▁ 1 9 2 4 ▁and ▁held ▁the ▁World ▁Col ored ▁Wel ter weight ▁title . ▁Jones ▁was ▁never ▁knock ed ▁out . ▁ ▁He ▁had ▁ 5 2 ▁knock outs ▁out ▁of ▁his ▁ 1 0 1 ▁wins , ▁with ▁over ▁ 1 4 1 ▁total ▁f ights . ▁He ▁was ▁post hum ously ▁induct ed ▁into ▁World ▁Box ing ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁and ▁the ▁International ▁Box ing ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁career ▁Jones ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁M emph is , ▁Tennessee , ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 9 0 6 . ▁He ▁dropped ▁out ▁of ▁school ▁and ▁eventually ▁started ▁box ing ▁at ▁age ▁ 1 8 . ▁ ▁Jones ▁turned ▁professional ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 3 ▁with ▁Stephen ▁" S ue y " ▁Wel ch ▁as ▁manager ▁and ▁trained ▁with ▁Joe ▁Stanley . ▁ ▁Jack ▁Mc V ey ▁fell ▁to ▁Jones ▁on ▁June ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 1 9 2 9 , ▁in ▁a ▁ten ▁round ▁points ▁decision ▁at ▁Boston ' s ▁Bra ves ▁Field ▁before ▁a ▁substantial ▁de pression ▁era ▁crowd ▁of ▁ 7 , 0 0 0 . ▁More ▁of ▁the ▁fighting ▁appeared ▁to ▁take ▁place ▁at ▁long ▁range , ▁with ▁Jones ' ▁right ▁connecting ▁most ▁often , ▁as ▁his ▁left ▁was ▁often ▁blocked ▁by ▁Mc V ey ' s ▁glo ve . ▁Mc V ey ' s ▁consistent ▁ag gress iveness ▁appeared ▁to ▁turn ▁the ▁crowd ▁in