Clinton Jackson

Clint Jackson (born May 20, 1954 in Nashville, Tennessee) is a former American boxer, who competed on behalf of the U.S. in the 1976 Summer Olympics.

Amateur

Amateur highlights

• 1974 National AAU Welterweight Champion
• 1974 National Golden Gloves Welterweight Champion
• 1975 National AAU Welterweight Champion
• 1975 National Golden Gloves Welterweight Champion
• 1975 Pan American Games Welterweight Champion
• 1976 National AAU Welterweight Champion
• 1976 National Golden Gloves Welterweight Champion
• 1976 United States Olympic representative at Welterweight
• 1977 National AAU Light Middleweight champion
• 1978 National AAU Welterweight runner-up, losing to Roger Leonard.

Olympic results

• Received a bye
• Unanimous win decision (5-0) over Zbigniew Kicka of Poland
• Defeated (KO 1) Wesley Felix of Haiti
• Lost decision (3-2) to Pedro Gamarro of Venezuela

Pro

Jackson turned pro in 1979 but never achieved the results that he had as an amateur. He failed to win a fight against any significant opposition, and lost decisions to notables pros James Shuler, Sumbu Kalambay, and Buster Drayton. Jackson retired after a knockout win in October 1985.^[1]

Troubles outside the ring

In 1989, Jackson, a former sheriff's deputy, was convicted of kidnapping an Alabama banker in an extortion scheme, in which he demanded US$9,000. In 1992, an Associated Press article reported that Jackson was serving a life sentence in an Alabama prison inmate #00154880.^[2] According to Sports Illustrated, he was still serving a life sentence as of January 2015.^[3]

• According to a 1975 SI article, Jackson had to reportedly straighten out Michael Dokes for Dokes' cockiness, in and out of the ring.

Professional boxing record

25 Wins (19 knockouts, 6 decisions), 7 Losses (2 knockouts, 5 decisions)
Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round	Date	Location	Notes
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	2-14-1	Gary "Boxing" Jones	KO	3	04/10/1985	Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss	17-0	Don "Cowboy" Shiver	UD	10	07/03/1985	Egypt Shrine Temple, Tampa, Florida, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	25-36-2	Johnny Heard	TKO	4	16/02/1985	VFW Hall, Dixon, Illinois, United States
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss	32-1-1	Sumbu Kalambay	PTS	8	10/12/1984	Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Bercy, France
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss	10-23-2	Sammy Floyd	PTS	8	28/08/1984	Birmingham, Alabama, United States
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss	18-0	James "Black Gold" Shuler	PTS	12	17/01/1984	Pennsylvania Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States	NABF Middleweight Title.
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss	14-6-1	Buster Drayton	TKO	2	12/05/1983	Bristol, Tennessee, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 1:20 of the second round.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	23-15	Homer Jackson	KO	1	09/12/1982	Pensacola, Florida, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	23-14-4	J.J. Cottrell	KO	10	30/11/1982	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	12-2-2	Wilbur Henderson	UD	10	04/11/1982	Sands Atlantic City, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	15-1	Robbie Sims	PTS	10	16/10/1982	Sands Atlantic City, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	1-4	James "The Heater" Coleman	KO	1	25/07/1982	Savannah, Georgia, United States
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss	14-2-1	Frank "The Animal" Fletcher	UD	12	20/06/1982	Sands Atlantic City, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States	IBF USBA Middleweight Title. 5-7, 3-8, 4-7.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	11-7-1	Al Clay	KO	1	07/04/1982	Nashville, Tennessee, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	5-11	Willie Ray Taylor	KO	1	26/03/1982	Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	7-16-1	Clifford Wills	KO	4	10/03/1982	Nashville, Tennessee, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	15-9-1	Mario Maldonado	KO	8	17/12/1981	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	2-7	Roosevelt Moss	KO	1	27/11/1981	Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	4-2	Bruce "The Truce" Thompson	KO	3	21/11/1981	Portland, Oregon, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	13-4	Jerry Holly	UD	10	27/10/1981	Curtis Hixon Hall, Tampa, Florida, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	6-1	Bruce "The Truce" Johnson	UD	10	08/09/1981	Curtis Hixon Hall, Tampa, Florida, United States
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss	7-0-1	Tony "R&B" Braxton	TKO	9	07/05/1981	Playboy Hotel and Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	10-4	Ken Heflin	KO	2	15/02/1981	Knoxville Civic Coliseum, Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	12-8-1	Mauricio Aldana	KO	7	26/12/1980	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	17-5-1	"Sugar" Ray Hammond	UD	10	01/08/1980	Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	23-15-1	Zip Castillo	KO	3	09/05/1980	Tennessee State Fairgrounds arena, Nashville, Tennessee, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	78-19-1	Jimmy Heair	KO	9	31/03/1980	Stokley Athletics Center, Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	0-8-1	James "Hard" Knox	KO	1	08/03/1980	Nashville, Tennessee, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	7-6-1	Larry Rayford	KO	7	30/11/1979	Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	2-0	Larry "Mousey" Martin	KO	2	30/10/1979	Memphis, Tennessee, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	2-1	"Little" Jimmy Wallace	KO	2	28/08/1979	Memphis, Tennessee, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	1-0	Rafael Corona	PTS	4	03/08/1979	Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, California, United States

References

External links

• Professional boxing record for Clinton Jackson from BoxRec

1976 USA Olympic Boxing Team Athletes Luis Curtis Leo Randolph Charles Mooney David Armstrong Howard Davis, Jr. Sugar Ray Leonard Clinton Jackson Chuck Walker Michael Spinks Leon Spinks John Tate Coaches —