Johnny Saxton
American boxer (1930–2008)
ジョニー・サクストン
- Born
- 4 July 1930, Newark
- Died
- 4 October 2008
- Citizenship
- United States
- Sport
- boxing
- Discipline
- welterweight
- Occupation
- boxer
- Height
- 173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Johnny Saxton (July 4, 1930 – October 4, 2008) was an American professional boxer in the welterweight (147lb) division. He was born in Newark, New Jersey, learned to box in a Brooklyn orphanage and won 31 of his 33 amateur career fights. In his professional career, he was a two-time Undisputed World Welterweight Champion.
Awards and honours
- The Ring World Welterweight Champion
- WBA World Welterweight Champion
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q1377868 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.