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During the 1970's Jimmy Clark was one of the USA's best Amatuer Heavyweights who fought and beat some of the best in the World. I have his fight with future Pro Champion Micheal Dokes and Clark looked a good fighter.

However his Pro career was a bit of a flop, he even got KO'd by Lupe Guerra!!!

Does anyone know what went wrong with this amateur star? Any thoughts, info, memories?

http://www.boxrec.com/boxer_display.php?boxer_id=024034

Amateur highlights:

1975

Jul, Shrevenport. AAU Heavyweight Championship: 2°
lost to Michael Dokes, points.

Nov, New York. USA-URSS Dual Meet Competition: 1°
beat Igor Visotsky, KOT-3

1977

USA-URSS Dual Meet Competition:
lost to Igor Visotsky, points.
beat Igor Visotsky, points.

1978

Feb-12-1978, La Habana. USA-Cuba Dual Meet Competition: 2°
lost to Teófilo Stevenson, points (2-1).

Oct-7-1978, New York. USA-Cuba Dual Meet Competition: 2°
lost to Teófilo Stevenson, KOT-1.

Bump.

One last try.

Looks like he lacked the durability to make it as a top pro... generally inactive after the Gross defeat which really seems to have spelt the end.
Mind you Gross wasn't that bad a fighter early on in his career...

KOJOE90 wrote:During the 1970's Jimmy Clark was one of the USA's best Amatuer Heavyweights who fought and beat some of the best in the World. I have his fight with future Pro Champion Micheal Dokes and Clark looked a good fighter.

However his Pro career was a bit of a flop, he even got KO'd by Lupe Guerra!!!

Does anyone know what went wrong with this amateur star? Any thoughts, info, memories?

http://www.boxrec.com/boxer_display.php?boxer_id=024034

Amateur highlights:

1975

Jul, Shrevenport. AAU Heavyweight Championship: 2°
lost to Michael Dokes, points.

Nov, New York. USA-URSS Dual Meet Competition: 1°
beat Igor Visotsky, KOT-3

1977

USA-URSS Dual Meet Competition:
lost to Igor Visotsky, points.
beat Igor Visotsky, points.

1978

Feb-12-1978, La Habana. USA-Cuba Dual Meet Competition: 2°
lost to Teófilo Stevenson, points (2-1).

Oct-7-1978, New York. USA-Cuba Dual Meet Competition: 2°
lost to Teófilo Stevenson, KOT-1.

It seems he should have done more as an amateur, based on what I've heard about him.

THere is something more to this story but damned if I can remember. I'm having one of those senior moments. There is an event that may have played into his fall. But I can't pull it from the neurons. Are you asking because you know and are itching to share? Or because indeed it is an odd outcome?

I doubt I'll be able to dig up anything on this but I'll give it a shot. But I know there is something to be told on this. Maybe I can work on extraction by hypnosis. Cuz I had info in my grey matter on this somehwere.