Bobby Joe Young (born 1959-03-04) is a former
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from Steubenville,
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. Young is best known as the only man to have a professional win over
Aaron PryorAaron Pryor is a former boxer from Cincinnati, Ohio, and member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame. He is the former world Junior Welterweight champion, and regarded as one of the greatest fighters in the history of the weight class.-Amateur career:Pryor, nicknamed The Hawk, had a record of...
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Young had a solid amateur career, and allegedly lost two close fights in the amateurs to
Thomas HearnsThomas "Hitman" Hearns , is an outstanding American 8-time world champion professional boxer in six different categories or weights.Hearns became the first ever quadruple world champion in boxing history....
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Young turned professional in 1980 amidst high expectations, and lost his first bout to Pedro Vilella in the Felt Forum.
In 1987 he dealt Pryor his lone loss, by a knockout in seven.
In 1989, Young got his first and only title shot, against
Simon BrownSimon Brown, born in 1956 in Sydney, New South Wales, is an Australian Science Fiction writer.He originally trained as a journalist and worked for a range of Australian Government Departments, including the Australian Electoral Commission and the NSW Railways Department...
for the
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welterweight title.
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Bobby Joe Young (born 1959-03-04) is a former
boxerBoxing is a combat sport where two participants, generally of similar weight, fight each other with their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee and is typically engaged in during a series of one to three-minute intervals called rounds. There are three ways to win...
from Steubenville,
OhioOhio is a Midwestern state of the United States. The thirty-fourth largest state by area in the U.S., it is the seventh-most populous with nearly 11.5 million residents...
. Young is best known as the only man to have a professional win over
Aaron PryorAaron Pryor is a former boxer from Cincinnati, Ohio, and member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame. He is the former world Junior Welterweight champion, and regarded as one of the greatest fighters in the history of the weight class.-Amateur career:Pryor, nicknamed The Hawk, had a record of...
.
Amateur career
Young had a solid amateur career, and allegedly lost two close fights in the amateurs to
Thomas HearnsThomas "Hitman" Hearns , is an outstanding American 8-time world champion professional boxer in six different categories or weights.Hearns became the first ever quadruple world champion in boxing history....
.
Professional career
Young turned professional in 1980 amidst high expectations, and lost his first bout to Pedro Vilella in the Felt Forum.
In 1987 he dealt Pryor his lone loss, by a knockout in seven.
In 1989, Young got his first and only title shot, against
Simon BrownSimon Brown, born in 1956 in Sydney, New South Wales, is an Australian Science Fiction writer.He originally trained as a journalist and worked for a range of Australian Government Departments, including the Australian Electoral Commission and the NSW Railways Department...
for the
IBFIBF may refer to:*International Boxing Federation is one of several boxing organisations*International Banking Facility is a legal entity of a US bank*International Baseball Federation , an international governing body for baseball...
welterweight title. Young was knocked out in the 2nd round.
He retired after the loss with 31 wins, 7 losses and 23 wins by knockout.
At one point, was considered one of the welterweights of the future, along with Milton McCrory, Donald Curry, and Marlon Starling.