On July 3, 1931, Max Schmeling (43-4-3, 29 KOs), the heavyweight The Ring champion, defends his title against American challenger, Young Stribling (238-13-17, 120 KOs).
Max Schmeling is coming in to the fight on a 8-fight win streak with a 58% KO rate; his last fight was a undefined win over Jack Sharkey, 1 year and 21 days ago. Young Stribling is on a 12-fight win streak with a 44% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision win over Tuffy Griffiths, 6 months and 21 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Max Schmeling at 99-1 winning odds. Young Stribling really doesn't have much to present against Schmeling.
Max Schmeling stopped Young Stribling via TKO in the final round of the 15-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his The Ring heavyweight title. Schmeling improves his record to 44-4-3 (30 KOs), while Stribling adds a loss to his record at 238-14-17.