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Clinton Jackson began his comedy career in San Francisco's comedy club circuit, promoting a "clean" act similar to vintage Bill Cosby. He took his act on the road and appeared on several television comedy showcases throughout the '90s.
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Clint Jackson (born May 20, 1954 in Nashville, Tennessee) is a former American boxer, who competed on behalf of the U.S. in the 1976 Summer Olympics.
Amateur
Amateur highlights
1974 National AAU Welterweight Champion1974 National Golden Gloves Welterweight Champion1975 National AAU Welterweight Champion1975 National Golden Gloves Welterweight Champion1975 Pan American Games Welterweight Champion1976 National AAU Welterweight Champion1976 National Golden Gloves Welterweight Champion1976 United States Olympic representative at Welterweight1977 National AAU Light Middleweight champion1978 National AAU Welterweight runner-up, losing to Roger Leonard.Olympic results
Received a byeUnanimous win decision (5-0) over Zbigniew Kicka of PolandDefeated (KO 1) Wesley Felix of HaitiLost decision (3-2) to Pedro Gamarro of VenezuelaPro
Jackson turned pro in 1979 but never achieved the results that he had as an amateur. He failed to win a fight against any significant opposition, and lost decisions to notables pros James Shuler, Sumbu Kalambay, and Buster Drayton. Jackson retired after a knockout win in October 1985.
Troubles outside the ring
In 1989, Jackson, a former sheriff's deputy, was convicted of kidnapping an Alabama banker in an extortion scheme, in which he demanded US$9,000. In 1992, an Associated Press article reported that Jackson was serving a life sentence in a Tennessee prison. According to Sports Illustrated, he was still serving a life sentence as of July 2006.
According to a 1975 SI article, Jackson had to reportedly straighten out Michael Dokes for Dokes' cockiness, in and out of the ring.