Bill Irby

Name: Bill Irby
Hometown: Eufaula, Alabama, USA
Pro Boxer: Record
Amateur Boxer: Record

• Irby, a football tackle at Tulane University, hitchhiked to Jim Braddock's camp in the summer of 1936 to become his sparring partner.
• Reportedly 73-10 as an amateur.
• Competed in 1935 AAU.
• Feb 13, 1936: Won Southern Golden Gloves Championship (Light Heavyweight) at Nashville, TN
• Feb 1936: Competed in national Golden Gloves Tournament at Chicago