Julian Jackson's power, overrated?

I remember first seeing JJackson on the Don King Network...a first generation PPV for local microwave/UHF TV . He really blasted out the opponents he was facing as he moved
up the ranks and became more well known.

 

I remember reading the boxing magazines in 1985 and 1986 and they had results of all fighters. Like a result page of weights and small fights. No article just results. And I would keep seeing Julian Jackson KO 1 or KO 2. He was not a champion yet, but I noticed all these fast knockouts. I really took notice of this one name because they were all knockouts and I thought I wonder if he is the real deal.. you always wonder if they are fighting easy fights or legit, and he was legit. You could see just on the results page something could be there as for knockouts. Then Hearns actually almost fought him in June of 1986.. They mentioned either Julian Jackson or Mark Medal, and they picked Medal. which was a card called the Triple Hitter on I think June 23, 1986.

 

Power overrated LMAO... No. Overrated as a fighter overall, probably.

 

yeah that is true about overrated as a fighter-almost mechanical at times-which made him probably punch like a machine in a way and get full leverage. Not being impressive as a fighter at first probably helped him set up his power. I think guys thought this guy is not that tough so they got comfortable and were then hit with his big punch at the perfect time. I also think he had the ability to not throw his hardest punch until he had this perfect punch, which is a rare patience. I think Hearns threw every punch with conviction and so did Tyson. So guys would sometimes think ok let me tighten up and survive, but with Jackson I think he lulled them a little and then got them when they thought they had it in the bag. And he had this leverage which was just a natural timing. That Norris punch was just perfect. All his knockout punches were perfect. Even had Drayton or Norris or Graham been hit by some second rate guy, getting hit that clean would have been significant

 

Great post SweatPea, you're certainly right regarding Jackson luring people in regarding the Graham fight.
I watched the fight again recently and while I knew that Graham had been outboxing Jackson, I hadn't realised just how much of a schooling he was actually giving to Julian, at times he was making him look foolish.
When Graham backed him into that corner he was at that point totally the aggressor, he obviously was feeling a false sense of security regarding his opponent.
I'm sure Jackson must of been thinking "come on baby, come on in" then bang, fight over!
It was a quite remarkable punch.

 

exactly. It is almost like Jackson had this patience to take punches and to wait for that perfect moment because when he landed on Norris or Drayton or Graham, he landed with the best and cleanest punch you can land. That Graham punch. Graham was asleep in the air. We can look at the great punches of all time like Hearns or Tyson and they don't have that sort of highlight film. Hearns vs. Duran was pretty good or Cuevas, but not like the Graham fight.

 

I don't think I've seen a fighter as instantly rendered unconscious as what poor Herol was in that fight.

 

It was incredible. That is why I wonder even how Marvin Hagler would have taken his punch. With that kind of power he might stop the best chins. But Hagler was different.

 

Hagler would've steamrolled Jackson....

 

I think so also. But the way Jackson would hit unexpectedly. Hagler would have to be careful.

 

Great comments re: The Results Page, and a possible Hearns vs Jackson Fight. You joggled my memory.

 

Not overrated at all.

Graham ko: https://streamable.com/r7sln

Norris ko: https://streamable.com/slfu

 

Those were great times reading that magazine. That was our only real way to read about boxing then. I didn't even have friends who were into boxing, so it was just my reading and hearing it on tv. This internet stuff really brought people who know about different parts of boxing together. I used to ask the person at the liquor store to save me the magazine when it came in and I couldn't even drive home to read it, I would park in the parking lot and read it all in the car in a couple of hours.

 

He wasnt under or overrated. He hit very hard-easily in the top 5 jr.middles/middleweights.
He crushed Norris in two. Thought he almost seriously hurt Drayton .
He was pretty well schooled too-threw nice straight punches.