George Godfrey
79.5″ reach · +5.98% reach advantage · 76th percentile
George Godfrey has a reach of 79.5″ against a height of 75″ — a reach advantage of +5.98%, long for heavyweight boxing and the 76th percentile of the 317 compared here.
Reach in context
Reach advantage
+5.98%
79.5″ reach on a 75″ frame
Compared against 317 heavyweight boxing fighters. Median 3.99%.
| Reach | 79.5″ (201.9 cm) | 67th pct |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 75″ (190.5 cm) | 57th pct |
| Stance | Orthodox | |
| Division | Heavyweight Boxing | |
| Peak era | 1920s | |
| Country | United States |
Record
Boxing record
97–21
124 bouts on record
Finish rate
81%
of wins ended inside the distance — heavyweight boxing median 68%, 80th percentile
The career, bout by bout
121 recorded bouts from 1919 to 1937. Every incumbent shows this as a table you have to read; here it is as a shape you can see.
Career span
19y
1919–1937
Longest unbeaten run
22
without a loss — draws do not break it
Busiest year
1927
15 bouts
Recorded bouts
121
120 with a date
Fights
| Year | Result | Opponent | Method | Rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | L | Hank Hankinson | KO/TKO | 8 |
| 1936 | W | Billy Wells | KO/TKO | 2 |
| 1935 | W | Pierre Charles | Decision | 15 |
| 1935 | L | Motzi Spakow | DQ | 4 |
| 1935 | W | Dumitru Pavelescu | KO/TKO | 2 |
| 1934 | W | Piet van Gool | Decision | 10 |
| 1934 | W | Arthur Meurant | KO/TKO | 5 |
| 1934 | W | Hans Schonrath | KO/TKO | 3 |
| 1934 | N | Mauro Galusso | — | 3 |
| 1934 | W | Giacomo Bergomas | KO/TKO | 6 |
| 1934 | N | Andres Castano | — | 10 |
| 1934 | W | Valentin Campolo | Decision | 10 |
| 1933 | L | Obie Walker | Decision | 10 |
| 1933 | N | Bearcat Wright | — | 6 |
| 1933 | W | Tiger Jack Fox | Decision | 10 |
| 1932 | L | Walter Cobb | Decision | 10 |
| 1932 | W | Al Fay | KO/TKO | 8 |
| 1932 | W | Roy Clark | KO/TKO | 5 |
| 1932 | W | Gene Stanton | KO/TKO | 3 |
| 1932 | W | K.O. Willis | KO/TKO | 2 |
| 1932 | W | Texas Tanner | KO/TKO | 2 |
| 1932 | W | Billy Williams | KO/TKO | 1 |
| 1932 | W | Kid Moran | KO/TKO | 2 |
| 1932 | W | Harry Johnson | KO/TKO | 1 |
| 1932 | W | K.O. Harper | KO/TKO | 2 |
| 1932 | W | Flash Ryser | KO/TKO | 2 |
| 1931 | L | Jack Gross | Decision | 10 |
| 1931 | W | Seal Harris | KO/TKO | 2 |
| 1931 | W | George Gemas | KO/TKO | 2 |
| 1931 | W | Ricardo Rosel | KO/TKO | 1 |
| 1931 | W | Salvatore Ruggirello | KO/TKO | 1 |
| 1930 | D | Bearcat Wright | Decision | 10 |
| 1930 | W | Seal Harris | KO/TKO | 3 |
| 1930 | W | Jack Leslie | KO/TKO | 3 |
| 1930 | W | Arthur De Kuh | KO/TKO | 4 |
| 1930 | W | Elijah Lee | KO/TKO | 2 |
| 1930 | W | Frankie Simms | KO/TKO | 2 |
| 1930 | L | Primo Carnera | DQ | 5 |
| 1930 | W | Jack Rozier | KO/TKO | 1 |
| 1930 | W | Roy Clark | KO/TKO | 7 |
| 1930 | W | Jack Gross | KO/TKO | 5 |
| 1929 | W | Tom Hawkins | KO/TKO | 3 |
| 1929 | N | Jimmy Byrne | — | 7 |
| 1929 | L | Long Tom Hawkins | DQ | 3 |
| 1929 | W | Ralph Smith | KO/TKO | 2 |
| 1929 | W | Chuck Wiggins | KO/TKO | 7 |
| 1929 | W | Farmer Lodge | KO/TKO | 2 |
| 1929 | W | Bill Hartwell | KO/TKO | 2 |
| 1929 | W | Francisco Cruz Coelho | KO/TKO | 2 |
| 1929 | L | Al Walker | DQ | 3 |
| 1928 | W | Jim Sigman | KO/TKO | 2 |
| 1928 | W | Clem Johnson | KO/TKO | 3 |
| 1928 | W | Bud Gorman | KO/TKO | 3 |
| 1928 | W | Benny Hill | KO/TKO | 1 |
| 1928 | W | Pierre Charles | KO/TKO | 2 |
| 1928 | W | Tut Jackson | KO/TKO | 4 |
| 1928 | L | Larry Gains | DQ | 3 |
| 1928 | L | Johnny Risko | Decision | 10 |
| 1928 | W | Paulino Uzcudun | Decision | 10 |
| 1928 | W | Joe White | KO/TKO | 1 |
Showing the 60 most recent of 121 recorded bouts.
14 of these opponents have their own page here.
Closest in build
heavyweight boxing fighters with the nearest reach advantage.
- Duncan Dokiwari+5.96% 80.5″ reach · 75th pct
- Julius Lloyd-Long+6.02% 90.2″ reach · 76th pct
- John L. Sullivan+5.74% 74″ reach · 75th pct
- Archie Moore+5.66% 75″ reach · 75th pct
- Gary Cornish+6.33% 84″ reach · 76th pct
- Tony Tubbs+5.63% 79″ reach · 74th pct
- Sam McVey+6.37% 75″ reach · 77th pct
- Carlos Negrón+6.41% 83″ reach · 77th 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 317 heavyweight 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: George Godfrey (boxer, born 1897) on English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), as of 2026-07-07. Percentiles and derived figures computed here.