Young created a series of boxers in the ring between 1925 and 1928. A selection of the bronzes from the group was exhibited at the Rehn Gallery in 1928, including The Bantams, The Knockout and Right to the Jaw. In 1932, another group, titled The Knockdown, won first prize for sculpture at the Olympic Games in Los Angeles.

Conner and Rosenkranz write "Young's fighting groups evolved from a personal fascination and considerable knowledge of the artof pugilism . . . Young was less interested in the graceful classical poses the sport could suggest; rather he wanted--more like painter George Bellows--to present the very real and brutal drama of the ring. Young's fighters lunge to land the finishing punch, reel backward in a wounded stupor, or sprawl awkwardly on the canvas, and have a visceral impact that results from the sculptor's ability to present action and response." (pp. 182-183)