Prime Jimmy Young vs Prime Iron Mike Tyson Poll

[TheGreatA]

A fat undertrained 230 pounds,1976 ali was very fast????? young tried rope a doping norton in that fight I believe and norton capitalised on it don't see how young got robbed there

tyson would have destroyed jimmy young if they ever met in the ring

Young lost a close split decision to Norton which many thought he had won.

I wouldn't call it a robbery but it was close.

Young had a very solid chin, fought very good opposition and was hardly ever knocked out (only as a novice against Shavers, which is no shame). He always fought in a very defensive way and never took any unnecessary risks.

I can't really see Tyson destroying him. He didn't destroy Tillis, Tucker, Ribalta, Ruddock, Smith, Green...

[Kid McCoy]

Young lost a close split decision to Norton which many thought he had won.

I wouldn't call it a robbery but it was close.

Young had a very solid chin, fought very good opposition and was hardly ever knocked out (only as a novice against Shavers, which is no shame). He always fought in a very defensive way and never took any unnecessary risks.

I can't really see Tyson destroying him. He didn't destroy Tillis, Tucker, Ribalta, Ruddock, Smith...

Imo Young would have enough toughness and ring savvy to survive Tyson, but probably at the expense of losing a decision, as Tucker, Green, Smith and co did, most likely in a pretty dull affair.

[Terry A]

I definitely think Jimmy Young could have lasted the distance with Tyson. He was a better fighter than James Tillis and Mitch Green, plus, he beat Ron Lyle & George Foreman, and survived Earnie Shavers, which is saying something about his chin.
Tyson was always very busy, so no way JY does enough to earn the decision.

[Ernie M]

Young beat some big hitters, george foreman, ron lyle and got a draw with shavers and got robbed against ali who is very fast! and got robbed again against norton. Young was very underated and for me he beat and tuck on better fighters than tyson

Young was a very good fighter, touted as the next Ali, and his fight against him was controversial. And he did beat Foreman and Lyle,and his chin was good. But I think that Tyson's hand speed and power would be too much for Young. We have to remember that he did do a lot of things that Ali did, and one of them was not train or show up in shape for some of those close fights that he lost. Now on the other hand, if he could survive the first 2-3 rounds and take the fight to a decision, I believe he wins the fight. He learned from Ali how to beat Foreman, or the fight could've been much different. Still, I say Tyson in 2 rounds.

[Proud American]

Young is all wrong for Tyson. Tyson's footspeed would make this a very quick fight. Tyson by the second round.


Just like Tyson knocked out Buster Douglas in 2 rounds right? Wait Tyson was past his prime at 23 and that is why Douglas beat the crap out of him. Young is better than Douglas so Young outboxers Tyson for the win 9 out of 10 times.