Great fight! I love this fight. This has been one of my favorite fights since I was like 13.

Last Foreman's fight ,after that, 10 years out and return in 1987 to change the history again!!

Jimmy was an underrated HW in the best era of HWs

Retire for 10 years and come back to be the oldest heavyweight champion ever is what 'Foreman' had to do, to be a crowd pleaser. He indeed was not a crowd favorite during his boxing days in the 60's-70's, but once he came out of retirement he became the toast of boxing, then the fans started loving him. Strange how things play out sometimes, you just never know.

Imagine if Foreman had a passion for fighting and didn't quit during his prime.

Back in the 70's Foreman was stupid as he fell for the same kind of Tactic Ali used to defeat Him in 1974. When Foreman got older He became much smarter and regained the Title in 1994.

Ali used similar tactics often hitting and then clinching his opponent. Ali was the master of this. Perhaps Young took it to a new level in this fight but it wore out foreman.

How was Frazier past his prime when he fought Foreman? He was comin off of 2 TKO victories and a UD against Ali. I think Foreman just had to much raw strength for him.

This fight took place in 🇵🇷 puerto rico

thanks for uploading

back then foreman thought he could knock everybody out

"What do YOU know about MY heart?" - Jimmy Young

Young was a VERY underestimated fighter in this era!He beat Foreman like a good boxer should. Can't give George a target gotta keep moving to take his power away .

Foreman was overrated my ass. He beat everyone of his day except Ali and Young. Ali lost to Frazier, Norton AND Young (watch the fight) whereas Foreman wiped the floor with Frazier and Norton.

For Jimmy , like Ali , it was a case of surviving the monster and he did it.... Also Big George finally won the love of the people in his second incarnation . He became Lovable George !!! A truly unique career....

Great upload...including Cosell. I've never watched this fight in full. Awesome. Young was slick as hell..21 foot ring holy crap.

Hard to believe Foreman quit boxing with a 45-2 record.

This was a very smart fight by Jimmy...He deserves all the credit for slipping most of Foreman's brutal blows. This is only one of two fights Foreman lost in his prime (the other against Ali) until 14 years later when he lost to Evander Holyfield

this was the era of the heavy weight

don't forget the 10 oz. gloves and the 21 foot ring. Both worked in favor of Young. The gloves lessened Foreman's knockout power, and the large ring gave Young plenty of room to move.

Young came back in round 7 to stagger Foreman--21:47 the best round in more recent heavyweight history.

Jimmy Young one of the finest counter punchers in Heavyweight history. He paid the price too, having developed dementia as many of the other 70's era heavyweights did.

This is an amazing fight.

Very underrated performance from young..... excellent boxing......

The irony of this fight is that when Gil Clancy started training Foreman he had him conserve more energy and shorten some punches. But in this fight Clancy repeatedly told George to bomb Young out like the old days. But George wouldn't, or couldn't. He tried to solve Young's style, and Jimmy outboxed him.

I totally agree. Impressive finish plus two or three rounds of dominance through counter-punching, that's it. The rest of the time Young was mostly trying to survive and that's what earned him the victory. That said, I think Young was a great boxer on his good days but lacked stability. What I like about Foreman the most is that he was always the dominant fighter, even in the fights that he didn't win (reminds me of FC Barcelona in football). He's my second all-time favourite after Ali.

thanks Kyle!

Did you watch the early Foreman professional fights? He actually had better stamina as a 40 year old than he did as a 23 year old. Did you see him vs. Peralta for example?

1977 Fight of the Year.

Many underestimate Young's recuperative power and his ability to take a punch. He also had one of the greatest defenses in boxing history. In his prime, you could not hit him if you and he were in a telephone booth. In the clinches, he was like fly paper.

Well done Marcx...little...whatever, you're very clever and really put me in my place. Good man :)

How can you not be a fan of all of them?

Jimmy Young was impossible to hit cleanly...super slick and totally confused Big George.

How have I never seen this fight!! Here we go.....

The entire Zaire population being anti-Foreman emotionally drained George and it happened all through the first part of his career. He was clever in how he repackaged himself as the lovable affable fatman and got the crowd to love him when he returned to the ring.

Foreman was a dominant fighter. Here's the reality, if not for Ali George probably never loses a professional fight in his life. After Ali George was messed up mentally. The Young fight was a sloppy, sluggish, still psychologically damaged Foreman and he still almost got the KO. Unlike Ali, Frazier, Norton and the rest George didn't take much punishment. In fact, he dished out the punishment which is one of the reasons he still functions well to this day. Keep in mind Cus D'Amato never wanted Tyson to fight George because he knew that was a bad matchup for Mike. George was just too big, strong, and with a good chin. Mike wasn't ready for that kind of a test in his young career.

Amazing work by Young in this one.

The thing I love about boxing is you never know what results you would get, You put two genuine punchers in the ring like foreman and Tyson and nobody knows what would happen...

jimmy young what a tricky,great fighter

George after Ali was never the same guy...somehow Ali exposed his weaknesses....

Jimmy Young jabbed Ali head off in their fight, while poor Ali couldn't hit Young with his jab to save his life. Watch the 9th round. Young bounced poor Ali's head around like it was a speed bag in a gym.

Jimmy Young has not been given his due as a fighter. I hope that those viewing this fight see him as the wonderful defensive fighter he was.

But I guess it was meant to be for George to lose. What a comeback he made though!

19:20 Round 7 for the best part, Foreman's power.

Howard Cosell said, "It's a curious fight." lol

This fight was even better than the Ali/Foreman fight in Zaire. So much more exciting. Jimmy Young beat Foreman without the rope-a-dope too.

Gil Clancy's heavyweights lost every important fight they had. Clancy was clueless in training heavyweights.

Young fought himself out of the corner with a nice combo at 38:40, finishing off with a good right behind the ear that had Foreman wobbling. He didn't connect with any right hands after that before the two final rights that sent Foreman stumbling. My vision is perfectly fine, thank you.

I didn't know that, but it would explains his reluctance in the early rounds. Too bad it gave Young the confidence he needed to win the decision.

Foreman was slow but very effective - remember Ali saying George could cut the ring off better than anyone he knew. Unathletic compared to which era? These guys did 15 rounds, today it's only 12.

I must say, Jimmy Young was a great fighter. To box is not only to to KO the other. It is also to defend yourself - and the to "sting" with your fist, to fight back if you are hurt. That is what JY did. Great fight. GF made the same mistake as the R_in_the_J.

Jimmy young really should have been champion

Brutal debating skills you've got there.

No. Tyson's best weight was between 215-217 pounds. You just have to check boxrec to verify this fact. Tyson at 220+ was visibly softer.

Wasn't this fight held in San Juan, P.R.? I remember the highlights being shown on the news.

god rest jimmys soul he proved beyond a shadow of a doubt that the science and art can beat any man .

Good Lord the way George came out in the 12th round is scary.💀😂

Young emulated Ali here in every way- put Foreman on the run,, go to ropes and lean back, cover, turn and run from Foreman, refuse to let Foreman cut off the ring- textbook.

Wow! 2 good machines.

How wasn't that a clear knockdown lol, and how do they give Foreman any chance to have even 3 rounds.

Notice that Young is just as strong as Foreman is in close. That strength of Young made a lot of trouble for Ali, too. Young controlled Ali in close so that Ali could not get any of his usual fouling in close going.

George shoulda been on him and moving forward from the start...sad

Tyson weighed 215 lbs when he conquered Larry Holmes in four one - sided rounds and weighed 218 lbs when he crusaded towards victory over the 31-0-0 Michael Spinks. The 1964-67 Muhammad Ali was fast - probably the fastest heavyweight in history - believe me. Ali was not as fast in the 1970's but he was still very fast during his comeback. Ali was pretty muscular was always in great shape for his big fights - the big fights that he won anyway. The 1973-74 prime version of Foreman was also fast and was also normally in magnificent shape. Foreman was 40-0-0 (37 knockouts), including destroying Frazier and prime Norton in two rounds, was 25 - years - old, was never floored as a pfrofessional and was rarely hit in forty professional fights before losing in eight rounds to Ali. Foreman only looked slow and lethargic in Zaire because he fought foolishly and basically punched himself out in unbearable heat. Anyone would look and lethargic while puncing themselves out in unbearable heat. And Ali's pushing, pulling, leaning on and clinching would not have did Foreman any favours in Zaire either. Foreman looked pretty fast to me when he destroyed Wepner, Chuvalo, Frazier (first fight) and Norton while going 40-0-0 (37 knockouts). Foreman wasn't the same fighter post - Zaire for whatever reason. The pre - Zaire Foreman was a workaholic whereas the post - Zaire Foreman never trained as rigorously. Foreman would probably have reigned right into the early 1980's - if not longer - if he had beaten Ali or if Ali never existed as Foreman doesn't lose to Young if Foreman doesn't lose to Ali first. The 1973-74 version of Foreman would have beaten Jimmy Young similarly to how Foreman beat Frazier (first fight) and prime Norton. Young lost to Norton not long after Young beat Foreman whereas prime Foreman annihilated prime Norton in two one - sided rounds three years earlier. Foreman's skills would also have developed naturally with age and experience if he had continued throughout the late 1970's and early 1980's. Foreman was was also only 28 - years - old when he retired in 1977 therefore he would still only have been in his early thirties in the early 1980's if he had still been competing. So Foreman would also have been a fighter of the 1980's. And if Foreman had still been competing early 1980's then he would have been 235-240 lbs of solid muscle as he would not have been in semi - retirement. Although I still think Foreman would have had his Damascus Road experience as that was just meant to be. I also think the 1973-74 version of Foreman would have decimated any version of Larry Holmes in four or five rounds.

The 70's was the time for the best heavy weight fights - no doubt.

"I don't want your money I want you!"

Young was 6 feet '2 1/2inches tall---a half inch shorter than Ali. What's "short" about that, sinus? Young weighed 209 when he beat Ali, in perfect condition for him.

Every person who is anyone in boxing has said liston threw that fight including the man himself, Sonny liston.

dunno rly look round 7 he could have done that at round 1 .,. but this loss made him stay in history so love him

Jimmy Young's jab was three times as fast as poor Ali's. Jimmy Young's right hand was three times as fast as Ali's.

It's hard to compare speed in between boxers such as Tyson and Ali, given their height and reach differences. Ali was faster with his jab-cross combo than Tyson could ever dream of. However, Tyson was much faster with his hooks and uppercuts. Besides, nobody can dispute the fact that Tyson was more of a natural heavyweight than Ali, seeing as he never fought in any other division. As I said already, Ali had FOUR INCHES on Tyson in height, and Tyson still weighed the same as Ali in his prime.

IF that's true, then George was a fool for agreeing to do that. He must have assumed he could have knocked out Young whenever he wanted. And maybe he could have, but not by playing footsie like this. He needed to flip on the switch and bomb away like he did against Norton for example. If he did that, Young wouldn't have lasted three rounds.

fantastic match, thanks for the upload! always a joy to hear Howard Cosell commentating aswell

er i think youll find ali beat young on a unanimous decision - indeed that is what you will find in every boxing record book, yes young could have beaten ali in their 76 bout..but his repeated negativity during their bout was rightfully punished by the judges and the fight was rightfully given to ali....

foreman smile then he seen the camera and looked tough lol

The judges didn't job Jimmy Young in this fight like they did in the Ali fight, which Young clearly won.

Yeah, he did. All for the greater good of George Foreman, who ended up as World Heavyweight Champion 17 years later, whíle Young never beat a good fighter ever again.

Jimmy did a great Fight here. He knocked Foreman down so easy in the last round. He was the best Boxer of the mid-seventies. He also won against Ali and Norton, but was robbed. He also beat Lyle !

People on here are talking about Marciano he fought Light Heavyweights Charles, Walcott and Moore and was nearly ko'd by Moore in his last fight and Moore was about 42 years old at the time, Marciano would have been a cruiserweight today he never weighed more than 190 pounds.

I've seen glaciers that move faster than Foreman.

"Bum"is a bit strong. Young suffered from fighting in the 1970s, the greatest decade for heavyweight fighters. He had a good chin - the only person to KO him was Shavers, who was a much harder puncher than Tyson.

Thanks for deferring Rob. Did say it was a shame that he died the way he did...wouldn't wish that on anyone.

After watching this BS , it puzzles the crap out of me why everyone shits on today's era especially in the ww division Look at how sloppy these men are , Young did land some crisp right hands but overall very painful to watch Ali got too much credit for defeating this sloppy version of Foreman . The older guy was more beautiful to watch unfortunately people think it was a weaker version simply because of age Which isn't the case

19:34 concussive left hook

Was Foreman cut in this fight?

Round 7, epic! Young showed in this fight' how good he really was!

George looked lost in this fight. He barley threw 5 punches in the first 3 rounds. He did throw Young a few times though

How much do you really know about boxing? I'm not criticizing you----just asking what your background is with boxing? Jimmy Young was a terrific boxer, great defensive fighter and one of the best counter-punchers of his time in the heavyweight division. Foreman tired easily back then----had that problem in several of his fights. I picked Young to score the upset back when this fight took place.

Oh, you mean his near death experience just after the fight. Well yeah you could look at it that way, or that things always turn out how they are meant to, like fate and destiny type thinking...that might work too. His comeback was truly amazing...not just his age, but the shape he appeared to be in was not quite Butterbean, but not what you would think of as world class material and he was knocking guys out left, right and center! Praise the Lord, eh?

So happy for Jimmy. That's a master class against a ring bully.

foreman vs young is the fight of the year according to ring magazine? why? the fight was alright, it probably was a big upset, but action-wise, it was really lacking. Young was always clinching, as soon as foreman initiated the action. Until the 7th round nothing happened (besides a point reduction). The 7th round was alright, but all in all not a fight I would consider FOTY. Foreman Vs Lyle >>>>>>> Foreman Vs Young

If Young had wielded real heavyweight power,he would have quite possibly knocked out 2 super legends;and im talking about Ali[where he distanced him],and Forman[major upset decision].Philly counter punchers are often avoided spoilers.Hell George went into retirement for A LONG TIME,after getting a piece of small Jimmy Young.RIP.

Probably one of the saddest exits from the ring I've ever witnessed. Watching George walk to his dressing room, looked more like a beaten man, than simply a beaten fighter.

yeah right every fighter takes bout seriously, he was on a 5-0 streak hewanted this victory alot thats why the defeat retired him

The only reason for didn't knock him out and this is quoted by George Foreman in his book, was because Don King had promoted the fight and had instructed him to lengthen the fight so media could get more advertising which in turned back fired when George was clearly the better fighter.

KZfaq buggin saying the video is 27 hours long

George's mistake was he was trying to out box Jimmy, what he should have done was fight Young like he fought Ali and he would have won.

In the real world Foreman LOST to Jimmy Young--1 out of 1 times.

Looks like George retired before this fight!! no punching at all. wonder if he threw it. never the less , only two losses at 40 years old. while Ali had 5. Foreman destroyed Frazier and Norton. Ali lost to them.

Yes Shavers was a hard hitter and heavier handed than Tyson but didn't have the Hand speed of the 20 year old Tyson watch him against Jesse Ferguson.Also Shavers lost to the Tough but very limited White fighter Randall Tex Cobb who was basically a human punching bag.

Actually you still dont know what you are talking about. Peralta was a really good boxer and he went 10 rounds with him in both bouts. Peralta had 110 bouts and was only stopped 3 times. Foreman's fought slower and threw less punches in his comeback but his stamina wasnt bad in his prime or his comeback.