Julian Jackson
Julian Jackson ( born September 12, 1960 Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands) is a former boxer from the Virgin Islands. He is a former world champion of the WBA light middleweight, former two-time world champion of the WBC middleweight and is one of the hardest punchers of all time 25 ( Ring Magazine ).
Professional career
Jackson was professional in February 1981 in the light middleweight and won until August 1986 each of his 29 fights, 27 of them prematurely. On August 23, 1986, he boxed in Miami Beach against the also undefeated Mike McCallum ( 26-0, 23 Ko) for the World Champion title of WBA Light Middleweight. However, He lost by referee demolition in the second round, as McCallum a long-lasting impact series against Jackson started that this persevered in his dual coverage and apparently struck worked. Immediately after the termination Jackson protested loudly, which in his own words just waiting wanted to have exhausted until McCallum to beat back then.
After two consecutive knockout wins he was allowed on November 21, 1987 in Las Vegas again fight for the now vacant world title of the WBA, the McCallum had resigned ascend to the middleweight division. When his opponent the South Koreans and the number 1 WBA rankings, In -Chul Baek ( 41-1, 37 Ko) was determined. Jackson won the fight by whacked in the third round and was the new world champion.
He defended the title by whacked in the third round against Buster Drayton ( 33-10 ), by co in the eighth round against Francisco De Jesus ( 26-2 ) and by co in the second round against Terry Norris ( 21-2 ), also he still won five non-title fights by knockout.
On November 24, 1990, he resigned from the WBA title and punched on the same day in the middleweight division for the world championship title of the WBC against the British Herol Graham ( 43-2 ). In the discharged in Spain duel Graham dominated the fight completely and won the first three rounds, Jackson also suffered swelling in both eyes the referee during the break between rounds 3 and 4 led nearly to fight abortion. However, he gave Jackson a round of the chance to make the fight more balanced, otherwise he would stop the fight. However, Graham also dominated the fourth round and drove Jackson into the corner, but sensational stretched from which Jackson almost 40 seconds before broadcast Graham with a right hand to the ground and by co won. The precipitate is considered one of the most brutal and most impressive KO's boxing history.
By the end of 1992, he defended the title by Ko in the first round against Dennis Milton ( 16-2) and Ismael Negron ( 16-8 ) by KO in the fifth round against Ron Collins ( 21-1 ) and by unanimous points victory against Thomas Tate (24-1 ).
After a knockout win in a non-title fight against Eddie Hall, he defended his title on May 8, 1993 Las Vegas against the also very strong impact Gerald McClellan ( 27-2, 25 Ko). In the fifth round of the leading on points Jackson landed a low blow, which had a short fight and a break admonition result. After the fight had been released on again, McClellan scored a sensational precipitation, in which Jackson rushed under the ring ropes. He came at a Anzählung of eight high again, but was knocked down shortly afterwards a second time and it also suffered a bleeding Cutverletzung, whereupon the referee stopped the fight. The Ring Magazine chose the precipitation for Knockout of the Year.
After three wins in a row Jackson denied on 7 May 1994 in Las Vegas a rematch against Gerald McClellan. This time lost Jackson after only 1:23 minutes in the first round, after he had been badly damaged already one standing and was knocked down shortly afterwards, prompting the referee to a fight demolition.
In December 1994, he defeated the Ecuadorian Luis Buitron ( 25-2 ) by KO in the third round and was already on 17 March 1995, a new title chance for the WBC championship belt at middleweight against undefeated European Champion Agostino Cardamone ( 23-0 ). The title became vacant after Gerald McClellan ascended to super middleweight. Jackson won the title by whacked in the second round, after he had to fight in round 1 even with difficulties.
Jackson, however, had thus reached the peak of his career; because in the first title defense on August 19, 1995 in Las Vegas, he lost the title by a knockout loss in round 6 of Quincy Taylor ( 25-3 ). After four consecutive victories, including against North American champion Leonardo Aguilar (15-1 ) and the Mexican Eduardo Gutierrez ( 24-4 ), he lost in January 1998 by co in the ninth round against former WBO and IBF world champion later Verno Phillips. After another knockout loss in May 1998 against Anthony Jones ( 38-8 ), he ended his active career.