Anthony Small

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Anthony Small

Real name	Anthony Small
Nickname(s)	Sugar Ray Clay Jones Jr.
Rated at	Middleweight
Nationality	British
Birth date	June 20, 1981 (1981-06-20) (age 26)
Birth place	London, England
Stance	unorthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	19
Wins	18
Wins by KO	12
Losses	1
Draws	0
No contests	0

Anthony Small (born June 20, 1981 in London, England) is a professional boxer from who goes by the alias Sugar Ray Clay Jones Jr. (SRCJJ), in homage to Sugar Ray Robinson, Sugar Ray Leonard, Cassius Clay, and Roy Jones Jr..

He turned professional aged 23 in 2004 with a first-round knockout of Lance Hall. He has come to be managed by boxing promoter Frank Warren, who has seen Small to wins over former Ukrainian Light Middleweight Champion Vladimir Borovski and previously unbeaten prospect Prince Arron. He also scored a win for the UK team in The Contender Challenge: UK vs. USA on March 30, 2007, defeating Walter Wright in the first matchup of the tournament by a close split decision. However his World Title hopes were given a massive dent when he was beaten via technical knockout in round seven by Bradley Pryce whilst fighting for the Commonwealth Light-Middleweight title.

Small's boxing style is quite unorthodox. He keeps his gloves low, relying on body movement to avoid punches, rather than blocking. Due to his low hand position, he relies mainly on his natural hand speed to surprise his opponents when he punches. Additionally, he shifts from the left-foot-forward orthodox stance to the right-foot-forward southpaw stance throughout the bout. This has led some observers to call him "the poor man's Naseem Hamed."

His comeback fight was vs Takaloo for the Sothern Area Title Light-Middleweight title, and small won impressively by tko in 7 rounds.

In addition to boxing, which is Small's full-time career, he is a qualified Level 2 Electrician.