Jimmy Young
BORN November 16 1948; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
DIED February 20 2005; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
HEIGHT 6-2
WEIGHT 185-237 lbs
RECORD 34-19-2 (11 KO, 1 NC)
Young was a talented "Philadelphia" fighter with great ring "savvy"; He possessed fast hands and tangled with the best heavyweights during an era of outstanding big men; However, Jimmy was erratic in his performances - when he was good, he was great - but, when he was bad, he was terrible; To his credit, nearly half of his losses (9) came in his last fourteen fights - at the end of his career

Jimmy is most famous for his title bout against Muhammad Ali, a contest in which most boxing fans believe he won but received an unjust decision, and his victory over big George Foreman; Young defeated such men as Foreman, Ron Lyle, Richard Dunn, John L. Gardner, Jose Luis Garcia, Jose "King" Roman, "Memphis" Al Jones and Gordon Racette

Herb Goldman ranked Young among the Top 25 All-Time Heavyweights
1969
Jun 22 Jim Gilmore                 San Diego, Ca                   W  4
Oct 28 Jim Jones                   Philadelphia, Pa               KO  1
Dec  9 Johnny Gause                Philadelphia, Pa                W  6

1970
Apr  3 Clay Hodges                 San Diego, Ca                   L  6
Nov 24 Howard Darlington           Philadelphia, Pa                W  6

1971
Feb 22 Roy Williams                Philadelphia, Pa                L  4
Sep 27 Andy Geiger                 Philadelphia, Pa               KO  1
Oct 21 Lou Hicks                   Philadelphia, Pa                W  8

1972
Feb 11 Jasper Evans                New York, NY                    W  6
Mar 10 Randy Neumann               New York, NY                    L 10

1973
Feb 19 Earnie Shavers              Philadelphia, Pa               LT  1
Apr 23 Obie English                Philadelphia, Pa                W  6
Aug 14 Mike Boswell                Philadelphia, Pa                W  6
          -Some sources report 8/15/73
Oct 22 Billy Aird                  London, Eng                     D  8

1974
Feb 11 Richard Dunn                London, Eng                    KO  8
          -Some sources report 2/18/74
Mar  4 John Jordan                 Landover, Md                    W  6
Apr 22 Lee Stevens                 London, Eng                     W 10
Jul  6 Jose Luis Garcia            Caracas, Vene                   W 10
Nov 26 Earnie Shavers              Landover, Md                    D 10

1975
Feb 11 Ron Lyle                    Honolulu, Oahu, Hi              W 10
Aug 16 Robert Lloyd                Scranton, Pa                   KO  7
Nov 11 "Memphis" Al Jones          Philadelphia, Pa               TK  2

1976
Feb 20 Jose "King" Roman           San Juan, PR, WI                W 10
Apr 30 Muhammad Ali                Landover, Md                    L 15
          -WBC Heavyweight Championship of the World;
           WBA Heavyweight Championship of the World
Sep  2 Lou Rogan                   Philadelphia, Pa               TK  2
Sep 11 Mike Boswell                Utica, NY                      TK  4
Nov  6 Ron Lyle                    San Francisco, Ca               W 12

1977
Mar 17 George Foreman              San Juan, PR, WI                W 12
Sep 14 Jody Ballard                Las Vegas, Nv                   W 10
Nov  5 Ken Norton                  Las Vegas, Nv                   L 15

1978
Jun  9 Osvaldo "Ossie" Ocasio      Las Vegas, Nv                   L 10

1979
Jan 27 Osvaldo "Ossie" Ocasio      San Juan, PR, WI                L 10
Jun 22 Wendell Bailey              New York, NY                   TK  3
Sep 28 Michael Dokes               Las Vegas, Nv                   L 10
Dec  4 John L. Gardner             London, Eng                     W 10

1980
Mar  8 Don Halpin                  McAfee, NJ                     TK  2
May 25 Gerry Cooney                Atlantic City, NJ              LT  4

1981
May 10 Gordon Racette              Nanaimo, BC, Can               TK 10
Jun 30 Marvin Stinson              Atlantic City, NJ               W 10
Jul 10 Jeff Sims                   West Palm Beach, Fl             W 10
Sep 26 Tom "Ruffhouse" Fischer     Las Vegas, Nv                   W 10
Nov  6 Tom "Franco" Thomas         Pittsburgh, Pa                  W 10

1982
May  2 Greg Page                   Atlantic City, NJ               L 12
          -USBA Heavyweight Championship
Jul 13 Pat Cuillo                  Atlantic City, NJ               L 10
Aug 28 Phillip Brown               Lake Charles, La                L 10

1983
Apr 10 Tony Tubbs                  Pittsburgh, Pa                  L 10

1984
Sep 22 Tony Tucker                 Grand Rapids, Mi                L 10

1985
Nov  1 Sonatane "Tony" Fulilangi   Phoenix, Az                     L 10
          -Some sources report "D 10"

1986
Jan 20 Rocky Sekorski              Marshall, Mn                    W 10
Mar 12 Rocky Sekorski              Bloomington, Mn                 W 10
Oct 15 Chuck Gardner               Hamel, Mn                       L  8

1987
Jan  7 Eddie Richardson            Tucson, Az                      L 10
Aug  9 Mike Jameson                Sao Paulo, Bra                 NC  2

1988
Apr  9 Rick Kellar                 Joplin, Mo                      W 10
Jun  4 Tim Anderson                Fort Myers, Fl                  L 10
Aug 13 Frank [Williams] Lux        St. Joseph, Mo                 TK 10

Record courtesy of Tracy Callis, Historian, International Boxing Research Organization
 
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