| Larry Estridge | |
| Nationality: | British |
| Realname: | Larry Estridge |
| Weight: | Middleweight |
| Birth Date: | June 17, 1902 |
| Birth Place: | St. Kitts, British West Indies |
| Style: | Southpaw |
| Total: | 78 |
| Wins: | 52 |
| Ko: | 38 |
| Losses: | 24 |
| Draws: | 2 |
Larry Estridge (born 17 June 1902, St. Kitts, British West Indies) was a middleweight boxer and the last holder of the World Colored Middleweight Championship. The 5'7" middleweight fought out of New York City from 1922 to 1929, racking up a career record of 53 wins against 23 losses and two draws from 1922 to 1929.[1]
Estridge fought African-American middleweight champion Panama Joe Gans for his title on July 26, 1924 at Yankee Stadium, defeating the champ via a unanimous decision in their 10-round bout. After scoring two victories over heavyweight Frank Yarchan, Estridge had a rematch with Gans for the colored title. On 11 August 1924 in Queensboro Stadium in Queens, New York, Estridge defeated Gans on points. It was his last defense of the title, which went into abeyance as African American Tiger Flowers won the world middleweight crown the following year.
Estridge never earned a shot at the world title. His status as a contender began to decline after he lost to future light-heavyweight champion Paul Berlenbach on 26 December 1924. Larry Estridge, who weight 155¾ lbs. to Berlenbach's 163¾ lbs., lost via a T.K.O. in the second round. His record was 38–2–1 at the time. Estridge won his next three fights but lost to Frankie Schoell on 13 March 1925, when they appeared as part of the undercard at Madison Square Garden that was topped by a fight between Berlenbach and former world light-heavyweight champion Battling Siki.
Estridge again won three fights before to losing to Sergeant Sammy Baker on 1 June 1925. He then racked up a record of six victories, three losses and a draw in his next 10 fights before he met Baker again on 7 May 1926. Baker K.O.-ed him in the second round, the first of 13 straight defeats. In his last loss of the streak, and the penultimate fight of his career, his former nemesis Paul Berlenbach K.O.-ed him in the eighth round of their fight on 22 May 1928. His last fight was against lightly regarded Mickey Taylor on 21 February 1929, whom he scored a T.K.O. against in the fifth round.
All information in this section is derived from BoxRec,[2] unless otherwise stated.
All newspaper decisions are officially regarded as “no decision” bouts and are not counted in the win/loss/draw column.
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78 | Win | 51–21–2 | Mickey Taylor | TKO | 5 (?) | Feb 21, 1929 | ||
| 77 | Loss | 50–21–2 | Paul Berlenbach | RTD | 7 (10) | May 22, 1928 | ||
| 76 | Loss | 50–20–2 | Frank Konchina | TKO | 3 (8) | May 8, 1928 | ||
| 75 | Loss | 50–19–2 | Frank Konchina | PTS | 6 | Feb 24, 1928 | ||
| 74 | Loss | 50–18–2 | Bernie Hufnagle | PTS | 6 | Jan 19, 1928 | ||
| 73 | Loss | 50–17–2 | Walter Hogan | PTS | 8 | Apr 7, 1927 | ||
| 72 | Loss | 50–16–2 | Joe Cavalier | TKO | 7 (10) | Nov 9, 1926 | ||
| 71 | Loss | 50–15–2 | Frankie Schöell | PTS | 10 | Oct 25, 1926 | ||
| 70 | Loss | 50–14–2 | Billy Franklin | PTS | 12 | Oct 7, 1926 | ||
| 69 | Loss | 50–13–2 | Phil Kaplan | TKO | 3 (10) | Jul 30, 1926 | ||
| 68 | Loss | 50–12–2 | Esteban Gallard | PTS | 15 | Jul 4, 1926 | ||
| 67 | Loss | 50–11–2 | George Courtney | TKO | 4 (10) | Jun 29, 1926 | ||
| 66 | Loss | 50–10–2 | Harry Galfund | KO | 8 (12) | Jun 9, 1926 | ||
| 65 | Loss | 50–9–2 | 'Sergeant' Sammy Baker | KO | 2 (?) | May 7, 1926 | ||
| 64 | Win | 50–8–2 | Mike Schultz | PTS | 10 | Mar 29, 1926 | ||
| 63 | Win | 49–8–2 | Freddie Krebs | KO | 5 (?) | Dec 7, 1925 | ||
| 62 | Win | 48–8–2 | Joe Senter | KO | 6 (10) | Oct 29, 1925 | ||
| 61 | Loss | 47–8–2 | Young Fisher | PTS | 10 | Oct 23, 1925 | ||
| 60 | Loss | 47–7–2 | Frank Moody | PTS | 12 | Oct 9, 1925 | ||
| 59 | Win | 47–6–2 | Charley Murray | KO | 7 (?) | Sep 22, 1925 | ||
| 58 | Win | 46–6–2 | Young Fisher | TKO | 10 (?) | Sep 4, 1925 | ||
| 57 | Loss | 45–6–2 | Lew Chester | PTS | 12 | Aug 24, 1925 | ||
| 56 | Draw | 45–5–2 | 'Italian' Joe Gans | PTS | 12 | Jul 24, 1925 | ||
| 55 | Win | 45–5–1 | Harry Martone | KO | 4 (?) | Jul 17, 1925 | ||
| 54 | Loss | 44–5–1 | 'Sergeant' Sammy Baker | PTS | 12 | Jun 1, 1925 | ||
| 53 | Win | 44–4–1 | Mike Dempsey | KO | 8 (12) | May 26, 1925 | ||
| 52 | Win | 43–4–1 | Charley Picker | KO | 3 (12) | May 19, 1925 | ||
| 51 | Win | 42–4–1 | Mike Dempsey | KO | 8 (?) | Mar 26, 1925 | ||
| 50 | Loss | 41–4–1 | Frankie Schöell | PTS | 10 | Mar 13, 1925 | ||
| 49 | Win | 41–3–1 | George Bowland | KO | 1 (12) | Feb 25, 1925 | ||
| 48 | Win | 40–3–1 | Warnie Smith | TKO | 6 (12) | Feb 13, 1925 | ||
| 47 | Win | 39–3–1 | Charley Nashert | KO | 2 (?) | Jan 16, 1925 | ||
| 46 | Loss | 38–3–1 | Paul Berlenbach | TKO | 2 (?) | Dec 26, 1924 | ||
| 45 | Win | 38–2–1 | Rocky Smith | KO | 1 (?) | Dec 16, 1924 | ||
| 44 | Win | 37–2–1 | Dave Rosenberg | PTS | 12 | Nov 22, 1924 | ||
| 43 | Win | 36–2–1 | Mike Morley | KO | 2 (10) | Nov 8, 1924 | ||
| 42 | Win | 35–2–1 | Henry Shaw | PTS | 10 | Oct 27, 1924 | ||
| 41 | Win | 34–2–1 | Young Fisher | TKO | 10 (10) | Sep 4, 1924 | ||
| 40 | Win | 33–2–1 | Panama Joe Gans | PTS | 10 | Aug 11, 1924 | ||
| 39 | Win | 32–2–1 | Frank Yarchan | PTS | 6 | Aug 2, 1924 | ||
| 38 | Win | 31–2–1 | Frank Yarchan | PTS | 6 | Jul 1, 1924 | ||
| 37 | Win | 30–2–1 | Panama Joe Gans | UD | 10 | Jun 26, 1924 | ||
| 36 | Win | 29–2–1 | Tommy Robson | DQ | 6 (12) | Jun 6, 1924 | ||
| 35 | Win | 28–2–1 | Rocky Smith | KO | 5 (?) | May 31, 1924 | ||
| 34 | Win | 27–2–1 | Jack Ford | KO | 3 (?) | May 1, 1924 | ||
| 33 | Win | 26–2–1 | Jimmy Amato | TKO | 2 (12) | Apr 8, 1924 | ||
| 32 | Win | 25–2–1 | Jack Perry | KO | 7 (10) | Mar 25, 1924 | ||
| 31 | Win | 24–2–1 | 'Sergeant' Jack Lynch | PTS | 12 | Mar 15, 1924 | ||
| 30 | Loss | 23–2–1 | Augie Ratner | PTS | 12 | Mar 1, 1924 | ||
| 29 | Draw | 23–1–1 | 'Sergeant' Jack Lynch | PTS | 12 | Feb 16, 1924 | ||
| 28 | Loss | 23–1 | Ted Moore | PTS | 12 | Jan 19, 1924 | ||
| 27 | Win | 23–0 | Frank Carbone | PTS | 12 | Dec 29, 1923 | ||
| 26 | Win | 22–0 | 'Guardsman' George West | KO | 8 (12) | Dec 15, 1923 | ||
| 25 | Win | 21–0 | Willie Walker | KO | 2 (12) | Nov 24, 1923 | ||
| 24 | Win | 20–0 | Jerry Hayes | NWS | 8 | Nov 16, 1923 | ||
| 23 | Loss | 20–0 | Joe Libby | NWS | 8 | Oct 26, 1923 | ||
| 22 | Loss | 20–0 | 'Allentown' Joe Gans | NWS | 6 | Aug 29, 1923 | ||
| 21 | Win | 20–0 | Jerome Baird | KO | 2 (?) | Aug 11, 1923 | ||
| 20 | Win | 19–0 | Morty Seligman | KO | 3 (10) | Aug 4, 1923 | ||
| 19 | Win | 18–0 | Chief Halbran | KO | 2 (?) | Jul 10, 1923 | ||
| 18 | Win | 17–0 | Jimmy Brown | KO | 2 (?) | Jul 1, 1923 | ||
| 17 | Win | 16–0 | Joe Cavalier | KO | 3 (?) | Jun 10, 1923 | ||
| 16 | Win | 15–0 | Tony Jamison | KO | 3 (?) | Jun 1, 1923 | ||
| 15 | Loss | 14–0 | Sailor Darden | NWS | 12 | May 28, 1923 | ||
| 14 | Win | 14–0 | Pete Coleman | PTS | 6 | May 24, 1923 | ||
| 13 | Win | 13–0 | Frankie Smith | KO | 2 (?) | May 1, 1923 | ||
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | James Thomas | KO | 1 (?) | Apr 24, 1923 | ||
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Jack Herbert | KO | 1 (?) | Apr 17, 1923 | ||
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Eddie Hugh | KO | 3 (?) | Apr 1, 1923 | ||
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Jimmy Brown | KO | 2 (?) | Mar 1, 1923 | ||
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Charley Arthurs | KO | 3 (?), | Feb 17, 1923 | ||
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Alex Gibbons | PTS | 12 | Feb 6, 1923 | ||
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Sam Branch | KO | 1 (?) | Jan 2, 1923 | ||
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Alex Gibbons | PTS | 12 | Nov 21, 1922 | ||
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Johnny Hart | KO | 1 (8) | Nov 7, 1922 | ||
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Tommy Hansom | KO | 1 (?) | Oct 17, 1922 | ||
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Kid Jackson | KO | 2 (10) | Oct 6, 1922 | ||
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Kid Slocum | KO | 3 (6) | Sep 22, 1922 | ||
Record with the inclusion of newspaper decisions in the win/loss/draw column.
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78 | Win | 52–24–2 | Mickey Taylor | TKO | 5 (?) | Feb 21, 1929 | ||
| 77 | Loss | 51–24–2 | Paul Berlenbach | RTD | 7 (10) | May 22, 1928 | ||
| 76 | Loss | 51–23–2 | Frank Konchina | TKO | 3 (8) | May 8, 1928 | ||
| 75 | Loss | 51–22–2 | Frank Konchina | PTS | 6 | Feb 24, 1928 | ||
| 74 | Loss | 51–21–2 | Bernie Hufnagle | PTS | 6 | Jan 19, 1928 | ||
| 73 | Loss | 51–20–2 | Walter Hogan | PTS | 8 | Apr 7, 1927 | ||
| 72 | Loss | 51–19–2 | Joe Cavalier | TKO | 7 (10) | Nov 9, 1926 | ||
| 71 | Loss | 51–18–2 | Frankie Schöell | PTS | 10 | Oct 25, 1926 | ||
| 70 | Loss | 51–17–2 | Billy Franklin | PTS | 12 | Oct 7, 1926 | ||
| 69 | Loss | 51–16–2 | Phil Kaplan | TKO | 3 (10) | Jul 30, 1926 | ||
| 68 | Loss | 51–15–2 | Esteban Gallard | PTS | 15 | Jul 4, 1926 | ||
| 67 | Loss | 51–14–2 | George Courtney | TKO | 4 (10) | Jun 29, 1926 | ||
| 66 | Loss | 51–13–2 | Harry Galfund | KO | 8 (12) | Jun 9, 1926 | ||
| 65 | Loss | 51–12–2 | 'Sergeant' Sammy Baker | KO | 2 (?) | May 7, 1926 | ||
| 64 | Win | 51–11–2 | Mike Schultz | PTS | 10 | Mar 29, 1926 | ||
| 63 | Win | 50–11–2 | Freddie Krebs | KO | 5 (?) | Dec 7, 1925 | ||
| 62 | Win | 49–11–2 | Joe Senter | KO | 6 (10) | Oct 29, 1925 | ||
| 61 | Loss | 48–11–2 | Young Fisher | PTS | 10 | Oct 23, 1925 | ||
| 60 | Loss | 48–10–2 | Frank Moody | PTS | 12 | Oct 9, 1925 | ||
| 59 | Win | 48–9–2 | Charley Murray | KO | 7 (?) | Sep 22, 1925 | ||
| 58 | Win | 47–9–2 | Young Fisher | TKO | 10 (?) | Sep 4, 1925 | ||
| 57 | Loss | 46–9–2 | Lew Chester | PTS | 12 | Aug 24, 1925 | ||
| 56 | Draw | 46–8–2 | 'Italian' Joe Gans | PTS | 12 | Jul 24, 1925 | ||
| 55 | Win | 46–8–1 | Harry Martone | KO | 4 (?) | Jul 17, 1925 | ||
| 54 | Loss | 45–8–1 | 'Sergeant' Sammy Baker | PTS | 12 | Jun 1, 1925 | ||
| 53 | Win | 45–7–1 | Mike Dempsey | KO | 8 (12) | May 26, 1925 | ||
| 52 | Win | 44–7–1 | Charley Picker | KO | 3 (12) | May 19, 1925 | ||
| 51 | Win | 43–7–1 | Mike Dempsey | KO | 8 (?) | Mar 26, 1925 | ||
| 50 | Loss | 42–7–1 | Frankie Schöell | PTS | 10 | Mar 13, 1925 | ||
| 49 | Win | 42–6–1 | George Bowland | KO | 1 (12) | Feb 25, 1925 | ||
| 48 | Win | 41–6–1 | Warnie Smith | TKO | 6 (12) | Feb 13, 1925 | ||
| 47 | Win | 40–6–1 | Charley Nashert | KO | 2 (?) | Jan 16, 1925 | ||
| 46 | Loss | 39–6–1 | Paul Berlenbach | TKO | 2 (?) | Dec 26, 1924 | ||
| 45 | Win | 39–5–1 | Rocky Smith | KO | 1 (?) | Dec 16, 1924 | ||
| 44 | Win | 38–5–1 | Dave Rosenberg | PTS | 12 | Nov 22, 1924 | ||
| 43 | Win | 37–5–1 | Mike Morley | KO | 2 (10) | Nov 8, 1924 | ||
| 42 | Win | 36–5–1 | Henry Shaw | PTS | 10 | Oct 27, 1924 | ||
| 41 | Win | 35–5–1 | Young Fisher | TKO | 10 (10) | Sep 4, 1924 | ||
| 40 | Win | 34–5–1 | Panama Joe Gans | PTS | 10 | Aug 11, 1924 | ||
| 39 | Win | 33–5–1 | Frank Yarchan | PTS | 6 | Aug 2, 1924 | ||
| 38 | Win | 32–5–1 | Frank Yarchan | PTS | 6 | Jul 1, 1924 | ||
| 37 | Win | 31–5–1 | Panama Joe Gans | UD | 10 | Jun 26, 1924 | ||
| 36 | Win | 30–5–1 | Tommy Robson | DQ | 6 (12) | Jun 6, 1924 | ||
| 35 | Win | 29–5–1 | Rocky Smith | KO | 5 (?) | May 31, 1924 | ||
| 34 | Win | 28–5–1 | Jack Ford | KO | 3 (?) | May 1, 1924 | ||
| 33 | Win | 27–5–1 | Jimmy Amato | TKO | 2 (12) | Apr 8, 1924 | ||
| 32 | Win | 26–5–1 | Jack Perry | KO | 7 (10) | Mar 25, 1924 | ||
| 31 | Win | 25–5–1 | 'Sergeant' Jack Lynch | PTS | 12 | Mar 15, 1924 | ||
| 30 | Loss | 24–5–1 | Augie Ratner | PTS | 12 | Mar 1, 1924 | ||
| 29 | Draw | 24–4–1 | 'Sergeant' Jack Lynch | PTS | 12 | Feb 16, 1924 | ||
| 28 | Loss | 24–4 | Ted Moore | PTS | 12 | Jan 19, 1924 | ||
| 27 | Win | 24–3 | Frank Carbone | PTS | 12 | Dec 29, 1923 | ||
| 26 | Win | 23–3 | 'Guardsman' George West | KO | 8 (12) | Dec 15, 1923 | ||
| 25 | Win | 22–3 | Willie Walker | KO | 2 (12) | Nov 24, 1923 | ||
| 24 | Win | 21–3 | Jerry Hayes | NWS | 8 | Nov 16, 1923 | ||
| 23 | Loss | 20–3 | Joe Libby | NWS | 8 | Oct 26, 1923 | ||
| 22 | Loss | 20–2 | 'Allentown' Joe Gans | NWS | 6 | Aug 29, 1923 | ||
| 21 | Win | 20–1 | Jerome Baird | KO | 2 (?) | Aug 11, 1923 | ||
| 20 | Win | 19–1 | Morty Seligman | KO | 3 (10) | Aug 4, 1923 | ||
| 19 | Win | 18–1 | Chief Halbran | KO | 2 (?) | Jul 10, 1923 | ||
| 18 | Win | 17–1 | Jimmy Brown | KO | 2 (?) | Jul 1, 1923 | ||
| 17 | Win | 16–1 | Joe Cavalier | KO | 3 (?) | Jun 10, 1923 | ||
| 16 | Win | 15–1 | Tony Jamison | KO | 3 (?) | Jun 1, 1923 | ||
| 15 | Loss | 14–1 | Sailor Darden | NWS | 12 | May 28, 1923 | ||
| 14 | Win | 14–0 | Pete Coleman | PTS | 6 | May 24, 1923 | ||
| 13 | Win | 13–0 | Frankie Smith | KO | 2 (?) | May 1, 1923 | ||
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | James Thomas | KO | 1 (?) | Apr 24, 1923 | ||
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Jack Herbert | KO | 1 (?) | Apr 17, 1923 | ||
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Eddie Hugh | KO | 3 (?) | Apr 1, 1923 | ||
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Jimmy Brown | KO | 2 (?) | Mar 1, 1923 | ||
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Charley Arthurs | KO | 3 (?), | Feb 17, 1923 | ||
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Alex Gibbons | PTS | 12 | Feb 6, 1923 | ||
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Sam Branch | KO | 1 (?) | Jan 2, 1923 | ||
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Alex Gibbons | PTS | 12 | Nov 21, 1922 | ||
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Johnny Hart | KO | 1 (8) | Nov 7, 1922 | ||
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Tommy Hansom | KO | 1 (?) | Oct 17, 1922 | ||
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Kid Jackson | KO | 2 (10) | Oct 6, 1922 | ||
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Kid Slocum | KO | 3 (6) | Sep 22, 1922 | ||