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Phil Jackson (born May 11, 1964) is an American former professional boxer, best known for challenging Lennox Lewis for the WBC Heavyweight Title in 1994.

Amateur career

Born in Miami Beach, Florida, Jackson was the heavyweight alternate on the 1988 United States Olympic team

Professional career

Known as "The Enforcer", Jackson began his career in 1988 on a tear, winning his first 25 fights mostly by KO, setting up a bout with hard-punching Canadian top contender Razor Ruddock in 1992. Ruddock dominated, and Jackson was knocked down once in the 3rd, and once in the 4th, staying down for the 10 count. He then won his next five fights to set up the fight in 1994 with Lewis.

Lewis received a lot of flak for the fight, given Jackson's loss to Ruddock who had lost to Lewis towards the end of his career. Jackson was Top 10 in the Ring Magazine at the time but boxing insiders remained sceptical. The fight was shown on HBO and was unimpressive, with Lewis plodding after Jackson en route to an 8th-round TKO.

In 1995 his career began to sputter as he slipped to a journeyman. He lost bouts against future contenders Chris Byrd, Brian Nielsen, and Jeremy Williams.In 1998 he beat Alex Stewart, setting up a shot at a fringe belt in 1999 against Monte Barrett. Barrett won easily, and Jackson went on to lose to a "who's who" list of heavyweight contenders, including Fres Oquendo, Wladimir Klitschko, Larry Donald, Derrick Jefferson, and Dominick Guinn. The loss to Guinn in 2004, a fight in which Guinn knocked Jackson out in twenty-three seconds, was Jackson's last bout.

He retired with a record with 44–13 with 38 knockouts.

Professional boxing record

44 Wins (38 knockouts, 6 decisions), 13 Losses (7 knockouts, 6 decisions), 1 No Contest
Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	24-1	Dominick Guinn	KO	1	24/07/2004	Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.	Jackson knocked out at 0:23 of the first round.
Win	22-35-2	Garing Lane	UD	6	24/10/2003	Miami, Florida, U.S.
Loss	15-8	Brian Nix	UD	6	21/04/2002	Laughlin, Nevada, U.S.
Loss	24-3-1	Derrick Jefferson	UD	10	16/02/2002	Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Win	7-3	Nick Nurse	UD	6	25/05/2001	Miami, Florida, U.S.
Loss	37-1-1	Larry Donald	KO	5	25/05/2000	Tunica, Mississippi, U.S.	Jackson knocked out at 2:28 of the fifth round.
Loss	29-1	Wladimir Klitschko	KO	2	12/11/1999	Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.	Jackson knocked out at 1:59 of the second round.
Loss	14-0	Fres Oquendo	UD	10	12/09/1999	Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
Loss	19-0	Monte Barrett	UD	12	03/04/1999	Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.	WBC Continental Americas Heavyweight Title.
Win	26-5	Ray Anis	TKO	2	03/12/1998	Bay Saint Louis, Mississippi, U.S.	Referee stopped the bout at 2:55 of the second round.
Win	42-7	Alex Stewart	UD	10	24/07/1998	Miami, Florida, U.S.
Win	19-2-2	Gerard Jones	TKO	2	29/05/1998	Miami, Florida, U.S.	Referee stopped the bout at 2:45 of the second round.
Win	7-7	Bryant Smith	TKO	5	27/03/1998	Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.	Referee stopped the bout at 2:45 of the fifth round.
Loss	31-1	Keith McKnight	UD	10	02/10/1997	Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Loss	28-2	Jeremy Williams	KO	1	25/02/1997	Long Beach, California, U.S.	Jackson knocked out at 1:25 of the first round.
Win	19-3	Sonny Barch	KO	1	02/11/1996	Nassau, Bahamas
Win	15-13-1	Harry Daniels	TKO	1	24/08/1996	Valdosta, Georgia, U.S.
Win	26-17-1	Eddie Gonzales	KO	4	29/07/1996	Hallandale, Florida, U.S.
Win	1-16	Jack Jackson	TKO	2	15/06/1996	Nassau, Bahamas
Loss	25-0	Brian Nielsen	TKO	6	29/03/1996	Copenhagen, Denmark	IBO Heavyweight Title.
Loss	13-0	Chris Byrd	UD	12	21/11/1995	Auburn Hills, Michigan, U.S.	WBU International Heavyweight Title.
Win	8-16	Larry Davis	TKO	2	08/09/1995	Miami Beach, Florida, U.S.
No Contest	0-5	Alvin Ellis	NC	1	22/08/1995	Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.
Win	5-12-1	Krishna Wainwright	TKO	3	22/07/1995	Miami Beach, Florida, U.S.
Win	11-4-1	Martin Foster	TKO	8	01/11/1994	Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Win	9-7	Art Card	TKO	4	08/09/1994	Davie, Florida, U.S.	Referee stopped the bout at 1:35 of the fourth round.
Loss	24-0	Lennox Lewis	TKO	8	06/05/1994	Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.	WBC Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 1:35 of the eighth round.
Win	26-16-1	Eddie Gonzales	UD	10	04/12/1993	Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S.
Win	13-8	Mike Dixon	TKO	5	24/08/1993	Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
Win	22-5	Lawrence Carter	TKO	3	22/06/1993	Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
Win	0-9	Terry Miller	KO	1	24/04/1993	Forest City, North Carolina, U.S.
Win	13-24-2	Danny Wofford	TKO	4	30/03/1993	Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
Loss	26-3-1	Donovan Ruddock	KO	4	26/06/1992	Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.	IBC Heavyweight Title. Jackson knocked out at 2:12 of the fourth round.
Win	7-2	Everett Mayo	TKO	3	25/04/1992	Miami Beach, Florida, U.S.
Win	13-43-2	Frankie Hines	KO	1	28/03/1992	Forest City, North Carolina, U.S.
Win	14-21-1	Melvin Epps	TKO	5	13/12/1991	Tampa, Florida, U.S.
Win	10-9	Carl Williams	TKO	5	14/09/1991	Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Win	20-2	Tony Willis	TKO	5	11/06/1991	Miami Beach, Florida, U.S.	Referee stopped the bout at 2:57 of the fifth round.
Win	5-14	Lynwood Jones	KO	1	23/05/1991	Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S.
Win	22-7	Jeff Sims	TKO	4	07/04/1991	Ocala, Florida, U.S.
Win	8-7-1	William Morris	TKO	8	19/02/1991	Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
Win	20-3	Olian Alexander	KO	1	14/12/1990	Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.	IBC Heavyweight Title.
Win	12-4	Bobby Collins	KO	8	28/08/1990	Tampa, Florida, U.S.	Collins knocked out at 2:04 of the eighth round.
Win	15-5	Alvino Manson	TKO	2	26/06/1990	Tampa, Florida, U.S.	Referee stopped the bout at 2:07 of the second round.
Win	2-3	William Knorr	KO	1	01/06/1990	Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S.	Knorr knocked out at 1:40 of the first round.
Win	6-1	David Nall	TKO	2	18/04/1990	Tampa, Florida, U.S.
Win	2-11	Ricardo Spain	KO	3	10/04/1990	Miami, Florida, U.S.	Spain knocked out at 2:20 of the third round.
Win	0-11	Lino Cajina	TKO	2	23/03/1990	Homestead, Florida, U.S.
Win	0-4	Gerald Brown	KO	1	19/03/1990	Miami Beach, Florida, U.S.
Win	19-7-1	Jesse Shelby	TKO	5	16/02/1990	Miami, Florida, U.S.	Referee stopped the bout at 0:43 of the fifth round.
Win	8-6-1	Danny Wofford	TKO	5	24/01/1990	Hallandale, Florida, U.S.
Win	1-3	David Robinson	TKO	1	26/10/1989	Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
Win	--	John Ford	TKO	1	08/09/1989	Hialeah, Florida, U.S.
Win	3-14-1	Joe Adams	TKO	4	03/07/1989	Kansas City, Kansas, U.S.
Win	6-3	Eddie Blackwell	KO	2	22/04/1989	Kansas City, Kansas, U.S.
Win	--	Lionel Butler	PTS	4	24/02/1989	Biloxi, Mississippi, U.S.
Win	1-0	Russell Watson	TKO	6	04/02/1989	Miami Beach, Florida, U.S.
Win	3-3	Wendell Everett	UD	4	09/12/1988	Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.

References

1. ^ Kram, Mark (1994) "Lewis, Jackson Both Fighting For Respect", philly.com, May 6, 1994. Retrieved August 5, 2016
2. ^ Williams, Luke G. (2014) Boxiana Volume 1: An Anthology of New Boxing Writing, Matador, ISBN 978-1784620677, p. 123
3. Mercante, Arthur (2006) Inside the Ropes, McBooks Press, ISBN 978-1590131268, p. 225
4. Derby, Kevin (2015) "Heavyweights Lead the Florida Boxing Hall of Fame Class of 2015", Sunshine State News, January 11, 2015. Retrieved August 5, 2016

External links

• Boxing record for Phil Jackson from BoxRec (registration required)

• Heavyweight boxers
• 1964 births
• Living people
• American male boxers
• 20th-century American sportsmen