Amateur career

Jones won the National Golden Gloves Middleweight Championship in 1965 with a win over Dave Matthews of Buffalo, NY.

Jones went on to win the bronze medal in the 1968 Summer Olympics at 165 pounds.

Olympic Results

• Defeated Marcelo Quinones (Peru) 5-0
• Defeated Raúl Marrero (Cuba) 5-0
• Defeated Simon Georgiev (Bulgaria) 4-1
• Lost to Chris Finnegan (Great Britain) 1-4

Pro career

Jones turned pro in 1969 and won his first 12 fights. He would retire after losing in 1971 by KO to Dave Thach.

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