Have Jimmy Young and Obie English ever fought each other?

Yes. Jimmy Young and Obie English met once on April 23, 1973, and Jimmy Young won by PTS.

Who has the better record, Young or English?

Jimmy Young is 35-18-3 and Obie English is 0-5 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, Young or English?

Jimmy Young has 11 knockout wins and Obie English has 0. Jimmy Young has more.

Do Young and English have any common opponents?

Jimmy Young and Obie English share 1 common opponent: Richard Dunn. Jimmy Young fared better against 1 of them.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Young and English?

This comparison is drawn from 57 bouts tracked for Jimmy Young and 5 bouts tracked for Obie English. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Jimmy Young vs Obie English — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Jimmy Young

Obie English

Jimmy Young (35-18-3) and Obie English (0-5 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 1 common opponent.

Young

Wins11 KO · 31%

Losses

Draws57 tracked bouts

English

Tracked record

0–5

counted from 5 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

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.

Head to Head

Young leads 1–0

Jimmy Young and Obie English have met 1 time; Young leads 1–0.
Met	1973Apr 23	Series
Jimmy YoungFighter A	WWon	1–0W–L
Obie EnglishFighter B	LLost	0–1W–L
Result	PTSYoung vs English	1Meeting

Young vs English · Apr 23, 1973

The Numbers

Young 5 · English 0 of 5 measurable rows

YoungEdge = longer wingEnglish

Record^†: 35-18-3 (edge)0-5
Win %0–100%: 65.2% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 11: 11 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable: 31.43%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡not comparable: 31%—
Times stopped^‡max 4: 2 (edge)
4
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^§max 2.7: 2.7 (edge)
1.8
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 57: 57
5

† One or both records are tracked, not career-verified. · ‡ Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total. · § Across each fighter's tracked career span. · Bars are scaled per row — percentages on 0–100, counts against the larger of the two. Every figure is also printed as text.

Tale of the Tape

Heightnot held: Jimmy Young: 6′2″; Obie English: No height on file
Reachnot held: Jimmy Young: 74″; Obie English: No reach on file
Agenot held: Jimmy Young: Died aged 56; Obie English: No date of birth
Stance: Jimmy Young: Orthodox; Obie English: Not recorded

Jimmy Young left, Obie English right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Jimmy Young35 wins · from 57 tracked bouts

11 by KO/TKO 31%24 on the cards 69%

Obie English0 wins · from 5 tracked bouts

No tracked wins for English yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Jimmy Young 57, Obie English 5 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · Young better on 11 shared · Jimmy Young better on 1

YoungJimmy Young

Opponent

EnglishObie English

Jimmy Young
Win, TKO 8
1974Feb 1974
DunnRichard DunnUnited Kingdom 33–12 · HeavyweightYoung betterJimmy Young better — 1–0 to 0–1
Obie English
Loss, TKO
1974Jan 1974

Both sides are set at the same size on purpose. Kill The Body does not score a second-round knockout above a split decision — the edge counts losses first and wins as the tiebreak, and the rest is yours to argue. Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name, so two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Jimmy Young has won two straight since losing a decision to Tim Anderson. Young last boxed on Sep 22, 1990.NCWLWW

Jameson Aug 1987Kellar Apr 1988Anderson Jun 1988Lux Aug 1988Porter Sep 19902.7 tracked bouts per year

Obie English last boxed on Feb 14, 1976 — 18,518 days ago. English had lost five straight.LLLLL

Young Apr 1973Dunn Jan 1974Johnson May 1975Holmes Aug 1975Schutte Feb 19761.8 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Jimmy Young and Obie English ever fought each other?: Yes. Jimmy Young and Obie English met once on April 23, 1973, and Jimmy Young won by PTS.
Who has the better record, Young or English?: Jimmy Young is 35-18-3 and Obie English is 0-5 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, Young or English?: Jimmy Young has 11 knockout wins and Obie English has 0. Jimmy Young has more.
Do Young and English have any common opponents?: Jimmy Young and Obie English share 1 common opponent: Richard Dunn. Jimmy Young fared better against 1 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Young and English?: This comparison is drawn from 57 bouts tracked for Jimmy Young and 5 bouts tracked for Obie English. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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