Jimmy Young
Career, Record, Stats
Jimmy Young was an American professional boxer. In a career spanning 20 years, 10 months, and 25 days, Young amassed a record of 35-19-2, which includes 12 wins via KO.
Jimmy Young's Boxing Career
Jimmy Young was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. on November 14, 1948. He made his professional debut at the age of 20 years on October 28, 1969 against Jim Jones. Young defeated Jones via 1st round TKO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Young got his first world-title fight at the age of 27 after 23 professional fights. On April 30, 1976 Young challenged Muhammad Ali's WBA, WBC, and The Ring heavyweight titles but lost via 15-round unanimous decision. Young never got a world-title shot again.
Young's last fight was a 2nd-round TKO victory over Carl Porter at age 41, on September 22, 1990.
Some of Jimmy Young's best fights were against George Foreman (HOFer), Earnie Shavers, Ron Lyle, and Jose Roman. For a complete list of Young's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Jimmy Young".
Young has 19 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Jimmy Young Losses".
Jimmy Young's Boxing Record
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
57 | Sep 22, 1990 | 41 |  Carl Porter | win | TKO 2 |
56 | Aug 13, 1988 | 39 | Frank Lux | win | TKO 10 |
55 | Jun 04, 1988 | 39 | Tim Anderson | loss | SD 10 |
54 | Apr 09, 1988 | 39 | Rick Kellar | win | UD 10 |
53 | Aug 09, 1987 | 38 | Mike Jameson | nc | NA
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52 | Jan 07, 1987 | 38 | Eddie Richardson | loss | SD 10 |
51 | Oct 15, 1986 | 37 | Chuck Gardner | loss | PTS 8 |
50 | Mar 12, 1986 | 37 | Rocky Sekorski | win | MD 10 |
49 | Jan 20, 1986 | 37 | Rocky Sekorski | win | UD 10 |
48 | Nov 01, 1985 | 36 | Tony Fulilangi | loss | PTS 10 |
47 | Sep 22, 1984 | 35 | 
Tony Tucker 25 24-0  | loss | UD 10 |
46 | Apr 10, 1983 | 34 | 
Tony Tubbs 25 14-0 | loss | UD 10 |
45 | Aug 29, 1982 | 33 | Philipp Brown | loss | PTS 10 |
44 | Jul 13, 1982 | 33 | Pat Cuillo | loss | PTS 10 |
43 | May 02, 1982 | 33 | 
Greg Page 23 18-0 | loss | UD 12 |
42 | Nov 06, 1981 | 32 | Tommy Thomas | win | UD 10 |
41 | Sep 26, 1981 | 32 | Tom Fischer | win | PTS 10 |
40 | Jul 10, 1981 | 32 | Jeff Sims | win | SD 10 |
39 | Jun 30, 1981 | 32 | Marvin Stinson | win | UD 10 |
38 | Apr 10, 1981 | 32 | Gordon Racette | win | TKO 10 |
37 | May 25, 1980 | 31 | 
Gerry Cooney 23 22-0 | loss | RTD 4 |
36 | Mar 08, 1980 | 31 | Don Halpin | win | TKO 2 |
35 | Dec 04, 1979 | 31 | John L.Gardner | win | PTS 10 |
34 | Sep 28, 1979 | 30 | Michael Dokes | loss | UD 10 |
33 | Jun 22, 1979 | 30 | Wendell Bailey | win | TKO 3 |
32 | Jan 27, 1979 | 30 | 
Ossie Ocasio 23 12-0 | loss | UD 10 |
31 | Jun 09, 1978 | 29 |
Ossie Ocasio 22 11-0 | loss | SD 10 |
30 | Nov 05, 1977 | 28 | 
Ken Norton 34 39-4 | loss | SD 15 |
29 | Sep 14, 1977 | 28 | Jody Ballard | win | UD 10 |
28 | Mar 17, 1977 | 28 | 
George Foreman 28 45-1 | win | UD 12 |
27 | Nov 06, 1976 | 27 | 
Ron Lyle 35 32-4-1 | win | UD 12 |
26 | Sep 12, 1976 | 27 | Mike Boswell | win | TKO 4 |
25 | Sep 02, 1976 | 27 | Lou Rogan | win | TKO 2 |
24 | Apr 30, 1976 | 27 | 
Muhammad Ali 34 50-2 | loss | UD 15 |
23 | Feb 20, 1976 | 27 | 
Jose Roman 29 46-14-2 | win | PTS 10 |
22 | Nov 12, 1975 | 26 | Memphis Al Jones | win | TKO 2 |
21 | Aug 26, 1975 | 26 | Bobby Lloyd | win | KO 5 |
20 | Feb 11, 1975 | 26 |
Ron Lyle 33 30-1-1 | win | UD 10 |
19 | Nov 26, 1974 | 26 | 
Earnie Shavers 30 46-4 | draw | PTS 10 |
18 | Jul 06, 1974 | 25 | Jose Luis Garcia | win | PTS 10 |
17 | Jan 22, 1974 | 25 | Les Stevens | win | PTS 10 |
16 | Mar 04, 1974 | 25 | John Jordan | win | UD 6 |
15 | Feb 18, 1974 | 25 | Richard Dunn | win | TKO 8 |
14 | Oct 23, 1973 | 24 | Billy Aird | draw | PTS 8 |
13 | Aug 14, 1973 | 24 | Mike Boswell | win | PTS 6 |
12 | Apr 23, 1973 | 24 | Obie English | win | PTS 6 |
11 | Feb 19, 1973 | 24 |
Earnie Shavers 28 42-2 | loss | TKO 3 |
10 | Mar 10, 1972 | 23 | Randy Neumann | loss | PTS 10 |
9 | Feb 12, 1972 | 23 | Jasper Evans | win | PTS 6 |
8 | Oct 26, 1971 | 22 | Lou Hicks | win | PTS 8 |
7 | Sep 27, 1971 | 22 | Andy Geiger | win | KO 1 |
6 | Feb 22, 1971 | 22 | Roy Williams | loss | PTS 4 |
5 | Nov 24, 1970 | 22 | Howard Darlington | win | PTS 6 |
4 | Jun 22, 1970 | 21 | Jimmy Gilmore | win | PTS 4 |
3 | Apr 03, 1970 | 21 | Clay Hodges | loss | UD 6 |
2 | Dec 09, 1969 | 21 | Johnny Gause | win | PTS 6 |
1 | Oct 28, 1969 | 20 | Jim Jones | win | TKO 1 |