MIDDLEWEIGHT division
GORILLA JONES
RetiredBorn WILLIAM JONES
Born MEMPHIS, TN.· USA
Residence: AKRON, OH.· Stance: orthodox
Debut: 1924-08-11· Career: 1924–1940 (17 years)
Wins (Official)
118
Losses (Official)
30
Draws (Official)
17
NC
0
Rated Fights
165
Excluding 15 newspaper decisions (13-2-0)
Head-to-Head Comparison
Compare GORILLA JONES's career against any other fighter on record — records, ratings, common opponents, and any direct bouts.
Title Reigns — 2
Complete Record — 180 Bouts
| Date | Result | Opponent | Rds | Div. | Rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🔒 30 MAY 1940 | LOSS | VERN EARLING | 10 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 04 JUL 1939 | TKO | TINY PETERSON | 5 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 24 JAN 1939 | DEC | ANGELO PUGLISI | 10 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 09 JUN 1938 | LOSS | ALABAMA KID | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 10 MAY 1938 | LOSS | BABE RISKO | 10 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 04 APR 1938 | DRAW | KING WYATT | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 31 MAR 1938 | DEC | JACK MORAN | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 16 FEB 1938 | TKO | JOHNNY DAVIS | 8 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 19 JAN 1938 | KO | PEDRO CARSONIA | 2 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 12 JAN 1938 | UD | FRANKIE HUGHES | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 15 DEC 1937 | UD | BOB TURNER | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 23 NOV 1937 | LOSS | ALABAMA KID | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 27 OCT 1937 | DEC | ANDY MILLER | 8 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 06 SEP 1937 | KO | VERNON NELSON | 3 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 09 AUG 1937 | DEC | TOMMY FREEMAN | 10 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 07 JUL 1937 | TKO | FRANKIE MISKO | 5 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 13 APR 1937 | KO | VERNON NELSON | 4 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 29 JAN 1937 | DRAW | FRANK BATTAGLIA | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 01 JAN 1937 | LOSS | FREDDIE STEELE | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 04 DEC 1936 | KO | MICKEY BOTTONE | 1 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 05 AUG 1936 | DRAW | ART TAYLOR | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 27 JAN 1936 | TKO | TAIT LITTMAN | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 01 JAN 1936 | KO | TAIT LITTMAN | 1 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 17 SEP 1935 | LOSS | FREDDIE STEELE | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 21 AUG 1934 | LOSS | OSCAR RANKINS | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 18 JUN 1934 | LOSS | EMILIO MARTINEZ | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 22 MAY 1934 | DRAW | FREDDIE STEELE | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 23 FEB 1934 | LOSS | DUTCH WEIMER | 10 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 16 JAN 1934 | DEC | TONY POLONI | 10 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 05 DEC 1933 | KO | FRANKIE REMUS | 6 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 27 OCT 1933 | TKO | EDDIE MURDOCK | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 12 OCT 1933 | KO | LOU BERTMAN | 2 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 06 OCT 1933 | DEC | MIKE PAYAN | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 21 SEP 1933 | KO | BILLY PAPKE JR | 8 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 15 SEP 1933 | KO | JOHNNY ROMERO | 3 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 03 SEP 1933 | TKO | MANUEL VICTORIA | 7 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 25 AUG 1933 | DRAW | HAL HOXWOOD | 10 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 08 AUG 1933 | DRAW | VEARL WHITEHEAD | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 28 JUL 1933 | LOSS | VEARL WHITEHEAD | 10 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 18 JUL 1933 | DEC | WESLEY KETCHELL | 10 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 30 JUN 1933 | KO | BABE MARINO | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 28 FEB 1933 | KO | WILLIE OSTER | 3 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 21 FEB 1933 | DEC | ROSY BAKER | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 30 JAN 1933 | KO | SAMMY SLAUGHTER | 7 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 13 JAN 1933 | KO | YOUNG STUHLEY | 4 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 26 DEC 1932 | DRAW | TOMMY FREEMAN | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 01 DEC 1932 | NWS-W | WILLIE OSTER | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 24 NOV 1932 | KO | JACKIE PURVIS | 3 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 03 OCT 1932 | DEC | JOHNNY PEPPE | 8 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 29 AUG 1932 | NWS-W | KID LEONARD | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 09 AUG 1932 | KO | JACK DECEMBER | 2 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 11 JUN 1932 | LOSS | MARCEL THIL | 11 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | TITLE |
| 🔒 26 APR 1932 | DEC | YOUNG TERRY | 12 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 07 APR 1932 | DEC | BUD SALTIS | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 31 MAR 1932 | KO | CHUCK BURNS | 3 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 14 MAR 1932 | LOSS | FRANKIE O'BRIEN | 8 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 25 JAN 1932 | TKO | ODDONE PIAZZA | 6 | LIGHT MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | TITLE |
| 🔒 11 DEC 1931 | SD | HENRY FIRPO | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 19 NOV 1931 | DEC | FRANKIE O'BRIENm | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 19 NOV 1931 | DEC | FRANKIE O'BRIEN | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | TITLE |
| 🔒 03 NOV 1931 | DEC | GEORGE NICHOLS | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 21 OCT 1931 | KO | JOHNNY ROBERTS | 3 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 17 SEP 1931 | TKO | CLYDE CHASTAIN | 6 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 25 AUG 1931 | DEC | TIGER THOMAS | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 25 MAY 1931 | LOSS | BUCKY LAWLESS | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 28 APR 1931 | NWS-W | HAM JENKINS | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 14 APR 1931 | DEC | PAUL PIRRONE | 10 | WELTERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 11 MAR 1931 | DEC | BUDDY GORMAN | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 17 FEB 1931 | UD | HERMAN RATZLAFF | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 06 FEB 1931 | TKO | FRANK ROWSEY | 8 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 30 JAN 1931 | DEC | MIKE HECTOR | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 23 JAN 1931 | DRAW | CHICK DEVLIN | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 13 JAN 1931 | TKO | YOUNG JOHNNY BURNS | 7 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 26 DEC 1930 | KO | CLYDE CHASTAIN | 4 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 28 NOV 1930 | LOSS | JACKIE BRADY | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 10 NOV 1930 | SD | MEYER LICHTENSTEIN | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 23 OCT 1930 | LOSS | HARRY SMITH | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 15 SEP 1930 | NWS-W | COWBOY JACK WILLIS | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 15 AUG 1930 | SD | HAM JENKINS | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 08 AUG 1930 | DRAW | MANUEL QUINTERO | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 18 JUL 1930 | KO | BUCKY LAWLESS | 9 | WELTERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 25 JUN 1930 | DEC | VINCENT FORGIONEm | 10 | SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 25 JUN 1930 | DEC | VINCENT FORGIONE | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 02 JUN 1930 | DEC | HENRY GOLDBERG | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 26 MAY 1930 | DEC | VINCENT FORGIONE | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 12 MAY 1930 | LOSS | BUCKY LAWLESS | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 22 APR 1930 | LOSS | TIGER ROY WILLIAMS | 12 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 14 APR 1930 | TKO | GENE CARDI | 7 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 17 MAR 1930 | NWS-W | JOCK MALONE | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 14 MAR 1930 | TKO | MEYER GRACE | 3 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 14 FEB 1930 | DEC | WESLEY KETCHELL | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 07 FEB 1930 | DRAW | EDDIE ROBERTS | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 27 JAN 1930 | KO | IZZY GROVE | 7 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 17 JAN 1930 | TKO | FLOYD HYBERT | 3 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 01 JAN 1930 | DEC | BILLY ANGELO | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 04 DEC 1929 | KO | NICK TESTO | 6 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 21 OCT 1929 | LOSS | JACKIE FIELDS | 10 | WELTERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 09 OCT 1929 | KO | JACKIE HORNER | 2 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 20 AUG 1929 | KO | FRED MAHAN | 6 | WELTERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 12 AUG 1929 | TKO | PETE MEYERS | 5 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 29 JUL 1929 | KO | JACK LEWIS | 3 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 16 JUL 1929 | LOSS | BUCKY LAWLESS | 12 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 25 JUN 1929 | DEC | JACK MCVEY | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 03 JUN 1929 | TKO | AL MELLO | 6 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 17 MAY 1929 | TKO | IZZY GROVE | 6 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 03 MAY 1929 | DEC | AL MELLO | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 09 APR 1929 | DRAW | TOMMY FREEMAN | 12 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 02 APR 1929 | KO | GEORGE FIFIELD | 1 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 11 MAR 1929 | KO | JOE ZELINSKI | 5 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 25 FEB 1929 | LOSS | NICK TESTO | 5 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 18 FEB 1929 | LOSS | BUCKY LAWLESS | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 15 FEB 1929 | KO | JACK MURPHY | 4 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 14 JAN 1929 | DEC | ARTHUR SCHAEKELS | 10 | WELTERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 08 JAN 1929 | KO | ARTHUR SCHAEKELS | 1 | FEATHERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 28 DEC 1928 | DRAW | TONY VACCARELLI | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 16 NOV 1928 | DEC | PAL SILVERS | 8 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 02 NOV 1928 | NWS-W | JIMMY FINLEY | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 19 OCT 1928 | DEC | BUCKY LAWLESS | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 05 OCT 1928 | KO | BILLY LEONARD | 1 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 28 SEP 1928 | DEC | HEAVY ANDREWS | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 18 SEP 1928 | SD | BOBBY LASALLE | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 15 AUG 1928 | SD | TOMMY FREEMAN | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 17 JUL 1928 | LOSS | SERGEANT SAMMY BAKER | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 25 JUN 1928 | NWS-W | BILLY ALGER | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 13 JUN 1928 | TKO | LOWELL BOBBY BROWN | 2 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 28 MAY 1928 | TKO | BEN SPIVEY | 6 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 14 MAY 1928 | LOSS | LOWELL BOBBY BROWN | 8 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 07 MAY 1928 | TKO | MICKEY FEDOR | 7 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 26 APR 1928 | TKO | HARRY WILLIAMS | 4 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 12 APR 1928 | TKO | BUCK MCMILLAN | 3 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 19 MAR 1928 | KO | JOE FELDMAN | 1 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 16 MAR 1928 | NWS-W | ALLEN BEATTY | 6 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 01 MAR 1928 | KO | SAILOR DAN MAXWELL | 4 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 29 FEB 1928 | KO | HANK GRAHAM | 1 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 23 FEB 1928 | KO | BLACK FITZSIMMONS | 3 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 13 FEB 1928 | DEC | AL JACKSON | 6 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 26 JAN 1928 | NWS-L | YOUNG SAYLOR | 12 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 17 JAN 1928 | TKO | ARVIN SPENCE | 2 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 02 JAN 1928 | KO | GEORGE MOORE | 5 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 12 DEC 1927 | KO | PAUL WANZO | 3 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 12 DEC 1927 | TKO | POLISH WONDER | 3 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 07 DEC 1927 | DEC | JEFF BAULKNIGHT | 6 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 19 SEP 1927 | NWS-W | GUNNER JOHNSON | 6 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 26 MAY 1927 | NWS-W | KO KELLY | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 03 MAY 1927 | NWS-W | KO KELLY | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 07 APR 1927 | DEC | SAM BRUCE | 8 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 31 JAN 1927 | DEC | CYCLONE WILLIAMS | 8 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 13 DEC 1926 | DEC | KID ROUX | 8 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 08 NOV 1926 | DEC | CYCLONE WILLIAMS | 8 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 22 OCT 1926 | NWS-W | KID ROUX | 8 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 04 OCT 1926 | KO | CYCLONE WILLIAMS | 4 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 17 SEP 1926 | TKO | YOUNG SHARKEY | 7 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 26 JUL 1926 | LOSS | KID ROUX | 8 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 19 APR 1926 | TKO | KID LUCIUS | 3 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 04 APR 1926 | DRAW | KO WHITE | 15 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 16 MAR 1926 | KO | KID LUCIUS | 5 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 12 MAR 1926 | TKO | KID BRUCE | 8 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 15 FEB 1926 | DEC | CLYDE EDMUNDSEN | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 01 FEB 1926 | KO | BILLY CANNON | 2 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 29 JAN 1926 | KO | KID BEVO | 4 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 11 JAN 1926 | DRAW | KID ROUX | 8 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 24 NOV 1925 | TKO | KID MARTIN | 4 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 16 NOV 1925 | DEC | SAM BRUCE | 8 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 10 NOV 1925 | LOSS | HARRY BETTIN | 8 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 03 NOV 1925 | LOSS | KID SHARKEY | 3 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 13 JUL 1925 | DRAW | KID ROUX | 8 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 18 MAY 1925 | DRAW | SAM BRUCE | 8 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 04 MAY 1925 | TKO | GEORGE DIXON | 6 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 06 APR 1925 | KO | YOUNG JOE WALCOTT | 1 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 16 MAR 1925 | NWS-L | CLYDE EDMUNDSEN | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 04 MAR 1925 | NWS-W | KID BEVO | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 25 FEB 1925 | TKO | BATTLING LUCKY | 3 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 09 FEB 1925 | KO | GEORGE DIXON | 2 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 01 DEC 1924 | LOSS | SAM BRUCE | 8 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 17 NOV 1924 | LOSS | SAM BRUCE | 8 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 10 NOV 1924 | KO | FAST BLACK | 3 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 03 NOV 1924 | LOSS | GEORGE DIXON | 3 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 22 SEP 1924 | DEC | FAST BLACK | 8 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 15 SEP 1924 | DRAW | SAM BRUCE | 8 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 11 AUG 1924 | LOSS | SAM BRUCE | 8 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — |
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