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Former Ring editor Lester Bromberg called the decision a 'travesty'. Ken Norton, (a rival of Ali) who was commentating at ringside, had the fight even on his own scorecard.

Referee Tom Kelly scored it 72–65 judges Larry Barrett and Terry Moore had it 70–68 and 71–64, respectively.

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The fight went the full 15 rounds resulting in a controversial one-sided unanimous decision in favor of Ali. At one point during the bout the referee did initiate a count due to Young's being outside the ropes. As a novel boxing tactic this divided opinion between its being a way of neutralizing Ali's game, to its being seen as an unsportsmanlike way of causing tactical stoppages every time Ali possessed an advantage. On several occasions when Ali was inside and Young had his back to the ropes, Young intentionally put his head or upper body out of the ring beyond the ropes to compel the referee to step in and separate the fighters. In addition to retreating whenever possible, Young often kept his head ducked very low in order to deter Ali from landing blows at his head and risk censure from the referee for ' rabbit punching'. At close quarters, Young would turn passive. Seven years younger and 21 pounds lighter, Young adopted a strategy of fighting aggressively from a distance, landing numerous light blows while dodging and parrying Ali's counterpunches, and using his body blows, which had little power behind them but were effective at scoring points. Ali weighed in at 230 pounds, the highest for any of his fights up to that point (he would weigh 236.25 pounds in his fight against Trevor Berbick), and was consequently slow and immobile throughout the bout. Young achieved widespread public recognition when he fought Muhammad Ali at the Capital Center in Landover, Maryland on April 30, 1976, for the world heavyweight title, although boxing circles had already noted his ability. Despite Young's inability to earn a victory over Shavers, it was still enough to earn him a title fight with the Heavyweight Champion of the World, Muhammad Ali. The improved outcome for Young was largely due to improvements made to his defense since his last fight with the devastating hitter. Young had tried trading blows and was caught early on by one of the division's hardest punchers who was well known for his overwhelming early attacks.Īfter this defeat Young went undefeated for the next three years, including a win over contender Ron Lyle and a controversial draw in a re-match with Earnie Shavers with many observers scoring the bout for Young. Shavers, who at that time had a 42–2 record dealt Young his first knockout loss.

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Professional career Early fights Īn inexperienced Young was matched against contender Earnie Shavers in what was only his 11th professional fight.

1.3 Rematch with Lyle and then George Foreman.

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