Julian 'The Hawk' Jackson
Julian Jackson Plagued throughout his career with eye problems, some said that he needed a white stick, but tell that to the forty-nine opponents he knocked cold in the light-middle and middleweight ranks. Jackson had an amateur record of 15-2 and turned professional on 02nd February 1981, winning a four-round points decision against fellow debutant Inocencio Carmona. The father of six from St. Thomas in the Virgin Islands dedicated his life to God after losing a WBA light-middleweight contest to the Jamaican Mike McCallum, in 1986. Both men were undefeated, the champion was 26-0 (23 KOs), whilst Jackson's resume stood at 29-0 (27 stoppages). After McCallum tasted Jackson's power in the first round, the champion ended matters in the second round. Jackson, an assuming and modest man came back from this setback and took the WBA light-middleweight crown from the South Korean In-Chul Baek in the third round in Las Vegas on 21st November 1987. He defe...