Young stribling

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Young stribling boxer
Young Stribling 1929

Young Stribling 1929
Data
Birth Name William Lawrence Stribling Jr.
Weight class Heavyweight
nationality US-american
birthday December 26, 1904
place of birth Bainbridge
Date of death October 3, 1933
Place of death at Macon
size 1.85
Range 1.89
Combat Statistics
Struggles 289
Victories 256
Knockout victories 128
Defeats 16
draw 14th
No value 3

Young Stribling , also: Young Stribbling (born December 26, 1904 in Bainbridge , Georgia as William Lawrence Stribling Jr. , † October 3, 1933 with Macon ) was an American boxer.

Career

Coming from a wealthy family, Stribling turned professional in 1921 at the age of 16. In the first years of his career he boxed in feather, light, middle and light heavyweight and won several regional titles there.

On October 4, 1923 he boxed under chaotic circumstances for the world light heavyweight title against Mike McTigue . McTigue later said he was forced to fight at gunpoint despite having a broken hand. Stribling was initially declared the winner, later the referee converted the result into a draw.

In 1924, Stribling was defeated by Jimmy Slattery , but then defeated McTigue in a non-title fight, as did Tommy Loughran . He boxed in a draw against the eventual world champion Paul Berlenbach . The following year he beat Jack Delaney three times , as well as Tommy Loughran and Johnny Risko in another duel .

In 1926 he succeeded in taking revenge against Slattery, after which he was allowed to fight again for the world championship on June 10, 1926. Meanwhile, the title holder was Paul Berlenbach, against whom he lost on points in this encounter over 15 laps.

He then won against Battling Levinsky and Maxie Rosenbloom , but lost in the third comparison with Loughran in May 1927.

Since 1928 he boxed in the heavyweight division, the highest weight class in professional boxing. In 1929 he was defeated by the eventual world champion Jack Sharkey . He also fought twice against Primo Carnera , who should also later succeed in winning the world title. Stribling lost the first fight against Carnera by disqualification in the fourth round, but also won the direct rematch by disqualification. However, it is assumed that both duels have been manipulated.

On July 3, 1931, he challenged Max Schmeling to the heavyweight world championship. Schmeling won by technical knockout in the fifteenth round. It was the only knockout loss in Stribling's career.

In his last fight, he defeated Maxie Rosenbloom again in September 1933. A little later he died after a traffic accident at the age of 28.

Stribling was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b The deficit in the Schmeling – Stribbling boxing match. In:  Neue Freie Presse , Abendblatt, No. 23997/1931, July 6, 1931, p. 6, center right. (Online at ANNO ). Template: ANNO / Maintenance / nfp.
personal data
SURNAME Stribling, Young
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Stribling Jr., William Lawrence; Stribbling, Young
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American boxer
DATE OF BIRTH December 26, 1904
PLACE OF BIRTH Bainbridge , Georgia , USA
DATE OF DEATH October 3, 1933
Place of death at Macon , USA