Gorilla Jones ("The Fighting Gorilla")
Gorilla Jones | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | The Fighting Gorilla |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | Welterweight |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 37 |
| Wins | 18 |
| Wins by KO | 10 |
| Losses | 17 |
| Draws | 2 |
Gorilla Jones was an African American boxer known as "The Fighting Gorilla" who fought out of Alexandria, Louisiana as a welterweight from 1913 to 1924. He may have provided the nickname for William Landon Jones (1906–1982), also known as Gorilla Jones, who was the second black boxer to win the world middleweight title.