s ' s ▁desire ▁to ▁fight ▁at ▁close ▁range ▁made ▁the ▁box ers ▁look ▁as ▁though ▁they ▁were ▁trying ▁to ▁avoid ▁coming ▁to ▁blow s . ▁ ▁World ▁middle weight ▁tournament , ▁ 1 9 3 1 ▁On ▁August ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 1 9 3 1 , ▁Jones ▁defeated ▁T iger ▁Thomas ▁in ▁a ▁ten ▁round ▁points ▁decision ▁in ▁Mil w au kee , ▁in ▁what ▁several ▁box ing ▁histor ians ▁would ▁later ▁consider ▁a ▁world ▁middle weight ▁championship ▁bout . ▁ ▁The ▁bout , ▁however , ▁was ▁only ▁the ▁first ▁round ▁in ▁a ▁tournament ▁to ▁determine ▁the ▁world ▁middle weight ▁champion ▁to ▁replace ▁Mic key ▁Walker . ▁ ▁Jones ▁showed ▁superior ▁speed ▁and ▁took ▁a ▁strong ▁points ▁margin , ▁despite ▁a ▁slow ▁start ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁few ▁r ounds . ▁ ▁He ▁showed ▁better ▁speed ▁and ▁superior ▁ring ▁craft ▁than ▁his ▁oppon ent . ▁▁▁ ▁In ▁the ▁second ▁round ▁of ▁the ▁NBA ▁middle weight ▁tournament , ▁Jones ▁defeated ▁C ly de ▁Ch ast ain ▁in ▁a ▁sixth ▁round ▁technical ▁knock out ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 1 9 3 1 . ▁ ▁A ▁cut ▁above ▁Ch ast ain ' s ▁eye ▁caused ▁by ▁the ▁la ce ▁of ▁Jones ' ▁glo ve ▁played ▁no ▁small ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁ref eree ' s ▁decision ▁to ▁end ▁the ▁bout ▁in ▁the ▁sixth . ▁Jones ▁had ▁the ▁advantage ▁in ▁three ▁r ounds , ▁Ch ast ain ▁in ▁only ▁one , ▁and ▁one ▁was ▁even . ▁ ▁In ▁a ▁ten ▁round ▁points ▁decision