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Amos JOHNSON
Male
"Atom"
Heavyweight, USA, Medina, Ohio
Born: January 4, 1939, Oakland, California, USA
Southpaw
as an amateur:
1957, 1958 and 1959 U.S. Marine light-heavyweight champion
1959 Madison, Wisconsin, Pan-Am Games Trials
Wpts Cassius Clay
1959 Chicago, Illinois, Pan Am Games light-heavyweight gold medal
amateur record: 63-2-0
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Amateur results| Date | Opponent | Place | Result | | 1958 | |
| Bolling Air Force Base, Maryland, All Service championships winner, 178 lbs | + Apr. 16 | Bob Foster | Bolling Air Force Base, Maryland | WPTS 3 | | 1959 | |
| Madison, Wisconsin, US Trials for Olympic Games, 81 kg / 178 lbs | + Apr. 29 | Stu Bartell | Madison, Wisconsin | WTKO 1 | | + Apr. 30 | Cassius Clay (USA) | Madison, Wisconsin | WPTS 3 | |
| Chicago, Illinois, Panamerican Games gold medal, 81 kg | + Sept. 2 | Carlos Lucas | Chicago, Illinois | WPTS 3 | | + Sept. 3 | Luis Rafael Gargiulo | Chicago, Illinois | WPTS 3 |
Professional record| Date | Opponent | Place | Result | | 1959 | | + Oct. 11 | Cordell Jones | Stockton, USA | KO 2 | | + Oct. 26 | Monroe Allen | Chicago, USA | W 5 | | = Nov. 23 | Ted Johnson | Chicago, USA | Draw 4 | | 1960 | | - Feb. 3 | Kent Green | Chicago, USA | L 4 | | + Mar. 21 | Monroe Allen | Chicago, USA | W 4 | | + Mar. 29 | Jim Anderson | Stockton, USA | KO 4 | | + June 1 | Ted Meeks | Chicago, USA | W 6 | | + Aug. 23 | Dave Furch | Phoenix, USA | W 4 | | 1961 | | + Feb. 1 | Ocie Chatmon | Stockton, USA | KO 2 | | + Mar. 7 | Willie Gill | Stockton, USA | KO 7 | 1962
Inactive | | 1963 | | + Oct. 30 | Waban Thomas | Akron, USA | KO 4 | | - Nov. 19 | Billy Joiner | Akron, USA | L 10 | | + Dec. 17 | Willi Besmanoff | Akron, USA | TKO 6 | | 1964 | | + Jan. 30 | Jefferson Davis | Medina, USA | W 10 | | + Mar. 5 | Lou Bailey | Akron, USA | W 10 | | + Apr. 9 | Willie Williams | Berea, USA | W 10 | | + Apr. 21 | Mert Brownfield | Akron, USA | KO 2 | | + May 22 | Harvey Jones | Cleveland, USA | W 10 | | + June 4 | Willie Williams | Wooster, USA | W 10 | | - Aug. 27 | Chip Johnson | Louisville, USA | KO by 1 | | + Sept. 11 | Billy Joiner | Cleveland, USA | W 10 | | (Won vacant Ohio State Heavyweight Title) | | + Oct. 7 | Mac Harrison | Akron, USA | TKO 4 | | = Nov. 20 | Karl Mildenberger | Berlin, Germany | Draw 10 | | 1965 | | + Feb. 18 | Tex Tiger Gorman | Medina, USA | KO 1 | | + Oct. 19 | Henry Cooper | Wembley, Great Britain | W 10 | | + Dec. 16 | Ray Staples | Akron, USA | KO 2 | | 1966 | | + Feb. 2 | Ray Staples | Akron, USA | KO 2 | | - June 21 | Brian London | Liverpool, Great Britain | LDQ 7 | | - Aug. 19 | Sonny Liston | Gothenburg, Sweden | KO by 3 | | - Oct. 22 | Oscar Bonavena | Buenos Aires, Argentina | L 10 | | - Dec. 5 | Leotis Martin | Philadelphia, USA | KO by 3 | | 1967 | | - Feb. 21 | Elmer Rush | San Francisco, USA | KO by 4 | | 1968 | | - Nov. 6 | Ray Anderson | Akron, USA | L 10 | 1969-1972
Inactive | | 1973 | | + Aug. 25 | John Jordan | Bristol, USA | W 10 | | + Oct. 27 | Mike Rodgers | Weston, USA | KO 2 |
Summary
Total bouts: 35, Won: 24 (12 inside the limit), Lost: 9 (4 inside the limit), Draw: 2, NC: 0
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