Clinton Jackson Explained

Clinton Jackson
Nickname:The Sheriff
Nationality:American
Birth Date:May 20, 1954
Birth Place:Evergreen, Alabama
Style:Southpaw
Total:32
Wins:25
Losses:7
Draws:0
No Contests:0
Ko:19

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.[1] He began boxing in 1970 when he walked into a gym in Pensacola, Florida.[2] 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.[2]

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.[3]

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.[4] According to Sports Illustrated, he was still serving a life sentence as of January 2015.[5]

Amateur highlights

1976 Olympic results

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

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.[6]

Professional record

|-|align="center" colspan=8|25 Wins (19 knockouts, 6 decisions), 7 Losses (2 knockouts, 5 decisions) http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=28890&cat=boxer|-| 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||align=left| Gary Jones|KO|3|04/10/1985|align=left| Kenosha, Wisconsin, U.S.|align=left||-|Loss||align=left| Don Shiver|UD|10|07/03/1985|align=left| Egypt Shrine Temple, Tampa, Florida, U.S.|align=left||-|Win||align=left| Johnny Heard|TKO|4|16/02/1985|align=left| VFW Hall, Dixon, Illinois, U.S.|align=left||-|Loss||align=left| Sumbu Kalambay|PTS|8|10/12/1984|align=left| Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Bercy, France|align=left||-|Loss||align=left| Sammy Floyd|PTS|8|28/08/1984|align=left| Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.|align=left||-|Loss||align=left| James Shuler|PTS|12|17/01/1984|align=left| Pennsylvania Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.|align=left||-|Loss||align=left| Buster Drayton|TKO|2|12/05/1983|align=left| Bristol, Tennessee, U.S.|align=left||-|Win||align=left| Homer Jackson|KO|1|09/12/1982|align=left| Pensacola, Florida, U.S.|align=left||-|Win||align=left| J.J. Cottrell|KO|10|30/11/1982|align=left| Showboat Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.|align=left||-|Win||align=left| Wilbur Henderson|UD|10|04/11/1982|align=left| Sands Atlantic City, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.|align=left||-|Win||align=left| Robbie Sims|PTS|10|16/10/1982|align=left| Sands Atlantic City, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.|align=left||-|Win||align=left| James Coleman|KO|1|25/07/1982|align=left| Savannah, Georgia, U.S.|align=left||-|Loss||align=left| Frank Fletcher|UD|12|20/06/1982|align=left| Sands Atlantic City, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.|align=left||-|Win||align=left| Al Clay|KO|1|07/04/1982|align=left| Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.|align=left||-|Win||align=left| Willie Ray Taylor|KO|1|26/03/1982|align=left| Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S.|align=left||-|Win||align=left| Clifford Wills|KO|4|10/03/1982|align=left| Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.|align=left||-|Win||align=left| Mario Maldonado|KO|8|17/12/1981|align=left| Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.|align=left||-|Win||align=left| Roosevelt Moss|KO|1|27/11/1981|align=left| Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S.|align=left||-|Win||align=left| Bruce Thompson|KO|3|21/11/1981|align=left| Portland, Oregon, U.S.|align=left||-|Win||align=left| Jerry Holly|UD|10|27/10/1981|align=left| Curtis Hixon Hall, Tampa, Florida, U.S.|align=left||-|Win||align=left| Bruce Thompson|UD|10|08/09/1981|align=left| Curtis Hixon Hall, Tampa, Florida, U.S.|align=left||-|Loss||align=left| Tony Braxton|TKO|9|07/05/1981|align=left| Playboy Hotel and Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.|align=left||-|Win||align=left| Ken Heflin|KO|2|15/02/1981|align=left| Knoxville Civic Coliseum, Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S.|align=left||-|Win||align=left| Mauricio Aldana|KO|7|26/12/1980|align=left| Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.|align=left||-|Win||align=left| Ray Hammond|UD|10|01/08/1980|align=left| Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.|align=left||-|Win||align=left| Zip Castillo|KO|3|09/05/1980|align=left| Tennessee State Fairgrounds arena, Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.|align=left||-|Win||align=left| Jimmy Heair|KO|9|31/03/1980|align=left| Stokley Athletics Center, Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S.|align=left||-|Win||align=left| James Knox|KO|1|08/03/1980|align=left| Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.|align=left||-|Win||align=left| Larry Rayford|KO|7|30/11/1979|align=left| Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.|align=left||-|Win||align=left| Larry Martin|KO|2|30/10/1979|align=left| Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.|align=left||-|Win||align=left| Jimmy Wallace|KO|2|28/08/1979|align=left| Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.|align=left||-|Win||align=left| Rafael Corona|PTS|4|03/08/1979|align=left| Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, California, U.S.|align=left||}

Notes and References

  1. News: Clinton Jackson Lacks Only The Olympic Gold Medal. The Prattville Progress. Carl. Poteat. February 15, 1979. February 9, 2022. 13. Newspapers.com.
  2. News: Jackson Confident of Taking Gold. Montgomery Advertiser. Roy. Thomas. July 11, 1976. February 9, 2022. 13. Newspapers.com.
  3. Web site: Boxing Looks Back at Former Junior Middleweight Contender Clint Jackson . RingsideReport.com . Antonio . Santiago . 2006-07-25 . 2008-01-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071011214323/http://ringsidereport.com/rsr/news.php?readmore=56 . 2007-10-11 . dead .
  4. News: Unknown title: news wire report for conviction . Elyria Chronicle-Telegram . 1989-06-30.
  5. U.S. Boxing: A Flurry of Punch Lines . Sports Illustrated . 2006-07-03. Jackson has an upcoming parole hearing set for September 2016.
  6. https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/283016241/ Top-ranked amateur boxers to square off Friday

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