"Young" Stribling
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BORN | December 26 1904; Bainbridge, Georgia |
DIED | October 3 1933; Macon, Georgia (motorcycle accident) |
HEIGHT | 5-11 1/2 |
WEIGHT | 128 1/2-195 1/2 lbs |
MANAGER | W.L. "Pa" Stribling Sr. |
TRAINER | "Ma" Stribling |
RECORD | 225-12-14 (128 KO, 37 ND, 2 NC, 1 EX) |
Stribling, the son of vaudeville performers, was groomed to be a professional fighter from birth; Turning pro at 15, he amassed more knockouts then anyone except Archie Moore; He defeated a number of outstanding fighters during his career but was unsuccessful in several big fights
He was a good boxer and good
hitter but often failed to follow up an advantage; Jim Corbett ranked
him among boxing's greatest feinters, along with Jack Johnson and Benny
Leonard
In 1931, he fought for the Heavyweight Championship against Max
Schmeling but lost; Stribling was inducted into the International Boxing
Hall of Fame in 1996
Stribling-Schmeling 1931 Fight Video Clip (Press the button at the top of the screen to return)
1921 Jan 17 Billy "Kid" Dombe Atlanta, Ga W 4 Feb 9 Johnny "Kid" Nappie Atlanta, Ga W 4 Feb 15 Tim O'Dowd Atlanta, Ga KO 1 Feb 18 Kid Sullivan Atlanta, Ga KO 1 Mar 22 Benny Harvey Milledgeville, Ga W 10 -Some sources report 3/23/21 Mar 30 Dick Leonard Savannah, Ga L 10 Apr 5 Battling Mishound Atlanta, Ga W 10 May 5 Lou Gomez Macon, Ga KO 3 May 26 Dick Leonard Macon, Ga W 10 Jun 7 Dick Leonard Atlanta, Ga W 10 Jun 13 Duette Allred Birmingham, Al KO 2 Jun 23 Jim Waites Macon, Ga KO 3 Jul 4 Kid Bartlett Macon, Ga KO 9 Jul 12 "Kid" Cy Young Atlanta, Ga KO 8 Aug 4 Joe "Kid" Peck Macon, Ga W 10 Aug 15 Freddie Boorde Atlanta, Ga W 10 Sep 5 Fearless Ferns Macon, Ga D 10 Sep 29 Red Keenan Columbus, Ga KO 5 Oct 10 Rabbit Palmer Macon, Ga W 10 Oct 25 Joe Matranga Atlanta, Ga W 10 Nov 9 Freddie Boorde Columbus, Ga D 10 -Some sources report "Macon, Ga" Nov 29 Dick Leonard Savannah, Ga W 10 Dec 5 Fearless Ferns Atlanta, Ga W 10 Dec 19 Freddie Boorde Macon, Ga W 10 Dec 26 Battling Budd Atlanta, Ga D 10 1922 Jan 16 Jack "Sailor" Bradley Columbia, SC KO 2 Jan 23 Freddie Boorde Birmingham, Al D 10 Feb 2 Battling Budd Macon, Ga W 10 Feb 13 Sailor Blanque Birmingham, Al W 10 Mar 7 Larry Avera Atlanta, Ga D 10 Mar 13 Battling Kelly Birmingham, Al W 10 Mar 23 Spike Maloney Macon, Ga KO 6 Mar 28 Battling Budd Atlanta, Ga L 10 Apr 6 Terry Nelson Albany, Ga W 10 Apr 21 Battling Kelly Nashville, Tn W 8 Apr 25 Larry Avera Atlanta, Ga D 10 May 3 Battling Budd Macon, Ga D 10 May 18 Battling Budd Albany, Ga D 10 -Some sources report 5/19/22 May 24 Joe Marks Macon, Ga W 10 Jun 2 Larry Avera Americus, Ga W 10 Jun 6 Johnny Flynn Chattanooga, Tn W 8 Jun 12 Battling Budd Charlotte, NC ND 10 Jul 4 Jake Abel Macon, Ga W 10 Jul 27 Frankie Lewis Macon, Ga KO 8 Aug 4 Jimmy Conway Savannah, Ga W 10 Aug 9 Frank "Kid" Suby Columbus, Ga W 10 Aug 17 "Battling" Joe Kennedy Bainbridge, Ga KO 3 -Some sources report "Bill Kennedy" Sep 4 James "Red" Herring Macon, Ga D 10 Sep 14 Eddie Hanlon Americus, Ga KO 1 Sep 29 Red Johnston Thomasville, Ga KO 4 -Some sources report "Jojo Johnson" Oct 4 James "Red" Herring Macon, Ga W 10 Oct 14 Young Wallace Havana, Cuba KO 10 Oct 20 Tiger Toro Johnson City, Tn W 6 Nov 9 Jack Denham Macon, Ga W 10 Nov 18 Tony "Young" Marullo Havana, Cuba W 12 Dec 1 Bill McGowan Quitman, Ga W 10 Dec 7 Jimmy King Macon, Ga W 10 Dec 26 Frankie Lewis Johnson City, Tn W 8 Dec 29 Jack Denham Birmingham, Al KO 7 1923 Jan 1 Jack Middleton Macon, Ga KO 1 Jan 18 George Shade Macon, Ga W 10 Jan 26 Tony "Young" Marullo New Orleans, La KO 9 Jan 30 Harry Krohn Atlanta, Ga W 10 Feb 7 George Kuhn Macon, Ga W 10 -Some sources report 2/08/23 Feb 27 Bill McGowan Rome, Ga W 10 Mar 1 Johnny Klesch Macon, Ga W 10 Mar 9 Jackie Clark Atlanta, Ga D 10 Mar 20 Leo Leonard Savannah, Ga W 10 Mar 29 George Kuhn Columbus, Ga KO 9 Apr 19 Harold "Happy" Howard Macon, Ga W 10 Apr 23 Colin "Red" McLachlin Miami, Fl ND 10 Apr 26 Frank "Kid" Suby Augusta, Ga TK 7 -Middleweight Championship of the South May 4 Frank Carbone Atlanta, Ga L 10 -Middleweight Championship of the South May 17 Al Nelson Atlanta, Ga KO 3 -Middleweight Championship of the South May 17 Al Nelson Atlanta, Ga KO 2 -The previous 2 bouts were held the same date; Some sources report a single bout - "KO 5" Jun 4 Jimmy Darcy Columbus, Ga W 10 Jun 14 Jack McCarron Macon, Ga W 10 Jun 18 Vic McLaughlin Savannah, Ga D 10 Jun 25 Harold "Happy" Howard Shreveport, La W 15 Sep 10 Sailor Martin Miami, Fl ND 10 Sep 19 Jimmy Conway Rome, Ga KO 8 Oct 4 Mike McTigue Columbus, Ga D 10 Oct 15 Tommy Burns Detroit, Mi ND 10 Oct 18 Steve Choynski Macon, Ga KO 5 Oct 26 Joe Eagan Boston, Ma W 10 -Some sources report 11/26/23 Dec 15 Eddie McDonald Johnson City, Tn KO 5 Dec 18 Bill McGowan Knoxville, Tn ND 8 Dec 21 Harry Krohn Miami, Fl ND 12 1924 Jan 1 Dave Rosenberg Newark, NJ ND 12 Jan 3 Kid Numbers Fayetteville, NC KO 4 Jan 10 Mike Nester Miami, Fl KO 5 -Some sources report 1/19/24 Jan 14 Norman Genet West Palm Beach, Fl WF 6 Jan 21 Harry Fay Indianapolis, In ND 10 Jan 29 Billy Shade Atlanta, Ga W 10 Feb 4 Vic McLaughlin Columbus, Ga W 10 Feb 11 Jack Schoendorf Cincinnati, Oh ND 10 Feb 15 Roughhouse Ross Savannah, Ga KO 2 Feb 25 Jimmy Slattery Buffalo, NY L 6 Feb 28 Jack Perry Raleigh, NC KO 2 Mar 31 Mike McTigue Newark, NJ ND 12 Apr 11 "Gunner" Joe Quinn Appleton, Wi TK 9 Apr 14 Tex McEwan Philadelphia, Pa TK 7 Apr 25 Walter "Young" Rollo Norfolk, Va KO 2 Apr 29 Mike Burke New York, NY W 6 May 2 Tommy Burns Toronto, Ont, Can W 10 May 8 Bill Conley Youngstown, Oh ND 12 -Some sources report 5/09/24 May 20 Dan O'Dowd Atlanta, Ga W 10 May 28 Ray Neuman New Haven, Ct W 12 Jun 26 Tommy Loughran Bronx, NY W 6 Aug 12 Leo Leonard Charleston, SC KO 3 Aug 18 Jack Stone Johnson City, Tn KO 4 Aug 27 Paul Berlenbach New York, NY D 6 Sep 1 "Young" Bob Fitzsimmons Macon, Ga W 10 Sep 5 Bill "Bearcat" Clemens Knoxville, Tn W 8 Sep 9 "Sailor" Glen Clickner Columbus, Oh KO 2 Sep 13 Mike Nester Portland, Me KO 2 Sep 16 Tommy Robson Boston, Ma W 10 Sep 24 Ad Stone Newark, NJ ND 12 Sep 27 Vic McLaughlin Raleigh, NC ND 10 Sep 29 Jimmy Cox Memphis, Tn ND 8 Nov 11 Fay Kaiser Greenville, NC KO 4 Nov 27 Harry Fay Atlanta, Ga W 10 Dec 12 Joe Lohman Grand Rapids, Mi ND 10 Dec 15 Johnny Klesch Dayton, Oh ND 12 1925 Jan 12 Hugh Walker Miami, Fl ND 10 Jan 14 Mike Wallace St. Petersburg, Fl ND 10 Jan 21 Jimmy Delaney Grand Rapids, Mi ND 10 Feb 2 Joe Burke Columbus, Ga KO 3 Feb 20 Ted Jamieson Savannah, Ga KO 6 Feb 27 Jimmy Delaney Milwaukee, Wi ND 10 Mar 3 Dan Dowd Kalamazoo, Mi ND 10 Mar 9 Harry Fay Pittsburgh, Pa W 10 Mar 28 Tommy Loughran San Francisco, Ca W 10 Apr 7 Hugh Walker Augusta, Ga W 10 May 7 Quintin Romero-Rojas Boston, Ma TK 4 May 19 Hugh Walker Kansas City, Mo ND 10 May 25 "Chief" John Metaquah Hutchinson, Ks ND 10 Jun 2 Buck Brady Greensboro, NC KO 3 -Some sources report 6/05/25 Jun 8 Bill "Bearcat" Clemens Baltimore, Md KO 3 Jun 15 George Cook Boston, Ma W 10 Jun 29 Bud Gorman Detroit, Mi ND 10 Jul 2 Johnny Risko East Chicago, In ND 10 -Some sources report "Chicago, Il" Jul 9 Billy Freas Grand Rapids, Mi KO 7 Jul 17 Jack Matlock Wichita, Ks TK 3 Jul 28 Harry Perkins Colorado Springs, Co W 10 Aug 4 Johnny Lee Salt Lake City, Ut KO 2 Aug 18 Jimmy Delaney Vernon, Ca W 10 Aug 21 "Sergeant" Jack Lynch Phoenix, Az TK 9 -Some sources report 8/22/25 Aug 25 Red Fitzsimmons El Paso, Tx KO 3 Aug 27 Jack League San Antonio, Tx KO 4 Aug 31 Peck Warren Dallas, Tx KO 6 Oct 10 "Sailor" Eddie Huffman Los Angeles, Ca W 10 Oct 22 Tom McKiernan Columbus, Ga KO 2 Oct 30 Soldier Buck Memphis, Tn KO 3 Nov 7 George Cook Columbus, Ga W 10 Nov 27 Billy Britton New Orleans, La TK 1 Dec 4 Tony Burns Grand Rapids, Mi ND 10 1926 Mar 25 Jimmy Slattery New York, NY W 10 Apr 12 Chuck Burns Wichita, Ks ND 10 Apr 13 Tommy Marvin Oklahoma City, Ok KO 3 Apr 20 Joe Lohman Kansas City, Mo W 10 Apr 26 Billy Britton Topeka, Ks KO 3 May 14 Johnny Risko New York, NY W 10 May 24 Ray Neuman Atlanta, Ga W 10 Jun 10 Paul Berlenbach Bronx, NY L 15 -Light Heavyweight Championship of the World Sep 17 Buck Ashton Tampa, Fl KO 9 Sep 21 Chuck Burns Atlanta, Ga W 10 Sep 29 Frankie Busch Memphis, Tn TK 6 -Some sources report 9/30/26 Oct 15 Lou Rollinger Waterloo, Ia TK 3 Oct 18 Soldier Buck Louisville, Ky KO 4 -Some sources report "KO 12" Nov 11 Battling Levinsky Des Moines, Ia ND 10 Nov 18 Ed Smith Miami, Fl W 10 Nov 26 Clayton "Big Boy" Peterson Tampa, Fl TK 5 Dec 20 Joe Lohman Macon, Ga KO 7 1927 Feb 7 "Sailor" Eddie Huffman New York, NY W 10 Mar 3 Leo Gates Atlanta, Ga TK 5 Mar 10 Eddie Civil Macon, Ga KO 2 Mar 17 Maxie Rosenbloom Boston, Ma W 10 Mar 23 Art Wiegand Buffalo, NY TK 7 Apr 4 Red Fitzsimmons Canton, Oh KO 4 -Some sources report 3/29/27 Apr 7 Jack Melrose Memphis, Tn KO 2 -Some sources report 4/11/27 Apr 18 Benny Ross Buffalo, NY W 10 -Some sources report 4/06/27 May 3 Tommy Loughran Brooklyn, NY L 10 May 13 Jimmy Byrne Louisville, Ky ND 12 May 19 "Tiny" Jim Herman Columbus, Ga W 10 Jul 4 Chuck Wiggins Macon, Ga WF 6 Jul 21 Otto von Porat Minneapolis, Mn ND 10 -Some sources report "W 10" Aug 12 Chuck Wiggins Indianapolis, In D 10 Aug 29 Ed Smith Tulsa, Ok KO 3 Sep 6 Leo Diebel Omaha, Ne NC 6 Oct 28 Mike Arnold Wichita, Ks KO 4 Nov 4 Harry Dillon Portland, Or W 10 -Some sources report 11/10/27 Nov 8 Angus Snyder Dishman, Wa W 10 -Some sources report "W 6" at "Spokane, Wa" on 11/04/27 Nov 21 Andy "Kid" Palmer Valdosta, Ga TK 4 Dec 9 Lou Scozza Buffalo, NY W 10 Dec 15 Tom Kirby Wilkes-Barre, Pa W 10 1928 Jan 9 Chuck Wiggins Wichita, Ks W 10 Jan 23 Martin Burke Miami, Fl KO 1 Jan 29 Chuck Burns Tulsa, Ok W 10 -Some sources report /1/30/28 Feb 6 Marine Toliver Birmingham, Al KO 2 Feb 13 "Sailor" Tom Maxted Jacksonville, Fl KO 2 Feb 20 Joe Clancy Birmingham, Al KO 1 Feb 23 Joe Cleary Montgomery, Al KO 2 Feb 27 Al Friedman Miami, Fl KO 2 -Some sources report 2/29/28 Mar 6 Chuck Wiggins Cleveland, Oh W 10 Mar 11 George Avera Dothan, Al KO 2 -Some sources report 3/12/28 Mar 16 Pat Joyce Augusta, Ga KO 1 Mar 30 Earl "Little Boy" Blue Tampa, Fl TK 2 Apr 2 Jack (Marshall) Blackstock Sarasota, Fl KO 2 -Some sources report 4/03/28 Apr 11 George Gemas Goldsboro, NC KO 3 Apr 15 "Italian" Jack Herman Jacksonville, Fl KO 2 -Some sources report 4/17/28 Apr 23 Joe White Chattanooga, Tn KO 2 Apr 30 Russ "Rough" Rowsey Miami, Fl KO 2 May 8 Andres "Pancho" Canstano West Palm Beach, Fl KO 2 May 10 Pete Angeles Orlando, Fl KO 2 May 12 Charles Randell Pensacola, Fl KO 2 May 18 Marcella Gambella Tampa, Fl KO 1 -Some sources report "Marcella Gubinelli" May 25 Tommy Stone Albany, Ga KO 1 May 30 Johnny Urban Chattanooga, Tn TK 5 Jun 1 Joe King Meridian, Ms KO 2 Jun 5 Ted Cook Meridian, Ms KO 3 Jun 7 Harry Fay Jacksonville, Fl W 10 -Some sources report "KO 10" on 6/08/28 Jun 12 Joe Packo Montgomery, Al KO 7 Jul 2 "Wild" Bill Rowe Daytona Beach, Fl KO 2 Jul 4 Buckeye Harris Macon, Ga KO 3 Jul 20 Tom Kirby Chicago, Il W 10 Jul 24 Bill Jordan High Point, NC KO 1 Aug 6 Jack Ryan Wilmington, NC KO 2 Aug 13 Martin Burke Mobile, Al KO 1 Sep 6 Johnny Squires New York, NY TK 2 Sep 20 Frankie Wine Grand Rapids, Mi ND 10 -Some sources report "W 10" Oct 30 "Big" Sid Terris Atlanta, Ga KO 3 Nov 30 Ray Neuman Charlotte, NC KO 6 Dec 18 Billy Freas St. Louis, Mo KO 1 Dec 20 Andres "Pancho" Castano Macon, Ga KO 2 Dec 21 Jack (Marshall) Blackstock Augusta, Ga KO 2 -Some sources report "Marshall Blackstone" 1929 Jan 1 Jack League Kansas City, Mo KO 1 Jan 9 Tommy Stone Durham, NC KO 2 Jan 18 Art Malay Norfolk, Va KO 3 Jan 21 Sully Montgomery Memphis, Tn KO 2 Jan 25 Ralph Smith New Orleans, La KO 3 Feb 27 Jack Sharkey Miami, Fl L 10 Jun 17 Alvin "Babe" Hunt Wichita, Ks ND 10 Jun 23 "California" Jack Lee Flint, Mi KO 8 -Some sources report 6/24/29 Jul 4 Tony Fuentes Birmingham, Al KO 2 Jul 11 Jack DeMave Knoxville, Tn W 8 Jul 18 George Cook Kansas City, Mo ND 10 Jul 28 Frankie Wine Nashville, Tn W 8 Jul 29 Alvin "Babe" Hunt Tulsa, Ok LF 6 Aug 12 Harry Fay Little Rock, Ak KO 5 Aug 19 Joe Sekyra Kansas City, Mo ND 10 Aug 29 Joe Packo Evansville, In W 10 Sep 2 George Cook Macon, Ga TK 8 -Some sources report "KO 7" Sep 24 Jimmy Gibbons Cairo, Ga KO 3 -Some sources report "Johnny Gibson" Nov 6 Maurice Griselle Paris, Fr W 12 Nov 18 Primo Carnera London, Eng LF 4 Dec 7 Primo Carnera Paris, Fr WF 7 1930 Jan 22 Jack DeMave Atlanta, Ga KO 1 Feb 17 Joe Packo New Orleans, La KO 8 Feb 27 Pietro Corri Tampa, Fl W 10 May 8 Hans Schonrath London, Eng TK 2 Jun 5 Frankie Wine Birmingham, Al ND 10 Jun 20 Otto von Porat Chicago, Il KO 1 Jul 28 Phil Scott London, Eng KO 2 Oct 31 Meyer "K.O." Christner Boston, Ma TK 3 Nov 11 Arthur DeKuh Atlanta, Ga W 10 Nov 19 Whitey Gorseline Grand Rapids, Mi TK 3 Dec 12 Gerald "Tuffy" Griffiths Chicago, Il W 10 1931 Mar 29 Champ Clark Matamoros, Mex EX 4 Jul 3 Max Schmeling Cleveland, Oh LT 15 -Heavyweight Championship of the World Oct 19 Salvatore Ruggirello Wichita, Ks KO 2 Nov 3 Fred Fitzsimmons Springfield, Mo TK 4 Nov 11 Pat Fay Muskogee, Ok KO 2 -Some sources report "KO 3" Nov 23 Pietro Corri Birmingham, Al ND 10 1932 Feb 26 Ernie Schaaf Chicago, Il L 10 May 10 George Neron Johnson City, Tn W 10 May 16 Joe Doktor Toronto, Ont, Can WF 9 May 23 "Big" Sid Terris Winston-Salem, NC KO 5 May 30 Johnny Freeman Huntsville, Al ND 10 Jul 4 Ambrose Palmer Sydney, NSW, Aus KO 10 Jul 15 Frankie Wine Sydney, NSW, Aus W 15 -Some sources report 7/25/32 Aug 10 Jack Renault Brisbane, Que, Aus TK 5 Sep 22 Johnny Freeman Melbourne, Vic, Aus W 15 -Some sources report 9/24/32 Oct 29 Johnny Freeman Sydney, NSW, Aus NC 8 Nov 3 Tony Gora Adelaide, WA, Aus TK 6 -Some sources report 11/05/32 Nov 7 George Thompson Perth, WA, Aus KO 6 Dec 17 Don McCorkindale Johannesburg, Trans, SA W 12 1933 Mar 6 Pierre Charles Paris, Fr LF 8 Aug 2 George Neron Beckley, WV W 10 Aug 29 Benny O'Dell Lindale, Ga KO 2 Sep 22 Maxie Rosenbloom Houston, Tx W 10
Record courtesy of Tracy Callis, Historian, International Boxing Research Organization
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