School me on Julian Jackson?

He hit kinda hard

 

First of all the guy could knock out a horse the problem is he could give but not take and he lost all of his big fights against McCallum twice against McClellan and Quincy Taylor. I might be wrong but I think the guy had eye problems throughout his career and it was always a weakness.

 

He didn't lose all his big fights .. he crushed Terry Norris and Graham but he was a B+ fighter w an A+ punch ...

 

I think he was having eye problems at Middleweight. A little overrated at 160.
He was a legit one shot KO puncher. Freakish power, pretty decent speed, not that good of a boxer, chin was slightly below average.
I think Don King cashed him out when he drew with Thomas Tate. That's when he matched him with the GMan.

 

Terry Norris KO
Graham KO
Tate (Draw)
McCallum L by TKO
McClellan lost by KO
2x

 

Nearly took Norris and Graham's heads clean off.

His best opponents were easily McCallum and McClellan, losing both.

Had nice boxing skills, but nothing special. Was a tad fragile, but not only was he a top 5 p4p hitter, he was very accurate, threw excellent short shots and had brilliant timing. In other words, he was born to knock people out.

Could he compete today? Given the state of the MW division, he could be undisputed. Like, aside from Canelo, who I doubt we'll see at 160 again, who beats him? A shot, slow, easy to hit GGG? A slow starting SD who gets caught cold frequently? Andrade (lol)? Charlo? No. He cleans up.

 

Often mistaken as a crude slugger with a punch when he was actually a boxer-puncher with good basic skills sets but still underrated as a technician. Didn’t throw wild punches but knew how to pick his shots, although pretty one dimensional with his style. His basic style made him vulnerable to being outboxed but his excellent timing along with full torque in his power was always the equalizer. He was like a less refined version of guys like Donald Curry, Alexis Arguello, Carlos Zarate.

 

If you want an idea of Jackson’s underrated skills his fight against Buster Drayton is worth a look, along with beautiful KO.

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To answer the last part, he'd be the undisputed ruler of 154 today. He'd make short work of Williams, Charlo, and Hurd.

 

Very good at 154

good/decent at 160 but this forum loves power so some might say he was great...way overrated at MW!

 

Love this especially the comparisons.

 

There were 3 dynamic punchers at Jr.Middle / super welter in the 80's . And since the divisions creation it's very hard to find any fighters close to their lethality at that weight. Hearns was the most skilled and complete, Mugabi was physically the strongest, but crudest, and Jackson probably was the hardest puncher of the 3, at least with both hands. It's a damn shame we never got a chance to see any of those 3 in the ring against one another in their primes. Hearns more than likely wins by ko over Mugabi or Jackson, but if they got a chance to land on Hearns......
Jackson's skill level was underrated do to how most of his fights ended, but he could fight off the jab and set up opponents effectively, a viscous body puncher, Jackson's offensively could be matched with almost any fighter in history as far as proper technique equalling maximum power. Defensively, and physical toughness is what he lacked. His chin was average at best. And he could be countered effectively because of his tendency to punch with max effort on every shot. He had heart, and was very dangerous when hurt.

 

not sure if you intentionally left out McCallum or if it was an oversight, but I think his power was on par with the 3 you listed, and I might add he was as skilled as Hearns (IMO) and a notch above Mugabi/Jackson. I would also pick him to beat all 3 with Jackson already having been proven.

 

Co-sign.