Heads up: at least one of these records is a tracked record — the wins and losses Kill The Body has ingested so far, not an independently verified career total. Treat the comparison as a read on the bouts we hold, not a settled ledger.
Jimmy Young (35-18-3) and John L. Gardner (3-2 across 5 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 3 common opponents.
Jimmy Young vs John L. Gardner — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Jimmy Young leads 1–0- Jimmy Young wonYoung vs GardnerDec 4, 1979 · PTS
The Numbers
- 35-18-3 (edge)
- Record
- 3-2
- 65.2% (edge)
- Win %
- 60%
- 11 (edge)
- Wins by knockout
- 2
- 31.43%
- KO rate
- —
- 30%
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 100% (edge)
- 3
- Times stopped
- 1 (edge)
- 0
- Title reigns
- 0
- 1.3 (edge)
- Bouts per year
- 1.2
- 62
- Bouts tracked
- 5
One or both records are tracked, not career-verified.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Across each fighter's tracked career span.
Tale of the Tape
- 6′2″ (188 cm)
- Height
- —
- 74″ (188 cm)
- Reach
- —
- 77
- Age
- 73
- Orthodox
- Stance
- —
- Heavyweight
- Division
- —
- United States
- Nationality
- —
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyJimmy Young · 37 wins
KO/TKO
11
Decision
26
Other
0
John L. Gardner · 3 wins
KO/TKO
3
Decision
0
Other
0
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (62 and 5 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
3 sharedShared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.
Current Form
Jimmy Young
WWLWNC
W2 streak · last fought Sep 22, 1990
John L. Gardner
LWWLW
L1 streak · last fought Jun 12, 1981
Common Questions
- Have Jimmy Young and John L. Gardner ever fought each other?
- Yes. Jimmy Young and John L. Gardner met once on December 4, 1979, and Jimmy Young won by PTS.
- Who has the better record, Jimmy Young or John L. Gardner?
- Jimmy Young is 35-18-3 and John L. Gardner is 3-2 across the 5 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Jimmy Young has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
- Who has more knockouts, Jimmy Young or John L. Gardner?
- Jimmy Young has 11 knockout wins and John L. Gardner has 2. Jimmy Young has more.
- Do Jimmy Young and John L. Gardner have any common opponents?
- Jimmy Young and John L. Gardner share 3 common opponents: Michael Dokes, Ossie Ocasio and Muhammad Ali. John L. Gardner fared better against 2 of them.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Jimmy Young and John L. Gardner?
- This comparison is drawn from 62 bouts tracked for Jimmy Young and 5 bouts tracked for John L. Gardner. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.