In this week's print edition of The Juice, I wrote about Glen Johnson, a veteran South Florida boxer who's spent most of his 15-year career facing off against the biggest names in the sport. Because he's not punching police officers, barking at a judge, or telling anyone he wants to eat their children, Johnson has spent most of his career in the shadows--despite giving Roy Jones Jr. the worst knockout of his career.
In this extra footage from New Times videographer Jacob Katel, Johnson is k
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Johnson training in Hollywood for a fight last November
By the time most professional boxers turn 40, the days of lacing up the gloves and dancing around the squared circle are long gone. But that's just not the case with Miami-based former IBF Light Heavyweight Champion Glen Johnson.
Johnson has been telling anyone and everyone that he deserves another chance at a title (and the big-money fights that come with such honors) since the his controversial split-decisio
C. StilesGlen Johnson training after the first Dawson fight.​Boxing fans may have seen the last fight from a legendary South Florida pugilist this weekend. Glen "Road Warrior" Johnson, the light heavyweight who will turn 41 years old in January, finally got his rematch against undefeated 27-year-old phenom "Bad" Chad Dawson in Hartford, Connecticut, on Saturday.Johnson looked good in the first few rounds, but by the fourth, he was all defense all the time -- a shift from the blue-collar boxer'
This is footage from Saturday's fight between South Florida's own Glen Johnson (in gold) and "Bad" Chad Dawson. For most of the fight, Dawson, age 27 and undefeated, floated around Johnson, who will turn 41 in January. Johnson never made strong contact with Dawson and in the end looked worn down. Yesterday we put up a post wondering if this loss was going to be the last time we saw the "Road Warrior" in action.Apparently Johnson was having similar thoughts. I spoke to him last night about the f