John Baldwin (boxer)

John Baldwin
John Baldwin
Born	John Lee Baldwin; August 26, 1949 (age 75); Detroit, U.S.
Other names	"The Mad" Baldwin
Men's Boxing
Representing United States
Olympic Games

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.

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
Loss	19-1	Marvin Johnson	UD	10	1978-05-24	Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Loss	17-0	Ayub Kalule	PTS	10	1978-03-02	Vejle, Denmark
Win	22-8-1	Mario Rosa	KO	6	1978-02-16	Houston, Texas, United States
Win	9-7	Johnny Townsend	PTS	10	1977-12-08	Silver Slipper, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win	3-5	Efrain Gonzalez	KO	1	1977-12-01	Houston, Texas, United States
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
Win	2-6	Charles "Captain" Cook	KO	2	1975-09-23	Houston, Texas, United States
Win	6-2	Lamont Lovelady	UD	10	1975-04-11	Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Win	4-18	Sylvester Wilder	KO	6	1974-11-21	Highland Park, Michigan, United States
Win	--	Don Meloncon	KO	1	1974-05-21	Houston, Texas, United States
Win	19-11	Roy Dale	PTS	10	1972-11-28	Houston, Texas, United States
No Contest	19-24-2	Bobby "Songbird" Williams	NC	5	1972-10-31	Beaumont, Texas, United States
Win	39-41-7	Charley "Bad News" Austin	KO	4	1972-10-10	Beaumont, Texas, United States
Win	58-16-6	Ron Wilson	UD	10	1972-08-15	Houston, Texas, United States
Win	6-3	Wilson "Red" Lacaze	SD	10	1972-07-17	Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Win	19-9	Jimmy Rossette	PTS	10	1972-05-17	San Diego, California, United States
Win	51-80-16	Billy "Boggy" Marsh	PTS	10	1972-05-02	Houston, Texas, United States
Win	1-1	James Brannon	TKO	2	1972-03-07	Beaumont, Texas, United States
Win	2-13	Elgie Walters	KO	4	1972-02-29	Austin, Texas, United States
Win	41-15-4	Jorge Rosales	PTS	10	1972-02-22	San Antonio, Texas, United States
Win	7-18	Bruce "The Truce" Scott	KO	5	1971-11-16	Beaumont, Texas, United States
Win	9-4	Alfonso Aguirre	KO	5	1971-10-19	Houston, Texas, United States
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
Win	32-23	Nat "Killer" Jackson	TKO	5	1971-06-15	Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, Texas, United States
Win	3-13	Frank "The Tank" Evans	KO	3	1971-03-16	Beaumont, Texas, United States
Win	14-6	Don Cobbs	UD	10	1970-11-30	New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Win	5-11	Bruce "The Truce" Scott	KO	3	1970-08-31	Beaumont, Texas, United States
Win	5-4-1	Norbert Cody	KO	5	1970-08-24	Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Win	15-17-2	Bobby "Songbird" Williams	TKO	4	1970-08-04	Houston, Texas, United States
Win	5-15	Freddie Calloway	KO	2	1970-07-21	Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, Texas, United States
Win	6-19	Johnny "All-Pro" Armstrong	KO	1	1970-07-08	Victoria, Texas, United States
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
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

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)

[1] 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.

[2] Boxing record for Johnny Baldwin. BoxRec.com.

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