Young Stribling

Young Stribling
Born	William Lawrence Stribling Jr. (1904-12-26)December 26, 1904 Bainbridge, Georgia, U.S.
Died	October 3, 1933(1933-10-03) (aged 28) Macon, Georgia, U.S.
Other names	King of the Canebrakes
Statistics
Weight(s)	Heavyweight Light heavyweight Middleweight Welterweight Lightweight Featherweight
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	291
Wins	256
Wins by KO	129
Losses	16
Draws	17
No contests	2

William Lawrence Stribling Jr. (December 26, 1904 – October 3, 1933), known as Young Stribling, was an American professional boxer who fought from Featherweight to Heavyweight. His 1931 fight against Max Schmelling for Schmeling's world heavyweight championship was named Ring Magazine fight of the year. Stribling was inducted into the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame in 1965, and the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1996.^[1]