Glen Johnson (boxer)

Glen Johnson
Johnson (on the left) in June 2011
Statistics
Real name	Glengoffe Donovan Johnson
Nickname(s)	Gentleman The Road Warrior
Rated at	Light Heavyweight
Nationality	Jamaican
Born	January 2, 1969 (1969-01-02) Clarendon, Jamaica
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	68
Wins	51
Wins by KO	35
Losses	16
Draws	2
No contests	0

Glengoffe Donovan Johnson (born January 2, 1969 in Clarendon, Jamaica) is a professional boxer. Nicknamed Gentleman and The Road Warrior, Johnson is the former IBF & The Ring light heavyweight champion.

Amateur career

Johnson arrived in southern Florida from Jamaica at the age of 15. He would not begin boxing as an amateur until a few years later. Glen "The Road Warrior" Johnson was a late bloomer of the sport, starting at 20 years old in Miami, Florida at an emerging police boxing gym. Johnson compiled an amateur record of 35-5 and was a two-time Florida State Golden Gloves Champion, once at 165 and at the other at 178-pounds.

Professional career

Johnson won his first 32 professional fights before challenging Bernard Hopkins for the IBF middleweight title in 1997. He suffered a technical knockout in the 11th round.

He added eight more to his tally of losses before drawing with and then beating Clinton Woods with a unanimous decision to earn the IBF light heavyweight title. His next fight came against former champion Roy Jones Jr. In an upset, he knocked Jones out in the ninth round of their September 2004 fight.

The subsequent split decision victory over Antonio Tarver that December made him The Ring light heavyweight boxing champion. He was chosen the 2004 fighter of the year by the Boxing Writer's Association of America.

Johnson lost the light heavyweight title to Antonio Tarver in the rematch. He then challenged old foe Woods once again for the IBF title. This time Woods beat him by a split decision. He then came back and defeated former champion Montell Griffin in May 2007.

Johnson lost a unanimous decision to Chad Dawson on April 12, 2008, for the WBC light heavyweight title. On November 7, 2009, Johnson lost a rematch with Dawson via unanimous decision in Hartford, CT. The judges scores were 115-113, 115-113 and 117-111 for Dawson.

Glen "The Road warrior" Johnson often prepares for his fights at Danny Hawk's World Famous Normandy Gym in Miami Beach, FL, taking advantage of the high quality sparring available at Hawk's Gym and also in thump boxing gym on 8100 sw 81 st street

On August 7, 2010 Johnson challenged Tavoris Cloud for the IBF light heavyweight title but lost a close decision 116-112 from all 3 judges despite landing more punches according to CompuBox.

Glen Johnson has joined the Super Six World Boxing Classic replacing Mikkel Kessler due to Kessler eye injury. Glen Johnson defeated Allen Green by a knockout in the eighth round, on November 6, 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada and with that win proceeded to the Semi-Final of the Super 6 Tournament where he faced Carl Froch for a place in the Super 6 Final and WBC world Super-Middleweight title. Johnson Lost the fight by Majority decision with one judge scoring the contest a draw and the remaining two judges scoring in favour of Froch.

Professional boxing record

51 Wins (35 knockouts, 16 decisions), 16 Losses (1 knockout, 15 decision), 2 Draws [1]
Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	51-16-2	Lucian Bute	UD	12	05/11/2011	Pepsi Coliseum, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada	For IBF super middleweight title.
Loss	51-15-2	Carl Froch	MD	12	04/06/2011	Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States	For WBC super middleweight title. Super Six World Boxing Classic Semi Final.
Win	51-14-2	Allan Green	TKO	8 (12)	06/11/2010	MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Loss	50-14-2	Tavoris Cloud	UD	12	07/08/2010	Scottrade Center, Saint Louis, Missouri, United States	For IBF light heavyweight title.
Win	50-13-2	Yusaf Mack	TKO	6 (12)	05/02/2010	NSU Arena, Don Taft University Center, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
Loss	49-13-2	Chad Dawson	UD	12	07/11/2009	XL Center, Hartford, Connecticut, United States	For WBC light heavyweight title.
Win	49-12-2	Daniel Judah	UD	10	27/02/2009	Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood, Florida, United States
Win	48-12-2	Aaron Norwood	TKO	4 (10)	11/11/2008	Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood, Florida, United States
Loss	47-12-2	Chad Dawson	UD	12	12/04/2008	St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, Florida, United States	For WBC light heavyweight title.
Win	47-11-2	Hugo Pineda	TKO	8 (10)	15/01/2008	Bally's Park Place Hotel Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win	46-11-2	Fred Moore	KO	5 (12)	27/07/2007	Sheraton Miami Mart Hotel, Miami, Florida, United States
Win	45-11-2	Montell Griffin	TKO	11 (12)	16/05/2007	Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood, Florida, United States
Loss	44-11-2	Clinton Woods	SD	12	02/09/2006	Bolton Arena, Bolton, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom	For IBF light heavyweight title.
Win	44-10-2	Richard Hall	UD	12	24/02/2006	Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood, Florida, United States
Win	43-10-2	George Khalid Jones	TKO	10 (12)	30/09/2005	Cache Creek Casino Resort, Brooks, California, United States	IBF light heavyweight title eliminator.
Loss	42-10-2	Antonio Tarver	UD	12	18/06/2005	FedEx Forum, Memphis, Tennessee, United States	Lost The Ring light heavyweight title.
Win	42-9-2	Antonio Tarver	SD	12	18/12/2004	Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, United States	Won The Ring light heavyweight title.
Win	41-9-2	Roy Jones Jr.	KO	9 (12)	25/09/2004	FedEx Forum, Memphis, Tennessee, United States	Retained IBF light heavyweight title. Named Ring magazine 2004 Upset Of The Year.
Win	40-9-2	Clinton Woods	UD	12	06/02/2004	Ponds Forge Arena, Sheffield, Yorkshire, United Kingdom	Won vacant IBF light heavyweight title.
Draw	39-9-2	Clinton Woods	SD	12	07/11/2003	Hillsborough Leisure Centre, Sheffield, Yorkshire, United Kingdom	For vacant IBF light heavyweight title.
Win	39-9-1	Eric Harding	UD	12	18/05/2003	Jimmy's Bronx Cafe, Bronx, New York, United States	Won vacant USBA light heavyweight title.
Draw	38-9-1	Daniel Judah	SD	12	04/04/2003	Mohegan Sun Casino, Uncasville, Connecticut, United States
Loss	38–9	Julio Cesar Gonzalez	MD	10	24/01/2003	Crowne Plaza, Commerce, California, United States
Loss	38–8	Derrick Harmon	UD	10	14/04/2002	Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win	38–7	Thomas Ulrich	KO	6 (12)	28/07/2001	Estrel Convention Center, Neukoelln, Berlin, Germany	Won WBO Inter-Continental light heavyweight title.
Win	37–7	Toks Owoh	TKO	6 (12)	23/09/2000	York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, United Kingdom	Won IBF Inter-Continental super middleweight title.
Loss	36–7	Omar Sheika	MD	10	02/06/2000	Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Loss	36–6	Silvio Branco	UD	12	15/04/2000	Padua, Veneto, Italy
Loss	36–5	Syd Vanderpool	UD	10	28/01/2000	The Ruins, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Loss	36–4	Sven Ottke	UD	12	27/11/1999	Philips Halle, Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany	For IBF super middleweight title.
Win	36–3	Marcelo Zimmerman	TKO	1 (12)	16/10/1999	Oranjestad, Aruba	Retained WBC Continental Americas super middleweight title.
Win	35–3	Augustine Renteria	TKO	4 (10)	31/07/1999	Chumash Casino, Santa Ynez, California, United States
Win	34–3	Troy Watson	UD	12	22/04/1999	Anatole Hotel, Dallas, Texas, United States	Won WBC Continental Americas super middleweight title.
Win	33–3	Armando Campas	KO	6 (10)	26/02/1999	Sho-Ka Reservation, Hopland, California, United States
Loss	32–3	Joseph Kiwanuka	SD	10	04/08/1998	The Palace, Auburn Hills, Michigan, United States
Loss	32–2	Merqui Sosa	UD	10	13/12/1997	Concord Plaza Expo Center, Northlake, Illinois, United States
Loss	32–1	Bernard Hopkins	TKO	11 (12)	20/07/1997	Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio, California, United States	For IBF middleweight title.
Win	32–0	Dave Hamilton	TKO	2 (10)	07/06/1997	Hawthorne Race Course, Cicero, Illinois, United States
Win	31–0	Sam Garr	UD	10	25/02/1997	Pyramid, Long Beach, California, United States
Win	30–0	Ralph Monday	KO	1 (10)	06/12/1996	Miami, Florida, United States
Win	29–0	Stacy Goodson	KO	2 (10)	02/11/1996	Nassau, Bahamas
Win	28–0	Jeff Johnson	TKO	5 (10)	01/10/1996	Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
Win	27–0	David McCluskey	TKO	3 (?)	24/08/1996	Valdosta, Georgia, United States
Win	26–0	Gerald Reed	PTS	10	29/07/1996	Hallandale, Florida, United States
Win	25–0	Tom Bentley	TKO	3 (8)	15/06/1996	Nassau, Bahamas
Win	24–0	James Gatlin	MD	6	11/06/1996	Foxwoods Resort, Mashantucket, Connecticut, United States
Win	23–0	Kenneth Parker	TKO	3 (?)	02/04/1996	Atlantis Casino, Cupecoy Bay, Sint Maarten, Netherlands Antilles
Win	22–0	Guy Stanford	TKO	2 (?)	26/03/1996	Immokalee, Florida, United States
Win	21–0	Danny Mitchell	KO	2 (?)	24/02/1996	Miami Beach, Florida, United States
Win	20–0	Bill Bradley	KO	1 (?)	16/01/1996	War Memorial Auditorium, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
Win	19–0	Jerome Hill	TKO	1 (?)	28/11/1995	Bell Auditoriumm, Augusta, Georgia, United States
Win	18–0	Melvin Wynn	TKO	4 (?)	08/09/1995	Hialeah, Florida, United States
Win	17–0	Jesus Carlos Velez	TKO	2 (6)	22/07/1995	Miami Beach, Florida, United States
Win	16–0	John McClendon	KO	1 (6)	27/06/1995	War Memorial Auditorium, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
Win	15–0	Tyrone Dillard	KO	1 (?)	25/03/1995	Miami Beach, Florida, United States
Win	14–0	Carlos Betancourt	TKO	1 (?)	25/02/1995	Miami Beach, Florida, United States
Win	13–0	Edison Martinez	KO	3 (?)	06/02/1995	West Palm Beach, Florida, United States
Win	12–0	Bill Bradley	UD	10	16/12/1994	Miami Beach, Florida, United States
Win	11–0	Jesus Carlos Velez	SD	8	19/11/1994	Miami Beach, Florida, United States
Win	10–0	Gustavo Gonzalez	UD	6	15/10/1994	Miami Beach, Florida, United States
Win	9–0	Joe Harris	TKO	4 (?)	08/09/1994	Davie Arena, Davie, Florida, United States
Win	8–0	Jesus Carlos Velez	UD	6	03/09/1994	Miami Beach, Florida, United States
Win	7–0	Vincent Godbolt	KO	3 (?)	05/08/1994	Miami Beach, Florida, United States
Win	6–0	Ralph Monday	UD	4	08/04/1994	Cape Coral, Florida, United States
Win	5–0	Dwayne Waldon	UD	6	22/10/1993	Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
Win	4–0	Anthony Brooks	MD	4	30/08/1993	Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
Win	3–0	James Mullins	KO	3 (4)	26/06/1993	Newcastle, North Carolina, United States
Win	2–0	Jerry Reyes	KO	3 (4)	27/03/1993	George Town, Cayman Islands
Win	1–0	Yurek Del Rio	TKO	1 (4)	19/02/1993	Airport Hilton, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States

Awards

• 2004 USA Today Fighter of the Year
• 2004 Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year

External links

• Undisputed Underdog, New Times Broward-Palm Beach
• Professional boxing record for Glen Johnson from BoxRec

Awards
Preceded by James Toney	Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year 2004	Succeeded by Ricky Hatton
Sporting positions
Preceded by Antonio Tarver Vacated	IBF Light Heavyweight Champion 6 February 2004–December 2004 Stripped	Succeeded by Clinton Woods
Preceded by Antonio Tarver	The Ring Light Heavyweight Champion December 18, 2004 – June 18, 2005	Succeeded by Antonio Tarver