Spider Jones

Charles "Spider" Jones (born April 20, 1943) is a Canadian journalist, author, and former amateur boxer.^[1] He is a former three-time Golden Glove Champion and was inducted into the Canadian Boxing Hall of Fame in 1996.

Spider Jones
Born	Charles Jones (1946-04-20) April 20, 1946 (age 79) Windsor, Ontario
Nationality	Canadian
Occupation	broadcaster/motivational speaker
Years active	1983 to present
Employer	Spider Jones Motivational Services
Known for	former amateur boxer
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Title	President/CEO
Awards	Premier Award from the Prov. of Ont., for Outstanding Achievements & Contributions to the Community[citation needed] World Boxing Federation Ring Announcer of the Year[citation needed] The Canadian Crime Victim Award[citation needed] B'Nai Brith Award for Community Service[citation needed] Bob Marley Award for Education[citation needed] Dan McArthur Award for In-depth Investigative Reporting on Guns, Gangs and Crime[citation needed]

Born and raised in Windsor, Ontario, Jones spent much of his early teen years living across the border in Detroit.^{[citation needed]}

Jones formerly hosted a talk radio show on CFRB 1010 in Toronto.^{[citation needed]}

In 1996, Jones was voted "Boxing Commentator and M.C. of the Year" by the Board of Governors of the World Boxing Federation.^[2] In 2020, he received the Order of Ontario award, and in 2023, he was honoured with the Black Business and Professional Association's Harry Jerome Lifetime Achievement Award.^[3]

Books

• Out of the Darkness: The Spider Jones Story. ECW Press (November 2003). ISBN 1-55022-603-7