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He stood just over 6'1", and weighed in between 209 and 213 pounds in is prime. His fights were hard to score and none of the world's top heavyweight's wanted to face him unless it meant a title shot. Sometimes he would make weird and goofy faces at his opponents during the fight. Defense was his forte, and he couldn't punch. He was pretty quick, but he was more sneaky than fast. He fought very loose and relaxed, and was more cunning than fundamentally sound. His name isn't Chris Byrd and he wasn't a southpaw. His name was Jimmy Young and his best years were 1974-77. Of all the top heavyweights currently ranked in Ring Magazine's top ten, Young is often compared to IBF champ Chris Byrd. Like Byrd, Young wasn't a big or powerful heavyweight. Unlike Byrd, Young didn't fight in the so-called era of the Super-Heavyweight, too bad for Young. [details]
