How many KOs does Jimmy Young have on his record?

Young knocked out 12 of his 57 opponents. By his last fight, his KO ratio was at 21.1%. Of his total 35 wins, 12 of them were via KO (34.3%).

What is Jimmy Young's Record?

Last Updated: June 25, 2023

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Jimmy Young was an American professional boxer. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. on November 14, 1948. Young made his professional boxing debut at the age of 20, on October 28, 1969. Young died on February 20, 2005 at the age of 56 years.

Jimmy Young Record

In a professional boxing career spanning 20 years and 10 months, Jimmy Young fought 57 times with 35 wins, 19 losses, and 2 draws. By his last professional fight on September 22, 1990, Young's record stood at 35-19-2 (12 KO wins, 2 KO losses).

Following is a tabular list of Young's fights. For a list with more details — like opponent record, opponent stats, including videos — refer to "All of Jimmy Young's fights".

Total Fights	57
Wins	35
Losses	19
Draws	2
No-Contests	0

KO Wins	12
Total Title Wins	0
Title Defenses	0
Title-Fight KO Wins	0
Losses via KO	2

#	Date	Age	Opponent	Res	Via
57	Sep 22, 1990	41	Carl Porter	Win	TKO2
56	Aug 13, 1988	39	Frank Lux	Win	TKO10
55	Jun 4, 1988	39	Tim Anderson	Loss	SD
54	Apr 9, 1988	39	Rick Kellar	Win	UD
53	Aug 9, 1987	38	Mike Jameson	NC	NC
52	Jan 7, 1987	38	Eddie Richardson	Loss	SD
51	Oct 15, 1986	37	Chuck Gardner	Loss	PTS
50	Mar 12, 1986	37	Rocky Sekorski	Win	MD
49	Jan 20, 1986	37	Rocky Sekorski	Win	UD
48	Nov 1, 1985	36	Tony Fulilangi	Loss	PTS
47	Sep 22, 1984	35	Tony Tucker	Loss	UD
46	Apr 10, 1983	34	Tony Tubbs	Loss	UD
45	Aug 29, 1982	33	Philipp Brown	Loss	PTS
44	Jul 13, 1982	33	Pat Cuillo	Loss	PTS
43	May 2, 1982	33	Greg Page	Loss	UD
42	Nov 6, 1981	32	Tommy Thomas	Win	UD
41	Sep 26, 1981	32	Tom Fischer	Win	PTS
40	Jul 10, 1981	32	Jeff Sims	Win	SD
39	Jun 30, 1981	32	Marvin Stinson	Win	UD
38	Apr 10, 1981	32	Gordon Racette	Win	TKO10
37	May 25, 1980	31	Gerry Cooney	Loss	RTD4
36	Mar 8, 1980	31	Don Halpin	Win	TKO2
35	Dec 4, 1979	31	John L.Gardner	Win	PTS
34	Sep 28, 1979	30	Michael Dokes	Loss	UD
33	Jun 22, 1979	30	Wendell Bailey	Win	TKO3
32	Jan 27, 1979	30	Ossie Ocasio	Loss	UD
31	Jun 9, 1978	29	Ossie Ocasio	Loss	SD
30	Nov 5, 1977	28	Ken Norton	Loss	SD
29	Sep 14, 1977	28	Jody Ballard	Win	UD
28	Mar 17, 1977	28	George Foreman	Win	UD
27	Nov 16, 1976	28	Ron Lyle	Win	UD
26	Sep 12, 1976	27	Mike Boswell	Win	TKO4
25	Sep 2, 1976	27	Lou Rogan	Win	TKO2
24	Apr 30, 1976	27	Muhammad Ali	Loss ^*	UD
23	Feb 20, 1976	27	Jose Roman	Win	PTS
22	Nov 12, 1975	26	Memphis Al Jones	Win	TKO2
21	Aug 26, 1975	26	Bobby Lloyd	Win	KO5
20	Feb 12, 1975	26	Ron Lyle	Win	UD
19	Nov 26, 1974	26	Earnie Shavers	Draw	PTS
18	Jul 6, 1974	25	Jose Luis Garcia	Win	PTS
17	Jan 22, 1974	25	Les Stevens	Win	PTS
16	Mar 4, 1974	25	John Jordan	Win	UD
15	Feb 18, 1974	25	Richard Dunn	Win	TKO8
14	Oct 23, 1973	24	Billy Aird	Draw	PTS
13	Aug 14, 1973	24	Mike Boswell	Win	PTS
12	Apr 23, 1973	24	Obie English	Win	PTS
11	Feb 19, 1973	24	Earnie Shavers	Loss	TKO3
10	Mar 10, 1972	23	Randy Neumann	Loss	PTS
9	Feb 12, 1972	23	Jasper Evans	Win	PTS
8	Oct 26, 1971	22	Lou Hicks	Win	PTS
7	Sep 27, 1971	22	Andy Geiger	Win	KO1
6	Feb 22, 1971	22	Roy Williams	Loss	PTS
5	Nov 24, 1970	22	Howard Darlington	Win	PTS
4	Jun 22, 1970	21	Jimmy Gilmore	Win	PTS
3	Apr 3, 1970	21	Clay Hodges	Loss	UD
2	Dec 9, 1969	21	Johnny Gause	Win	PTS
1	Oct 28, 1969	20	Jim Jones	Win	TKO1

* World-title fight

Statistics

Jimmy Young was 188 cm tall (6' 2.02") with a reach of 188 cm (6' 2.02"). He used to fight out of the orthodox stance and presented an ape-index of 0.

Young had a 21.4% KO rate. Of his total 12 KO wins, eight were in the early rounds, two in the mid rounds, and two in the later rounds. He had two first-round KO wins.

Career Summary

Jimmy Young's professional boxing career spanned more than 20 years — from 1969 to 1990.

Young made his professional boxing debut against Jim Jones at the age of 20 on October 28, 1969, defeating Jones via 1st round TKO.

Young had his first world title fight at the age of 27 on April 30, 1976 after 23 professional fights, against Muhammad Ali for the WBA, WBC, and The Ring titles. He lost to Ali via 15 round unanimous decision.

Some of Young's best fights and notable victories include wins over Hall-of-Famer George Foreman, .

Young had a total of 19 losses in his professional boxing career.

His last professional fight was a non-title bout against Carl Porter at 41 years of age, on September 22, 1990. Young won the fight via 2nd round TKO.

Career Highlights

Young fought a total of 57 times during his professional career, which includes 1 world-title fights at the heavyweight division. These two fights are the highlight of his career.

April 30, 1976: In his first world-title fight, Jimmy Young loses to Muhammad Ali via 15 round unanimous decision. He was fighting for the WBA, WBC, and The Ring heavyweight titles.
March 17, 1977: Jimmy Young beats George Foreman via 12th round unanimous decision.

FAQs

How many KOs does Jimmy Young have on his record?
Young knocked out 12 of his 57 opponents. By his last fight, his KO ratio was at 21.1%. Of his total 35 wins, 12 of them were via KO (34.3%).

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