Alfred Jones (boxer)

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Olympic medal record
Men's boxing
Bronze 1968 Mexico Middleweight

Alfred Jones (born in Detroit, MI) is a former professional boxer.

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[edit] Amateur career

Jones won the National Golden Gloves Middleweight Championship in 1965 with a win over Dave Matthews of Buffalo, NY.

Jones went on to win the bronze medal in the 1968 Summer Olympics at 165 pounds.

[edit] Olympic Results

  • Defeated Marcelo Quinones (Peru) 5-0
  • Defeated Raúl Marrero (Cuba) 5-0
  • Defeated Simon Georgiev (Bulgaria) 4-1
  • Lost to Chris Finnegan (Great Britain) 1-4

[edit] Pro career

Known as "Tiger Cat", Jones turned pro in 1969 and won his first 12 fights, but lost in 1971 by KO to Dave Thach. Jones retired after the loss. His most famous fight was against a pre-champion Joe Frazier. Davis lost by a KO in 1.

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