John Henry Lewis
71″ reach · 0% reach advantage · 16th percentile
John Henry Lewis has a reach of 71″ against a height of 71″ — a reach advantage of 0%, unusually short for light heavyweight boxing and the 16th percentile of the 98 compared here.
Reach in context
Reach advantage
0%
71″ reach on a 71″ frame
Compared against 98 light heavyweight boxing fighters. Median 2.79%.
| Reach | 71″ (180.3 cm) | 13th pct |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 71″ (180.3 cm) | 28th pct |
| Stance | Orthodox | |
| Division | Light Heavyweight Boxing | |
| Peak era | 1940s | |
| Country | United States |
Record
Boxing record
101–11
117 bouts on record
Finish rate
57%
of wins ended inside the distance — light heavyweight boxing median 58%, 47th percentile
The career, bout by bout
108 recorded bouts from 1929 to 1939. Every incumbent shows this as a table you have to read; here it is as a shape you can see.
Career span
11y
1929–1939
Longest unbeaten run
31
without a loss — draws do not break it
Busiest year
1936
19 bouts
Recorded bouts
108
108 with a date
Fights
| Year | Result | Opponent | Method | Rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | L | Joe Louis | KO/TKO | 1 |
| 1938 | W | Al Gainer | Decision | 15 |
| 1938 | W | Jimmy Adamick | Decision | 10 |
| 1938 | W | Domenico Ceccarelli | KO/TKO | 3 |
| 1938 | W | Elmer Ray | KO/TKO | 12 |
| 1938 | W | Emilio Martinez | KO/TKO | 4 |
| 1938 | W | Bob Tow | Decision | 10 |
| 1938 | W | Bud Mignault | Decision | 10 |
| 1938 | W | Fred Lenhart | KO/TKO | 3 |
| 1938 | W | Emil Scholz | Decision | 10 |
| 1938 | W | Leroy Neblett | KO/TKO | 3 |
| 1938 | W | Marty Gallagher | KO/TKO | 3 |
| 1938 | W | Leonard Neblett | KO/TKO | 8 |
| 1937 | W | Johnny Risko | Decision | 10 |
| 1937 | W | Isidoro Gastanaga | KO/TKO | 9 |
| 1937 | W | Salvatore Ruggirello | KO/TKO | 4 |
| 1937 | W | Italo Colonello | Decision | 12 |
| 1937 | W | Willie Reddish | Decision | 10 |
| 1937 | W | Al Ettore | Decision | 15 |
| 1937 | W | Bob Olin | KO/TKO | 8 |
| 1937 | W | Jack Kranz | KO/TKO | 3 |
| 1937 | W | Patsy Perroni | Decision | 10 |
| 1937 | W | Emilio Martinez | Decision | 10 |
| 1937 | W | Pret Ferrar | KO/TKO | 6 |
| 1937 | W | Harold Murphy | KO/TKO | 4 |
| 1937 | W | Babe Davis | KO/TKO | 3 |
| 1937 | W | Don Barry | KO/TKO | 5 |
| 1937 | W | Hans Birkie | Decision | 10 |
| 1937 | W | Chester Palutis | KO/TKO | 7 |
| 1937 | W | Art Sykes | KO/TKO | 6 |
| 1936 | W | Len Harvey | Decision | 15 |
| 1936 | W | Red Burman | KO/TKO | 2 |
| 1936 | W | Tiger Hairston | KO/TKO | 1 |
| 1936 | W | George Nichols | Decision | 10 |
| 1936 | W | Al Gainer | Decision | 12 |
| 1936 | W | Max Marek | Decision | 10 |
| 1936 | W | James Merriott | KO/TKO | 3 |
| 1936 | W | Tony Shucco | KO/TKO | 8 |
| 1936 | W | Dutch Weimer | KO/TKO | 5 |
| 1936 | W | John Andersson | Decision | 10 |
| 1936 | W | Bob Godwin | KO/TKO | 1 |
| 1936 | W | Charley Massera | Decision | 10 |
| 1936 | W | Izzy Singer | Decision | 10 |
| 1936 | W | Jock McAvoy | Decision | 15 |
| 1936 | W | Eddie Simms | Decision | 10 |
| 1936 | W | Cyclone Lynch | KO/TKO | 3 |
| 1936 | L | Emilio Martinez | Decision | 10 |
| 1936 | W | Al Stillman | KO/TKO | 4 |
| 1936 | W | Tiger Jack Fox | KO/TKO | 3 |
| 1935 | W | Dutch Weimer | Decision | 10 |
| 1935 | W | Coleman Johns | KO/TKO | 2 |
| 1935 | W | George Simpson | KO/TKO | 2 |
| 1935 | L | Maxie Rosenbloom | Decision | 10 |
| 1935 | W | Bob Olin | Decision | 15 |
| 1935 | L | Abe Feldman | Decision | 10 |
| 1935 | W | Lou Poster | KO/TKO | 5 |
| 1935 | W | Izzy Singer | KO/TKO | 1 |
| 1935 | W | Tom Patrick | KO/TKO | 1 |
| 1935 | W | Frank Rowsey | Decision | 10 |
| 1935 | W | Emilio Martinez | Decision | 10 |
Showing the 60 most recent of 108 recorded bouts.
14 of these opponents have their own page here.
Closest in build
light heavyweight boxing fighters with the nearest reach advantage.
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 98 light 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: John Henry Lewis on English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), as of 2026-07-07. Percentiles and derived figures computed here.