James Peau
77.2″ reach · +4.26% reach advantage · 59th percentile
James Peau has a reach of 77.2″ against a height of 74″ — a reach advantage of +4.26%, above average for heavyweight boxing and the 59th percentile of the 317 compared here.
Reach in context
Reach advantage
+4.26%
77.2″ reach on a 74″ frame
Compared against 317 heavyweight boxing fighters. Median 3.99%.
| Reach | 77.2″ (196 cm) | 49th pct |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 74″ (188 cm) | 39th pct |
| Stance | Orthodox | |
| Division | Heavyweight Boxing | |
| Peak era | 1990s | |
| Country | New Zealand |
Record
Boxing record
35–14
49 bouts on record
Finish rate
80%
of wins ended inside the distance — heavyweight boxing median 68%, 76th percentile
The career, bout by bout
50 recorded bouts from 1989 to 2002. Every incumbent shows this as a table you have to read; here it is as a shape you can see.
Career span
14y
1989–2002
Longest unbeaten run
8
without a loss — draws do not break it
Busiest year
1989
6 bouts
Recorded bouts
50
49 with a date
Fights
| Year | Result | Opponent | Method | Rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | L | Colin Wilson | Decision | 10 |
| 2001 | L | Andre Purlette | KO/TKO | 2 |
| 2001 | L | Paea Wolfgramm | — | 7 |
| 2001 | W | James Lester | KO/TKO | 1 |
| 2000 | L | Charles Shufford | — | 8 |
| 2000 | L | Monte Barrett | KO/TKO | 7 |
| 1999 | W | Eli Dixon | KO/TKO | 2 |
| 1998 | W | Tim Witherspoon | Decision | 10 |
| 1997 | L | Chris Byrd | KO/TKO | 9 |
| 1997 | L | Maurice Harris | KO/TKO | 7 |
| 1997 | W | Crawford Grimsley | KO/TKO | 1 |
| 1997 | L | John Ruiz | Decision | 12 |
| 1996 | W | Quinn Navarre | KO/TKO | 4 |
| 1996 | W | William Morris | KO/TKO | 10 |
| 1996 | W | Will Hinton | KO/TKO | 7 |
| 1995 | W | Melvin Foster | KO/TKO | 8 |
| 1995 | W | Ray Anis | KO/TKO | 7 |
| 1995 | L | Franco Wanyama | — | 10 |
| 1995 | W | Bomani Parker | KO/TKO | 1 |
| 1995 | W | Daniel Dăncuță | KO/TKO | 2 |
| 1995 | W | Trevor Berbick | Decision | 12 |
| 1994 | W | Tony Tubbs | — | 12 |
| 1994 | W | Richard Mason | Decision | 12 |
| 1994 | W | Ed Donaldson | KO/TKO | 2 |
| 1994 | W | Marion Wilson | Decision | 10 |
| 1994 | W | Juan Ramón Perez | KO/TKO | 2 |
| 1994 | W | Don Mackay | KO/TKO | 1 |
| 1993 | L | Johnny Nelson | Decision | 12 |
| 1993 | W | Mitieli Navuilawa | KO/TKO | 1 |
| 1993 | W | Melton Bowen | KO/TKO | 5 |
| 1993 | W | David Ravu Ravu | KO/TKO | 2 |
| 1993 | L | Henry Akinwande | Decision | 12 |
| 1992 | W | Aisea Nama | KO/TKO | 2 |
| 1992 | W | Craig Petersen | Decision | 12 |
| 1991 | W | Young Haumona | — | 12 |
| 1991 | L | Craig Petersen | — | 12 |
| 1991 | W | Aisea Nama | KO/TKO | 7 |
| 1991 | L | Derek Williams | KO/TKO | 2 |
| 1990 | W | Rocky Salanoa | KO/TKO | 1 |
| 1990 | L | Mike Hunter | KO/TKO | 4 |
| 1990 | W | J. B. Williamson | KO/TKO | 10 |
| 1990 | W | Mark Lee | KO/TKO | 1 |
| 1990 | W | Mauricio Villegas | KO/TKO | 4 |
| 1989 | W | Bernardo Mercado | KO/TKO | 1 |
| 1989 | W | August Tanuvasa | KO/TKO | 5 |
| 1989 | W | Andre Van den Oetelaar | KO/TKO | 3 |
| 1989 | W | Mosese Vilia | KO/TKO | 1 |
| 1989 | W | Kevin Barry | — | 2 |
| 1989 | W | Niko Degei | — | 4 |
| — | ? | Opponent | — | — |
18 of these opponents have their own page here.
Closest in build
heavyweight boxing fighters with the nearest reach advantage.
- Samuel Peter+4.26% 77.2″ reach · 59th pct
- King Levinsky+4.27% 74″ reach · 60th pct
- Peter Maher+4.27% 74″ reach · 60th pct
- Ossie Ocasio+4.27% 74″ reach · 60th pct
- Oscar Bonavena+4.27% 73″ reach · 60th pct
- Marvin Hart+4.27% 74″ reach · 60th pct
- Roy Jones Jr.+4.27% 74″ reach · 60th pct
- Alex Stewart+4.19% 78.3″ reach · 59th 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: Jimmy Thunder on English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), as of 2026-07-07. Percentiles and derived figures computed here.