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 | |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