Clinton Jackson, US Amateur Champion of the 1970's

[williefromrichmond]

CLINT JACKSON

Born May 20, 1954

5’ 11” 147-156

Southpaw stance

Began boxing competitively, 1970, in Pensacola, Florida. Moved to Chicago, 1971; to Knoxville, 1971, and to Iowa, 1972. Moved to California, 1973; to Las Vegas, 1974; to Texas, 1974, and back to Knoxville, 1975. ‘I traveled to get more fights,’ he said (Columbus [Ohio] Dispatch 8-24-77:C-2).

Amateur record claimed (career) 139-14, but other sources believe he had closer to 200 amateur bouts.

Partial record below: 84-10

1972

Southern Golden Gloves ________ champion.
Southeastern AAU ________ champion.
Northwest Florida _________ champion.
Alabama Golden Gloves _________ champion.
July 19 - Billy Daniels W pts
July 21 - Eddie Gregory L pts
US Olympic Trials welterweight semifinalist; Ft. Worth.
Dec. 5 - Mark Collette, Des Moines

1973

Jan. 25 - John Mercurio W rsc 3
Jan. 26 -
Jan. 27 -
Iowa Golden Gloves welterweight champion; Des Moines.
Jan. 30 - Oleg Tolkov L pts
USA vs. Soviet Union; Denver.
Mch. 19 -
Mch. 20 - Odell Davis W pts
Mch. 21- Ricardo Perez W pts
Mch. 21 - Don Corbin W pts
Mch. 22 - Vic McGlenn W pts
Mch. 23 - Harold Beal L pts
National Golden Gloves welterweight finalist; Lowell, Massachusetts. Age 18, boxing three years.
May 8 - Arlen Harvey W pts
May 9 - Karl Hodge L pts
National AAU welterweight participant (lost in second round of the competition); Boston.

1974

Mch. 26 - Arnell Thomas W rsc 1
Mch. 26 - Ernest Caravalho W rsc 1
Mch. 27 - Robert Escalante W pts
Mch. 28 - Milton Seward W pts
Mch. 28 - Roger Leonard W pts
National Golden Gloves welterweight champion; Denver.
Apr. 4 - Member of the US Air Force stationed at Kelly Air Force Base.
May 23 - Former All-Air Force champion
June 12 - Colin McKay W rsc 1
June 13 - Robert Frazier W rsc 3
June 14 - William Tuttle W pts
June 14 - Robert White W pts
June 14 - His record: 71-8
June 15 - Al Fletcher W pts
National AAU welterweight champion; Knoxville.
July 20 - Leo Pelletier (Canada) W pts
North American Continent welterweight champion; Milwaukee.
Aug. 18 - Wilbert Muzza (Tanzania) W rsc 3
Aug. 21 - Mukoko Mayo (Zaire) W rsc 1
Aug. 26 - Mike McCallum (Jamaica) W pts
Aug. 28 - Zbigniew Kicka (Poland) W pts
Aug. 31 - Emilio Correa (Cuba) L ko 3
World welterweight finalist; Havana.
Dec. 12 - Kim Ju Seok W rsc 2
USA vs. Asia; Modesto, California.

1975

Jan. 18 - Valeri Udovik W rsc 3
USA vs. Soviet Union; Las Vegas.
Mch. 26 - Kenny Hifler W pts
Mch. 26 - Sonny Westbrook W pts
Mch. 28 - Fred Washington W w/o
Mch. 29 - Fred Tuttle W pts
Mch. 29 - Odell Leonard W pts
National Golden Gloves welterweight champion; Knoxville.
June 10 - Larry McCall W pts
June 10 - Tim Green W pts
June 11 - Al Amelio W pts
June 12 - Clifford May W rsc
June 12 - Dale Leonard W pts
June 13 - Luis Resto W pts
June 14 - Fred Washington W pts
National AAU welterweight champion; Shreveport.
July 20 - His record: 127-7, with 77 KO’s.
Aug. 2 - Mike McCallum (Jamaica) W rsc 1
North American Continent welterweight champion; Miami.
Aug. 21 - Roy Cummings W
Aug. 22 - Walt Dement W
Aug. 22 - Andre Garrett W
Aug. 23 - Joe Freyre W
Ohio State Fair welterweight champion; Columbus, Ohio. Jackson is said to have boxed five times in this competition and won all five by knockouts.
Sept. 4 - Luis Resto W pts
Sept. 6 - Roger Leonard W pts
US Pan-American Trials welterweight champion; Madison, Wisconsin.
Oct. 24 - Emilio Correa (Cuba) W pts 4-1
Oct. 25 - Kenneth Bristol (Guyana) W pts 5-0
Pan-American welterweight champion; Mexico City.

1976

Mch. 24 - Wilbur Cameron W pts
Mch. 24 - Fred Darden W pts
Mch. 26 - Bruce Henderson W pts
Mch. 27 - Mark Cheers W pts
Mch. 27 - Bruce Curry W pts
National Golden Gloves welterweight champion; Miami.
May 12 - James Parham W pts
May 13 - Fred Tuttle W rsc 3
May 13 - Roger Leonard W pts
May 14 - Leo Oliver W disq
May 14 - Kevin Rooney W pts
May 15 - John Sullivan W pts
National AAU welterweight champion; Las Vegas.
June 2 - Ralph Fratto W pts
June 4 - Roger Leonard W pts
June 5 - Roosevelt Green W pts
US Olympic Trials welterweight champion; Cincinnati.
July 5 - Roosevelt Green W pts
US Olympic Box-Offs welterweight champion; Burlington, Vermont.
July 23 - Zbigniew Kicka (Poland) W pts 5-0
July 25 - Wesley Felix (Haiti) W ko 1
July 28 - Pedro Gamarro (Venezuela) L pts 2-3
Olympic welterweight quarterfinalist; Montreal.

1977

Jan. 29 - Viktor Savchenko L rsc 2
USA vs. Soviet Union; Las Vegas. Jackson “claimed he was thumbed in the eye and could not see his opponent.”
Feb. 11 -
USA vs. Finland; Helsinki, Finland.
Feb. 13 - Svendsen W ko 3
USA vs. Denmark Select; Aalborg, Denmark.
Mch. 30 - Masou Hosea W ko 1
Apr. 1 - James Coleman W pts
Apr. 1 - Steve Gamble W rsc 2
Apr. 2 - Clifford May W pts
Apr. 2 - Curtis Parker L pts
National Golden Gloves light-middleweight finalist; Honolulu.
May 4 - Kenneth Ryals W rsc 1
May 5 - Ted Sanders W pts
May 5 - Charles Tuttle W pts
Tuttle’s record as of June 12 was 100-15.
May 6 - J. B. Williamson W pts
May 7 - John Jarvis W ko 1
National AAU light-middleweight champion; Winston-Salem.
Aug. 13 - Jerzy Rybicki W pts 3-0
USA vs. Poland; Las Vegas.
Nov. 12 - Luis Felipe Martinez W pts 3-0
USA vs. Cuba; Havana.

1978

Jan. 7 - Ion Miron W rsc 1
USA vs. Romania; Stateline, Nevada.
Feb. 12 - Manuel Cordero W rsc 2
USA vs. Cuba; Havana.
Feb. 26 - Velimir Jeftic W rsc 1
USA vs. Yugoslavia; Memphis.
Apr. 18 -
Apr. 19 - Gary Cerlock W rsc 2
Apr. 20 - Michael McBride W rsc 1
Apr. 21 -
Apr. 22 - Roger Leonard
National AAU welterweight finalist; Biloxi.
July 28 - Roger Leonard W pts
July 29 - Ed Green W rsc 3
US National Sports Festival welterweight champion; Colorado Springs.
Oct. 6 - Andres Aldama L rsc 1
USA vs. Cuba; New York City.

1979

Jan. 27 - Alexander Lukach W pts
USA vs. Soviet Union; Las Vegas.
Mch. 29 - Anthony Dee W pts
Mch. 29 - Charles Carter W pts
Mch. 30 - David McCall W pts
Nch. 31 - Randy Smith L pts
National Golden Gloves light-middleweight semifinalist; Indianapolis.

[Interviewer]

clint was one of the best of all times.

[Nile4000]

clint was one of the best of all times.

A great amateur, shame he couldn't have won the gold.