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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)
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	Playboy 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.

References

1. Poteat, Carl (February 15, 1979). "Clinton Jackson Lacks Only The Olympic Gold Medal". The Prattville Progress. p. 13. Retrieved February 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ Thomas, Roy (July 11, 1976). "Jackson Confident of Taking Gold". Montgomery Advertiser. p. 13. Retrieved February 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Santiago, Antonio (2006-07-25). "Boxing Looks Back at Former Junior Middleweight Contender Clint Jackson". RingsideReport.com. Archived from the original on 2007-10-11. Retrieved 2008-01-20.
4. "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. Top-ranked amateur boxers to square off Friday, The Jackson Sun, February 3, 1980, p. 29.

External links

• Boxing record for Clinton Jackson from BoxRec (registration required)

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• Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in boxing
• People from Evergreen, Alabama
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• National Golden Gloves champions
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• African-American boxers
• American extortionists
• American sportspeople convicted of crimes
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• American prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment
• AIBA World Boxing Championships medalists
• Medalists at the 1975 Pan American Games
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