Clay vs Jones-Mar 13th, 1963 N.Y.
This fight was highly anticipated because it would be Cassius Clay's toughest foe in his young career.  Jones was a good puncher and could also take a good shot.  He had just knocked out top five contender Zora Folley and came into the fight with a 21-3-1 record with 13 knockouts.  He also had wins over Bob Foster, Pete Rademacher and Carl (Bobo) Olson.  Clay was a phenomenon because of his ability to predict rounds for his knockouts.  He had beaten Charlie Powell in his last fight and had beaten top contenders Archie Moore, Alejandro Lavorante and Billy Daniels.  Clay came into this fight with a 17-0 record with 14 knockouts, including his last nine fights. Jones and Clay were both rated in the top four in the world and the winner of this fight would be in line for a title shot. Clay predicted to end it in round six, then switched to round four.  Let's see how this one went.

Here's the fight as I saw it.-Green are the round scores as I scored it, red is important text like a cut, great punch or knockdown.

Round 1- They come out circling each other.  Jones moves forward throwing shots, but is missing early.  Jones moves in and lands a huge right hand, Clay is stunned and holds on.  Clay begins to get on his bicycle after feeling Doug's power.  The action slows as Clay circles.  Clay lands a couple right leads as the round ends.  Jones Round- (1-0) Jones  in rounds

Round 2- Clay comes out jabbing, as they eye each other warily.  Clay lands a nice right hand and Jones fires back a couple of his own shots.  Clay turns Jones and lands a nice flurry against the ropes.  The crowd cheers whenever Jones lands as they are clearly for the New Yorker.  Clay is moving purposefully this round.  Clay's Round- (1-1) even in rounds

Round 3- Action slows as respect as has been gained on both sides.  Jones is effectively blocking Clay's jabs.  Jones lands a couple clean shots and Clay counters.  Clay comes in with a nice combination and really looks good in the last 30 seconds of the round, might his prediction come true?
Clay's Round-  (2-1) Clay in rounds

Round 4- Clay moves forward but misses.  Jones with a couple of his own jabs, but is countered by a Clay left-right combo.  Clay is throwing a lot of punches, but is not getting Jones into trouble.  Clay looks tired the last 15 seconds of the round when he realizes he won't knock his man out this round.  Clay still did most of the work. The crowd boos Clay's failed prediction.  Clay's Round-  (3-1) Clay in rounds

Round 5- Clay comes out boxing and moving.  Jones lands one of his first nice body shots.  Clay is trying to move a lot this round and catch his breath a little. Jones looks crisp and lands some hard right hands.  Jones controlling the round and trying to steal momentum.  Jones Round-  (3-2) Clay in rounds

Round 6- Clay pops a couple weak jabs as he moves out to center ring.  Jones lands a glancing left hook and is really pushing the fight.  Clay with a nice right and combo to follow.  Jones with another left hook and a good right.  Clay fires a right at the bell.  Jones Round-  (3-3) even in rounds

Round 7- Anyone's fight!! Clay moving and jabbing effectively.  Jones comes with a straight right down the pipe.  Jones is pushing the action and the crowd is going wild.  Clay is trying to control the distance, but is finding Jones a difficult fighter.  Even Round-  (3-3-1) even in rounds

Round 8-  Clay moving closer and lands well.  Jones catching most of the shots on his gloves, but he's not throwing many punches.  Clay with a nice right, but takes one in return.  Jones seems to be a step slower, but lands a terrific right hand.  Clay turns Jones and fires a volley of punches at Doug.
Clay's Round-  (4-3-1) Clay in rounds

Round 9-  Clay is firing combos and looking real fresh.  This is the quickest he's looked in three or four rounds.  Jones trying to move forward, but he's running out of gas.  They stand toe-to-toe and Clay again gets the better of it landing a crisp right counter.  Clay is becoming the aggressor and is throwing two or three shots to every one Jones throws.  Clay's Round-  (5-3-1) Clay in rounds

Round 10-  The crowd is cheering, hoping that Jones can turn it on.  Clay moves forward then retreats and starts boxing.  Jones lands a nice body shot, but Clay is still the busier of the two.  Clay is turning it on in the final minute and is landing quick powerful shots.  Jones is unable to return the favor as he was earlier.  Clay's Round-  (6-3-1) Cassius Clay is my decision.

Judges Decision in rounds- 5-4-1 Clay
                                       5-4-1 Clay
                                       8-1-1 Clay   Unanimous decision Cassius Clay- The crowd boos loudly
 

This fight was pretty close, but should not be considered a gift decision for Ali.  He had more stamina at the end of the fight and that made the difference, plain and simple.  Jones did have a good style to face Clay at this point of his career.  He had quick straight punches, and he was quick on his feet.  When the crowd boos a fighter at the end of the fight and he wins pretty convincingly that shows how much is expected of him.  I think that this what happened in New York against a home town fighter.  If you make predicitions and are wrong, this can happen.  It's just that Clay wasn't used to being wrong.  He would be right again in his next fight, although the Cooper fight was MUCH tougher then this one.  Jones would hang around the top ten for a couple more years and would lose to Ernie Terrell in 1966 for the WBA portion of the heavyweight title.  He finished with a career record of (30-10-1) 19 Ko's.  Clay would become Ali and become the Greatest of All Time.