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.

John Baldwin
Born
John Lee Baldwin

August 26, 1949 (1949-08-26) (age 75)
Detroit, U.S.
Other names"The Mad" Baldwin
Medal record
Men's Boxing
Representing  United States
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1968 Mexico City Light Middleweight

Pro career

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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

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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

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  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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