▁in ▁Ak ron , ▁Ohio , ▁before ▁a ▁mod est ▁crowd ▁of ▁ 1 , 5 3 8 . ▁Jones ▁was ▁tag ged ▁repeatedly ▁by ▁Ris ko , ▁a ▁heav ier ▁box er ▁with ▁a ▁longer ▁reach . ▁Ris ko ' s ▁left ▁j ab , ▁which ▁frequently ▁led ▁to ▁following ▁rights ▁was ▁a ▁problem ▁for ▁Jones ▁throughout ▁the ▁bout ▁though ▁he ▁took ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁r ounds ▁in ▁the ▁close ▁bout . ▁Jones ▁took ▁quite ▁a ▁be ating ▁in ▁the ▁fifth , ▁and ▁performed ▁his ▁best ▁in ▁the ▁sevent h , ▁though ▁Ris ko ▁had ▁enough ▁points ▁to ▁use ▁his ▁left ▁j ab ▁for ▁defense ▁to ▁coast ▁a ▁bit ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁two ▁r ounds . ▁ ▁His ▁last ▁win ▁was ▁two ▁years ▁later ▁on ▁January ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁against ▁Ang elo ▁P ug l isi , ▁a ▁ten ▁round ▁points ▁decision ▁in ▁Seattle . ▁After ▁his ▁last ▁fight , ▁a ▁loss ▁to ▁Vern ▁Ear ling ▁on ▁May ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 1 9 4 0 , ▁he ▁retired ▁from ▁box ing . ▁ ▁Jones ▁was ▁already ▁beginning ▁to ▁have ▁m ild ▁vision ▁problems ▁from ▁cat ar act s . ▁ ▁Life ▁and ▁work ▁after ▁box ing ▁Jones ▁performed ▁some ▁training ▁duties ▁from ▁the ▁mid - ▁to ▁late ▁ 1 9 4 0 s ▁until ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁working ▁with ▁Mil o ▁Sav age , ▁Johnny ▁Well s , ▁Irish ▁Bob ▁Mur phy , ▁and ▁later ▁with ▁Sue y