[Rocco Del Sesto]

Still working on Ben Moroz I side tracked looking at some of his opponents to see just what kind of fighters he went up against and then side tracked on this opponent of a Moroz opponent.

Big Boy Jones (Yes how he is presented in BoxRec and how he was named in all the newspaper articles, though one did present a "real name" for him.
HW from Pottsville, PA area Did not run across any photo of him.

Career Record: W4(KO 2) / L4(KO 3) / D0

Unknown information has been left blank.

DOB has been estimated.
Real Name: John Kovich


12 Oct 1932, Wed, Republican and Herald, Pottsville, PA - Big Boy Jones, 187 lost by TKO in the 3rd of a 4 rounder to Mike Lucas, 182.

09 Nov 1932, Wed, Republican and Herald, Pottsville, PA - Big Boy Jones, 195, Pottsville, won a 4 round decision over Johnny Kutcha, 192 of Nesquehoning.

03 Jan 1933, Tue, Republican and Herald, Pottsville, PA - Big Boy Jones, 180, beat Curley Shomen, 171, Pottsville, by first round TKO. Jones came out swinging as the bell rung and Shomen fell several times just to avoid the swings.The referee finally called a hault to save Shomen from undo punishment.

04 Jan 1933, Web, Pottsville Republican, PA - Short bio on Big Boy Jones called him the Mt. Hope heavyweight who had just joined the Lindes-Lucas stable."He has the ideal build and reach for a heayweight and can hit.

This first year and short months in Big Boy's career various newspaper mentions of him noted his manager having a hard time getting opponents for him with a lack of heavyweight talent in the immediate area apparenlty.

09 May 1933, Tue, Republican and Herald, Pottsville, PA - Prefight, "Pottsville Tom Jones" of Bucknell and National League football fame was to meet Big Boy Jones of Pottsvill. Thinking Big Boy Jones being confused with Tom Jones in the 28 Oct 1933 article on him in the Times-Tribune (see belown). Another article on 27 Oct 1933 in The Tribune called Big Boy Jones a professional football player formally of the New York Giants. They were confusing Big Boy with Tom "Pottsville" Jones.

10 May 1933, Wed, Republican and Herald, Pottsville, PA - Tom "Pottsville" Jones, 200, Llewelyn, defeated Big Boy Jones, 189, Pottsville as Big Boy hit the canvas twice and at times it looked like the fight would not go the distance.

31 May 1933, wed, Pottsville Republican, PA - Short newspaper account notes that Joey Ferraro, Palo Alto and Big Boy Jones, Pottsville bot signed up for a six month enlistment in the Civic Conservation Corps (Forestry Army) and are stationed at Camp Meade, Maryland, but will leave that camp Friday for Idaho and spend the remainder of thier enlistment there. Indication of Big Boy Jones' inactive state in boxing till he meets Anthony (Young Hippo) Ashrut in late October.

28 Oct 1933, Sat The Times-Tribune, Scranton, PA- Write up of Big Boy Jones' fight with Young Hippo notes that Big Boy's name is John Kovich, a "sterling gridiron star who peforms with the professional football team in Pottsville. Young Hippo manaed to land a right across on Jones' jaw in the first rougnts and Big Boy went down on his back. Big Boy got up as Referee Al Murphy counted ten, but, Murphy stopped the fight.

11 Nov 1933, Wed, Republican and Herald, Pottsville, PA - Ervin Fishburn, 188, Pottsville, in his debut fight it is said never threw one punch in the fight as Big Boy Jones began swining after the fighters handshakes and soon sent Fishburn down for the count.

23 May 1934, Wed, Republican and Herald, Pottsville, PA - Big Boy Jones, 195 won a six round decision over Tommy Joseph, 190, Scranton though it was apparent troughout the bout, Jones' was trying for a knockout but didn't get a chance to swing his long hook. Joseph kept in close punching hard but he took a number of short jabs by Big Boy that bloodied Joseph's nose.

30 Jul 1934, Mon, Republican and Herald, Pottsville, PA - Promoter Frank Hollister was trying to put together a show at the Charleston's Hall in Pottsville and Big Boy Jones was to be in one of the fights against a Joe Benyock of Kulpmont but the fight was cancelled when Benyock had several teeth pulled.

19 Sep 1934, Wed, Republican and Herald, Pottsville, PA - It was a surpise quick finish as Big Boy Jones forgot about guarding himself against Joe Benyock's punches and while trying to land blows himself, he was knocked down senseless on the canvas in the first round by Benyock.