Reggie Johnson (boxer)
Reggie Johnson 
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| Data | |
| Birth Name | Reggie Dwayne Johnson |
| Fight name | Sweet |
| Weight class | Middleweight, light heavyweight |
| nationality |
 US-american
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| birthday | August 28, 1966 |
| place of birth | Houston |
| style | Legal display |
| size | 1.78 m |
| Combat Statistics | |
| Struggles | 52 |
| Victories | 44 |
| Knockout victories | 25th |
| Defeats | 7th |
| draw | 1 |
Reggie Dwayne Johnson (born August 28, 1966 in Houston , Texas ) is a former American professional boxer. He was WBA middleweight world champion and IBF light heavyweight world champion.
Amateur career
He started boxing at the age of twelve, became a member of the US national team, and won 96 of 108 amateur fights. In March 1984 he won the light middleweight division as the youngest boxer to date, the international King's Cup in Bangkok .
In June 1984 he took part in the light middleweight division in the national elimination for participation in the Summer Olympics in Los Angeles , but lost in the quarter-finals on points against the eventual Olympic champion Frank Tate . Then he switched to the professional camp.
Professional career
In his first 22 fights he emerged victorious 20 times, one fight ended in a draw, against Adam George (12-1) he lost on points. On September 12, 1989, he defeated Israel Cole (10-5) on points and became Intercontinental Middleweight Champion of the WBA. After defending his title by knockout in the second round against Víctor Fernández (16-1), he also won the US middleweight championship on February 4, 1990 by tKo against Ismael Negron (14-5). He defended this on points against Sanderline Williams (24-10) and by tKo against Greg Dickson (22-1).
Subsequent knockout successes against Ohio State Champion Eddie Hall (20-5), Ralph Ward (13-4) from New Jersey, the former South American champion José Carlos da Silva (8-5) and the Californian champion Al Long (22- 7), he got a world title chance of the IBF middleweight against the undefeated title holder James Toney (26-0) on June 29, 1991 in Las Vegas . Johnson had the defending champion down in the second round, but lost after the full twelve rounds narrowly and controversially by split decision on points.
With a knockout win against Melvin Wynn (12-6), he received another chance for the middleweight championship title on April 22, 1992 in East Rutherford . He boxed for the vacant WBA World Championship against Steve Collins (21-1) and won over twelve rounds on points. In his first title defense he won unanimously on points against the undefeated favorite Lamar Parks (22-0), and three months later by tKo against the South Korean Ki-Yun Song (7-2). He was then supposed to defend his title against the Argentine Jorge Fernando Castro , who canceled the fight a few days earlier for medical reasons, which is why Wayne Harris (19-5) was signed as a substitute opponent. Johnson defeated this unanimously on points in May 1993.
However, in his fourth defense on October 1, 1993, he lost his world championship belt on points to John David Jackson (29-0). After a first-round knockout against Ramon Félix, he boxed on August 12, 1994 in Argentina against Jorge Fernando Castro (93-4) again for the vacant WBA middleweight championship, but lost by a narrow split decision on points. Also in the rematch in October 1995, he was defeated by split decision .
After a break from fighting of 21 months and a change to light heavyweight, he defeated Robert Doyle in July 1997 by knockout in the first round. On February 6, 1998 he was in Uncasville by a knockout win in the fifth round against William Guthrie (24-0), world champion of the IBF in the light heavyweight division. He was then able to defend the title against European champion Ole Klemetsen (33-2) and US champion Will Taylor (15-1) and thus received a title union fight against WBA / WBC world champion Roy Jones junior (39-1), who was at the time Pound for pound the best boxer in the world. He lost on June 5, 1999 in Biloxi unanimously on points, and he went down in rounds 1 and 3.
On January 5, 2001 he won the NABF light heavyweight championship against Chris Johnson (26-1) and united the title on May 25 of the same year by winning the US championship against Will Taylor (19-3). In a title elimination match for another World Cup chance of the IBF, he lost again on January 25, 2002 by a narrow split decision against Antonio Tarver (18-1).
After an abstinence from the ring of over three and a half years, he won in August 2005 by knockout in the ninth round against Fred Moore (30-4). After another break in the ring of two and a half years, he won on February 23, 2008 on points against Julio González (41-4) and then ended his career.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
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| Mike McCallum | World Middleweight Boxing Champion ( WBA ) April 22, 1992 - October 1, 1993 |
John Jackson |
| predecessor | Office | successor |
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| William Guthrie | Light Heavyweight Boxing Champion ( IBF ) February 6, 1998 - June 5, 1999 |
Roy Jones |
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| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Johnson, Reggie |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Sweet (battle name); Johnson, Reggie Dwayne (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American boxer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 28, 1966 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Houston , Texas, USA |