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.
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.
His status as a contender began to decline after he lost to future light-heavyweight champion Paul Berlenbach on 26 December 1924.