25, 1932. The championship had been vacated by [[Mickey Walker]], who relinquished the title to campaign at heavyweight.
			*In his second title defense, Jones lost the title to [[Marcel Thil]] by an [[Marcel Thil vs. Gorilla Jones\|11th-round disqualification]] on June 11, 1932.
			*Jones knocked out [[Sammy (Kid) Slaughter]] in seven rounds to win the NBA American Middleweight Championship on January 30, 1993. Some record books inaccurately reported that the fight was for the NBA world title.
			*Jones fought [[Freddie Steele]] for the NBA/[[NYSAC]] World Middleweight Championship on January 1, 1937, and lost by a [[Freddie Steele vs. Gorilla Jones (3rd meeting)\|10-round unanimous decision]].
			*The [[International Boxing Hall of Fame]] lists Jones's record as 101-24-13 with 52 knockouts. Jones was never knocked out in 138 professional fights.
			== Post Boxing Career ==
			Jones was a trainer on the Pacific Coast from the mid-1940s until the 1970s, working with [[Irish Bob Murphy]], Johnny Wells, [[Milo Savage]], [[Charley Powell]], and [[Gil King]].

	~~== Post Boxing Career ==~~		Jones also worked as a chauffeur and bodyguard for actress [[Wikipedia:Mae West\|Mae West]], whom he met at a New York night club in 1928.
	Jones ~~was~~ a ~~trainer on the Pacific Coast from the mid-to-late 1940s until the 1970s, working with~~ [[~~Milo Savage~~]], ~~[[Johnny Wells]], [[Irish Bob Murphy]], and later with Suey Welch's boxer [[Gil King]] during the early 1970s~~.

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Bert at 17:02, 2 March 2011

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	'''Manager''': [[Suey Welch]]		'''Manager''': [[Suey Welch]]<br>
			'''Trainer''': [[Joe Stanley]]
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	== Post Boxing Career ==		== Post Boxing Career ==
	Jones was a trainer on the Pacific Coast from the mid-to-late 1940s until the 1970s, working with [[Milo Savage]], [[Johnny Wells]], [[Irish Bob Murphy]], and later with Suey Welch's boxer [[~~Human:20619\|~~Gil King]] during the early 1970s.		Jones was a trainer on the Pacific Coast from the mid-to-late 1940s until the 1970s, working with [[Milo Savage]], [[Johnny Wells]], [[Irish Bob Murphy]], and later with Suey Welch's boxer [[Gil King]] during the early 1970s.

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	[[Category:~~World Boxing Hall of Fame~~ Members~~\|Jones, Gorilla~~]]		[[Category:American World Champions]]
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	* Another [[:Image:Jones.Wiliiam.Gorilla.jpg\|photo]]		* Another [[:Image:Jones.Wiliiam.Gorilla.jpg\|photo]]
	* [[:Image:LesnevichJonesSteele.jpg\|Photo]] (between [[Gus Lesnevich]] & [[Freddie Steele]])		* [[:Image:LesnevichJonesSteele.jpg\|Photo]] (between [[Gus Lesnevich]] & [[Freddie Steele]])
	* This boxer is to be distinquished from the original [[~~Boxer:Gorilla (Young) Jones~~:146531\|Gorilla Jones]], who campaigned during the late teens-early 1920s.		* This boxer is to be distinquished from the original [[Human:146531\|Gorilla Jones]], who campaigned during the late teens-early 1920s.

	== Post Boxing Career ==		== Post Boxing Career ==
	Jones was a trainer on the Pacific Coast from the mid-to-late 1940s until the 1970s, working with [[Milo Savage]], [[Johnny Wells]], [[Irish Bob Murphy]], and later with Suey Welch's boxer [[Gil King]] during the early 1970s.		Jones was a trainer on the Pacific Coast from the mid-to-late 1940s until the 1970s, working with [[Milo Savage]], [[Johnny Wells]], [[Irish Bob Murphy]], and later with Suey Welch's boxer [[Human:20619\|Gil King]] during the early 1970s.

	[[Category:World Middleweight Champions\|Jones, Gorilla]]		[[Category:World Middleweight Champions\|Jones, Gorilla]]

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	[[file:Ibhof-logo.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Class of 2009<br>Old Timer Category<br>Hall of Fame bio:[http://www.ibhof.com/pages/about/inductees/oldtimer/jonesgorilla.html click]]]		[[file:Ibhof-logo.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Class of 2009<br>Old Timer Category<br>Hall of Fame bio:[http://www.ibhof.com/pages/about/inductees/oldtimer/jonesgorilla.html click]]]
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	* Another [[:Image:Jones.Wiliiam.Gorilla.jpg\|photo]]		* Another [[:Image:Jones.Wiliiam.Gorilla.jpg\|photo]]
	* [[:Image:LesnevichJonesSteele.jpg\|Photo]] (between [[Gus Lesnevich]] & [[Freddie Steele]])		* [[:Image:LesnevichJonesSteele.jpg\|Photo]] (between [[Gus Lesnevich]] & [[Freddie Steele]])
	* This boxer is to be distinquished from the original [[~~Boxer:Gorilla (Young) Jones~~:146531\|Gorilla Jones]], who campaigned during the late teens-early 1920s.		* This boxer is to be distinquished from the original [[Human:146531\|Gorilla Jones]], who campaigned during the late teens-early 1920s.

	== Post Boxing Career ==		== Post Boxing Career ==
	Jones was a trainer on the Pacific Coast from the mid-to-late 1940s until the 1970s, working with [[Milo Savage]], [[Johnny Wells]], [[Irish Bob Murphy]], and later with Suey Welch's boxer [[Gil King]] during the early 1970s.		Jones was a trainer on the Pacific Coast from the mid-to-late 1940s until the 1970s, working with [[Milo Savage]], [[Johnny Wells]], [[Irish Bob Murphy]], and later with Suey Welch's boxer [[Human:20619\|Gil King]] during the early 1970s.

	[[Category:World Middleweight Champions\|Jones, Gorilla]]		[[Category:World Middleweight Champions\|Jones, Gorilla]]