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Welterweight boxing · 1970s

John H. Stracey

70″ reach · +4.47% reach advantage · 79th percentile

John H. Stracey has a reach of 70″ against a height of 67″ — a reach advantage of +4.47%, long for welterweight boxing and the 79th percentile of the 130 compared here.

Reach in context

Reach advantage

+4.47%

70″ reach on a 67″ frame

Compared against 130 welterweight boxing fighters. Median 2.83%.

-2.9%welterweight boxing reach advantage9.4%
Measurements
Reach70″ (177.8 cm)44th pct
Height67″ (170.2 cm)18th pct
StanceOrthodox
DivisionWelterweight Boxing
Peak era1970s
CountryUnited Kingdom

Record

Boxing record

45–5

51 bouts on record

Finish rate

82%

of wins ended inside the distance — welterweight boxing median 54%, 93rd percentile

By knockout: 37 (82%)By decision: 8 (18%)
  • By knockout 82%
  • By decision 18%

The career, bout by bout

52 recorded bouts from 1969 to 1978. Every incumbent shows this as a table you have to read; here it is as a shape you can see.

1970 win vs Bryn Lewis (1969)win vs Ray Opuku (1969)win vs Ronnie Clifford (1969)win vs Santos Martins (1969)win vs Ferdinand Ahumibe (1970)win vs Willie Rea (1970)win vs Billy Seasman (1970)win vs David Pesenti (1970)win vs Harri Piitulainen (1970)win vs Bernard Martin (1970)win vs Tei Dovi (1970)win vs Tommy Carson (1970)win vs Guy Vercoutter (1971)win vs Dave Wyatt (1971)draw vs Frankie Lewis (1971)win vs Bouzid Ait Elmenceur (1971)win vs Dante Pelaez (1971)win vs Yvon Mariolle (1971)win vs Teddy Cooper (1971)win vs David Melendez (1972)loss vs Bobby Arthur (1972)win vs Les Pearson (1972)win vs Joe Yekinni (1972)win vs Antonio Torres (1972)loss vs Marshall Butler (1972)win vs Ricky Porter (1972)win vs Des Rea (1972)win vs Bernie Terrell (1972)win vs Yvon Mariolle (1972)loss vs Cuby Jackson (1973)win vs Marc Gervais (1973)win vs Urban Baptiste (1973)win vs Jose Papo Melendez (1973)win vs Bobby Arthur (1973)win vs Pat Murphy (1973)win vs Jose Peterson (1973)win vs Danny McAloon (1973)win vs Otha Tyson (1973)win vs Ernie Lopez (1974)win vs Tony Garcia (1974)win vs Roger Menetrey (1974)win vs Vernon Mason (1974)win vs Jack Tillman (1974)win vs José Nápoles (1975)win vs Keith Averette (1975)win vs Ruben Vazquez Zamora (1975)win vs Max Hebeisen (1975)loss vs Carlos Palomino (1976)win vs Hedgemon Lewis (1976)loss vs Dave Boy Green (1977)win vs Georges Warusfel (1978)
winlossdraw / NC1969–1978

Career span

10y

1969–1978

Longest unbeaten run

19

without a loss — draws do not break it

Busiest year

1972

10 bouts

Recorded bouts

52

51 with a date

Fights

YearResultOpponentMethodRd
1978 W Georges Warusfel KO/TKO9
1977 L Dave Boy Green KO/TKO10
1976 L Carlos Palomino KO/TKO12
1976 W Hedgemon Lewis KO/TKO10
1975 W José Nápoles KO/TKO6
1975 W Keith Averette DQ8
1975 W Ruben Vazquez Zamora KO/TKO8
1975 W Max Hebeisen KO/TKO6
1974 W Ernie Lopez KO/TKO7
1974 W Tony Garcia KO/TKO3
1974 W Roger Menetrey KO/TKO8
1974 W Vernon Mason KO/TKO4
1974 W Jack Tillman KO/TKO4
1973 L Cuby Jackson KO/TKO3
1973 W Marc Gervais KO/TKO4
1973 W Urban Baptiste KO/TKO4
1973 W Jose Papo Melendez KO/TKO3
1973 W Bobby Arthur KO/TKO4
1973 W Pat Murphy KO/TKO5
1973 W Jose Peterson Decision8
1973 W Danny McAloon Decision10
1973 W Otha Tyson KO/TKO3
1972 W David Melendez KO/TKO7
1972 L Bobby Arthur DQ7
1972 W Les Pearson KO/TKO2
1972 W Joe Yekinni KO/TKO2
1972 W Antonio Torres KO/TKO6
1972 L Marshall Butler Decision8
1972 W Ricky Porter Decision8
1972 W Des Rea KO/TKO2
1972 W Bernie Terrell KO/TKO2
1972 W Yvon Mariolle KO/TKO4
1971 W Guy Vercoutter KO/TKO7
1971 W Dave Wyatt KO/TKO3
1971 D Frankie Lewis Decision8
1971 W Bouzid Ait Elmenceur Decision8
1971 W Dante Pelaez Decision8
1971 W Yvon Mariolle KO/TKO6
1971 W Teddy Cooper DQ5
1970 W Ferdinand Ahumibe KO/TKO4
1970 W Willie Rea KO/TKO3
1970 W Billy Seasman KO/TKO5
1970 W David Pesenti Decision9
1970 W Harri Piitulainen KO/TKO6
1970 W Bernard Martin KO/TKO3
1970 W Tei Dovi KO/TKO3
1970 W Tommy Carson KO/TKO7
1969 W Bryn Lewis KO/TKO6
1969 W Ray Opuku KO/TKO3
1969 W Ronnie Clifford KO/TKO2
1969 W Santos Martins KO/TKO2
? Opponent

5 of these opponents have their own page here.

How this is worked out

  1. Measurements and records are read from the fighter's English Wikipedia infobox; the fight list is parsed from the article's own results table.
  2. Reach advantage is (reach − height) ÷ height as a percentage, so fighters of different sizes compare directly.
  3. Percentiles rank this fighter among the 130 welterweight 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

Full methodology →

Source: John H. Stracey on English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), as of 2026-07-08. Percentiles and derived figures computed here.

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