Tribute to Jimmy Young

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  1. tommygun711

    tommygun711 The Future Full Member

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    No but it's like you're trying to downplay or disrespect Young by bringing up Spinks.
     
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  2. Unforgiven

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    No, I'm offering an alternative viewpoint. You can call it downplaying, but then we can say you over-play his ability. It's a matter of viewpoint. Not everyone rates Jimmy Young as high as you do.

    Leon Spinks is an underrated fighter who fought around the same time as Jimmy Young and won the world championship. If you think it's outright insulting to mention Spinks with Young, that's a little bit unkind to Spinks, IMO.
    It shouldn't be seen as an insult to be compared to a guy who beat Ali.
     
    Unforgiven, Jun 20, 2011
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  3. Muchmoore

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    Jimmy Young is the man.....one of the best defensive fighters EVER and nobody could truly beat him at his brilliant best. **** the Ali decision.
     
    Muchmoore, Jun 20, 2011
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  4. P00ckerh00ked

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    wat a bunch of bias bull-**** .

    Young's defense is being *****, if u want 2 c defense look at WHITAKER.

    **** the Ali decision ??? Young failed to truly beat a shot champion , how pathetic . if young was so gr8 he shud have KO'd ali but tht wud be asking 4 to much :patsch
     
    P00ckerh00ked, Jun 20, 2011
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  5. Muchmoore

    Muchmoore Guest

    Har har
     
    Muchmoore, Jun 20, 2011
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  6. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    :deal:thumbsup
     
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  7. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    P00ckerh00ked...the general forum is looking for you.
     
    red cobra, Jun 20, 2011
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  8. Boggle

    Boggle Grozny State Of Mind Full Member

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    Great thread :lol:

    :lol::lol::lol:
     
    Boggle, Jul 23, 2011
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  9. Kalasinn

    Kalasinn ♧ OG Kally ♤ Full Member

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    :lol::lol:

    Maybe a Peak Neon Leon of his first fight with Zombie Ali beats Young, on the basis of the huge gulf in workrate.

    Young couldn't even beat Zombie Ali. :lol:
     
    Kalasinn, Jul 23, 2011
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  10. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    Young beat the '76 Ali...but the judges were even harder to beat...Spinks beat the badly faded '78 version of Ali and lost the rematch of course...all of this fails to alter this one fact...Jimmy Young would have HUMILIATED Leon Spinks....come on now...any prejudice you may harbor against the master of negativity..the defensive genius Jimmy Young cannot overrule any plain boxing common sense that you may have...there's no way that a Leon Spinks could ever beat a master like Jimmy Young..if you should persist in thinking so, then shame on you...you should know better. Young would have made Spinks look like a clueless amateur or a hopelessly confused spar mate.
     
    red cobra, Jul 23, 2011
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  11. gentleman jim

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    I've always believed that Young was robbed in his fights against Ali and Norton. Imagine if he got the rightful decision wins and it went on his record that he defeated Ali Foreman and Norton? That would be quite a resume wouldn't it? Another thing is that Jimmy had more pop in his punches than he's given credit. In his fight with Norton Jimmy kept Ken honest a few times with a couple of hard shots and combinations that stopped Ken in his tracks if only momentarily. Unfortunately the boxing powers that be at the time weren't too smitten with Young and Jimmy lost his zest for the game after the Norton fight and he became his own worst enemy. It's unfortunate because Young was a really good fighter. Tough and well schooled but not what the boxing world wanted at the time to represent the best of its glamour division.
     
    gentleman jim, Jul 23, 2011
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  12. Kalasinn

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    Robbed? You can't be that tentative & negative, & get "robbed".
     
    Kalasinn, Jul 23, 2011
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  13. tommygun711

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    :-(
     
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  14. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    Very good post:good
     
    red cobra, Jul 23, 2011
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  15. Boggle

    Boggle Grozny State Of Mind Full Member

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    What did Jimmy Young think about chicken?
     
    Boggle, Jul 23, 2011
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