▁one . ▁ ▁Only ▁one ▁judge ▁diss ented ▁from ▁a ▁voting ▁for ▁Cast ell ani , ▁resulting ▁in ▁a ▁split ▁decision . ▁ ▁The ▁win ▁moved ▁Cast ell ani ▁to ▁the ▁second ▁round ▁of ▁the ▁World ▁Middle weight ▁Championship ▁tournament ▁to ▁meet ▁Sug ar ▁Ray ▁Robinson ▁for ▁the ▁title . ▁ ▁Jones ▁was ▁never ▁able ▁to ▁fight ▁in ▁close ▁as ▁Cast ell ani ▁circ led , ▁j ab bed , ▁hook ed , ▁and ▁threw ▁leading ▁rights . ▁Cast ell ani ▁cl inch ed , ▁arm locked ▁or ▁h ug ged ▁when ▁Jones ▁attempted ▁in - f ight ing , ▁and ▁was ▁also ▁successful ▁at ▁backing ▁away ▁to ▁avoid ▁the ▁close ▁sh ots ▁at ▁which ▁Jones ▁could ▁be ▁dangerous . ▁ ▁His ▁ability ▁to ▁back ped al ▁so ▁effectively ▁may ▁have ▁indicated ▁better ▁condition ing ▁than ▁his ▁oppon ent . ▁ ▁There ▁were ▁no ▁knock down s ▁in ▁the ▁close ▁bout ▁in ▁which ▁Cast ell ani ▁seemed ▁to ▁employ ▁a ▁more ▁effective ▁strategy . ▁The ▁bout ▁was ▁a ▁convin cing ▁display ▁of ▁in - f ight ing ▁defense ▁by ▁Cast ell ani , ▁who ▁claimed ▁he ▁had ▁learned ▁Jones ' s ▁style ▁by ▁watching ▁his ▁bout ▁with ▁Johnny ▁Br at ton ▁on ▁television . ▁ ▁Jones ' ▁strong est ▁winning ▁round ▁was ▁the ▁fifth ▁when ▁he ▁swe pt ▁Cast ell ani ▁with ▁swe eping ▁body ▁attacks , ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁down ▁from ▁sli ps ▁in ▁the ▁sevent h ▁and ▁t enth ▁r ounds . ▁ ▁On ▁February ▁ 6 , ▁ 1 9