Mark Johnson (boxer)
Mark Johnson | |
|---|---|
| Born | Marcellus Joseph Johnson August 13, 1971 Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Other names | Too Sharp |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | |
| Height | 5 ft 3 in (160 cm) |
| Reach | 63 in (160 cm) |
| Stance | Southpaw |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 50 |
| Wins | 44 |
| Wins by KO | 28 |
| Losses | 5 |
| No contests | 1 |
Marcellus Joseph Johnson (born August 13, 1971), better known as Mark "Too Sharp" Johnson, is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1990 to 2006. He is a three-time world champion in two weight classes, having held the IBF flyweight title from 1996 to 1999; the IBF junior bantamweight title from 1999 to 2000; and the WBO junior bantamweight title from 2003 to 2004.
A fast and skilled southpaw, Johnson reached a peak Ring magazine pound for pound ranking of fifth in 1998, and is the first African-American boxer to win a flyweight world title. In 2012 he was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame.