Glen Johnson (boxer)

Glen Johnson
Johnson (left) in 2011
Statistics
Real name	Glengoffe Donovan Johnson
Nickname(s)	Gentleman The Road Warrior
Rated at	Middleweight Super middleweight Light heavyweight Cruiserweight
Height	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Reach	75 in (191 cm)
Nationality	Jamaican
Born	January 2, 1969 Clarendon Parish, Jamaica
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	77
Wins	54
Losses	21
Draws	2

Glengoffe Donovan Johnson (born January 2, 1969), best known as Glen Johnson, is a Jamaican professional boxer. He is a former IBF and The Ring magazine light heavyweight champion, and is best known for his knockout victory over Roy Jones, Jr. in 2004. Johnson fights in an unorthodox style, feinting constantly and throwing punches from a variety of angles. Johnson also has a granite chin, having only been stopped twice in his career, both times on his feet. Along with the Jones victory, Johnson also holds wins over former world champions Antonio Tarver and Clinton Woods.

Amateur career

Johnson arrived in South 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 was stopped on his feet in the 11th round.

He added eight more to his tally of losses, many of them debatable decisions where Johnson was adjudged to have lost to the hometown fighter. He journeyed to England and suffered a controversial draw versus Clinton Woods, but defeated him in a rematch by unanimous decision to win the IBF light heavyweight world 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]

Johnson often prepares for his fights at Danny Hawk's Normandy Gym in Miami Beach, FL.

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 joined the Super Six World Boxing Classic replacing Mikkel Kessler due to Kessler eye injury. Glen Johnson defeated Allan 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

Awards

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

References

1. "BoxingNews365 - Dawson Outpoints Johnson Again". boxingnews365.com.
2. "Latest Boxing News - Cloud Retains Title". boxingnews365.com.
3. "BoxRec - Glen Johnson".

External links

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