Freddie Steele
72″ reach · +2.87% reach advantage · 53rd percentile
Freddie Steele has a reach of 72″ against a height of 70″ — a reach advantage of +2.87%, average for middleweight boxing and the 53rd percentile of the 123 compared here.
Reach in context
Reach advantage
+2.87%
72″ reach on a 70″ frame
Compared against 123 middleweight boxing fighters. Median 2.83%.
| Reach | 72″ (182.9 cm) | 48th pct |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 70″ (177.8 cm) | 45th pct |
| Stance | Orthodox | |
| Division | Middleweight Boxing | |
| Peak era | 1930s | |
| Country | United States |
Record
Boxing record
125–5
142 bouts on record
Finish rate
48%
of wins ended inside the distance — middleweight boxing median 60%, 27th percentile
The career, bout by bout
120 recorded bouts from 1926 to 1941. Every incumbent shows this as a table you have to read; here it is as a shape you can see.
Career span
16y
1926–1941
Longest unbeaten run
83
without a loss — draws do not break it
Busiest year
1932
15 bouts
Recorded bouts
120
119 with a date
Fights
| Year | Result | Opponent | Method | Rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | L | Jimmy Casino | KO/TKO | 5 |
| 1938 | L | Al Hostak | KO/TKO | 1 |
| 1938 | W | Solly Krieger | Decision | 10 |
| 1938 | W | Carmen Barth | KO/TKO | 7 |
| 1938 | W | Bob Turner | KO/TKO | 1 |
| 1938 | L | Fred Apostoli | KO/TKO | 9 |
| 1937 | W | Ken Overlin | KO/TKO | 4 |
| 1937 | W | Charley Williams | KO/TKO | 8 |
| 1937 | W | Frank Battaglia | KO/TKO | 3 |
| 1937 | W | Paul Pirrone | KO/TKO | 1 |
| 1937 | W | Eddie Babe Risko | Decision | 15 |
| 1937 | W | Gorilla Jones | Decision | 10 |
| 1936 | W | Young Stuhley | Decision | 10 |
| 1936 | W | Al Rossi | KO/TKO | 1 |
| 1936 | W | Gus Lesnevich | KO/TKO | 2 |
| 1936 | W | Allen Matthews | Decision | 10 |
| 1936 | W | Jackie Aldare | KO/TKO | 2 |
| 1936 | W | Eddie Babe Risko | Decision | 15 |
| 1936 | W | Tony Fisher | Decision | 10 |
| 1936 | W | Henry Firpo | KO/TKO | 2 |
| 1936 | W | Meyer Grace | KO/TKO | 1 |
| 1935 | W | Young Stuhley | Decision | 10 |
| 1935 | W | Mike Payan | KO/TKO | 5 |
| 1935 | W | Swede Berglund | KO/TKO | 6 |
| 1935 | W | Gorilla Jones | Decision | 10 |
| 1935 | W | Vince Dundee | KO/TKO | 3 |
| 1935 | W | Al Rossi | KO/TKO | 2 |
| 1935 | W | Sammy O'Dell | KO/TKO | 1 |
| 1935 | W | Fred Apostoli | KO/TKO | 10 |
| 1935 | W | Indian Jimmy Rivers | KO/TKO | 9 |
| 1935 | W | Baby Joe Gans | KO/TKO | 3 |
| 1935 | W | Tommy Rios | Decision | 10 |
| 1934 | W | Andy DiVodi | KO/TKO | 6 |
| 1934 | W | Jack Hibbard | KO/TKO | 4 |
| 1934 | W | Jimmy Evans | KO/TKO | 4 |
| 1934 | W | Joe Glick | KO/TKO | 1 |
| 1934 | W | Bucky Lawless | KO/TKO | 2 |
| 1934 | ? | Sammy Slaughter | — | 1 |
| 1934 | W | Babe Marino | Decision | 10 |
| 1934 | D | Gorilla Jones | Decision | 10 |
| 1934 | W | Joe Cardoza | KO/TKO | 2 |
| 1934 | W | Eddie Murdock | KO/TKO | 4 |
| 1934 | W | Vivencio Alicante | KO/TKO | 2 |
| 1934 | W | Johnny Romero | KO/TKO | 2 |
| 1934 | W | Leonard Bennett | Decision | 8 |
| 1933 | W | Petey Mike | Decision | 10 |
| 1933 | W | Frankie Petrolle | KO/TKO | 3 |
| 1933 | W | Eddie Ran | Decision | 6 |
| 1933 | W | Joe Glick | Decision | 8 |
| 1933 | W | Alvin Lewis | KO/TKO | 3 |
| 1933 | W | Tiger Lee Paige | Decision | 6 |
| 1933 | W | Gilbert Attell | KO/TKO | 3 |
| 1933 | W | Leonard Bennett | Decision | 6 |
| 1932 | W | Battling Dozier | Decision | 6 |
| 1932 | W | Millio Millitti | Decision | 6 |
| 1932 | W | Tommy Herman | Decision | 6 |
| 1932 | W | Ceferino Garcia | KO/TKO | 2 |
| 1932 | W | David Velasco | Decision | 6 |
| 1932 | W | Billy Townsend | Decision | 6 |
| 1932 | W | Alfonso Gonzales | Decision | 6 |
Showing the 60 most recent of 120 recorded bouts.
18 of these opponents have their own page here.
Closest in build
middleweight boxing fighters with the nearest reach advantage.
- Milorad Žižić+2.87% 72″ reach · 53rd pct
- Terrell Gausha+2.87% 72″ reach · 53rd pct
- Paul Pender+2.87% 72″ reach · 53rd pct
- Donald Curry+2.87% 72″ reach · 53rd pct
- Yoshihiro Kamegai+2.85% 71″ reach · 50th pct
- Simon Brown+2.85% 71″ reach · 50th pct
- Lukáš Konečný+2.89% 70.1″ reach · 57th pct
- Cory Spinks+2.85% 71″ reach · 50th pct
How this is worked out
- Measurements and records are read from the fighter's English Wikipedia infobox; the fight list is parsed from the article's own results table.
- Reach advantage is (reach − height) ÷ height as a percentage, so fighters of different sizes compare directly.
- Percentiles rank this fighter among the 123 middleweight boxing fighters in the dataset — chosen because it is the most specific group of at least 30 that this fighter belongs to.
Reach advantage = (reach − height) ÷ height × 100
Source: Freddie Steele on English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), as of 2026-07-14. Percentiles and derived figures computed here.