. ▁ ▁Un success ful ▁attempts ▁to ▁match ▁Jordan ▁with ▁American ▁champions ▁Att empt s ▁to ▁match ▁Jordan ▁with ▁the ▁American ▁champion ▁Young ▁Cor b ett ▁II ▁were ▁not ▁successful . ▁The ▁Young ▁Cor b ett ▁bout ▁would ▁have ▁taken ▁place ▁in ▁San ▁Francisco ▁around ▁November ▁ 1 9 0 3 , ▁and ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁a ▁Fe ather weight ▁World ▁Championship . ▁T alk ▁of ▁matching ▁Jordan ▁with ▁the ▁great ▁American ▁Terry ▁McG overn ▁around ▁ 1 8 9 9 ▁also ▁never ▁came ▁to ▁f ru ition . ▁ ▁McG overn ' s ▁represent atives ▁probably ▁turned ▁down ▁the ▁English ▁fight ▁as ▁he ▁was ▁offered ▁a ▁pur se ▁of ▁$ 2 , 5 0 0 ▁after ▁he ▁had ▁received ▁offers ▁as ▁high ▁as ▁$ 1 5 , 0 0 0 ▁to ▁fight ▁Young ▁Cor b ett ▁II ▁in ▁San ▁Francisco . ▁ ▁Los ing ▁the ▁British ▁World ▁Fe ather weight ▁Title ▁On ▁ 1 0 ▁October ▁ 1 8 9 9 , ▁Edd ie ▁Sant ry ▁over to ok ▁the ▁title ▁defe ating ▁him ▁at ▁the ▁Len ox ▁Club ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁in ▁a ▁six teenth ▁of ▁twenty ▁round ▁knock out . ▁ ▁Jordan ▁was ▁knock ed ▁out ▁by ▁a ▁" clean ▁right ▁hand ▁swing ▁to ▁the ▁j aw ". ▁ ▁Sant ry ▁achieved ▁the ▁knock out ▁in ▁a ▁little ▁less ▁than ▁two ▁minutes ▁into ▁the ▁six teenth ▁round . ▁Until ▁the ▁knock out ▁Jordan ▁had ▁been ▁out point ing ▁Sant ry , ▁though ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁knock ed ▁down ▁in ▁the