Era profile
1920s boxing
What 1920s boxing fighters actually measure — 74 of them, from Wikipedia's own data.
Across the 74 1920s boxing fighters in this dataset, the median reach advantage is 3.88% — a median reach of 71″ on a median height of 67.3″. 93% fight orthodox.
The era's shape
Median reach
71″
180.3 cm
Median height
67.3″
170.85 cm
Median reach advantage
3.88%
of body height
Median finish rate
38%
of wins inside the distance
Fighters
74
31 with a reach on file
Stance
- orthodox93%
- southpaw7%
By country
- United States43
- France5
- Italy4
- United Kingdom4
- Canada3
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland2
- Sweden1
- Portugal1
- New Zealand1
- Chile1
Longest reach for the frame
| # | Fighter | Reach | Height | Advantage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johnny Ertle | 65″ | 59″ | +10.14% |
| 2 | Les Darcy | 71″ | 66″ | +7.58% |
| 3 | Benny Leonard | 69″ | 65″ | +6.18% |
| 4 | Lew Tendler | 70″ | 66″ | +6.09% |
| 5 | George Godfrey | 79.5″ | 75″ | +5.98% |
| 6 | Kid Norfolk | 74″ | 70″ | +5.74% |
| 7 | Billy Miske | 76″ | 72″ | +5.52% |
| 8 | Gene Tunney | 76″ | 72″ | +5.52% |
| 9 | Tod Morgan | 71″ | 67.5″ | +5.13% |
| 10 | Panama Al Brown | 72.5″ | 69″ | +5.08% |
| 11 | Quintín Romero Rojas | 75.6″ | 72″ | +4.92% |
| 12 | Dave Shade | 71″ | 68″ | +4.4% |
| 13 | Esteban Gallard | 71″ | 68″ | +4.4% |
| 14 | Harry Greb | 71″ | 68″ | +4.4% |
| 15 | Johnny Wilson | 72″ | 69″ | +4.34% |
| 16 | Steve Sullivan | 67.5″ | 65″ | +3.88% |
| 17 | Mike O'Dowd | 70″ | 68″ | +2.95% |
| 18 | Tom Heeney | 72″ | 70″ | +2.87% |
| 19 | Paul Berlenbach | 72″ | 70″ | +2.87% |
| 20 | Tommy Loughran | 73″ | 71″ | +2.83% |
| 21 | Ted Kid Lewis | 69″ | 67.5″ | +2.22% |
| 22 | Corporal Izzy Schwartz | 62″ | 61″ | +1.68% |
| 23 | Memphis Pal Moore | 66″ | 65″ | +1.51% |
| 24 | Pete Latzo | 68″ | 67″ | +1.47% |
| 25 | Kid Kaplan | 62.6″ | 62″ | +0.95% |
| 26 | Joe Lynch | 66″ | 66″ | 0% |
| 27 | Mickey Walker | 67″ | 67″ | 0% |
| 28 | Jack Sharkey | 72″ | 72″ | 0% |
| 29 | Jack Dempsey | 73″ | 73″ | 0% |
| 30 | Jimmy Goodrich | 65.5″ | 66″ | -0.72% |
| 31 | Johnny Dundee | 63″ | 64″ | -1.6% |
All 74 on the site
- Abe Goldstein
- Al McCoy
- Alex Ireland
- André Routis
- Battling Siki
- Benny Leonard +6.18%
- Bill Brennan
- Billy Miske +5.52%
- Carl Duane
- Charley Belanger
- Charley Rosenberg
- Charlie Pilkington
- Clarence Henry
- Corporal Izzy Schwartz +1.68%
- Dave Shade +4.4%
- Domenico Bernasconi
- Erminio Spalla
- Esteban Gallard +4.4%
- Eugène Criqui
- Frank Moody
- Frankie Genaro
- Gene Tunney +5.52%
- George Godfrey +5.98%
- Georges Carpentier
- Harry Greb +4.4%
- Harry Persson
- Jack "Kid" Wolfe
- Jack Bernstein
- Jack Delaney
- Jack Dempsey 0%
- Jack Sharkey 0%
- Jackie Sharkey
- James Red Herring
- Jimmy Goodrich -0.72%
- Joe Fox
- Joe Lynch 0%
- Joe Symonds
- John Lester Johnson
- Johnny Dundee -1.6%
- Johnny Ertle +10.14%
- Johnny Wilson +4.34%
- José Santa
- Kid Kaplan +0.95%
- Kid Norfolk +5.74%
- Kid Williams
- Len Johnson
- Les Darcy +7.58%
- Lew Tendler +6.09%
- Luis Ángel Firpo
- Memphis Pal Moore +1.51%
- Mickey Walker 0%
- Mike Ballerino
- Mike O'Dowd +2.95%
- Moe Herscovitch
- Panama Al Brown +5.08%
- Pancho Villa
- Paul Berlenbach +2.87%
- Paul Fritsch
- Paulino Uzcudun
- Pete Herman
- Pete Latzo +1.47%
- Pinky Mitchell
- Quintín Romero Rojas +4.92%
- Rocky Kansas
- Sam Mosberg or Mossberg
- Steve Sullivan +3.88%
- Ted Kid Lewis +2.22%
- Tiger Flowers
- Tod Morgan +5.13%
- Tom Heeney +2.87%
- Tommy Loughran +2.83%
- Tommy Noble
- Willie Harmon
- Young Jack O'Brien
How this is worked out
- Every 1920s boxing fighter in the dataset.
- Reach advantage is (reach − height) ÷ height as a percentage.
- Medians, not means — a single outlier should not move the typical figure.
Reach advantage = (reach − height) ÷ height × 100
SOURCE·English Wikipedia infoboxes + Wikidata roster·REVIEWED AUG 2026