Name John Jackson Trained Shane Mosley Martial art Boxing | Height 1.79 m Role Professional Boxer | |
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Division Middleweight, Light heavyweight, Light middleweight |
Bernard hopkins vs john david jackson
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.
Contents
- Bernard hopkins vs john david jackson
- The partnership of sergey kovalev and john david jackson hbo boxing
- Professional career
- Training career
- References
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The partnership of sergey kovalev and john david jackson hbo boxing
Professional career
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Jackson turned professional in 1984 and won his first 20 fights. 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.
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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.
Training career
After his professional boxing career ended, Jackson has worked as a trainer. Boxers he has worked with include: