Not a man who ever was a consistent winner at the world level, but he was an all action fighter who brought it every time he stepped into the ring, and came along at just the right time to of had his fair share of time on prime time... Does anyone remember "The Harlem Butcher"? This content is protected An (un)interesting side note... Boxrec reports the opponent here, Gustavo Martinez, to be 10-12... They introduce him in this bout as being 45-13. A dramatic difference to say the least. Is this a case of boxrec being woefully incomplete, a falsified record, what?
I think he froze against Tony Lopez, if my memory is correct. Subsequently he was trained by Teddy Atlas, and Atlas said that Jackson was afraid to get hit. For whatever that is worth.
I personally think Lopez may be one of the more underrated fighters of the past 25 years or so. Rough stretch to end his career on, but man, he put together a nice resume for a man who lived and died on conditioning and heart. A true fighter.
I don't think Lopez was underrated. Jackson was not a high quality scalp. Lockridge was a bit past it. Molina and Lopez were about even and then Molina had longer staying power and eventually surpassed Lopez's resume. I think Brian Mitchell, whose toughest opponent was Lopez, his himself a bit overrated.
Young Teddy Atlas brought him here to fight Lopez. He was awful that day. Looked like a one handed fighter who wasn't quite ready for a title shot.
