Reggie Jones (boxer)
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Representing  United States
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.svg.png){kind=icon} | Cali 1971 | Light Middleweight |
Reginald Dennis ("Reggie") Jones (born 1951) is a retired boxer from the United States, who represented his native country at the 1972 Summer Olympics. There he was controversially eliminated in the second round of the men's light middleweight division (– 71 kg) by Valeri Tregubov of the Soviet Union in a fight he was generally accepted to have won.[1]
Jones was born in Savannah, Georgia to Mary and Milton Jones Sr. He received his formal education in Newark, New Jersey, graduating from Newark's Weequahic High School in June 1969. While at Weequahic he took up boxing at the South Ward boys club in Newark under the director Mr. Williams, he also got his boxing style from heavyweight boxing champ Joe Frazier of whom he was a devoted fan.
Jones won many fights and received numerous accolades for his ring skills prior to and after the Munich Olpympics. While in the Marines, he won many Championship bouts – to name a few – two-time Marine Champ, two-time All Armed Service Champion, two-time North Carolina Gloves Champion, two-time North Carolina AAU Champion, All-American Middleweight Champion, Pan-American and Olympic Trials Champion.
As a pro, he became the New Jersey State Middleweight Champion when he beat Bobby Patterson over 12 rounds. He would hold that title for the next two years, before he lost to fellow 2010 Inductee Rusty Rosenberger. Before he ended his career, he would be in with the likes of Mustafa Hamsho, whom he fought a draw with, and Bobby Czyz. Now as a social worker of New Jersey Division of Youth and Family Services (DYFS) for more than 25 years, Reggie continues to serve our nation, caring for and watching over the neediest children, ensuring that future generations have access to the same opportunities that helped Reggie reach his goals.
Professional boxing record
| 16 Wins (8 knockouts, 8 decisions), 9 Losses (3 knockouts, 6 decisions), 1 Draw | |||||||
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
| Loss | 17-19-2 | Bob "Hunter" Patterson |
PTS | 6 | 23/04/1982 |  East Orange, New Jersey, United States |
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| Loss | 12-0 | Bobby Czyz |
TKO | 7 | 18/06/1981 | Totowa, New Jersey, United States |
New Jersey Middleweight Title. |
| Win | 0-1 | Greg Thomas |
KO | 2 | 18/12/1980 | Totowa, New Jersey, United States |
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| Loss | 26-1-2 |  Mustafa Hamsho |
TKO | 6 | 29/03/1980 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States |
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| Win | 4-16-5 | Tyrone Freeman |
KO | 3 | 29/06/1979 | Jersey City, New Jersey, United States |
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| Loss | 12-0 | Rusty Rosenberger |
MD | 12 | 27/04/1979 | Newark, New Jersey, United States |
New Jersey Middleweight Title. |
| Win | 7-0 | Ray Kates |
SD | 12 | 10/03/1979 | Woodbridge, New Jersey, United States |
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| Win | 2-1 | Charles "Hari" Carey |
PTS | 8 | 09/09/1978 | Woodbridge, New Jersey, United States |
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| Loss | 3-6 | Ray "Baby" Smith |
PTS | 8 | 16/08/1978 | Newark, New Jersey, United States |
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| Win | 0-18 |  Roland Cousins |
KO | 3 | 30/06/1978 | Newark, New Jersey, United States |
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| Win | 1-3 | John "Godfather" Martino |
PTS | 10 | 30/11/1977 | Newark, New Jersey, United States |
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| Win | 0-16 | Roland Cousins |
KO | 3 | 07/11/1977 |  Durham, North Carolina, United States |
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| Win | 10-1-2 | Bob "Hunter" Patterson |
PTS | 12 | 23/06/1977 | Newark, New Jersey, United States |
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| Win | 20-20-2 |  Matt "Art" Donovan |
KO | 5 | 26/05/1977 | McAfee, New Jersey, United States |
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| Win | 8-4-2 |  Ali Perez |
PTS | 10 | 25/04/1977 | Newark, New Jersey, United States |
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| Draw | 5-1-1 | Mustafa Hamsho |
PTS | 8 | 16/08/1976 | Newark, New Jersey, United States |
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| Win | 12-13-2 | Alfonso Aguirre |
UD | 10 | 26/07/1976 |  New Orleans, Louisiana, United States |
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| Win | -- | Butch Bostich | KO | 1 | 25/05/1976 | Alexandria, Louisiana, United States |
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| Win | 3-0 | Charles "Akbar Ali" Buckner |
SD | 6 | 04/04/1976 | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States |
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| Loss | 5-0 | John "The Poll" Harris |
UD | 6 | 31/01/1976 |  Waterbury, Connecticut, United States |
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| Loss | 2-2 | Ali Perez |
PTS | 6 | 26/09/1975 |  Latham, New York, United States |
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| Win | 2-1 | Ali Perez |
PTS | 6 | 05/08/1975 | Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States |
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| Loss | 6-0 | Bob "Paycheck" Payton |
PTS | 6 | 20/02/1975 |  Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, United States |
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| Loss | 8-1-1 | Chris "Back in" Black |
TKO | 1 | 28/10/1974 | New York City, United States |
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| Win | 2-5-2 | Walter Riley |
KO | 1 | 20/06/1974 | North Bergen, New Jersey, United States |
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| Win | -- | Carlos Stevens | KO | 4 | 17/01/1974 | North Bergen, New Jersey, United States |
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Notes
- ↑ "Schande! Schande! Schande!". TIME. September 11, 1972. Retrieved 2009-02-20.