1957 Heavyweight Rankings ~ 'What They Said About The Fighters'

[Bill Paxtom]

Tommy 'Hurricane' Jackson

Age .......... 25 years, 5 months
Height ...... 6' 2"
Reach ...... 80"
Weight ..... 194 lbs.
Record ..... 29-4-1 {13 KO's}
Rank ........ #1

Trainer ..... Whitey Bimstein
Manager ... Lippy Briebart

A tall-and-lanky fighter, who's best attributes were his unorthodox style, and incredible stamina.

Far from a skilled boxer and good puncher, Tommy was more of a busy 'slap-punching' fighter
who was relentless in his attack. Tommy mainly used a 'pawing' left-hand, and fast slapping
right-hands to the head.

He was 'brave', as he was willing to mix-it-up with anybody.

Tommy was also called 'The Flailing Windmill', as his punches kept coming like a 'windmill fan'.

In 1955 and early-1956 > Tommy went 8-1-0 in '9-Bouts', losing only a {L Split Dec 10} to 'spoiler'
Jimmy Slade on October 28, 1955.

Tommy had quality wins over >
* Archie McBride
* Jimmy Slade
* Rex Layne
* Ezzard Charles {twice}
* Bob Baker
* Johnny Williams

These wins earned Tommy a 'slot' in the Heavyweight Championship Eliminator.

On June 8, 1956 > Tommy lost a {Split Dec 12} to Floyd Patterson in a Heavyweight Eliminator.

Since that loss, Tommy has scored wins over >
* September 26, 1956 ...... {W Split Dec 12} Bob Baker ........ 'Heavyweight Eliminator'
* December 27, 1956 ....... {W Dec 10} Julio Mederos