Alfred Jones is a former professional boxer

Boxing

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Nicknamed "Tiger Cat"

Amateur career

Jones won the National Golden Gloves Middleweight Championship in 1965 with a win over Dave Matthews

Dave Matthews

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 of Buffalo, NY.

Jones went on to win the bronze medal in the 1968 Summer Olympics

1968 Summer Olympics

The 1968 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Mexico City, Mexico in October 1968. The 1968 Games were the first Olympic Games hosted by a developing country, and the first Games hosted by a Spanish-speaking country...

 at 165 pounds.

Olympic Results

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

Pro career

Known as "Tiger Cat", Jones turned pro in 1969 and won his first 12 fights, but lost in 1971 by KO to Dave Thach. Jones retired after the loss.

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