Jimmy Young (35-19-2, 12) was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. on November 14, 1948. At the age of 20 years on October 28, 1969, he made his professional boxing debut against Jim Jones, winning the fight via 1st-round TKO.
Young's last fight was a 2nd-round TKO win against Carl Porter at age 41 on September 22, 1990. He was on a 2-fight winning streak by his last fight.
Some of Jimmy Young's best fights have been against Ron Lyle, George Foreman, Richard Dunn, Earnie Shavers and Ken Norton.
Young has 19 losses on his boxing record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
57 | Sep 22, 1990 41 years, 10 months 35-19-2 (12) | Carl Porter | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
56 | Aug 13, 1988 39 years, 8 months 34-19-2 (11) | Frank Lux | 10 | TKO | WIN | |
55 | Jun 4, 1988 39 years, 6 months 33-19-2 (10) | Tim Anderson | 10 | SD | LOSS | |
54 | Apr 9, 1988 39 years, 4 months 33-18-2 (10) | Rick Kellar | 10 | UD | WIN | |
53 | Aug 9, 1987 38 years, 8 months 32-18-2 (10) | Mike Jameson | 2 | NC | NC | |
52 | Jan 7, 1987 38 years, 1 months 32-18-2 (10) | Eddie Richardson | 10 | SD | LOSS | |
51 | Oct 15, 1986 37 years, 11 months 32-17-2 (10) | Chuck Gardner | 8 | PTS | LOSS | |
50 | Mar 12, 1986 37 years, 3 months 32-16-2 (10) | Rocky Sekorski | 10 | MD | WIN | |
49 | Jan 20, 1986 37 years, 2 months 31-16-2 (10) | Rocky Sekorski | 10 | UD | WIN | |
48 | Nov 1, 1985 36 years, 11 months 30-16-2 (10) | Tony Fulilangi | 10 | PTS | LOSS | |
47  | Sep 22, 1984 35 years, 10 months 30-15-2 (10) | 25 years, 8 months 24-0 (23) | 10 | UD | LOSS | |
46  | Apr 10, 1983 34 years, 4 months 30-14-2 (10) | 25 years, 1 months 14-0 (11) | 10 | UD | LOSS | |
45 | Aug 29, 1982 33 years, 9 months 30-13-2 (10) | Philipp Brown | 10 | PTS | LOSS | |
44 | Jul 13, 1982 33 years, 7 months 30-12-2 (10) | Pat Cuillo | 10 | PTS | LOSS | |
43  | May 2, 1982 33 years, 5 months 30-11-2 (10) | 23 years, 6 months 18-0 (16) | HW | 12 | UD | LOSS |
42 | Nov 6, 1981 32 years, 11 months 30-10-2 (10) | Tommy Thomas | 10 | UD | WIN | |
41 | Sep 26, 1981 32 years, 10 months 29-10-2 (10) | Tom Fischer | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
40 | Jul 10, 1981 32 years, 7 months 28-10-2 (10) | Jeff Sims | 10 | SD | WIN | |
39 | Jun 30, 1981 32 years, 7 months 27-10-2 (10) | Marvin Stinson | 10 | UD | WIN | |
38 | Apr 10, 1981 32 years, 4 months 26-10-2 (10) | Gordon Racette | 10 | TKO | WIN | |
37  | May 25, 1980 31 years, 6 months 25-10-2 (9) | 23 years, 9 months 22-0 (18) | 4 | RTD | LOSS | |
36 | Mar 8, 1980 31 years, 3 months 25-9-2 (9) | Don Halpin | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
35 | Dec 4, 1979 31 years 24-9-2 (8) | John L.Gardner | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
34  | Sep 28, 1979 30 years, 10 months 23-9-2 (8) | 21 years, 1 months 14-0 (7) | 10 | UD | LOSS | |
33 | Jun 22, 1979 30 years, 7 months 23-8-2 (8) | Wendell Bailey | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
32  | Jan 27, 1979 30 years, 2 months 22-8-2 (7) | 23 years, 5 months 12-0 (9) | 10 | UD | LOSS | |
31 | Jun 9, 1978 29 years, 6 months 22-7-2 (7) | 22 years, 9 months 11-0 (9) | 10 | SD | LOSS | |
30  | Nov 5, 1977 28 years, 11 months 22-6-2 (7) | 34 years, 2 months 39-4 (32) | 15 | SD | LOSS | |
29 | Sep 14, 1977 28 years, 10 months 22-5-2 (7) | Jody Ballard | 10 | UD | WIN | |
28  | Mar 17, 1977 28 years, 4 months 21-5-2 (7) | 28 years, 2 months 45-1 (42) | 12 | UD | WIN | |
27  | Nov 6, 1976 27 years, 11 months 20-5-2 (7) | 35 years, 8 months 32-4-1 (23) | 12 | UD | WIN | |
26 | Sep 12, 1976 27 years, 9 months 19-5-2 (7) | Mike Boswell | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
25 | Sep 2, 1976 27 years, 9 months 18-5-2 (6) | Lou Rogan | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
24  | Apr 30, 1976 27 years, 5 months 17-5-2 (5) | 34 years, 3 months 50-2 (36) | HW | 15 | UD | LOSS For WBA, WBC, The Ring |
23  | Feb 20, 1976 27 years, 3 months 17-4-2 (5) | 29 years, 2 months 46-14-2 (23) | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
22 | Nov 12, 1975 26 years, 11 months 16-4-2 (5) | Memphis Al Jones | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
21 | Aug 26, 1975 26 years, 9 months 15-4-2 (4) | Bobby Lloyd | 5 | KO | WIN | |
20 | Feb 11, 1975 26 years, 2 months 14-4-2 (3) | 33 years, 11 months 30-1-1 (21) | 10 | UD | WIN | |
19  | Nov 26, 1974 26 years 13-4-2 (3) | 30 years, 2 months 46-4 (45) | 10 | PTS | DRAW | |
18 | Jul 6, 1974 25 years, 7 months 13-4-1 (3) | Jose Luis Garcia | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
17 | Jan 22, 1974 25 years, 2 months 12-4-1 (3) | Les Stevens | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
16 | Mar 4, 1974 25 years, 3 months 11-4-1 (3) | John Jordan | 6 | UD | WIN | |
15  | Feb 18, 1974 25 years, 3 months 10-4-1 (3) | 29 years 26-6 (11) | 8 | TKO | WIN | |
14 | Oct 23, 1973 24 years, 11 months 9-4-1 (2) | Billy Aird | 8 | PTS | DRAW | |
13 | Aug 14, 1973 24 years, 9 months 9-4 (2) | Mike Boswell | 6 | PTS | WIN | |
12 | Apr 23, 1973 24 years, 5 months 8-4 (2) | Obie English | 6 | PTS | WIN | |
11 | Feb 19, 1973 24 years, 3 months 7-4 (2) | 28 years, 5 months 42-2 (41) | 3 | TKO | LOSS | |
10 | Mar 10, 1972 23 years, 3 months 7-3 (2) | Randy Neumann | 10 | PTS | LOSS | |
9 | Feb 12, 1972 23 years, 2 months 7-2 (2) | Jasper Evans | 6 | PTS | WIN | |
8 | Oct 26, 1971 22 years, 11 months 6-2 (2) | Lou Hicks | 8 | PTS | WIN | |
7 | Sep 27, 1971 22 years, 10 months 5-2 (2) | Andy Geiger | 1 | KO | WIN | |
6 | Feb 22, 1971 22 years, 3 months 4-2 (1) | Roy Williams | 4 | PTS | LOSS | |
5 | Nov 24, 1970 22 years 4-1 (1) | Howard Darlington | 6 | PTS | WIN | |
4 | Jun 22, 1970 21 years, 7 months 3-1 (1) | Jimmy Gilmore | 4 | PTS | WIN | |
3 | Apr 3, 1970 21 years, 4 months 2-1 (1) | Clay Hodges | 6 | UD | LOSS | |
2 | Dec 9, 1969 21 years 2-0 (1) | Johnny Gause | 6 | PTS | WIN | |
1 | Oct 28, 1969 20 years, 11 months 1-0 (1) | Jim Jones | 1 | TKO | WIN |
