▁of ▁effort ▁from ▁both ▁f igh ters . ▁ ▁T aking ▁the ▁American ▁middle weight ▁championship , ▁January ▁ 1 9 3 3 ▁Jones ▁won ▁the ▁American ▁Middle weight ▁Championship ▁in ▁a ▁sevent h ▁round ▁knock out ▁against ▁Sam my ▁S la ugh ter ▁on ▁January ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 1 9 3 3 ▁in ▁Cleveland . ▁ ▁The ▁title ▁was ▁recognized ▁by ▁the ▁National ▁Box ing ▁Association , ▁but ▁was ▁a ▁national ▁and ▁not ▁a ▁world ▁title , ▁as ▁some ▁rep or ters ▁later ▁claimed . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁second ▁through ▁sixth , ▁Jones ▁either ▁gained ▁a ▁margin ▁or ▁coast ed ▁waiting ▁to ▁strike ▁a ▁telling ▁blow ▁against ▁his ▁oppon ent . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁fifth ▁and ▁sixth , ▁S la ugh ter ▁reached ▁Jones ' ▁face ▁with ▁high ▁over hand ▁rights ▁which ▁affected ▁the ▁jud ges ' s ▁scoring ▁more ▁than ▁Jones . ▁Finally ▁in ▁the ▁sixth , ▁Jones ▁ended ▁the ▁bout ▁with ▁a ▁right ▁to ▁the ▁nose , ▁and ▁a ▁hard ▁right ▁to ▁the ▁j aw , ▁followed ▁by ▁a ▁l ighter ▁side ▁blow ▁to ▁the ▁j aw ▁that ▁put ▁S la ugh ter ▁down ▁for ▁the ▁count . ▁ ▁Final ▁attempt ▁at ▁world ▁middle weight ▁championship , ▁January ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁On ▁New ▁Year ' s ▁Day ▁ 1 9 3 7 , ▁he ▁took ▁on ▁Fred die ▁Ste ele , ▁the ▁National ▁Box ing ▁Association ▁World ▁Middle weight ▁and ▁N YS AC ▁World ▁Middle weight ▁Title ▁holder , ▁in ▁a ▁title ▁match , ▁but ▁lost