Here is a list of Jackson's best fights. For a list of Jackson's losses, refer to "John David Jackson Losses".
On October 1, 1993 John David Jackson fought Reggie Johnson in a middleweight world-title fight for Johnson's WBA title. Jackson was 30 years old and with a record of 30-0 (17), and Johnson was 27 years old and with a record of 34-2-1 (21). Jackson won the fight via 12-round unanimous decision and is crowned the new middleweight world champion.
On July 21, 1987 John David Jackson faced off against Davey Moore at age 24. He was coming in with a record of 16-0 (10), and Moore was 28 years old and with a record of 16-4 (12). Jackson won the fight via 10-round unanimous decision.
On April 22, 1989 John David Jackson met Steve Little in a super-welterweight (WBO) world-title defense fight. Jackson was 25 years old and with a record of 19-0 (13), and Little was 23 years old and with a record of 16-10-1 (4). Jackson stopped Steve Little via 8th-round TKO and successfully defended his title.