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Young vs. Norton: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

Jimmy Young and Ken Norton (The Black Hercules) are scheduled to meet in a bout on at the Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

28
Oct 28, 1969
22-5-2
1
7 (24.1%)
188 cm
188 cm
0 cm
Orthodox
Sep 14, 1977
1m, 22d
5
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
34
Nov 14, 1967
39-4
2
32 (74.4%)
191 cm
203 cm
12 cm
Orthodox
Sep 14, 1977
1m, 22d
2
Saturday, 5 Nov 1977
Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S
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Jimmy Young vs. Ken Norton

Date

This fight between Jimmy Young and Ken Norton took place on 5 November, 1977 at the Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.

Tale of the Tape

At 191 cm, Ken Norton is the taller of the two by 3 cms; Jimmy Young is 188 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 203 cm, Norton also has a significant reach advantage of 15 cms over Young's 188 cm. On top of that, Norton also has a 12 cm ape index advantage over Young.

Young is coming in to this fight with a record of 22-5-2 (7 KOs). His last fight was 1 month and 22 days ago against Jody Ballard, which he won via 10 round unanimous decision.

Norton comes in with a record of 39-4 (32 KOs). His last fight was 1 month and 22 days ago against Lorenzo Zanon, which he won via 5th round KO.

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Young will be 28 years and 11 months old. Norton will be 34 years and 2 months old.

Prediction and Odds

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After considering the both the fighters' stats and their performance patterns, the winning odds is calculated to be at 52-48 in favor of Ken Norton. Note, this is a very close margin, just barely better than a 50-50 case. Here is the prediction for Young vs Norton.

A very close matchup, could go either way. Ken Norton may have a slighly better chance of winning — unless Young stops Norton early.

Result

Ken Norton defeated Jimmy Young via 15 round SD. Young's 5 fight win streak comes to an end, and Norton advances his win streak to 3. Norton is now 40-4, and Young 22-6-2.

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