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{{Short description|American boxer (born 1954)}}
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|name        = Clinton Jackson
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|nickname    = The Sheriff
|weight      = 
|height      = 
|reach       = 
|nationality = American
|birth_date  = {{Birth date and age|1954|5|20|mf=y}}
|birth_place = [[Evergreen, Conecuh County, Alabama|Evergreen, Alabama]]
|death_date  = 
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|style       = [[Southpaw stance|Southpaw]]
|total       = 32
|wins        = 25
|losses      = 7
|draws       = 0
|no contests = 0
|KO          = 19
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'''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 Amateur Boxing Championships|1974 World Championships]] and a gold at the [[Boxing at the 1975 Pan American Games|1975 Pan American Games]].

==Biography==
Born in [[Evergreen, Conecuh County, Alabama|Evergreen, Alabama]], Jackson was an all-around athlete who played football and basketball in high school.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/581691024|title=Clinton Jackson Lacks Only The Olympic Gold Medal|work=The Prattville Progress|first=Carl|last=Poteat|date=February 15, 1979|access-date=February 9, 2022|page=13|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> He began boxing in 1970 when he walked into a gym in [[Pensacola, Florida]].<ref name="mont">{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/257461050|title=Jackson Confident of Taking Gold|work=[[Montgomery Advertiser]]|first=Roy|last=Thomas|date=July 11, 1976|access-date=February 9, 2022|page=13|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> He lost to [[Emilio Correa (boxer born 1953)|Emilio Correa]] in the gold medal match at the [[1974 World Amateur Boxing Championships|1974 World Championships]], but then defeated him en route to a gold medal at the [[Boxing at the 1975 Pan American Games|1975 Pan American Games]].<ref name=mont/>

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.<ref name="rsr56">{{cite web|url=http://www.ringsidereport.com/rsr/news.php?readmore=56 |title=Boxing Looks Back at Former Junior Middleweight Contender Clint Jackson |work=RingsideReport.com |first=Antonio |last=Santiago |date=2006-07-25 |accessdate=2008-01-20 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011214323/http://ringsidereport.com/rsr/news.php?readmore=56 |archivedate=2007-10-11 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In 1989, Jackson, a former [[Sheriffs in the United States|sheriff's deputy]], was convicted of [[kidnapping]] an [[Alabama]] banker in an [[extortion]] scheme, in which he demanded [[United States dollar|US$]]9,000. In 1992, an ''[[Associated Press]]'' article reported that Jackson was serving a life sentence in an Alabama prison inmate #00154880.<ref name="ect1">{{cite news |title=Unknown title: news wire report for conviction |work=Elyria Chronicle-Telegram |date=1989-06-30}}</ref> According to ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'', he was still serving a life sentence as of January 2015.<ref name="si060703">{{cite magazine |title=U.S. Boxing: A Flurry of Punch Lines |magazine=Sports Illustrated |date=2006-07-03}}Jackson has an upcoming parole hearing set for September 2016.</ref>

==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.<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/283016241/ Top-ranked amateur boxers to square off Friday], ''The Jackson Sun'', February 3, 1980, p. 29.</ref>

==Professional record==
{{s-start}}
|-
|align="center" colspan=8|'''25 Wins''' (19 knockouts, 6 decisions), '''7 Losses''' (2 knockouts, 5 decisions) [http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=28890&cat=boxer]
|-
| 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
|{{yes2}}Win
|{{small|2-14-1}}
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Gary Jones
|KO
|3
|04/10/1985
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Kenosha, Wisconsin]], U.S.
|align=left|
|-
|{{no2}}Loss
|{{small|17-0}}
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Don Shiver
|UD
|10
|07/03/1985
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Egypt Shrine Temple, Tampa, Florida, U.S.
|align=left|
|-
|{{yes2}}Win
|{{small|25-36-2}}
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Johnny Heard
|TKO
|4
|16/02/1985
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} VFW Hall, [[Dixon, Illinois]], U.S.
|align=left|
|-
|{{no2}}Loss
|{{small|32-1-1}}
|align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Sumbu Kalambay]]
|PTS
|8
|10/12/1984
|align=left|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy]], [[Bercy]], France
|align=left|
|-
|{{no2}}Loss
|{{small|10-23-2}}
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Sammy Floyd
|PTS
|8
|28/08/1984
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Birmingham, Alabama]], U.S.
|align=left|
|-
|{{no2}}Loss
|{{small|18-0}}
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} [[James Shuler]]
|PTS
|12
|17/01/1984
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Pennsylvania Hall (Philadelphia)|Pennsylvania Hall]], [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]], U.S.
|align=left|{{small|'''[[North American Boxing Federation|NABF]] Middleweight Title'''.}}
|-
|{{no2}}Loss
|{{small|14-6-1}}
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Buster Drayton]]
|TKO
|2
|12/05/1983
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Bristol, Tennessee]], U.S.
|align=left|{{small|Referee stopped the bout at 1:20 of the second round.}}
|-
|{{yes2}}Win
|{{small|23-15}}
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Homer Jackson
|KO
|1
|09/12/1982
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Pensacola, Florida]], U.S.
|align=left|
|-
|{{yes2}}Win
|{{small|23-14-4}}
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} J.J. Cottrell
|KO
|10
|30/11/1982
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Castaways Hotel and Casino|Showboat Hotel & Casino]], [[Las Vegas, Nevada]], U.S.
|align=left|
|-
|{{yes2}}Win
|{{small|12-2-2}}
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Wilbur Henderson
|UD
|10
|04/11/1982
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Sands Atlantic City, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
|align=left|
|-
|{{yes2}}Win
|{{small|15-1}}
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Robbie Sims]]
|PTS
|10
|16/10/1982
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Sands Atlantic City, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
|align=left|
|-
|{{yes2}}Win
|{{small|1-4}}
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} James Coleman
|KO
|1
|25/07/1982
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Savannah, Georgia]], U.S.
|align=left|
|-
|{{no2}}Loss
|{{small|14-2-1}}
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Frank Fletcher
|UD
|12
|20/06/1982
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Sands Atlantic City]], Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
|align=left|{{small|'''[[IBF]] USBA Middleweight Title'''.}}
|-
|{{yes2}}Win
|{{small|11-7-1}}
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Al Clay
|KO
|1
|07/04/1982
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
|align=left|
|-
|{{yes2}}Win
|{{small|5-11}}
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Willie Ray Taylor
|KO
|1
|26/03/1982
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S.
|align=left|
|-
|{{yes2}}Win
|{{small|7-16-1}}
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Clifford Wills
|KO
|4
|10/03/1982
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
|align=left|
|-
|{{yes2}}Win
|{{small|15-9-1}}
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Mario Maldonado
|KO
|8
|17/12/1981
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
|align=left|
|-
|{{yes2}}Win
|{{small|2-7}}
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Roosevelt Moss
|KO
|1
|27/11/1981
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S.
|align=left|
|-
|{{yes2}}Win
|{{small|4-2}}
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Bruce Thompson
|KO
|3
|21/11/1981
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Portland, Oregon]], U.S.
|align=left|
|-
|{{yes2}}Win
|{{small|13-4}}
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Jerry Holly
|UD
|10
|27/10/1981
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Curtis Hixon Hall, Tampa, Florida, U.S.
|align=left|
|-
|{{yes2}}Win
|{{small|6-1}}
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Bruce Thompson
|UD
|10
|08/09/1981
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Curtis Hixon Hall]], [[Tampa, Florida]], U.S.
|align=left|
|-
|{{no2}}Loss
|{{small|7-0-1}}
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Tony Braxton
|TKO
|9
|07/05/1981
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Playboy Hotel and Casino]], [[Atlantic City, New Jersey]], U.S.
|align=left|
|-
|{{yes2}}Win
|{{small|10-4}}
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Ken Heflin
|KO
|2
|15/02/1981
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Knoxville Civic Coliseum]], Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S.
|align=left|
|-
|{{yes2}}Win
|{{small|12-8-1}}
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Mauricio Aldana
|KO
|7
|26/12/1980
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
|align=left|
|-
|{{yes2}}Win
|{{small|17-5-1}}
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Ray Hammond
|UD
|10
|01/08/1980
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Caesars Palace]], [[Paradise, Nevada]], U.S.
|align=left|
|-
|{{yes2}}Win
|{{small|23-15-1}}
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Zip Castillo
|KO
|3
|09/05/1980
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Tennessee State Fairgrounds arena]], Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
|align=left|
|-
|{{yes2}}Win
|{{small|78-19-1}}
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Jimmy Heair
|KO
|9
|31/03/1980
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Stokley Athletics Center]], [[Knoxville, Tennessee]], U.S.
|align=left|
|-
|{{yes2}}Win
|{{small|0-8-1}}
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} James Knox
|KO
|1
|08/03/1980
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Nashville, Tennessee]], U.S.
|align=left|
|-
|{{yes2}}Win
|{{small|7-6-1}}
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Larry Rayford
|KO
|7
|30/11/1979
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Louisiana Superdome]], [[New Orleans, Louisiana]], U.S.
|align=left|
|-
|{{yes2}}Win
|{{small|2-0}}
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Larry Martin
|KO
|2
|30/10/1979
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
|align=left|
|-
|{{yes2}}Win
|{{small|2-1}}
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Jimmy Wallace
|KO
|2
|28/08/1979
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Memphis, Tennessee]], U.S.
|align=left|
|-
|{{yes2}}Win
|{{small|1-0}}
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Rafael Corona
|PTS
|4
|03/08/1979
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Santa Monica Civic Auditorium]], [[Santa Monica, California]], U.S.
|align=left|
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Boxrec|id=28890}}

{{Footer Pan American Champions Welterweight}}
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