John McDermott
76″ reach · +1.31% reach advantage · 20th percentile
John McDermott has a reach of 76″ against a height of 75″ — a reach advantage of +1.31%, unusually short for heavyweight boxing and the 20th percentile of the 317 compared here.
Reach in context
Reach advantage
+1.31%
76″ reach on a 75″ frame
Compared against 317 heavyweight boxing fighters. Median 3.99%.
| Reach | 76″ (193 cm) | 32nd pct |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 75″ (190.5 cm) | 57th pct |
| Stance | Orthodox | |
| Division | Heavyweight Boxing | |
| Peak era | 2000s | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
Record
Boxing record
28–8
36 bouts on record
Finish rate
64%
of wins ended inside the distance — heavyweight boxing median 68%, 43rd percentile
The career, bout by bout
36 recorded bouts from 2000 to 2013. Every incumbent shows this as a table you have to read; here it is as a shape you can see.
Career span
14y
2000–2013
Longest unbeaten run
14
without a loss — draws do not break it
Busiest year
2001
6 bouts
Recorded bouts
36
36 with a date
Fights
| Year | Result | Opponent | Method | Rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | W | Matt Skelton | — | 10 |
| 2012 | W | Pavels Dolgovs | KO/TKO | 4 |
| 2012 | L | David Price | KO/TKO | 1 |
| 2011 | W | Larry Olubamiwo | KO/TKO | 1 |
| 2010 | L | Tyson Fury | KO/TKO | 9 |
| 2009 | L | Tyson Fury | Decision | 10 |
| 2009 | L | Danny Williams | — | 12 |
| 2008 | L | Danny Williams | — | 12 |
| 2008 | W | Pelé Reid | KO/TKO | 2 |
| 2008 | W | Daniil Peretyatko | Decision | 6 |
| 2007 | W | Scott Gammer | Decision | 10 |
| 2007 | W | Luke Simpkin | KO/TKO | 2 |
| 2007 | W | Paul King | Decision | 6 |
| 2007 | W | Vitali Shkraba | KO/TKO | 1 |
| 2005 | L | Matt Skelton | KO/TKO | 1 |
| 2005 | W | Alvin Miller | KO/TKO | 1 |
| 2004 | L | Mark Krence | Decision | 10 |
| 2004 | W | Suren Kalachyan | KO/TKO | 7 |
| 2004 | W | James Zikic | — | 4 |
| 2003 | L | Nikolay Popov | KO/TKO | 2 |
| 2003 | W | Kostyantyn Pryziuk | Decision | 8 |
| 2003 | W | Derek McCafferty | Decision | 4 |
| 2002 | W | Jason Brewster | KO/TKO | 1 |
| 2002 | W | Mindaugas Kulikauskas | Decision | 6 |
| 2002 | W | Oleksandr Mileiko | KO/TKO | 2 |
| 2002 | W | Martin Roodtman | KO/TKO | 1 |
| 2002 | W | Tony Booth | KO/TKO | 1 |
| 2001 | W | Gordon Minorts | KO/TKO | 3 |
| 2001 | W | Gary Williams | KO/TKO | 4 |
| 2001 | W | Luke Simpkin | Decision | 6 |
| 2001 | W | Mal Rice | KO/TKO | 2 |
| 2001 | W | Alexey Osokin | Decision | 4 |
| 2001 | W | Eamon Glennon | — | 1 |
| 2000 | W | Geoff Hunter | KO/TKO | 1 |
| 2000 | W | Gary Williams | — | 4 |
| 2000 | W | Alvin Miller | — | 1 |
11 of these opponents have their own page here.
Closest in build
heavyweight boxing fighters with the nearest reach advantage.
- Buster Mathis+1.31% 76″ reach · 20th pct
- Biko Botowamungu+1.31% 76″ reach · 20th pct
- Ron Lyle+1.31% 76″ reach · 20th pct
- Chris Arreola+1.31% 76″ reach · 20th pct
- Elieser Castillo+1.33% 75″ reach · 22nd pct
- Scott Welch+1.33% 75″ reach · 22nd pct
- Sefer Seferi+1.33% 75″ reach · 22nd pct
- Adam Balski+1.33% 75″ reach · 22nd 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: John McDermott (heavyweight boxer) on English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), as of 2026-07-07. Percentiles and derived figures computed here.