Watson Jones - Revision history

Sweetscientist at 15:54, 1 May 2014

2014-05-01T15:54:01Z

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	'''Watson Jones''' boxed under the name Alex Watson until around January 1943.		'''Watson Jones''' boxed under the name Alex Watson until around January 1943.

	In 1956, Jones testified that he participated in four fixed fights, three of them at the instruction of his manager, Al (Babe) McCoy. Jones claimed that on McCoy's advice he took a dive against [[Joe Kahut]] and [[Pat McCafferty]]. He also claimed he was told to "get out early" against [[Harry Matthews]] and [[Jimmy Bivins]], but said McCoy had nothing to do with the Bivins fix. Instead, that order was given by Sparky Rudolph, McCoy's nephew. Jones added that he never received as much as 25 percent from any of his fights and that $1,200 was the most he was ever given for a single bout. [http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1368&dat=19560327&id=lGxQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=tw8EAAAAIBAJ&pg=4334,3906896]		In 1956, Jones testified that he participated in four fixed fights, three of them at the instruction of his manager, Al (Babe) McCoy. Jones claimed that on McCoy's advice he took a dive against [[Joe Kahut]] and [[Pat McCafferty]]. He also claimed he was told to "get out early" against [[Harry Matthews]] and [[Jimmy Bivins]], but said McCoy had nothing to do with the Bivins fix. Instead, that order was given by [[Sparky Rudolph]], McCoy's nephew. Jones added that he never received as much as 25 percent from any of his fights and that $1,200 was the most he was ever given for a single bout. [http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1368&dat=19560327&id=lGxQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=tw8EAAAAIBAJ&pg=4334,3906896]

	[[Category:African American Boxers\|Jones, Watson]]		[[Category:African American Boxers\|Jones, Watson]]

Sweetscientist at 15:48, 1 May 2014

2014-05-01T15:48:06Z

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	'''Manager:''' [[Babe McCoy\|Al (Babe) McCoy]]		'''Manager:''' [[Babe McCoy\|Al (Babe) McCoy]]

	Jones boxed under the name Alex Watson until around January 1943.
			'''Watson Jones''' boxed under the name Alex Watson until around January 1943.

			In 1956, Jones testified that he participated in four fixed fights, three of them at the instruction of his manager, Al (Babe) McCoy. Jones claimed that on McCoy's advice he took a dive against [[Joe Kahut]] and [[Pat McCafferty]]. He also claimed he was told to "get out early" against [[Harry Matthews]] and [[Jimmy Bivins]], but said McCoy had nothing to do with the Bivins fix. Instead, that order was given by Sparky Rudolph, McCoy's nephew. Jones added that he never received as much as 25 percent from any of his fights and that $1,200 was the most he was ever given for a single bout. [http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1368&dat=19560327&id=lGxQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=tw8EAAAAIBAJ&pg=4334,3906896]

	[[Category:African American Boxers\|Jones, Watson]]		[[Category:African American Boxers\|Jones, Watson]]

Roccom at 06:38, 6 November 2012

2012-11-06T06:38:33Z

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	<boxer>024425</boxer>		<boxer>024425</boxer>
	'''Division:''' Light Heavyweight<br>		'''Division:''' Light Heavyweight<br>
	'''Manager:''' [[Babe McCoy\|Al (Babe) McCoy]]		'''Manager:''' [[Babe McCoy\|Al (Babe) McCoy]]

	~~Jone~~ boxed under the name Alex Watson until around January 1943.		Jones boxed under the name Alex Watson until around January 1943.

	[[Category:African American Boxers\|Jones, Watson]]		[[Category:African American Boxers\|Jones, Watson]]

Matt at 23:25, 1 September 2011

2011-09-01T23:25:26Z

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	'''Manager:''' [[Babe McCoy\|Al (Babe) McCoy]]		'''Manager:''' [[Babe McCoy\|Al (Babe) McCoy]]

			Jone boxed under the name Alex Watson until around January 1943.

	[[Category:African American Boxers\|Jones, Watson]]		[[Category:African American Boxers\|Jones, Watson]]

Ric: Boxer:Watson Jones:024425 moved to Watson Jones

2006-12-12T03:42:44Z

Boxer:Watson Jones:024425 moved to Watson Jones

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Ric: African-American category added

2006-12-12T03:42:33Z

African-American category added

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	'''Division:''' Light Heavyweight<br>		'''Division:''' Light Heavyweight<br>
	'''Manager:''' [[Babe McCoy\|Al (Babe) McCoy]]		'''Manager:''' [[Babe McCoy\|Al (Babe) McCoy]]


			[[Category:African American Boxers\|Jones, Watson]]

Ric: image inserted

2006-02-07T02:52:02Z

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	<boxer>024425</boxer>		<boxer>024425</boxer>
	'''Division:''' Light Heavyweight<br>		'''Division:''' Light Heavyweight<br>
	'''Manager:''' [[Babe McCoy\|Al (Babe) McCoy]]		'''Manager:''' [[Babe McCoy\|Al (Babe) McCoy]]

	~~African-American~~

Ric at 00:08, 23 July 2005

2005-07-23T00:08:20Z

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			'''Division:''' Light Heavyweight<br>
			'''Manager:''' [[Babe McCoy\|Al (Babe) McCoy]]

	African-American		African-American

Unknown user at 00:00, 1 January 2005

2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

New page

African-American