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  1. Doug Jones (February 27, 1937 – November 14, 2017) was an American heavyweight boxer. He was the number one contender in early 1964 and beat top contenders such as Zora Folley, Light Heavyweight Champion Bob Foster, Middleweight World Champion Bobo Olson and World Heavyweight Title Challenger's Pete Rademacher and Tom McNeeley in his career.

  2. Doug Jones was a former light heavyweight and heavyweight contender who fought Muhammad Ali (then Cassius Clay) in 1963. He had a tough and successful amateur career in the Air Force and faced many top opponents in his short pro career.

  3. Cassius Clay vs. Doug Jones was a professional boxing match contested on March 13, 1963. Clay won on points in what would prove to be one of the closest fights of his early professional career. The fight was named 1963's Fight of the Year by The Ring.

    • Cassius Clay
    • "The Louisville Lip"
    • Louisville, Kentucky
    • $90,000
  4. Mar 13, 2024 · Cassius Clay, later Muhammad Ali, faced a tough challenge from Doug Jones, a contender with wins over Olson and Folley, in a sold-out Madison Square Garden. Jones rocked Clay in the first round and gave him a hard time for seven rounds, but Clay rallied in the eighth and won by a close decision.

  5. Box-pro 41 bouts. Fight stopped because of a cut and swollen right eye. Gate: $46, 432, according to wire reports, was the largest gate in the 47 year history of the Arena. Bout was stopped after Bailey broke his hand in the 5th round.

  6. Mar 13, 2024 · Joe Frazier, a former Olympic champion, defeated Doug Jones by a sixth-round knockout in 1967 and became a contender for the heavyweight title. The article praises Frazier's style, attitude and improvement, and contrasts him with Muhammad Ali.

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  8. Aug 3, 2022 · Cassius Clay vs Doug Jones - Highlights (Classic Heavyweight WAR) #boxing #slugfest #muhammadali #dougjones #muhammadalivsdougjones #fightoftheyear March 13th 1963, young an undefeated...

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