Neil Simpson
79″ reach · +6.76% reach advantage · 81st percentile
Neil Simpson has a reach of 79″ against a height of 74″ — a reach advantage of +6.76%, long for cruiserweight boxing and the 81st percentile of the 80 compared here.
Reach in context
Reach advantage
+6.76%
79″ reach on a 74″ frame
Compared against 80 cruiserweight boxing fighters. Median 2.74%.
| Reach | 79″ (200.7 cm) | 90th pct |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 74″ (188 cm) | 64th pct |
| Stance | Orthodox | |
| Division | Cruiserweight Boxing competed at 2: light heavyweight, cruiserweight — compared here against the last | |
| Peak era | 1990s | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
Record
Boxing record
26–19
46 bouts on record
Finish rate
42%
of wins ended inside the distance — cruiserweight boxing median 67%, 13th percentile
The career, bout by bout
45 recorded bouts from 1994 to 2009. Every incumbent shows this as a table you have to read; here it is as a shape you can see.
Career span
16y
1994–2009
Longest unbeaten run
4
without a loss — draws do not break it
Busiest year
1995
7 bouts
Recorded bouts
45
45 with a date
Fights
| Year | Result | Opponent | Method | Rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | L | Dean Francis | KO/TKO | 3 |
| 2008 | L | Derek Chisora | KO/TKO | 2 |
| 2008 | D | Paul Bonson | Decision | 4 |
| 2008 | W | Nick Okoth | KO/TKO | 10 |
| 2008 | W | Tony Booth | Decision | 4 |
| 2007 | W | John Anthony | Decision | 4 |
| 2007 | W | Tony Booth | Decision | 10 |
| 2006 | W | Varuzhan Davtyan | KO/TKO | 1 |
| 2006 | L | Gareth Hogg | Decision | 6 |
| 2005 | L | Leigh Alliss | KO/TKO | 3 |
| 2005 | W | Paul Bonson | Decision | 6 |
| 2004 | W | Hastings Rasani | Decision | 6 |
| 2004 | L | Mark Brookes | Decision | 10 |
| 2003 | L | Peter Oboh | KO/TKO | 11 |
| 2002 | L | Tony Oakey | — | 12 |
| 2001 | L | Yawe Davis | KO/TKO | 3 |
| 2001 | W | Hastings Rasani | KO/TKO | 4 |
| 2000 | W | Mark Delaney | KO/TKO | 1 |
| 2000 | W | Mark Baker | Decision | 12 |
| 1999 | L | Darren Corbett | — | 12 |
| 1999 | W | Tony Booth | Decision | 10 |
| 1999 | W | Adam Cale | KO/TKO | 3 |
| 1998 | W | Alvin Miller | KO/TKO | 3 |
| 1998 | W | Greg Scott Briggs | Decision | 6 |
| 1997 | L | Chris Woollas | Decision | 6 |
| 1997 | W | Alvin Miller | KO/TKO | 1 |
| 1997 | L | Stuart Fleet | Decision | 10 |
| 1997 | W | Michael Pinnock | Decision | 6 |
| 1996 | L | Danny Peters | Decision | 6 |
| 1996 | W | Nigel Rafferty | Decision | 8 |
| 1996 | W | Chris Davies | Decision | 4 |
| 1996 | L | Dean Francis | KO/TKO | 3 |
| 1996 | W | Tony Booth | Decision | 6 |
| 1996 | L | Stephen Wilson | Decision | 6 |
| 1995 | W | Greg Scott Briggs | — | 7 |
| 1995 | W | Darren Ashton | KO/TKO | 3 |
| 1995 | L | Tony Booth | Decision | 8 |
| 1995 | W | Dave Owens | KO/TKO | 1 |
| 1995 | L | Andy McVeigh | — | 2 |
| 1995 | L | Craig Joseph | Decision | 6 |
| 1995 | L | Thomas Hansvoll | Decision | 4 |
| 1994 | W | Paul Murray | Decision | 6 |
| 1994 | L | Chris Woollas | Decision | 6 |
| 1994 | W | Johnny Hooks | — | 2 |
| 1994 | W | Kenny Nevers | — | 4 |
4 of these opponents have their own page here.
Closest in build
cruiserweight boxing fighters with the nearest reach advantage.
- Manny Siaca+6.85% 78″ reach · 83rd pct
- Thomas Hearns+6.85% 78″ reach · 83rd pct
- Marvin Camel+6.91% 79.1″ reach · 85th pct
- Hugo Garay+6.94% 77″ reach · 86th pct
- Virgil Hill+6.94% 77″ reach · 86th pct
- Adolpho Washington+7.04% 76″ reach · 89th pct
- Darnell Wilson+7.14% 75″ reach · 90th pct
- Firat Arslan+7.14% 76.8″ reach · 90th 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 80 cruiserweight 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: Neil Simpson (boxer) on English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), as of 2026-05-18. Percentiles and derived figures computed here.