Sugar Ray Robinson vs Ralph Jones // Highlights
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 Published On Nov 9, 2023

Ray Robinson 159 lbs lost to Ralph Jones 159 lbs by UD in round 10 of 10
Date: 1955-01-19
Location: Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Referee: Frank Sikora 94-99
Judge: Howard Walsh 89-98
Judge: Ed Hintz 88-100
Unofficial AP scorecard: 95-99

Robinson was an 8-1 favorite.
There was a crowd of 7,282 at Chicago Stadium.
The gross gate was $27,419 and the net gate was $22,778.
Robinson was cut on the nose in round one and on the right eyelid in round two.
Jones landed 322 of 407 punches (57%) and Robinson landed 176 of 514 (34%).
The Associated Press reported: "The former welterweight and middleweight titleholder...who started his comeback after 30 months as a song-and-dance entertainer by kayoing Joe Rindone two weeks ago, was handed the worst beating of his career by Jones....Time and again, Tiger drove Robinson into the ropes and mauled him pitifully."

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