Jimmy Young former Ali opponent signed Contract for his fight against The Greatest. (The Contract which is a photocopy is signed on the front page of 8).

The Contract gives a unique insight into the shenanigans of "boxing politics".

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Jimmy Young (November 16, 1948 – February 20, 2005) was a skilled Philadelphia heavyweight, who had his greatest success during the 1970s. Young was very hard to hit, had an effective left jab and straight right hand, and an equally effective body attack. His career record was 34-19-2 with 11 knockouts.

Young made his name when he fought Muhammad Ali in Landover, Maryland in April 1976 for the world heavyweight title. Ali weighed in at 230 lbs., the highest for any of his fights (he would weigh 236.25 pounds in his fight against Trevor Berbick), and was consequently slow and immobile by his standards throughout the bout. Ten years younger and 25 pounds lighter, Young adopted a tactical strategy of fighting aggressively from a distance, landing numerous light blows while dodging and parrying Ali's counterpunches. Many fight historians have written that Young made Ali miss more often than did any other opponent. At close quarters, however, where Ali's strength was dominant, Young would turn passive. He retreated whenever possible, and often kept his head ducked very low to avoid serious blows when Ali would fight from the inside (the notion is that boxers are not permitted to hit in the back of the head, and due to how low Jimmy ducked there was really no way for either fighter to hit the other until the ref would restart the fight, but at that point Ali wasn't on the inside anymore), and on several occasions intentionally put his head or upper body out of the ring to compel the referee to separate the fighters. To some, Young's was a brilliant strategy of neutralizing his opponent's strengths and forcing the bout to be fought on his own terms; to others, it was boring and unworthy of a championship bout, with some detractors terming it "the coward's rope-a-dope."
The fight went the full 15 rounds with the controversial unanimous decision going to Ali. Referee Tom Kelly scored it 72-65; judges Larry Barrett and Terry Moore had it 70-68 and 71-64, respectively.
In November 1976 Young beat top contender Ron Lyle in a 12-round bout, winning 11 of 12 rounds on one judge's card. As a result of his loss to Ali, Young had to work hard to get another shot at the world title. He chose to fight one of the most feared boxers in the world at the time, George Foreman, who had begun a comeback after losing the title to Muhammad Ali in "The Rumble in the Jungle". In March 1977 Young beat Foreman, knocking him down in the final round and winning a 12-round decision. Ring Magazine named the Foreman-Young bout its 1977 "Fight of the Year."
Young's next major opponent was Norton. In November 1977, Young lost a split decision in Las Vegas. Young faded in the late 1970s, losing three of his next six bouts. He came back on the scene fiercely in 1981, beating several contenders and being named Ring Magazine comeback of the year for his successes. His lost to Greg Page in 1982 ended his run as a serious contender. He continued fighting with mixed results until 1988. Young passed away on February 20, 2005 from a heart attack.