John Baldwin (boxer)
John Lee "Johnny" Baldwin[1] (born August 26, 1949 in Detroit) is an American boxer who competed in the Light Middleweight (71 kg) category. He won an Olympic bronze medal in 1968.
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| Real name | John Lee Baldwin | ||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | "The Mad" Baldwin | ||||||||||||||
| Born | August 26, 1949 (age 74) Detroit, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
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Pro career
Known as "The Mad" Baldwin, he turned pro in 1970 and lost a decision to Marvin Hagler in 1975. In 1977 he took on Rocky Mosley Jr in the ill-fated U.S. Championship Tournament, but lost via K.O. In 1978 he lost a decision to Marvin Johnson, and retired a year later.
Professional boxing record
| 32 Wins (22 knockouts, 10 decisions), 5 Losses (2 knockouts, 3 decisions), 1 No Contest [2] | |||||||
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
| Loss | 8-4 |  David "Maceton" Cabrera |
KO | 3 | 1979-01-16 |  Houston, Texas, United States |
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| Loss | 19-1 |  Marvin Johnson |
UD | 10 | 1978-05-24 |  Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
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| Loss | 17-0 |  Ayub Kalule |
PTS | 10 | 1978-03-02 |  Vejle, Denmark |
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| Win | 22-8-1 | Mario Rosa |
KO | 6 | 1978-02-16 | Houston, Texas, United States |
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| Win | 9-7 | Johnny Townsend |
PTS | 10 | 1977-12-08 |  Silver Slipper, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
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| Win | 3-5 | Efrain Gonzalez |
KO | 1 | 1977-12-01 | Houston, Texas, United States |
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| Loss | 15-0 | Rocky Mosley Jr |
TKO | 4 | 1977-03-06 |  Prison, Marion, Ohio, United States |
Referee stopped the bout at 2:30 of the fourth round. |
| Loss | 24-0-1 | Marvin Hagler |
UD | 10 | 1975-12-20 |  Hynes Convention Center, Boston, Massachusetts, United States |
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| Win | 2-6 | Charles "Captain" Cook |
KO | 2 | 1975-09-23 | Houston, Texas, United States |
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| Win | 6-2 | Lamont Lovelady |
UD | 10 | 1975-04-11 |  Baltimore, Maryland, United States |
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| Win | 4-18 | Sylvester Wilder |
KO | 6 | 1974-11-21 |  Highland Park, Michigan, United States |
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| Win | -- | Don Meloncon |
KO | 1 | 1974-05-21 | Houston, Texas, United States |
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| Win | 19-11 | Roy Dale |
PTS | 10 | 1972-11-28 | Houston, Texas, United States |
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| No Contest | 19-24-2 | Bobby "Songbird" Williams |
NC | 5 | 1972-10-31 | Beaumont, Texas, United States |
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| Win | 39-41-7 | Charley "Bad News" Austin |
KO | 4 | 1972-10-10 | Beaumont, Texas, United States |
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| Win | 58-16-6 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Ron Wilson |
UD | 10 | 1972-08-15 | Houston, Texas, United States |
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| Win | 6-3 | Wilson "Red" Lacaze |
SD | 10 | 1972-07-17 |  Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States |
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| Win | 19-9 | Jimmy Rossette |
PTS | 10 | 1972-05-17 |  San Diego, California, United States |
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| Win | 51-80-16 | Billy "Boggy" Marsh |
PTS | 10 | 1972-05-02 | Houston, Texas, United States |
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| Win | 1-1 | James Brannon |
TKO | 2 | 1972-03-07 | Beaumont, Texas, United States |
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| Win | 2-13 | Elgie Walters |
KO | 4 | 1972-02-29 | Austin, Texas, United States |
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| Win | 41-15-4 | Jorge Rosales |
PTS | 10 | 1972-02-22 | San Antonio, Texas, United States |
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| Win | 7-18 | Bruce "The Truce" Scott |
KO | 5 | 1971-11-16 | Beaumont, Texas, United States |
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| Win | 9-4 | Alfonso Aguirre |
KO | 5 | 1971-10-19 | Houston, Texas, United States |
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| Win | 32-9-1 | Willie "Sweetwater" Warren |
UD | 10 | 1971-08-31 | Beaumont, Texas, United States |
Texas Middleweight Title. |
| Win | 7-7 |  David Beckles |
KO | 1 | 1971-07-14 | Houston, Texas, United States |
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| Win | 32-23 | Nat "Killer" Jackson |
TKO | 5 | 1971-06-15 | Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, Texas, United States |
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| Win | 3-13 | Frank "The Tank" Evans |
KO | 3 | 1971-03-16 | Beaumont, Texas, United States |
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| Win | 14-6 | Don Cobbs |
UD | 10 | 1970-11-30 | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States |
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| Win | 5-11 | Bruce "The Truce" Scott |
KO | 3 | 1970-08-31 | Beaumont, Texas, United States |
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| Win | 5-4-1 | Norbert Cody |
KO | 5 | 1970-08-24 | Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States |
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| Win | 15-17-2 | Bobby "Songbird" Williams |
TKO | 4 | 1970-08-04 | Houston, Texas, United States |
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| Win | 5-15 | Freddie Calloway |
KO | 2 | 1970-07-21 | Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, Texas, United States |
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| Win | 6-19 | Johnny "All-Pro" Armstrong |
KO | 1 | 1970-07-08 | Victoria, Texas, United States |
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| Win | 5-1 | Adam "Kid Fast Quick" Moore |
KO | 1 | 1970-06-22 | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States |
Moore knocked out at 2:55 of the first round. |
| Win | 4-10 | Bruce "The Truce" Scott |
KO | 1 | 1970-06-16 | Houston, Texas, United States |
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| Win | 3-10-1 | "Uncle" Sam Wilson |
KO | 1 | 1970-05-11 | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States |
Wilson knocked out at 2:20 of the first round. |
| Win | 1-11-1 | George Seale |
KO | 1 | 1970-03-03 | Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, Texas, United States |
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References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Johnny Baldwin". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
- Boxing record for Johnny Baldwin. BoxRec.com.
External links
- John Baldwin at databaseOlympics.com (archived)
- Boxing record for Johnny Baldwin from BoxRec (registration required)
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