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 85.4-14.6 in favor of Jimmy Young. George Foreman may have moments of brilliance during the fight but it won't be enough for him to get the victory.
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.