Jimmy Young vs. George Foreman - Revision history

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	*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 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."		*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."
			*Foreman was badly affected by the San Juan temperatures and suffered from heat exhaustion.
	*Young dropped Foreman with right in the 12th round.		*Young dropped Foreman with right in the 12th round.
	*Named [[The Ring Magazine\|''The Ring'']] [[Ring Magazine Fight of the Year\|Fight of the Year]] for 1977.		*Named [[The Ring Magazine\|''The Ring'']] [[Ring Magazine Fight of the Year\|Fight of the Year]] for 1977.

Controversial at 16:28, 12 April 2022

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	*Round 12 was named ''The Ring'' [[Ring Magazine Round of the Year\|Round of the Year]] for 1977.		*Round 12 was named ''The Ring'' [[Ring Magazine Round of the Year\|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 said his head and hands were bleeding, and he began to yell, “Jesus Christ is coming alive in me.” With that, Foreman jumped into the shower before Clancy and the others in the room could stop him. As the water poured down on him, Foreman began to shout, “Hallelujah, I’m clean! Hallelujah, I’ve been born again!” Clancy later said, “It was hot as hell in the ring. He was hallucinating from dehydration.” Foreman, who believed he had a real religious experience, retired from boxing and became an ordained minister. Ten years later, Foreman returned to boxing at the age of 38.		*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 said his head and hands were bleeding, and he began to yell, “Jesus Christ is coming alive in me.” With that, Foreman jumped into the shower before Clancy and the others in the room could stop him. As the water poured down on him, Foreman began to shout, “Hallelujah, I’m clean! Hallelujah, I’ve been born again!” Clancy later said, “It was hot as hell in the ring. He was hallucinating from dehydration.” Foreman, who believed he had a real religious experience, retired from boxing and became an ordained minister. Ten years later, Foreman returned to boxing at the age of 38.
			*It was reported in the Times Daily that Foreman got $80,000 and Young got $60,000

	==External Link==		==External Link==
	*[[Pat Putnam]] article: [http://www.thesweetscience.com/article-archive/2005/1767-boxing-classic-jimmy-young-vs-george-foreman Boxing Classic: Jimmy Young vs. George Foreman]		*[[Pat Putnam]] article: [http://www.thesweetscience.com/article-archive/2005/1767-boxing-classic-jimmy-young-vs-george-foreman Boxing Classic: Jimmy Young vs. George Foreman]

Earl at 08:02, 6 March 2013

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	==External Link==		==External Link==
	*~~"Boxing Classic: Jimmy Young vs. George Foreman" by~~ [[Pat Putnam]] [http://www.thesweetscience.com/article-archive/2005/1767-boxing-classic-jimmy-young-vs-george-foreman]		*[[Pat Putnam]] article: [http://www.thesweetscience.com/article-archive/2005/1767-boxing-classic-jimmy-young-vs-george-foreman Boxing Classic: Jimmy Young vs. George Foreman]

Earl at 07:51, 6 March 2013

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	*[[:File:Young & Foreman.jpg\|Photo #2]]		*[[:File:Young & Foreman.jpg\|Photo #2]]
	==Notes==		==Notes==
	*Foreman ~~was deducted~~ a point in round ~~three~~.		*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 was ~~knocked down~~ in round ~~twelve~~.		*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."
	*~~1977~~ [[Ring Magazine Fight of the Year]]		*Young dropped Foreman with right in the 12th round.
	*Round 12 was ~~the 1977~~ [[Ring Magazine Round of the Year]].		*Named [[The Ring Magazine\|''The Ring'']] [[Ring Magazine Fight of the Year\|Fight of the Year]] for 1977.
			*Round 12 was named ''The Ring'' [[Ring Magazine Round of the Year\|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 said his head and hands were bleeding, and he began to yell, “Jesus Christ is coming alive in me.” With that, Foreman jumped into the shower before Clancy and the others in the room could stop him. As the water poured down on him, Foreman began to shout, “Hallelujah, I’m clean! Hallelujah, I’ve been born again!” Clancy later said, “It was hot as hell in the ring. He was hallucinating from dehydration.” Foreman, who believed he had a real religious experience, retired from boxing and became an ordained minister. Ten years later, Foreman returned to boxing at the age of 38.

			==External Link==
			*"Boxing Classic: Jimmy Young vs. George Foreman" by [[Pat Putnam]] [http://www.thesweetscience.com/article-archive/2005/1767-boxing-classic-jimmy-young-vs-george-foreman]

Ric: linked to another image

2012-06-17T18:06:29Z

linked to another image

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			*[[:File:Young & Foreman.jpg\|Photo #2]]
	==Notes==		==Notes==
	*Foreman was deducted a point in round three.		*Foreman was deducted a point in round three.

Fasan at 01:06, 28 December 2010

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Emaster: added notes

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	* Foreman was knocked down in the ~~12th~~		==Notes==
	* 1977 [[Ring Magazine ~~Fight~~ of the Year]]		*Foreman was deducted a point in round three.
			*Foreman was knocked down in round twelve.
			*1977 [[Ring Magazine Fight of the Year]]
			*Round 12 was the 1977 [[Ring Magazine Round of the Year]].

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	~~[[Category:1977 Bouts\|Young vs. Frazier]]~~

Rowdytimothy: Fight:321 moved to Jimmy Young vs. George Foreman

2008-01-10T01:13:33Z

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Rowdytimothy: add fight code

2008-01-10T01:13:15Z

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			* Foreman was knocked down in the 12th
			* 1977 [[Ring Magazine Fight of the Year]]

			[[Category:1977 Bouts\|Young vs. Frazier]]