Clinton Jackson
Clinton Jackson
| Clinton Jackson | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Nickname(s) | The Sheriff |
| Nationality | United States |
| Born | May 20, 1954 Evergreen, Alabama |
| Stance | Southpaw |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 32 |
| Wins | 25 |
| Wins by KO | 19 |
| Losses | 7 |
| Draws | 0 |
| No contests | 0 |
| Clinton Jackson | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Nickname(s) | The Sheriff |
| Nationality | United States |
| Born | May 20, 1954 Evergreen, Alabama |
| Stance | Southpaw |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 32 |
| Wins | 25 |
| Wins by KO | 19 |
| Losses | 7 |
| Draws | 0 |
| No contests | 0 |
Biography
Born in Evergreen, Alabama, Jackson 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 notables pros James Shuler, Sumbu Kalambay, and Buster Drayton. Jackson retired after a knockout win in October 1985.[1]
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]
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 Received a bye
Round of 32: Unanimous win decision (5-0) over Zbigniew Kicka of Poland
Round of 16: Defeated (KO 1) Wesly Felix of Haiti
Quarterfinal: Lost decision (3-2) to Pedro Gamarro of Venezuela
Clinton Jackson had 221 amateur fights, finished 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.[4]
Professional record
| 25 Wins (19 knockouts, 6 decisions), 7 Losses (2 knockouts, 5 decisions) [1] [6] | |||||||
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
| Win | 2-14-1 |  Gary "Boxing" Jones | KO | 3 | 04/10/1985 |  Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States | |
| Loss | 17-0 | Don "Cowboy" Shiver | UD | 10 | 07/03/1985 |  Egypt Shrine Temple, Tampa, Florida, United States | |
| Win | 25-36-2 | Johnny Heard | TKO | 4 | 16/02/1985 |  VFW Hall, Dixon, Illinois, United States | |
| 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, United States | |
| Loss | 18-0 | James "Black Gold" Shuler | PTS | 12 | 17/01/1984 |  Pennsylvania Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | NABF Middleweight Title. |
| 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. |
| Win | 23-15 | Homer Jackson | KO | 1 | 09/12/1982 | Pensacola, Florida, United States | |
| Win | 23-14-4 | J.J. Cottrell | KO | 10 | 30/11/1982 |  Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 12-2-2 | Wilbur Henderson | UD | 10 | 04/11/1982 |  Sands Atlantic City, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | |
| Win | 15-1 | Robbie Sims | PTS | 10 | 16/10/1982 | Sands Atlantic City, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | |
| Win | 1-4 | James "The Heater" Coleman | KO | 1 | 25/07/1982 |  Savannah, Georgia, United States | |
| 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. |
| Win | 11-7-1 | Al Clay | KO | 1 | 07/04/1982 | Nashville, Tennessee, United States | |
| Win | 5-11 | Willie Ray Taylor | KO | 1 | 26/03/1982 | Knoxville, Tennessee, United States | |
| Win | 7-16-1 | Clifford Wills | KO | 4 | 10/03/1982 | Nashville, Tennessee, United States | |
| Win | 15-9-1 | Mario Maldonado | KO | 8 | 17/12/1981 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | |
| Win | 2-7 | Roosevelt Moss | KO | 1 | 27/11/1981 | Knoxville, Tennessee, United States | |
| Win | 4-2 | Bruce "The Truce" Thompson | KO | 3 | 21/11/1981 |  Portland, Oregon, United States | |
| Win | 13-4 | Jerry Holly | UD | 10 | 27/10/1981 | Curtis Hixon Hall, Tampa, Florida, United States | |
| Win | 6-1 | Bruce "The Truce" Johnson | UD | 10 | 08/09/1981 | Curtis Hixon Hall, Tampa, Florida, United States | |
| Loss | 7-0-1 | Tony "R&B" Braxton | TKO | 9 | 07/05/1981 | Playboy Hotel and Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | |
| Win | 10-4 | Ken Heflin | KO | 2 | 15/02/1981 | Knoxville Civic Coliseum, Knoxville, Tennessee, United States | |
| Win | 12-8-1 | Mauricio Aldana | KO | 7 | 26/12/1980 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 17-5-1 | "Sugar" Ray Hammond | UD | 10 | 01/08/1980 | Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 23-15-1 | Zip Castillo | KO | 3 | 09/05/1980 | Tennessee State Fairgrounds arena, Nashville, Tennessee, United States | |
| Win | 78-19-1 | Jimmy Heair | KO | 9 | 31/03/1980 | Stokley Athletics Center, Knoxville, Tennessee, United States | |
| Win | 0-8-1 | James "Hard" Knox | KO | 1 | 08/03/1980 | Nashville, Tennessee, United States | |
| Win | 7-6-1 | Larry Rayford | KO | 7 | 30/11/1979 |  Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States | |
| Win | 2-0 | Larry "Mousey" Martin | KO | 2 | 30/10/1979 | Memphis, Tennessee, United States | |
| Win | 2-1 | "Little" Jimmy Wallace | KO | 2 | 28/08/1979 | Memphis, Tennessee, United States | |
| Win | 1-0 | Rafael Corona | PTS | 4 | 03/08/1979 |  Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, California, United States | |