Ralph "Tiger" Jones (March 14, 1928 – August 20, 1994) was a boxer during the 1950s. Trained by Gil Clancy, Jones was a fixture of televised boxing in the 1950s, known for an aggressive style that pleased fans. His overall record was 52 victories, 32 losses and five draws.

He became a professional boxer in 1950. In 1955 he scored an upset over Sugar Ray Robinson. Robinson was highly favored in the fight, which was Robinson's second during a comeback. That was only one of his wins against top-level fighters of that era. He also beat Joey Giardello and Kid Gavilán (both these fighters were world champions at one time and, in other fights, also defeated Jones). Fighters to whom he lost include world champions Gene Fullmer, Johnny Saxton, Paul Pender, and Carl "Bobo" Olson. In all, he fought six world champions on ten occasions.He never had a title fight, however.

After he retired, Jones drove a cab and worked for a canning company. He was survived by three sons and two grandchildren.

Professional boxing record

ResultRecordOpponentTypeRoundDateLocation89Loss52–32–5 László PappPTS10Feb 21, 1962 88Loss52–31–5 Joe DeNucciUD10Jan 23, 1962 87Win52–30–5 Duane HorsmanUD10May 17, 1961 86Loss51–30–5 Rocky FumerelleUD10Apr 25, 1961 85Draw51–29–5 Joe DeNucciPTS10Feb 24, 1961 84Loss51–29–4 Joey GiambraUD10Dec 6, 1960 83Loss51–28–4 Marcel PigouMD10Nov 5, 1960 82Win51–27–4 Joe DeNucciUD10Apr 29, 1960 81Win50–27–4 Willie GreeneTKO7 (10)Mar 28, 1960 80Loss49–27–4 Wilf GreavesUD10Feb 3, 1960 79Win49–26–4Victor ZalazarMD10Jun 26, 1959 78Loss48–26–4 Joey GiambraUD10May 18, 1959 77Loss48–25–4 Paul PenderUD10Mar 17, 1959 76Win48–24–4 Joey GiardelloSD10Jan 28, 1959 75Loss47–24–4 Rory CalhounUD10Dec 15, 1958 74Win47–23–4 Rory CalhounUD10Nov 21, 1958 73Win46–23–4 Mickey CrawfordTKO10 (10)Sep 10, 1958 72Loss45–23–4 Jim HegerleUD10May 17, 1958 71Loss45–22–4 Kid GavilanSD10Apr 4, 1958 70Win45–21–4 Kid GavilanSD10Feb 19, 1958 69Loss44–21–4 Joey GiardelloUD10Dec 27, 1957 68Loss44–20–4 Willie VaughnUD10Nov 29, 1957 67Loss44–19–4 Del FlanaganUD10Aug 24, 1957 66Loss44–18–4 Gene FullmerUD10Jun 7, 1957 65Draw44–17–4 Joe GrayPTS10Apr 25, 1957 64Win44–17–3 Chico VejarMD10Apr 12, 1957 63Win43–17–3 Arthur KingUD10Mar 25, 1957 62Win42–17–3 Hardy SmallwoodUD10Jan 18, 1957 61Loss41–17–3 Charles HumezPTS10Nov 19, 1956 60Win41–16–3 Wilf GreavesSD10Sep 13, 1956 59Win40–16–3 Jesse TurnerUD10Jul 30, 1956 58Loss39–16–3 Gene FullmerUD10Apr 20, 1956 57Win39–15–3 Charles HumezSD10Mar 23, 1956 56Win38–15–3 Tony BaldoniKO6 (10)Feb 8, 1956 55Loss37–15–3 Johnny SaxtonUD10Nov 9, 1955 54Win37–14–3 Al AndrewsUD10Oct 12, 1955 53Win36–14–3 Chris ChristensenUD10Sep 23, 1955 52Win35–14–3 Ernie DurandoTKO6 (10)Jun 16, 1955 51Loss34–14–3 Eduardo LausseUD10May 13, 1955 50Win34–13–3 Georgie JohnsonTKO5 (10)Apr 8, 1955 49Loss33–13–3 Bobo OlsonUD10Feb 16, 1955 48Win33–12–3 Sugar Ray RobinsonUD10Jan 19, 1955 47Loss32–12–3 Peter MuellerSD10Dec 4, 1954 46Loss32–11–3 Hector ConstanceMD10Nov 12, 1954 45Loss32–10–3 Joey GiardelloUD10Sep 24, 1954 44Loss32–9–3 Pedro GonzalesSD10May 24, 1954 43Loss32–8–3 Jacques Royer CrecyUD10May 14, 1954 42Win32–7–3 Billy McNeeceUD10Apr 5, 1954 41Win31–7–3Bobby DykesTKO10 (10)Mar 8, 1954 40Loss30–7–3 Kid GavilanUD10Aug 26, 1953 39Win30–6–3 Danny WomberUD10Jun 27, 1953 38Win29–6–3 Mickey LaurentUD10Jun 8, 1953 37Win28–6–3 Rocky TomaselloUD10May 19, 1953 36Win27–6–3 Jimmy HerringUD10May 1, 1953 35Draw26–6–3 Danny WomberPTS10Mar 16, 1953 34Win26–6–2 Danny WomberSD10Feb 17, 1953 33Win25–6–2 Marvin EdelmanTKO9 (10)Feb 9, 1953 32Loss24–6–2 Rocky CastellaniSD10Jan 1, 1953 31Win24–5–2 Johnny BrattonUD10Dec 5, 1952 30Win23–5–2 Mike KoballaUD8Oct 30, 1952 29Loss22–5–2 Johnny SaxtonSD10Oct 3, 1952 28Win22–4–2 Sal DiMartinoUD8Sep 22, 1952 27Loss21–4–2 Jimmy HerringUD8Aug 18, 1952 26Win21–3–2 Mike KoballaUD8Apr 26, 1952 25Win20–3–2 Tommy BazzanoSD8Apr 1, 1952 24Loss19–3–2 Rocky CastellaniPTS8Mar 8, 1952 23Win19–2–2 Tommy BazzanoSD8Feb 9, 1952 22Win18–2–2 Bobby LloydSD8Jan 26, 1952 21Draw17–2–2 Bobby LloydPTS8Jan 10, 1952 20Win17–2–1 Phil RizzoTKO7 (8)Dec 8, 1951 19Draw16–2–1 Sal DiMartinoPTS8Nov 8, 1951 18Win16–2 Bob StecherUD10Oct 4, 1951 17Win15–2 Roy CarterKO1 (8)May 16, 1951 16Win14–2 Waddell HannaPTS6Apr 24, 1951 15Win13–2 Ronnie HoppPTS6Apr 7, 1951 14Win12–2 Al NiangPTS6Mar 20, 1951 13Win11–2 Armand MichaudKO2 (6)Mar 10, 1951 12Loss10–2 Herbie HayesPTS6Feb 27, 1951 11Win10–1 Tommy McGowanPTS6Feb 20, 1951 10Loss9–1 Henry BurroughsTKO1 (6)Jan 13, 1951 9Win9–0 Tommy McGowanPTS6Dec 9, 1950 8Win8–0 Henry BurroughsPTS4Nov 18, 1950 7Win7–0 Herbert ElyPTS4Nov 4, 1950 6Win6–0 James BurgosKO2 (4)Oct 31, 1950 5Win5–0 Kelly DuncanPTS4Oct 23, 1950 4Win4–0 George HolzmanTKO 5 (6)Oct 11, 1950 3Win3–0 Jimmy DillonPTS4Oct 3, 1950 2Win2–0 Gus PompinoKO4 (4)Jun 7, 1950 1Win1–0 Jimmy GarciaPTS4May 27, 1950

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