Clinton Jackson facts for kids

Clinton Jackson (born May 20, 1954) is an American former professional boxer. As an amateur, he competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics. He also won a silver medal at the 1974 World Championships and a gold at the 1975 Pan American Games.

Biography

Born in Evergreen, Alabama, Jackson was an all-around athlete who played football and basketball in high school. He began boxing in 1970 when he walked into a gym in Pensacola, Florida. He lost to Emilio Correa in the gold medal match at the 1974 World Championships, but then defeated him en route to a gold medal at the 1975 Pan American Games.

He turned professional 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 James Shuler, Sumbu Kalambay, and Buster Drayton. Jackson retired after a knockout win in October 1985.

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. According to Sports Illustrated, he was still serving a life sentence as of January 2015.

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.

1976 Olympic results

Below are the results of Clinton Jackson, an American welterweight boxer who competed at the 1976 Montreal Olympics:

• Round of 32: Defeated (5–0) Zbigniew Kicka of Poland
• Round of 16: Defeated (KO 1) Wesly Felix of Haiti
• Quarterfinal: Lost (2–3) to Pedro Gamarro of Venezuela

Clinton Jackson had 221 amateur fights, finishing his amateur career with a record of 206 wins 15 losses. He soon turned professional, but also coached the Nashville Sheriff's Dept. celebrated boxing team.

Professional record

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