Young Stribling

Young Stribling, born on December 26, 1904, was an American professional boxer who had an extensive career spanning over 12 years from 1921 to 1933. Over the course of his profession, he had a total of 291 fights, out of which he won 256, lost 16, drew 17 and 2 resulted in no-contests.

Stribling made his professional debut against Billy Kid Dombe when he was just 16 years of age on January 17, 1921. He defeated Dombe via a four-round points decision. After his debut, he won four more consecutive fights, two of them by stoppage.

After 82 professional fights, Young Stribling had his first world title fight on October 4, 1923, at the age of 18, against the reigning light-heavyweight champion Mike McTigue. The fight was for the NBA (National Boxing Association), NYSAC (New York State Athletic Commission), and The Ring titles. The match ended in a draw and was the highlight of his career.

Young Stribling fought 291 times in total in his professional career. However, his two most notable fights were for the world title. In 1923, at just 18 years of age, Stribling had his first world-title fight against McTigue, which ended in a draw. His second was a non-title rematch against fellow American boxer Maxie Rosenbloom, which he won via a 10-round unanimous decision. This second fight occurred on September 22, 1933, which marked the end of his professional boxing career.

Throughout his boxing career, Young Stribling won 129 fights by knockout, which made up nearly half of his victories. However, he never won any world titles altogether. Stribling was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) in 1996.

Although Stribling was one of the best boxers of his time and fought against some of the biggest names in the industry, his biggest downfall was his multiple losses. He suffered a total of 16 losses in his professional career, two of them being in title bouts, and the other 14 in non-title bouts. His first-ever loss came against Dick Leonard via an 8-round points decision on March 30, 1921.

As previously mentioned, Young Stribling fought against some of the biggest names in the sport during his career, including four Hall-of-Famers - Maxie Rosenbloom, Battling Levinsky, Jimmy Slattery, and Tommy Loughran - as well as Martin Burke, Bill Jordan, Jack League, Billy Freas, Tommy Stone, and Ralph Smith.

Even though Stribling never won a world title, he was a great fighter, and his fights were always exciting to watch. He had an aggressive style of fighting, and his opponents always knew they were in for a battle when facing him in the ring.

In conclusion, Young Stribling left an indelible mark on the boxing world. He fought many great fighters, won a considerable number of fights, and had a high knock-out percentage. Despite not winning any world titles, his aggressive style of fighting always made for great entertainment for his fans.

Young Stribling Fight Record