George Foreman (USA) vs Jimmy Young (USA) - The Ring Fight of the Year for 1977 (Full Highlights)

George Foreman 229 lbs lost to Jimmy Young 213 lbs by UD in round 12 of 12 Date: 1977-03-17 Location: Coliseo Roberto Clemente, San Juan, Puerto Rico. Foreman pushed, laced, hit on the break and almost broke Young’s left arm in one of the clinches. Foreman had a point deducted in the 3rd round for what the referee called “unnecessary roughing.“ Foreman hurt Young with a left hook in the 7th round. Young later said, “George did not know it, but while I may have been standing, I was out cold. He could have pushed me over with his little finger. How I survived that round I will never know.“ Young dropped Foreman with right in the 12th round. Named The Ring Fight of the Year for 1977. Round 12 was named The Ring Round of the Year for 1977. In his dressing room after the fight, Foreman told his trainer, Gil Clancy, that as he left the ring, he was plunged into despair. He thought he had died, and a giant hand was carrying him out of the emptiness surrounding him. He then