| Reggie Johnson | |
| Realname: | Reggie Dwayne Johnson |
| Nickname: | Sweet |
| Weight: | |
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in[1] |
| Reach: | 72 in |
| Nationality: | American |
| Birth Date: | 28 August 1966 |
| Birth Place: | Houston, Texas, U.S. |
| Style: | Southpaw |
| Total: | 52 |
| Wins: | 44 |
| Ko: | 25 |
| Losses: | 7 |
| Draws: | 1 |
Reggie Dwayne Johnson (born August 28, 1966) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1984 to 2008. He is a two-weight world champion, having held the WBA middleweight title from 1992 to 1993, and the IBF light heavyweight title from 1998 to 1999.
Johnson made his professional debut in 1984. He won the WBA Inter-Continental middleweight title in 1989, and the USBA middleweight title in 1990, before losing a disputed split decision in 1991 against James Toney for the IBF and lineal middleweight titles, a fight in which he notably knocked Toney down in the second round.[2]
In 1992 he won his first world championship by winning the vacant WBA middleweight title in a close decision over Steve Collins. After three successful defenses, including a decision over the undefeated Lamar Parks, Johnson lost the belt to fellow southpaw John David Jackson. He twice failed in attempts to regain the WBA title, both by hotly disputed decisions to Jorge Castro in Argentina.
He later moved up to light heavyweight, winning the IBF title in 1998 against the undefeated William Guthrie with a rare one-punch knockout in the fifth round, a fight in which Guthrie left the ring on a stretcher. Johnson defended the title twice before losing by a wide decision to Roy Jones Jr. in a unification bout for the WBA and WBC titles in 1999.[3]
In 2001, Johnson returned to boxing and won the NABF and USBA light heavyweight titles, which he then lost in 2002 following a close decision to Antonio Tarver in an IBF world title eliminator. At age 35, Johnson then retired.
He returned in 2005 for one fight, then in 2008 Johnson scored a split decision win over former light heavyweight world champion Julio César González.[4]
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | Win | 44–7–1 | Julio César González | SD | 12 | Feb 23, 2008 | |||
| 51 | Win | 43–7–1 | Fred Moore | KO | 9 (10), | Aug 27, 2005 | |||
| 50 | Loss | 42–7–1 | Antonio Tarver | SD | 12 | Jan 25, 2002 | |||
| 49 | Win | 42–6–1 | Will Taylor | UD | 12 | May 25, 2001 | |||
| 48 | Win | 41–6–1 | Chris Johnson | UD | 12 | Jan 5, 2001 | |||
| 47 | Win | 40–6–1 | Earl Butler | UD | 10 | Dec 18, 1999 | |||
| 46 | Loss | 39–6–1 | Roy Jones Jr. | UD | 12 | Jun 5, 1999 | |||
| 45 | Win | 39–5–1 | Will Taylor | UD | 12 | Feb 27, 1999 | |||
| 44 | Win | 38–5–1 | Ole Klemetsen | UD | 12 | May 29, 1998 | |||
| 43 | Win | 37–5–1 | William Guthrie | KO | 5 (12), | Feb 6, 1998 | |||
| 42 | Win | 36–5–1 | Robert Doyle | KO | 1 | Jul 12, 1997 | |||
| 41 | Loss | 35–5–1 | Jorge Castro | SD | 12 | Oct 13, 1995 | |||
| 40 | Loss | 35–4–1 | Jorge Castro | SD | 12 | Aug 12, 1994 | |||
| 39 | Win | 35–3–1 | Ramon Felix | KO | 1 | Feb 19, 1994 | |||
| 38 | Loss | 34–3–1 | John David Jackson | UD | 12 | Oct 1, 1993 | |||
| 37 | Win | 34–2–1 | Wayne Harris | UD | 12 | May 4, 1993 | |||
| 36 | Win | 33–2–1 | Ki-Yun Song | TKO | 8 (12), | Jan 19, 1993 | |||
| 35 | Win | 32–2–1 | Lamar Parks | UD | 12 | Oct 27, 1992 | |||
| 34 | Win | 31–2–1 | Steve Collins | 12 | Apr 22, 1992 | ||||
| 33 | Win | 30–2–1 | Melvin Wynn | KO | 2 (10), | Dec 17, 1991 | |||
| 32 | Loss | 29–2–1 | James Toney | 12 | Jun 29, 1991 | ||||
| 31 | Win | 29–1–1 | Al Long | RTD | 8 (10), | Apr 8, 1991 | |||
| 30 | Win | 28–1–1 | José Carlos da Silva | TKO | 3 (10), | Dec 19, 1990 | |||
| 29 | Win | 27–1–1 | Ralph Ward | TKO | 7 (10), | Oct 8, 1990 | |||
| 28 | Win | 26–1–1 | Eddie Hall | TKO | 10 (12), | Aug 9, 1990 | |||
| 27 | Win | 25–1–1 | Greg Dickson | TKO | 2 (12), | Jul 5, 1990 | |||
| 26 | Win | 24–1–1 | Sanderline Williams | UD | 12 | Apr 16, 1990 | |||
| 25 | Win | 23–1–1 | Ismael Negron | TKO | 11 (12), | Feb 4, 1990 | |||
| 24 | Win | 22–1–1 | Victor Fernandez | KO | 2 (12) | Oct 21, 1989 | |||
| 23 | Win | 21–1–1 | Israel Cole | PTS | 12 | Sep 12, 1989 | |||
| 22 | Win | 20–1–1 | Nathan Dryer | KO | 3 (10) | Jun 28, 1989 | |||
| 21 | Win | 19–1–1 | Rigoberto Lopez | KO | 3 | May 15, 1989 | |||
| 20 | Win | 18–1–1 | Charles Oosthuizen | 7 (10) | Nov 14, 1988 | ||||
| 19 | Win | 17–1–1 | William Clayton | KO | 3 (10), | May 4, 1988 | |||
| 18 | Win | 16–1–1 | Jake Torrance | UD | 8 | Apr 6, 1988 | |||
| 17 | Win | 15–1–1 | Gonzalo Montes | TKO | 4 (10), | Mar 2, 1988 | |||
| 16 | Win | 14–1–1 | Victor Walker | TKO | 5 (8) | Feb 14, 1988 | |||
| 15 | Win | 13–1–1 | Ron Martin | TKO | 7 (8), | Jan 6, 1988 | |||
| 14 | Win | 12–1–1 | Sidney Outlaw | UD | 6 | Dec 5, 1987 | |||
| 13 | Win | 11–1–1 | Charles Hollis | PTS | 8 | Oct 8, 1987 | |||
| 12 | Win | 10–1–1 | Oscar Pena | PTS | 6 | Jun 23, 1987 | |||
| 11 | Win | 9–1–1 | Martin Garza | KO | 1 | Jan 17, 1987 | |||
| 10 | Win | 8–1–1 | Eric Williams | 3 (6), | Jun 12, 1985 | ||||
| 9 | Draw | 7–1–1 | Eric Williams | 6 | Apr 9, 1985 | ||||
| 8 | Win | 7–1 | Stephen Lee | UD | 6 | Mar 5, 1985 | |||
| 7 | Loss | 6–1 | Adam George | UD | 8 | Jan 29, 1985 | |||
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Phil Jones | UD | 6 | Dec 27, 1984 | |||
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Tarlton Washington | KO | 1 (6) | Dec 18, 1984 | |||
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Jonathan Ivory | 6 | Nov 23, 1984 | ||||
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Richard Fillitelli | KO | 1 (6), | Nov 17, 1984 | |||
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Carl Orville | 2 | Oct 9, 1984 | ||||
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Mark Henderson | 4 | Aug 14, 1984 |