Gorilla Jones
American boxer (1906–1982)
ゴリラ・ジョーンズ
- Born
- 12 May 1906, Akron
- Died
- 4 January 1982, Los Angeles
- Citizenship
- United States
- Sport
- boxing
- Discipline
- middleweight
- Occupation
- boxer
- Height
- 175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
- Recorded fight record
- 101 wins, 24 losses, 13 draws
William Landon Jones (May 12, 1906 – January 4, 1982), known as "Gorilla" Jones, was an American boxer who held the NBA Middleweight Boxing Championship of the World. Although he was nicknamed "Gorilla" for his exceptional reach, Jones is to be distinguished from the original "Gorilla Jones", who campaigned from 1913 to 1924 and held the World Colored Welterweight title. Jones was never knocked out. He had 52 knockouts out of his 101 wins, with over 141 total fights. He was posthumously inducted into World Boxing Hall of Fame in 1994 and the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2009.
Awards and honours
- International Boxing Hall of Fame 2009
- WBA World Middleweight Champion
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q3111054 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.