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It was a very rough road for Glen Johnson to become a successful prizefighter. He began his professional career with a ****, winning his first 32 fights and gained recognition as a rising superstar. Johnson suffered his first loss when he was TKO'd by Bernard Hopkins in 1997 (his only KO loss). After the fight with Hopkins, the career of Johnson began to take many twists and turns. He would go on to lose his next two fights against Merqui Sosa and Joseph Kiwanuka.
Over the years, Johnson suffered several disappointing setbacks. Johnson was on the losing end of the stick against Sven Ottke, Omar Sheika, Syd Vanderpool, Silvio Branco, Derrick Harmon and Julio Gonzalez. Most ringside observers felt that Johnson won many of the fights he lost.
In 2004, Johnson would turn his entire career around. In February of 04, Johnson defeated Clinton Woods to win the vacant IBF light heavyweight title. He would then go on to land a major fight against Roy Jones Jr. in September of 04. Most boxing experts saw Johnson as nothing more than a journeyman champion with 9 losses, thus making him a huge underdog against Roy Jones. Johnson, never one to let opinions bother him, scored one of the biggest upsets in recent memory when he dominated Jones and knocked him out with a single punch in nine rounds.
In December of 04, Johnson would go on to decision the other man who knocked out Jones, Antonio Tarver. At that point, Johnson was regarded as the best light heavyweight in the world and won the 2004 fighter of the year award from the Boxing Writer's Association of America. [details]
Over the years, Johnson suffered several disappointing setbacks. Johnson was on the losing end of the stick against Sven Ottke, Omar Sheika, Syd Vanderpool, Silvio Branco, Derrick Harmon and Julio Gonzalez. Most ringside observers felt that Johnson won many of the fights he lost.
In 2004, Johnson would turn his entire career around. In February of 04, Johnson defeated Clinton Woods to win the vacant IBF light heavyweight title. He would then go on to land a major fight against Roy Jones Jr. in September of 04. Most boxing experts saw Johnson as nothing more than a journeyman champion with 9 losses, thus making him a huge underdog against Roy Jones. Johnson, never one to let opinions bother him, scored one of the biggest upsets in recent memory when he dominated Jones and knocked him out with a single punch in nine rounds.
In December of 04, Johnson would go on to decision the other man who knocked out Jones, Antonio Tarver. At that point, Johnson was regarded as the best light heavyweight in the world and won the 2004 fighter of the year award from the Boxing Writer's Association of America. [details]
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