John H. Stracey (45-5-1, 37) was born in Barking, England on September 22, 1950. At the age of 18 years on September 17, 1969, he made his professional boxing debut against Santos Martins, winning the fight via 2nd-round KO.
On his 47th career fight at 25 years old, Stracey became a welterweight world champion on December 6, 1975 after defeating Jose Napoles via 6th-round TKO to win the WBC and The Ring titles.
Stracey's last fight was a 9th-round TKO win against Georges Warusfel at age 27 on May 23, 1978. He retired with a 1-fight winning streak.
Stracey has 5 losses on his boxing record. For details about these losses refer to "John H. Stracey Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
51 | May 23, 1978 27 years, 8 months 45-5-1 (37) | Georges Warusfel | 9 | TKO | WIN | |
50  | Mar 29, 1977 26 years, 6 months 44-5-1 (36) | 23 years, 9 months 23-0 (18) | 10 | TKO | LOSS | |
49  | Jun 22, 1976 25 years, 9 months 44-4-1 (36) | 26 years, 10 months 19-1-3 (9) | WL | 12 | TKO | LOSS Lost WBC, The Ring |
48 | Mar 20, 1976 25 years, 5 months 44-3-1 (36) | Hedgemon Lewis | WL | 10 | TKO | WIN Defended WBC, The Ring |
47 | Dec 6, 1975 25 years, 2 months 43-3-1 (35) | Jose Napoles | WL | 6 | TKO | WIN Won WBC, The Ring |
46 | Sep 30, 1975 25 years 42-3-1 (34) | Keith Averette | 8 | DQ | WIN | |
45 | Jun 30, 1975 24 years, 9 months 41-3-1 (34) | Ruben Vazquez Zamora | 8 | TKO | WIN | |
44 | Apr 29, 1975 24 years, 7 months 40-3-1 (33) | Max Hebeisen | WL | 6 | RTD | WIN |
43 | Oct 29, 1974 24 years, 1 months 39-3-1 (32) | Ernie Lopez | 7 | TKO | WIN | |
42 | Oct 1, 1974 24 years 38-3-1 (31) | Tony Garcia | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
41 | May 27, 1974 23 years, 8 months 37-3-1 (30) | Roger Menetrey | WL | 8 | TKO | WIN |
40 | Apr 23, 1974 23 years, 7 months 36-3-1 (29) | Vernon Mason | 4 | KO | WIN | |
39 | Mar 26, 1974 23 years, 6 months 35-3-1 (28) | Jack Tillman | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
38 | Dec 11, 1973 23 years, 2 months 34-3-1 (27) | Cuby Jackson | 3 | TKO | LOSS | |
37 | Nov 13, 1973 23 years, 1 months 34-2-1 (27) | Marc Gervais | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
36 | Oct 30, 1973 23 years, 1 months 33-2-1 (26) | Urban Baptiste | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
35 | Sep 10, 1973 22 years, 11 months 32-2-1 (25) | Jose Papo Melendez | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
34 | Jun 5, 1973 22 years, 8 months 31-2-1 (24) | Bobby Arthur | WL | 4 | KO | WIN |
33 | May 9, 1973 22 years, 7 months 30-2-1 (23) | Pat Murphy | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
32 | Mar 13, 1973 22 years, 5 months 29-2-1 (22) | Jose Peterson | 8 | PTS | WIN | |
31 | Feb 14, 1973 22 years, 4 months 28-2-1 (22) | Danny McAloon | 10 | UD | WIN | |
30 | Jan 15, 1973 22 years, 3 months 27-2-1 (22) | Otha Tyson | 3 | KO | WIN | |
29 | Dec 5, 1972 22 years, 2 months 26-2-1 (21) | David Melendez | 7 | TKO | WIN | |
28 | Oct 31, 1972 22 years, 1 months 25-2-1 (20) | Bobby Arthur | WL | 7 | DQ | LOSS |
27 | Oct 10, 1972 22 years 25-1-1 (20) | Les Pearson | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
26 | Jun 6, 1972 21 years, 8 months 24-1-1 (19) | Joe Yekinni | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
25 | May 22, 1972 21 years, 8 months 23-1-1 (18) | Antonio Torres | 6 | TKO | WIN | |
24 | Apr 25, 1972 21 years, 7 months 22-1-1 (17) | Marshall Butler | 8 | PTS | LOSS | |
23 | Apr 4, 1972 21 years, 6 months 22-0-1 (17) | Ricky Porter | 8 | PTS | WIN | |
22 | Mar 7, 1972 21 years, 5 months 21-0-1 (17) | Des Rea | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
21 | Feb 15, 1972 21 years, 4 months 20-0-1 (16) | Bernie Terrell | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
20 | Jan 25, 1972 21 years, 4 months 19-0-1 (15) | Yvon Mariolle | 4 | KO | WIN | |
19 | Nov 17, 1971 21 years, 1 months 18-0-1 (14) | Guy Vercoutter | 7 | TKO | WIN | |
18 | Oct 27, 1971 21 years, 1 months 17-0-1 (13) | Dave Wyatt | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
17 | Oct 5, 1971 21 years 16-0-1 (12) | Frankie Lewis | 8 | PTS | DRAW | |
16 | May 4, 1971 20 years, 7 months 16-0 (12) | Bouzid Ait Elmenceur | 8 | PTS | WIN | |
15 | Mar 16, 1971 20 years, 5 months 15-0 (12) | Dante Pelaez | 8 | PTS | WIN | |
14 | Feb 23, 1971 20 years, 5 months 14-0 (12) | Yvon Mariolle | 6 | KO | WIN | |
13 | Jan 19, 1971 20 years, 3 months 13-0 (11) | Teddy Cooper | 5 | DQ | WIN | |
12 | Dec 8, 1970 20 years, 2 months 12-0 (11) | Ferdinand Ahumibe | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
11 | Oct 6, 1970 20 years 11-0 (10) | Willie Rea | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
10 | Sep 29, 1970 20 years 10-0 (9) | Billy Seasman | 5 | RTD | WIN | |
9 | May 12, 1970 19 years, 7 months 9-0 (8) | David Pesenti | 9 | PTS | WIN | |
8 | Apr 27, 1970 19 years, 7 months 8-0 (8) | Harri Piitulainen | 6 | RTD | WIN | |
7 | Mar 17, 1970 19 years, 5 months 7-0 (7) | Bernard Martin | 3 | RTD | WIN | |
6 | Feb 10, 1970 19 years, 4 months 6-0 (6) | Tei Dovi | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
5 | Jan 20, 1970 19 years, 3 months 5-0 (5) | Tommy Carson | 7 | TKO | WIN | |
4 | Dec 9, 1969 19 years, 2 months 4-0 (4) | Bryn Lewis | 6 | TKO | WIN | |
3 | Nov 18, 1969 19 years, 1 months 3-0 (3) | Ray Opuku | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
2 | Oct 2, 1969 19 years 2-0 (2) | Ronnie Clifford | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
1 | Sep 17, 1969 18 years, 11 months 1-0 (1) | Santos Martins | 2 | KO | WIN |
