Harry Wills
84″ reach · +13.51% reach advantage · 99th percentile
Harry Wills has a reach of 84″ against a height of 74″ — a reach advantage of +13.51%, exceptional for heavyweight boxing and the 99th percentile of the 317 compared here.
Reach in context
Reach advantage
+13.51%
84″ reach on a 74″ frame
Compared against 317 heavyweight boxing fighters. Median 3.99%.
| Reach | 84″ (213.4 cm) | 94th pct |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 74″ (188 cm) | 39th pct |
| Stance | Orthodox | |
| Division | Heavyweight Boxing | |
| Peak era | 1910s | |
| Country | United States |
Record
Boxing record
89–10
111 bouts on record
Finish rate
63%
of wins ended inside the distance — heavyweight boxing median 68%, 40th percentile
The career, bout by bout
91 recorded bouts from 1911 to 1932. Every incumbent shows this as a table you have to read; here it is as a shape you can see.
Career span
22y
1911–1932
Longest unbeaten run
58
without a loss — draws do not break it
Busiest year
1914
13 bouts
Recorded bouts
91
89 with a date
Fights
| Year | Result | Opponent | Method | Rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1932 | W | Big John Glover | KO/TKO | 1 |
| 1932 | W | Vinko Jakasa | KO/TKO | 1 |
| 1931 | W | Jack Rose | KO/TKO | 6 |
| 1929 | W | Andres Castano | KO/TKO | 3 |
| 1927 | L | Paulino Uzcudun | KO/TKO | 4 |
| 1926 | L | Jack Sharkey | DQ | 13 |
| 1925 | W | Floyd Johnson | KO/TKO | 1 |
| 1925 | W | Charley Weinert | KO/TKO | 2 |
| 1924 | W | Luis Ángel Firpo | — | 12 |
| 1924 | W | Bartley Madden | Decision | 15 |
| 1923 | W | Jack Thompson | KO/TKO | 4 |
| 1923 | W | Homer Smith | KO/TKO | 2 |
| 1922 | W | Clem Johnson | KO/TKO | 12 |
| 1922 | W | Tut Jackson | KO/TKO | 3 |
| 1922 | W | Buddy Jackson | KO/TKO | 2 |
| 1922 | W | Jeff Clark | KO/TKO | 3 |
| 1922 | W | Kid Norfolk | KO/TKO | 2 |
| 1922 | W | Sam Langford | Decision | 10 |
| 1922 | D | Bill Tate | Decision | 10 |
| 1921 | W | Bill Tate | Decision | 12 |
| 1921 | N | Jack Thompson | — | 5 |
| 1921 | W | Denver Ed Martin | KO/TKO | 1 |
| 1921 | W | Clem Johnson | KO/TKO | 6 |
| 1921 | W | Edward "Gunboat" Smith | KO/TKO | 1 |
| 1921 | W | Ray Bennett | KO/TKO | 1 |
| 1921 | W | Battling Jim McCreary | KO/TKO | 7 |
| 1921 | W | Andy Johnson | KO/TKO | 1 |
| 1921 | W | Jeff Clark | KO/TKO | 2 |
| 1920 | W | Jeff Clark | KO/TKO | 4 |
| 1920 | N | Sam McVea | — | 6 |
| 1920 | W | Fred Fulton | KO/TKO | 3 |
| 1920 | W | Ray Bennett | KO/TKO | 1 |
| 1920 | W | Sam Langford | Decision | 15 |
| 1920 | W | Andy Johnson | KO/TKO | 1 |
| 1920 | W | Jack Thompson | Decision | 15 |
| 1919 | W | Ole Anderson | KO/TKO | 3 |
| 1919 | W | Edward K.O. Kruvosky | KO/TKO | 1 |
| 1919 | W | Sam Langford | Decision | 15 |
| 1919 | W | Joe Jennette | — | 8 |
| 1919 | W | Jeff Clark | KO/TKO | 4 |
| 1919 | W | John Lester Johnson | — | 8 |
| 1918 | D | Jack Thompson | Draw | 8 |
| 1918 | W | Jeff Clark | KO/TKO | 5 |
| 1918 | W | Sam McVea | Decision | 20 |
| 1918 | W | Sam Langford | KO/TKO | 8 |
| 1917 | W | Jeff Clark | KO/TKO | 5 |
| 1917 | D | Sam Langford | Draw | 12 |
| 1917 | W | Battling Jim Johnson | — | 10 |
| 1917 | W | Jack Thompson | — | 10 |
| 1916 | W | Jack Thompson | — | 10 |
| 1916 | W | Bill Tate | — | 10 |
| 1916 | W | George Kid Cotton | KO/TKO | 4 |
| 1916 | W | Jeff Clark | Decision | 20 |
| 1916 | W | Sam Langford | — | 8 |
| 1916 | W | John Lester Johnson | — | 10 |
| 1915 | W | Sam Langford | — | 10 |
| 1915 | W | Sam McVea | Decision | 12 |
| 1915 | W | Battling Jim Johnson | — | 10 |
| 1915 | W | John Lester Johnson | Decision | 20 |
| 1914 | L | Sam McVea | Decision | 20 |
Showing the 60 most recent of 91 recorded bouts.
22 of these opponents have their own page here.
Closest in build
heavyweight boxing fighters with the nearest reach advantage.
- George Chuvalo CM+13.89% 82″ reach · 99th pct
- Louis Monaco+12.7% 80″ reach · 99th pct
- Sam Langford+12.17% 74″ reach · 98th pct
- Hein ten Hoff+12.02% 84″ reach · 98th pct
- Bryant Jennings+12.02% 84″ reach · 98th pct
- Sonny Liston+15.1% 84″ reach · 100th pct
- Carl Williams+11.87% 85″ reach · 97th pct
- Audley Harrison+11.66% 86″ reach · 97th 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: Harry Wills on English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), as of 2026-07-07. Percentiles and derived figures computed here.