On March 17, 1977, George Foreman (45-1, 42 KOs) and Jimmy Young (20-5-2, 7 KOs) meet in the ring in a 12-round bout.
George Foreman is coming in to the fight on a 5-fight win streak with a 91% KO rate; his last fight was a 4th round TKO victory over Pedro Agosto, 1 month and 23 days ago. Jimmy Young is on a 3-fight win streak with a 25% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision win over Ron Lyle, 4 months and 11 days ago.
The winning odds are at 71-29 in favor of Jimmy Young, but the win will not come easy. It is going to be a competitive fight and George Foreman will put on a really good performance, Young will be required to be at his best.
Jimmy Young defeated George Foreman via unanimous decision in the 12-round fight. Young improves his record to 21-5-2, while Foreman adds a loss to his record at 45-2.