Glen Johnson (boxer)
| Glen Johnson | |
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Johnson (on the left) in June 2011 |
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| Real name | Glengoffe Donovan Johnson |
| Nickname(s) | Gentleman The Road Warrior |
| Rated at | Light Heavyweight |
| Nationality | |
| Born | January 2, 1969 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.
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[edit] Amateur career
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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.
[edit] 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.[1]
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.[2]
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.
[edit] 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 | UD | 12 | 05/11/2011 | For IBF super middleweight title. | ||
| Loss | 51-15-2 | MD | 12 | 04/06/2011 | For WBC super middleweight title. Super Six World Boxing Classic Semi Final. |
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| Win | 51-14-2 | TKO | 8 (12) | 06/11/2010 | |||
| Loss | 50-14-2 | UD | 12 | 07/08/2010 | For IBF light heavyweight title. | ||
| Win | 50-13-2 | TKO | 6 (12) | 05/02/2010 | |||
| Loss | 49-13-2 | UD | 12 | 07/11/2009 | For WBC light heavyweight title. | ||
| Win | 49-12-2 | UD | 10 | 27/02/2009 | |||
| Win | 48-12-2 | TKO | 4 (10) | 11/11/2008 | |||
| Loss | 47-12-2 | UD | 12 | 12/04/2008 | For WBC light heavyweight title. | ||
| Win | 47-11-2 | TKO | 8 (10) | 15/01/2008 | |||
| Win | 46-11-2 | KO | 5 (12) | 27/07/2007 | |||
| Win | 45-11-2 | TKO | 11 (12) | 16/05/2007 | |||
| Loss | 44-11-2 | SD | 12 | 02/09/2006 | For IBF light heavyweight title. | ||
| Win | 44-10-2 | UD | 12 | 24/02/2006 | |||
| Win | 43-10-2 | TKO | 10 (12) | 30/09/2005 | IBF light heavyweight title eliminator. | ||
| Loss | 42-10-2 | UD | 12 | 18/06/2005 | Lost The Ring light heavyweight title. | ||
| Win | 42-9-2 | SD | 12 | 18/12/2004 | Won The Ring light heavyweight title. | ||
| Win | 41-9-2 | KO | 9 (12) | 25/09/2004 | Retained IBF light heavyweight title. Named Ring magazine 2004 Upset Of The Year. |
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| Win | 40-9-2 | UD | 12 | 06/02/2004 | Won vacant IBF light heavyweight title. | ||
| Draw | 39-9-2 | SD | 12 | 07/11/2003 | For vacant IBF light heavyweight title. | ||
| Win | 39-9-1 | UD | 12 | 18/05/2003 | Won vacant USBA light heavyweight title. | ||
| Draw | 38-9-1 | SD | 12 | 04/04/2003 | |||
| Loss | 38–9 | MD | 10 | 24/01/2003 | |||
| Loss | 38–8 | UD | 10 | 14/04/2002 | |||
| Win | 38–7 | KO | 6 (12) | 28/07/2001 | Won WBO Inter-Continental light heavyweight title. | ||
| Win | 37–7 | TKO | 6 (12) | 23/09/2000 | Won IBF Inter-Continental super middleweight title. | ||
| Loss | 36–7 | MD | 10 | 02/06/2000 | |||
| Loss | 36–6 | UD | 12 | 15/04/2000 | |||
| Loss | 36–5 | UD | 10 | 28/01/2000 | |||
| Loss | 36–4 | UD | 12 | 27/11/1999 | For IBF super middleweight title. | ||
| Win | 36–3 | TKO | 1 (12) | 16/10/1999 | Retained WBC Continental Americas super middleweight title. | ||
| Win | 35–3 | TKO | 4 (10) | 31/07/1999 | |||
| Win | 34–3 | UD | 12 | 22/04/1999 | Won WBC Continental Americas super middleweight title. | ||
| Win | 33–3 | KO | 6 (10) | 26/02/1999 | |||
| Loss | 32–3 | SD | 10 | 04/08/1998 | |||
| Loss | 32–2 | UD | 10 | 13/12/1997 | |||
| Loss | 32–1 | TKO | 11 (12) | 20/07/1997 | For IBF middleweight title. | ||
| Win | 32–0 | TKO | 2 (10) | 07/06/1997 | |||
| Win | 31–0 | UD | 10 | 25/02/1997 | |||
| Win | 30–0 | KO | 1 (10) | 06/12/1996 | |||
| Win | 29–0 | KO | 2 (10) | 02/11/1996 | |||
| Win | 28–0 | TKO | 5 (10) | 01/10/1996 | |||
| Win | 27–0 | TKO | 3 (?) | 24/08/1996 | |||
| Win | 26–0 | PTS | 10 | 29/07/1996 | |||
| Win | 25–0 | TKO | 3 (8) | 15/06/1996 | |||
| Win | 24–0 | MD | 6 | 11/06/1996 | |||
| Win | 23–0 | TKO | 3 (?) | 02/04/1996 | |||
| Win | 22–0 | TKO | 2 (?) | 26/03/1996 | |||
| Win | 21–0 | KO | 2 (?) | 24/02/1996 | |||
| Win | 20–0 | KO | 1 (?) | 16/01/1996 | |||
| Win | 19–0 | TKO | 1 (?) | 28/11/1995 | |||
| Win | 18–0 | TKO | 4 (?) | 08/09/1995 | |||
| Win | 17–0 | TKO | 2 (6) | 22/07/1995 | |||
| Win | 16–0 | KO | 1 (6) | 27/06/1995 | |||
| Win | 15–0 | KO | 1 (?) | 25/03/1995 | |||
| Win | 14–0 | TKO | 1 (?) | 25/02/1995 | |||
| Win | 13–0 | KO | 3 (?) | 06/02/1995 | |||
| Win | 12–0 | UD | 10 | 16/12/1994 | |||
| Win | 11–0 | SD | 8 | 19/11/1994 | |||
| Win | 10–0 | UD | 6 | 15/10/1994 | |||
| Win | 9–0 | TKO | 4 (?) | 08/09/1994 | |||
| Win | 8–0 | UD | 6 | 03/09/1994 | |||
| Win | 7–0 | KO | 3 (?) | 05/08/1994 | |||
| Win | 6–0 | UD | 4 | 08/04/1994 | |||
| Win | 5–0 | UD | 6 | 22/10/1993 | |||
| Win | 4–0 | MD | 4 | 30/08/1993 | |||
| Win | 3–0 | KO | 3 (4) | 26/06/1993 | |||
| Win | 2–0 | KO | 3 (4) | 27/03/1993 | |||
| Win | 1–0 | TKO | 1 (4) | 19/02/1993 | |||
[edit] Awards
- 2004 USA Today Fighter of the Year
- 2004 Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year
[edit] References
[edit] External links
| Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to: Glen Johnson (boxer) |
| Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Glen Johnson (boxer) |
- 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 |