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John David Jackson | |
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Statistics | |
Nickname(s) | Action |
Weight(s) | |
Height | 5 ft 10+1⁄2 in (179 cm) |
Reach | 74 in (188 cm) |
Nationality | American |
Born | Denver, Colorado, U.S. | May 17, 1963
Stance | Southpaw |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 41 |
Wins | 36 |
Wins by KO | 20 |
Losses | 4 |
No contests | 1 |
John David Jackson (born May 17, 1963) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1984 to 1999, and has since worked as a boxing trainer. He is a two-weight world champion, having held the WBO junior middleweight title twice between 1988 and 1993, and the WBA middleweight title from 1993 to 1994.
Jackson turned professional in 1984 and won his first 20 fights. [1] He won the inaugural WBO junior middleweight title in 1988 with a win over Lupe Aquino. He defended the title six times before moving up to middleweight in 1993 to take on WBA middleweight champion Reggie Johnson, winning a close decision.
After being stripped of his WBA title in August 1994, Jackson lost in an attempt to regain the belt in December of that year to Jorge Castro via 9th-round TKO, in a fight that was named Fight of the Year by Ring Magazine. On the verge of forcing a referee's stoppage against the badly beaten up Castro, Jackson was caught and knocked down by a left hook, then stopped after two further knockdowns. The sudden change in fortunes was one of the greatest turnarounds ever seen in a boxing match.
In 1997 he took on Bernard Hopkins for the IBF middleweight title. In an ugly fight in which Jackson looked a faded fighter, Hopkins won via a 7th-round TKO. Jackson took a rematch with Castro in 1998, but again came up short in losing a decision. He retired in 1999.
41 fights | 36 wins | 4 losses |
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By knockout | 20 | 2 |
By decision | 16 | 2 |
No contests | 1 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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41 | Win | 36–4 (1) | ![]() | TKO | 2 | Sep 25, 1999 | ![]() | |
40 | Loss | 35–4 (1) | ![]() | UD | 10 | Feb 20, 1998 | ![]() | For vacant WBA Fedelatin super middleweight title |
39 | Loss | 35–3 (1) | ![]() | TKO | 7 (12), 2:22 | Apr 19, 1997 | ![]() | For IBF middleweight title |
38 | Loss | 35–2 (1) | ![]() | SD | 10 | Nov 20, 1996 | ![]() | |
37 | Win | 35–1 (1) | ![]() | UD | 10 | Jun 29, 1996 | ![]() | |
36 | Win | 34–1 (1) | ![]() | UD | 10 | Dec 16, 1995 | ![]() | |
35 | Win | 33–1 (1) | ![]() | UD | 8 | Apr 29, 1995 | ![]() | |
34 | Loss | 32–1 (1) | ![]() | TKO | 9 (12), 2:34 | Dec 10, 1994 | ![]() | For WBA middleweight title 1994 The Ring magazine Fight of the Year |
33 | Win | 32–0 (1) | ![]() | KO | 7 (10) | Sep 24, 1994 | ![]() | |
32 | Win | 31–0 (1) | ![]() | RTD | 7, 3:00 | May 6, 1994 | ![]() | |
31 | Win | 30–0 (1) | ![]() | UD | 12 | Oct 1, 1993 | ![]() | Won WBA middleweight title |
30 | Win | 29–0 (1) | ![]() | TKO | 3 (10) | Sep 3, 1993 | ![]() | |
29 | Win | 28–0 (1) | ![]() | TKO | 10 (12), 1:14 | Dec 19, 1992 | ![]() | Retained WBO junior middleweight title |
28 | Win | 27–0 (1) | ![]() | UD | 10 | Oct 22, 1992 | ![]() | |
27 | Win | 26–0 (1) | ![]() | UD | 10 | Sep 19, 1992 | ![]() | |
26 | Win | 25–0 (1) | ![]() | RTD | 9 (12), 3:00 | Jun 9, 1992 | ![]() | Retained WBO junior middleweight title |
25 | Win | 24–0 (1) | ![]() | UD | 12 | Jul 21, 1991 | ![]() | Retained WBO junior middleweight title |
24 | Win | 23–0 (1) | ![]() | UD | 10 | May 10, 1991 | ![]() | |
23 | Win | 22–0 (1) | ![]() | UD | 12 | Oct 23, 1990 | ![]() | Won vacant WBO junior middleweight title |
22 | Win | 21–0 (1) | ![]() | UD | 10 | Jul 24, 1990 | ![]() | |
21 | NC | 20–0 (1) | ![]() | NC | 11 (12) | Feb 17, 1990 | ![]() | WBO junior middleweight title at stake; NC after an incorrect referee call |
20 | Win | 20–0 | ![]() | KO | 2 (10) | Dec 1, 1989 | ![]() | |
19 | Win | 19–0 | ![]() | TKO | 8 (12), 0:38 | Apr 22, 1989 | ![]() | Retained WBO junior middleweight title |
18 | Win | 18–0 | ![]() | RTD | 7 (12), 3:00 | Dec 8, 1988 | ![]() | Won inaugural WBO junior middleweight title |
17 | Win | 17–0 | ![]() | TKO | 4 | Oct 7, 1988 | ![]() | |
16 | Win | 16–0 | ![]() | UD | 10 | Jul 21, 1987 | ![]() | |
15 | Win | 15–0 | ![]() | TKO | 6 (12), 2:04 | Jan 13, 1987 | ![]() | Won vacant Pennsylvania light middleweight title |
14 | Win | 14–0 | ![]() | KO | 1 | Nov 25, 1986 | ![]() | |
13 | Win | 13–0 | ![]() | TKO | 3 (8), 1:13 | Oct 28, 1986 | ![]() | |
12 | Win | 12–0 | ![]() | UD | 8 | Jul 31, 1986 | ![]() | |
11 | Win | 11–0 | ![]() | TKO | 1 | Jun 14, 1986 | ![]() | |
10 | Win | 10–0 | ![]() | KO | 2 (10), 0:52 | Feb 25, 1986 | ![]() | |
9 | Win | 9–0 | ![]() | TKO | 5 (6), 2:15 | Sep 4, 1985 | ![]() | |
8 | Win | 8–0 | ![]() | UD | 8 | Jul 18, 1985 | ![]() | |
7 | Win | 7–0 | ![]() | TKO | 1 (8), 2:31 | Jun 13, 1985 | ![]() | |
6 | Win | 6–0 | ![]() | TKO | 4, 0:45 | Mar 20, 1985 | ![]() | |
5 | Win | 5–0 | ![]() | UD | 6 | Oct 17, 1984 | ![]() | |
4 | Win | 4–0 | ![]() | UD | 6 | Jun 26, 1984 | ![]() | |
3 | Win | 3–0 | ![]() | PTS | 6 | May 10, 1984 | ![]() | |
2 | Win | 2–0 | ![]() | KO | 3 | Apr 11, 1984 | ![]() | |
1 | Win | 1–0 | ![]() | KO | 1 (6) | Mar 11, 1984 | ![]() |
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