Total fights 289
Wins 256
Wins by KO 128
Losses 16
Draws 14
No contests 0
This is the second-highest number of knockouts by any professional boxer in history after Archie Moore. What is even more notable is that he died at the age of only 28, so he would surely hold the record otherwise (people always note that Pancho Villa had over 100 fights when he died at 23, but Stribling had nearly 300 at 28).
Video of notable fights against Schmeling and Sharkey can be found on youtube.
Fought for the heavyweight title against Schmeling in 1933 and lost by 15 round KO.
Lost a points decision to Jack Sharkey, on the undercard of which, according to boxrec, "A battle royale of 12 black fighters opened the card."
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