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 Championships and a gold at the 1975 Pan American Games.
Born in Evergreen, Alabama, Jackson was an all-around athlete who played football and basketball in high school. He began boxing in 1970 when he walked into a gym in Pensacola, Florida. He lost to Emilio Correa in the gold medal match at the 1974 World Championships, but then defeated him en route to a gold medal at the 1975 Pan American Games.
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.
In 1989, Jackson, a former sheriff's deputy, was convicted of kidnapping an Alabama banker in an extortion scheme, in which he demanded US$9,000. In 1992, an Associated Press article reported that Jackson was serving a life sentence in an Alabama prison inmate #00154880. According to Sports Illustrated, he was still serving a life sentence as of January 2015.
Below are the results of Clinton Jackson, an American welterweight boxer who competed at the 1976 Montreal Olympics:
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.
|- |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 |Win | |align=left| Gary Jones |KO |3 |04/10/1985 |align=left| Kenosha, Wisconsin, U.S. |align=left| |- |Loss | |align=left| Don Shiver |UD |10 |07/03/1985 |align=left| Egypt Shrine Temple, Tampa, Florida, U.S. |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Johnny Heard |TKO |4 |16/02/1985 |align=left| VFW Hall, Dixon, Illinois, U.S. |align=left| |- |Loss | |align=left| Sumbu Kalambay |PTS |8 |10/12/1984 |align=left| Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Bercy, France |align=left| |- |Loss | |align=left| Sammy Floyd |PTS |8 |28/08/1984 |align=left| Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. |align=left| |- |Loss | |align=left| James Shuler |PTS |12 |17/01/1984 |align=left| Pennsylvania Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |align=left| |- |Loss | |align=left| Buster Drayton |TKO |2 |12/05/1983 |align=left| Bristol, Tennessee, U.S. |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Homer Jackson |KO |1 |09/12/1982 |align=left| Pensacola, Florida, U.S. |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| J.J. Cottrell |KO |10 |30/11/1982 |align=left| Showboat Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Wilbur Henderson |UD |10 |04/11/1982 |align=left| Sands Atlantic City, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Robbie Sims |PTS |10 |16/10/1982 |align=left| Sands Atlantic City, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| James Coleman |KO |1 |25/07/1982 |align=left| Savannah, Georgia, U.S. |align=left| |- |Loss | |align=left| Frank Fletcher |UD |12 |20/06/1982 |align=left| Sands Atlantic City, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Al Clay |KO |1 |07/04/1982 |align=left| Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Willie Ray Taylor |KO |1 |26/03/1982 |align=left| Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S. |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Clifford Wills |KO |4 |10/03/1982 |align=left| Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Mario Maldonado |KO |8 |17/12/1981 |align=left| Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Roosevelt Moss |KO |1 |27/11/1981 |align=left| Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S. |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Bruce Thompson |KO |3 |21/11/1981 |align=left| Portland, Oregon, U.S. |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Jerry Holly |UD |10 |27/10/1981 |align=left| Curtis Hixon Hall, Tampa, Florida, U.S. |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Bruce Thompson |UD |10 |08/09/1981 |align=left| Curtis Hixon Hall, Tampa, Florida, U.S. |align=left| |- |Loss | |align=left| Tony Braxton |TKO |9 |07/05/1981 |align=left| Playboy Hotel and Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Ken Heflin |KO |2 |15/02/1981 |align=left| Knoxville Civic Coliseum, Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S. |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Mauricio Aldana |KO |7 |26/12/1980 |align=left| Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Ray Hammond |UD |10 |01/08/1980 |align=left| Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Zip Castillo |KO |3 |09/05/1980 |align=left| Tennessee State Fairgrounds arena, Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Jimmy Heair |KO |9 |31/03/1980 |align=left| Stokley Athletics Center, Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S. |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| James Knox |KO |1 |08/03/1980 |align=left| Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Larry Rayford |KO |7 |30/11/1979 |align=left| Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Larry Martin |KO |2 |30/10/1979 |align=left| Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Jimmy Wallace |KO |2 |28/08/1979 |align=left| Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Rafael Corona |PTS |4 |03/08/1979 |align=left| Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, California, U.S. |align=left|