eree ▁Char ley ▁White . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁San ▁Francisco ▁Chron icle , ▁" D ixon ▁did ▁the ▁leading ▁but ▁unlike ▁many ▁of ▁those ▁who ▁had ▁previously ▁met ▁the ▁little ▁Col ored ▁f ighter , ▁Jordan ▁went ▁at ▁him ▁and ▁mixed ▁it ▁all ▁the ▁time ." ▁The ▁bout ▁was ▁close , ▁and ▁many ▁believed ▁a ▁draw ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁a ▁better ▁decision . ▁Jordan ▁was ▁down ▁on ▁his ▁hands ▁and ▁kne es ▁in ▁the ▁sevent h ▁from ▁a ▁blow ▁by ▁D ixon , ▁but ▁the ▁bout ▁contained ▁relatively ▁few ▁knock down s ▁and ▁no ▁counts . ▁ ▁The ▁bout ▁ended ▁with ▁a ▁fl ur ry ▁by ▁D ixon , ▁but ▁the ▁ref eree ▁did ▁not ▁feel ▁it ▁ade qu ate ▁to ▁award ▁him ▁the ▁decision . ▁ ▁The ▁Chron icle ▁actually ▁believed ▁D ixon ▁had ▁the ▁edge ▁in ▁the ▁fighting . ▁ ▁The ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Times ▁also ▁agreed ▁the ▁bout ▁was ▁close ▁and ▁that ▁" B oth ▁men ▁fought ▁well ▁and ▁there ▁was ▁little ▁to ▁choose ▁between ▁them ." ▁ ▁T aking ▁the ▁British ▁World ▁Fe ather weight ▁Title ▁On ▁ 2 9 ▁May ▁ 1 8 9 9 , ▁Jordan ▁took ▁the ▁British ▁World ▁Fe ather weight ▁Championship ▁in ▁a ▁nin th ▁round ▁knock out ▁against ▁Harry ▁Green field ▁at ▁the ▁National ▁Sport ing ▁Club ▁in ▁London , ▁England . ▁At ▁the ▁time , ▁the ▁title ▁was ▁not ▁recognized ▁as ▁a ▁World ▁Title ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁but ▁it ▁is ▁listed ▁by ▁many ▁sources ▁today ▁as ▁a ▁British ▁World ▁Title