Lee Savold
74.5″ reach · +1.34% reach advantage · 24th percentile
Lee Savold has a reach of 74.5″ against a height of 73.5″ — a reach advantage of +1.34%, unusually short for heavyweight boxing and the 24th percentile of the 317 compared here.
Reach in context
Reach advantage
+1.34%
74.5″ reach on a 73.5″ frame
Compared against 317 heavyweight boxing fighters. Median 3.99%.
| Reach | 74.5″ (189.2 cm) | 23rd pct |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 73.5″ (186.7 cm) | 37th pct |
| Stance | Orthodox | |
| Division | Heavyweight Boxing | |
| Peak era | 1940s | |
| Country | United States |
Record
Boxing record
98–40
155 bouts on record
Finish rate
73%
of wins ended inside the distance — heavyweight boxing median 68%, 62nd percentile
The career, bout by bout
134 recorded bouts from 1933 to 1952. Every incumbent shows this as a table you have to read; here it is as a shape you can see.
Career span
20y
1933–1952
Longest unbeaten run
15
without a loss — draws do not break it
Busiest year
1939
16 bouts
Recorded bouts
134
134 with a date
Fights
| Year | Result | Opponent | Method | Rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | L | Rocky Marciano | KO/TKO | 6 |
| 1951 | L | Joe Louis | KO/TKO | 6 |
| 1950 | W | Bruce Woodcock | KO/TKO | 4 |
| 1948 | L | Bruce Woodcock | DQ | 4 |
| 1948 | W | Pete Louthis | KO/TKO | 5 |
| 1948 | W | Buddy Walker | KO/TKO | 1 |
| 1948 | W | Gino Buonvino | KO/TKO | 1 |
| 1947 | W | Alberto Marchione | KO/TKO | 8 |
| 1947 | D | Ted Lowry | Decision | 10 |
| 1947 | L | Phil Muscato | Decision | 10 |
| 1947 | W | Duilio Spagnolo | KO/TKO | 8 |
| 1947 | L | Fitzie Fitzpatrick | Decision | 10 |
| 1947 | D | Jimmy Richie | Decision | 10 |
| 1946 | W | Steve Ketchell | KO/TKO | 3 |
| 1946 | W | Pete Louthis | KO/TKO | 5 |
| 1946 | L | Elmer Ray | KO/TKO | 2 |
| 1946 | W | Johnny White | Decision | 10 |
| 1946 | W | Jimmy O'Brien | Decision | 10 |
| 1946 | W | Bob Garner | KO/TKO | 2 |
| 1946 | W | Lindy Elliott | KO/TKO | 2 |
| 1946 | ? | Arturo Godoy | — | 8 |
| 1946 | L | Al Hoosman | Decision | 10 |
| 1945 | W | Dixie Oliver | KO/TKO | 1 |
| 1945 | W | Al Hoosman | Decision | 10 |
| 1945 | W | Kid Riviera | KO/TKO | 3 |
| 1944 | W | Gus Dorazio | Decision | 10 |
| 1944 | L | Joe Baksi | Decision | 10 |
| 1943 | L | Tami Mauriello | Decision | 10 |
| 1943 | W | Eddie Blunt | KO/TKO | 1 |
| 1943 | W | Lou Nova | KO/TKO | 2 |
| 1943 | W | Lem Franklin | KO/TKO | 8 |
| 1943 | W | Jack Marshall | KO/TKO | 2 |
| 1943 | W | Nate Bolden | KO/TKO | 3 |
| 1942 | L | Jimmy Bivins | Decision | 10 |
| 1942 | W | Johnny Kapovich | KO/TKO | 2 |
| 1942 | L | Tami Mauriello | Decision | 10 |
| 1942 | W | Johnny Flynn | KO/TKO | 4 |
| 1942 | W | Tony Musto | Decision | 10 |
| 1942 | W | Bill Poland | KO/TKO | 9 |
| 1942 | W | Lou Nova | KO/TKO | 8 |
| 1942 | W | Jack Marshall | Decision | 10 |
| 1942 | W | Wallace Cross | KO/TKO | 9 |
| 1942 | W | Ted Wint | KO/TKO | 9 |
| 1942 | W | Neville Beech | KO/TKO | 4 |
| 1941 | W | Buddy Knox | KO/TKO | 5 |
| 1941 | W | Jack Marshall | Decision | 10 |
| 1941 | W | Tony Degutis | KO/TKO | 1 |
| 1941 | W | Ralph Kosky | KO/TKO | 1 |
| 1941 | W | Lou Brooks | KO/TKO | 6 |
| 1941 | W | Claudio Villar | KO/TKO | 4 |
| 1941 | L | Harry Bobo | KO/TKO | 2 |
| 1941 | W | Solly Krieger | Decision | 10 |
| 1941 | W | Erv Sarlin | Decision | 10 |
| 1941 | W | King Kong | KO/TKO | 6 |
| 1941 | W | Mike Alfano | KO/TKO | 3 |
| 1941 | W | Henry Wacker | KO/TKO | 2 |
| 1941 | W | Selman Martin | — | 10 |
| 1940 | L | Billy Conn | Decision | 12 |
| 1940 | W | Arne Andersson | KO/TKO | 8 |
| 1940 | W | Andy Miller | KO/TKO | 1 |
Showing the 60 most recent of 134 recorded bouts.
14 of these opponents have their own page here.
Closest in build
heavyweight boxing fighters with the nearest reach advantage.
- 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
- Paweł Kołodziej+1.35% 77″ reach · 24th pct
- Herbie Hide+1.33% 75″ reach · 22nd pct
- James J. Braddock+1.33% 75″ reach · 22nd pct
- Antonio Tarver+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: Lee Savold on English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), as of 2026-07-21. Percentiles and derived figures computed here.