Clinton Jackson

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

 * align="center" colspan=8|25 Wins (19 knockouts, 6 decisions), 7 Losses (2 knockouts, 5 decisions)
 * align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Result
 * align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Record
 * align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Opponent
 * align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Type
 * align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Round
 * align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Date
 * align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Location
 * align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Notes
 * -align=center
 * Win
 * 2-14-1
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Gary Jones
 * KO
 * 3
 * 04/10/1985
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Kenosha, Wisconsin, U.S.
 * align=left|
 * Loss
 * 17-0
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Don Shiver
 * UD
 * 10
 * 07/03/1985
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Egypt Shrine Temple, Tampa, Florida, U.S.
 * align=left|
 * Win
 * 25-36-2
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Johnny Heard
 * TKO
 * 4
 * 16/02/1985
 * align=left|🇺🇸 VFW Hall, Dixon, Illinois, U.S.
 * align=left|
 * Loss
 * 32-1-1
 * align=left|🇮🇹 Sumbu Kalambay
 * PTS
 * 8
 * 10/12/1984
 * align=left|🇫🇷 Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Bercy, France
 * align=left|
 * Loss
 * 10-23-2
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Sammy Floyd
 * PTS
 * 8
 * 28/08/1984
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.
 * align=left|
 * Loss
 * 18-0
 * align=left|🇺🇸 James Shuler
 * PTS
 * 12
 * 17/01/1984
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Pennsylvania Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
 * align=left|NABF Middleweight Title.
 * Loss
 * 14-6-1
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Buster Drayton
 * TKO
 * 2
 * 12/05/1983
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Bristol, Tennessee, U.S.
 * align=left|Referee stopped the bout at 1:20 of the second round.
 * Win
 * 23-15
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Homer Jackson
 * KO
 * 1
 * 09/12/1982
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Pensacola, Florida, U.S.
 * align=left|
 * Win
 * 23-14-4
 * align=left|🇺🇸 J.J. Cottrell
 * KO
 * 10
 * 30/11/1982
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Showboat Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
 * align=left|
 * Win
 * 12-2-2
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Wilbur Henderson
 * UD
 * 10
 * 04/11/1982
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Sands Atlantic City, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
 * align=left|
 * Win
 * 15-1
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Robbie Sims
 * PTS
 * 10
 * 16/10/1982
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Sands Atlantic City, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
 * align=left|
 * Win
 * 1-4
 * align=left|🇺🇸 James Coleman
 * KO
 * 1
 * 25/07/1982
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Savannah, Georgia, U.S.
 * align=left|
 * Loss
 * 14-2-1
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Frank Fletcher
 * UD
 * 12
 * 20/06/1982
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Sands Atlantic City, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
 * align=left|IBF USBA Middleweight Title.
 * Win
 * 11-7-1
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Al Clay
 * KO
 * 1
 * 07/04/1982
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
 * align=left|
 * Win
 * 5-11
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Willie Ray Taylor
 * KO
 * 1
 * 26/03/1982
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S.
 * align=left|
 * Win
 * 7-16-1
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Clifford Wills
 * KO
 * 4
 * 10/03/1982
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
 * align=left|
 * Win
 * 15-9-1
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Mario Maldonado
 * KO
 * 8
 * 17/12/1981
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
 * align=left|
 * Win
 * 2-7
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Roosevelt Moss
 * KO
 * 1
 * 27/11/1981
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S.
 * align=left|
 * Win
 * 4-2
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Bruce Thompson
 * KO
 * 3
 * 21/11/1981
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Portland, Oregon, U.S.
 * align=left|
 * Win
 * 13-4
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Jerry Holly
 * UD
 * 10
 * 27/10/1981
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Curtis Hixon Hall, Tampa, Florida, U.S.
 * align=left|
 * Win
 * 6-1
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Bruce Thompson
 * UD
 * 10
 * 08/09/1981
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Curtis Hixon Hall, Tampa, Florida, U.S.
 * align=left|
 * Loss
 * 7-0-1
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Tony Braxton
 * TKO
 * 9
 * 07/05/1981
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Playboy Hotel and Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
 * align=left|
 * Win
 * 10-4
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Ken Heflin
 * KO
 * 2
 * 15/02/1981
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Knoxville Civic Coliseum, Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S.
 * align=left|
 * Win
 * 12-8-1
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Mauricio Aldana
 * KO
 * 7
 * 26/12/1980
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
 * align=left|
 * Win
 * 17-5-1
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Ray Hammond
 * UD
 * 10
 * 01/08/1980
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
 * align=left|
 * Win
 * 23-15-1
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Zip Castillo
 * KO
 * 3
 * 09/05/1980
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Tennessee State Fairgrounds arena, Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
 * align=left|
 * Win
 * 78-19-1
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Jimmy Heair
 * KO
 * 9
 * 31/03/1980
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Stokley Athletics Center, Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S.
 * align=left|
 * Win
 * 0-8-1
 * align=left|🇺🇸 James Knox
 * KO
 * 1
 * 08/03/1980
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
 * align=left|
 * Win
 * 7-6-1
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Larry Rayford
 * KO
 * 7
 * 30/11/1979
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
 * align=left|
 * Win
 * 2-0
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Larry Martin
 * KO
 * 2
 * 30/10/1979
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
 * align=left|
 * Win
 * 2-1
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Jimmy Wallace
 * KO
 * 2
 * 28/08/1979
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
 * align=left|
 * Win
 * 1-0
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Rafael Corona
 * PTS
 * 4
 * 03/08/1979
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, California, U.S.
 * align=left|
 * }
 * KO
 * 7
 * 30/11/1979
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
 * align=left|
 * Win
 * 2-0
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Larry Martin
 * KO
 * 2
 * 30/10/1979
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
 * align=left|
 * Win
 * 2-1
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Jimmy Wallace
 * KO
 * 2
 * 28/08/1979
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
 * align=left|
 * Win
 * 1-0
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Rafael Corona
 * PTS
 * 4
 * 03/08/1979
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, California, U.S.
 * align=left|
 * }
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, California, U.S.
 * align=left|
 * }