Record details

Amos JOHNSON

"Atom"

Heavyweight

Male

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

Amateur Results


1958
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
Bolling Air Force Base, Maryland, All Service championships winner, 178 lbs
+ Apr. 16	Bob Foster (MEX)	Bolling Air Force Base, Maryland	WPTS 3

1959
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
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 (CHI)	Chicago, Illinois	WPTS 3
+ Sept. 3	Luis Rafael Gargiulo (ARG)	Chicago, Illinois	WPTS 3

Professional record


1959
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ 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
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
- 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
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Feb. 1	Ocie Chatmon	Stockton, USA	KO 2
+ Mar. 7	Willie Gill	Stockton, USA	KO 7


1962 Inactive

1963
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ 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
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ 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
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ 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
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ 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
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
- Feb. 21	Elmer Rush	San Francisco, USA	KO by 4

1968
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
- Nov. 6	Ray Anderson	Akron, USA	L 10


1969-1972 Inactive

1973
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Aug. 25	John Jordan	Bristol, USA	W 10
+ Oct. 27	Mike Rodgers	Weston, USA	KO 2

Summary