John H. Stracey Record & Stats
In a career spanning eight years and eight months, John H. Stracey fought 51 times with 45 wins, 5 losses, and 1 draw. By his last professional fight on May 23, 1978, Stracey's boxing record stood at 45-5-1 (37 KO wins, 3 KO losses).
- Born
- Sep 22, 1950
- Age
- 72
- Debut
- Sep 17, 1969
- Record
- 45-5-1
- Rounds
- 285
- KOs
- 37 (72.5%)
- Height
- 171 cm
- Reach
- 178 cm
- Ape Index
- 7 cm
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Last Fight
| WBC | TheRing |
|---|---|
| WL w1 d1 | WL w1 d1 |
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John H. Stracey is a retired British professional boxer. He was born in Barking, England on September 22, 1950. Stracey made his professional boxing debut at the age of 18, on September 17, 1969. He is a former welterweight world champion. He is 72 years old, and will be turning 73 in three months and 12 days.
Fight Record
| Total Fights | 51 |
|---|---|
| Wins | 45 |
| Losses | 5 |
| Draws | 1 |
| No-Contests | 0 |
| KO Wins | 37 |
|---|---|
| Total Title Wins | 2 |
| Title Defenses | 1 |
| Title-Fight KO Wins | 2 |
| Losses via KO | 3 |
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Result | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | May 23, 1978 | 27 | Georges Warusfel | Win | TKO9 |
| 50 | Mar 29, 1977 | 26 | Dave Boy Green | Loss | TKO10 |
| 49 | Jun 22, 1976 | 25 | Carlos Palomino | Loss * | TKO12 |
| 48 | Mar 20, 1976 | 25 | Hedgemon Lewis | Win * | TKO10 |
| 47 | Dec 6, 1975 | 25 | Jose Napoles | Win * | TKO6 |
| 46 | Sep 30, 1975 | 25 | Keith Averette | Win | DQ |
| 45 | Jun 30, 1975 | 24 | Ruben Vazquez Zamora | Win | TKO8 |
| 44 | Apr 29, 1975 | 24 | Max Hebeisen | Win | RTD6 |
| 43 | Oct 29, 1974 | 24 | Ernie Lopez | Win | TKO7 |
| 42 | Oct 1, 1974 | 24 | Tony Garcia | Win | TKO3 |
| 41 | May 27, 1974 | 23 | Roger Menetrey | Win | TKO8 |
| 40 | Apr 23, 1974 | 23 | Vernon Mason | Win | KO4 |
| 39 | Mar 26, 1974 | 23 | Jack Tillman | Win | TKO4 |
| 38 | Dec 11, 1973 | 23 | Cuby Jackson | Loss | TKO3 |
| 37 | Nov 13, 1973 | 23 | Marc Gervais | Win | TKO4 |
| 36 | Oct 30, 1973 | 23 | Urban Baptiste | Win | TKO4 |
| 35 | Sep 10, 1973 | 22 | Jose Papo Melendez | Win | TKO3 |
| 34 | Jun 5, 1973 | 22 | Bobby Arthur | Win | KO4 |
| 33 | May 9, 1973 | 22 | Pat Murphy | Win | TKO5 |
| 32 | Mar 13, 1973 | 22 | Jose Peterson | Win | PTS |
| 31 | Feb 14, 1973 | 22 | Danny McAloon | Win | UD |
| 30 | Jan 15, 1973 | 22 | Otha Tyson | Win | KO3 |
| 29 | Dec 5, 1972 | 22 | David Melendez | Win | TKO7 |
| 28 | Oct 31, 1972 | 22 | Bobby Arthur | Loss | DQ |
| 27 | Oct 10, 1972 | 22 | Les Pearson | Win | TKO2 |
| 26 | Jun 6, 1972 | 21 | Joe Yekinni | Win | TKO2 |
| 25 | May 22, 1972 | 21 | Antonio Torres | Win | TKO6 |
| 24 | Apr 25, 1972 | 21 | Marshall Butler | Loss | PTS |
| 23 | Apr 4, 1972 | 21 | Ricky Porter | Win | PTS |
| 22 | Mar 7, 1972 | 21 | Des Rea | Win | TKO2 |
| 21 | Feb 15, 1972 | 21 | Bernie Terrell | Win | TKO2 |
| 20 | Jan 25, 1972 | 21 | Yvon Mariolle | Win | KO4 |
| 19 | Nov 17, 1971 | 21 | Guy Vercoutter | Win | TKO7 |
| 18 | Oct 27, 1971 | 21 | Dave Wyatt | Win | TKO3 |
| 17 | Oct 5, 1971 | 21 | Frankie Lewis | Draw | PTS |
| 16 | May 4, 1971 | 20 | Bouzid Ait Elmenceur | Win | PTS |
| 15 | Mar 16, 1971 | 20 | Dante Pelaez | Win | PTS |
| 14 | Feb 23, 1971 | 20 | Yvon Mariolle | Win | KO6 |
| 13 | Jan 19, 1971 | 20 | Teddy Cooper | Win | DQ |
| 12 | Dec 8, 1970 | 20 | Ferdinand Ahumibe | Win | TKO4 |
| 11 | Oct 6, 1970 | 20 | Willie Rea | Win | TKO3 |
| 10 | Sep 29, 1970 | 20 | Billy Seasman | Win | RTD5 |
| 9 | May 12, 1970 | 19 | David Pesenti | Win | PTS |
| 8 | Apr 27, 1970 | 19 | Harri Piitulainen | Win | RTD6 |
| 7 | Mar 17, 1970 | 19 | Bernard Martin | Win | RTD3 |
| 6 | Feb 10, 1970 | 19 | Tei Dovi | Win | TKO3 |
| 5 | Jan 20, 1970 | 19 | Tommy Carson | Win | TKO7 |
| 4 | Dec 9, 1969 | 19 | Bryn Lewis | Win | TKO6 |
| 3 | Nov 18, 1969 | 19 | Ray Opuku | Win | TKO3 |
| 2 | Oct 2, 1969 | 19 | Ronnie Clifford | Win | TKO2 |
| 1 | Sep 17, 1969 | 18 | Santos Martins | Win | KO2 |
* World-title fight
World Titles
Stracey was a welterweight world champion. He has held two world titles at the welterweight weight division, both of which were lineal championship wins.
| Weight Division | World Titles Held |
|---|---|
| Welterweight | WBC, The Ring |
Statistics
John H. Stracey is 171 cm tall (5' 7.32") with a reach of 178 cm (5' 10.08"). He fights out of the orthodox stance and presents an ape-index of 7 cm (2.76").
Stracey has a 72.5% KO rate. Of his total 37 KO wins, 21 were in the early rounds, 14 in the mid rounds, and two in the later rounds. He doesn't have any first-round KO wins.
Career Summary
John H. Stracey's professional boxing career spanned more than 8 years — from 1969 to 1978.
Stracey made his professional boxing debut against Santos Martins at the age of 18 on September 17, 1969, defeating Martins via 2nd round KO. He went on to win 15 more consecutive fights after the debut, which included 11 wins via stoppage.
Stracey had his first world title fight at the age of 25 on December 6, 1975 after 46 professional fights, against Jose Napoles for the welterweight WBC and The Ring titles. He defeated Napoles via 6th round TKO to become the welterweight champion of the world.
Stracey has won two world titles at welterweight. For all the details about Stracey's world title wins and defenses refer to "John H. Stracey World Titles".
Some of Stracey's best fights and notable victories include wins over Hall-of-Famer Jose Napoles, Hedgemon Lewis, Georges Warusfel, Ernie Lopez, Roger Menetrey, Bobby Arthur, and Max Hebeisen.
Stracey had a total of five losses in his professional boxing career.
His last professional fight was a non-title bout against Georges Warusfel on May 23, 1978. Stracey won the fight via 9th round TKO. It's been 45 years and 18 days since this fight.
Career Highlights
Although Stracey had a total of 51 fights, this fight against Jose Napoles is the sole highlight of his career.
December 6, 1975: Stracey wins his first world titles by defeating Jose Napoles via 6th round TKO. He is now the WBC and The Ring welterweight world champion.
John H. Stracey Fights
The following is a fight-by-fight progression of Stracey's boxing career; all the way from his debut, to winning world-titles, to his last fight against Georges Warusfel, and all the other wins and losses of his career.
John H. Stracey vs. Georges Warusfel
On May 23, 1978, a 27-year old John H. Stracey (44-5-1, 36 KO) fought Georges Warusfel in his 51st professional fight. He defeated Warusfel via 9th round TKO, making a successful comeback from his last loss..
John H. Stracey vs. Dave Boy Green
Fight page: Stracey vs. GreenOn March 29, 1977, a 26-year old John H. Stracey (44-4-1, 36 KO) fought an undefeated English boxer Dave Boy Green, who was 23 years old with a record of 23-0. Green was on a 23-fight win streak with 18 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 6 cms but Stracey had a 1 cm reach advantage over Green.
Stracey lost to Green via 10th round TKO. He is now on a two-fight losing streak, with two back-to-back KO losses.
John H. Stracey vs. Carlos Palomino
Fight page: Stracey vs. PalominoOn June 22, 1976, a 25-year old John H. Stracey (44-3-1, 36 KO) faced Mexican boxer Carlos Palomino, who was 26 years old with a record of 19-1-3 in a welterweight title-defense fight. Palomino was on a two-fight win streak with 9 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 6 cms and also had a 3 cm reach advantage over Stracey. Coming into this fight, Palomino had a single loss, but had never been stopped.
Stracey lost to Palomino via 12th round TKO and lost the WBC and Ring Magazine welterweight titles. His 10-fight win streak comes to an end with this loss.
John H. Stracey vs. Hedgemon Lewis
On March 20, 1976, a 25-year old John H. Stracey (43-3-1, 35 KO) faced Hedgemon Lewis in a welterweight title-defense fight. He defeated Lewis via 10th round TKO to retain the WBC and Ring Magazine welterweight titles. He is now on a 10-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
John H. Stracey vs. Jose Napoles
On December 6, 1975, in his 47th professional fight, a 25-year old John H. Stracey (42-3-1, 34 KO) had his first world title fight against Jose Napoles for Napoles' WBC and Ring Magazine welterweight belts. He defeated Napoles via 6th round TKO to win the WBC and Ring Magazine welterweight titles. He is now on a nine-fight winning streak.
John H. Stracey vs. Keith Averette
On September 30, 1975, a 25-year old John H. Stracey (41-3-1, 34 KO) fought Keith Averette in his 46th professional fight. He defeated Averette via 8th round DQ. He is now on a eight-fight winning streak.
John H. Stracey vs. Ruben Vazquez Zamora
On June 30, 1975, a 24-year old John H. Stracey (40-3-1, 33 KO) fought Ruben Vazquez Zamora in his 45th professional fight. He defeated Zamora via 8th round TKO. He is now on a seven-fight winning streak, with seven back-to-back KO wins.
John H. Stracey vs. Max Hebeisen
On April 29, 1975, a 24-year old John H. Stracey (39-3-1, 32 KO) fought Max Hebeisen in his 44th professional fight. He defeated Hebeisen via 6th round RTD. He is now on a six-fight winning streak, with six back-to-back KO wins.
John H. Stracey vs. Ernie Lopez
On October 29, 1974, a 24-year old John H. Stracey (38-3-1, 31 KO) fought Ernie Lopez in his 43rd professional fight. He defeated Lopez via 7th round TKO. He is now on a five-fight winning streak, with five back-to-back KO wins.
John H. Stracey vs. Tony Garcia
On October 1, 1974, a 24-year old John H. Stracey (37-3-1, 30 KO) fought Tony Garcia in his 42nd professional fight. He defeated Garcia via 3rd round TKO. He is now on a four-fight winning streak, with four back-to-back KO wins.
John H. Stracey vs. Roger Menetrey
On May 27, 1974, a 23-year old John H. Stracey (36-3-1, 29 KO) fought Roger Menetrey in his 41st professional fight. He defeated Menetrey via 8th round TKO. He is now on a three-fight winning streak, with three back-to-back KO wins.
John H. Stracey vs. Vernon Mason
On April 23, 1974, a 23-year old John H. Stracey (35-3-1, 28 KO) fought Vernon Mason in his 40th professional fight. He defeated Mason via 4th round KO. He is now on a two-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
John H. Stracey vs. Jack Tillman
On March 26, 1974, a 23-year old John H. Stracey (34-3-1, 27 KO) fought Jack Tillman in his 39th professional fight. He defeated Tillman via 4th round TKO, making a successful comeback from his last loss..
John H. Stracey vs. Cuby Jackson
On December 11, 1973, a 23-year old John H. Stracey (34-2-1, 27 KO) fought Cuby Jackson in his 38th professional fight. He lost to Jackson via 3rd round TKO.
John H. Stracey vs. Marc Gervais
On November 13, 1973, a 23-year old John H. Stracey (33-2-1, 26 KO) fought Marc Gervais in his 37th professional fight. He defeated Gervais via 4th round TKO. He is now on a nine-fight winning streak, with five back-to-back KO wins.
John H. Stracey vs. Urban Baptiste
On October 30, 1973, a 23-year old John H. Stracey (32-2-1, 25 KO) fought Urban Baptiste in his 36th professional fight. He defeated Baptiste via 4th round TKO. He is now on a eight-fight winning streak, with four back-to-back KO wins.
John H. Stracey vs. Jose Papo Melendez
On September 10, 1973, a 22-year old John H. Stracey (31-2-1, 24 KO) fought Jose Papo Melendez in his 35th professional fight. He defeated Melendez via 3rd round TKO. He is now on a seven-fight winning streak, with three back-to-back KO wins.
John H. Stracey vs. Bobby Arthur II
On June 5, 1973, in their 2nd fight, a a 22-year old John H. Stracey (30-2-1, 23 KO) fought Bobby Arthur in his 34th professional fight. He defeated Arthur via 4th round KO. He is now on a six-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
John H. Stracey vs. Pat Murphy
On May 9, 1973, a 22-year old John H. Stracey (29-2-1, 22 KO) fought Pat Murphy in his 33rd professional fight. He defeated Murphy via 5th round TKO. He is now on a five-fight winning streak.
John H. Stracey vs. Jose Peterson
On March 13, 1973, a 22-year old John H. Stracey (28-2-1, 22 KO) fought Jose Peterson in his 32nd professional fight. He defeated Peterson via 8th round PTS. He is now on a four-fight winning streak.
John H. Stracey vs. Danny McAloon
On February 14, 1973, a 22-year old John H. Stracey (27-2-1, 22 KO) fought Danny McAloon in his 31st professional fight. He defeated McAloon via 10th round unanimous decision. He is now on a three-fight winning streak.
John H. Stracey vs. Otha Tyson
On January 15, 1973, a 22-year old John H. Stracey (26-2-1, 21 KO) fought Otha Tyson in his 30th professional fight. He defeated Tyson via 3rd round KO. He is now on a two-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
John H. Stracey vs. David Melendez
On December 5, 1972, a 22-year old John H. Stracey (25-2-1, 20 KO) fought David Melendez in his 29th professional fight. He defeated Melendez via 7th round TKO, making a successful comeback from his last loss..
John H. Stracey vs. Bobby Arthur
On October 31, 1972, a 22-year old John H. Stracey (25-1-1, 20 KO) fought Bobby Arthur in his 28th professional fight. He lost to Arthur via 7th round DQ.
John H. Stracey vs. Les Pearson
On October 10, 1972, a 22-year old John H. Stracey (24-1-1, 19 KO) fought Les Pearson in his 27th professional fight. He defeated Pearson via 2nd round TKO. He is now on a three-fight winning streak, with three back-to-back KO wins.
John H. Stracey vs. Joe Yekinni
On June 6, 1972, a 21-year old John H. Stracey (23-1-1, 18 KO) fought Joe Yekinni in his 26th professional fight. He defeated Yekinni via 2nd round TKO. He is now on a two-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
John H. Stracey vs. Antonio Torres
On May 22, 1972, a 21-year old John H. Stracey (22-1-1, 17 KO) fought Antonio Torres in his 25th professional fight. He defeated Torres via 6th round TKO, making a successful comeback from his last loss..
John H. Stracey vs. Marshall Butler
On April 25, 1972, a 21-year old John H. Stracey (22-0-1, 17 KO) fought Marshall Butler in his 24th professional fight. He lost to Butler via 8th round PTS.
John H. Stracey vs. Ricky Porter
On April 4, 1972, a 21-year old John H. Stracey (21-0-1, 17 KO) fought Ricky Porter in his 23rd professional fight. He defeated Porter via 8th round PTS. He is now on a six-fight winning streak.
John H. Stracey vs. Des Rea
On March 7, 1972, a 21-year old John H. Stracey (20-0-1, 16 KO) fought Des Rea in his 22nd professional fight. He defeated Rea via 2nd round TKO. He is now on a five-fight winning streak, with five back-to-back KO wins.
John H. Stracey vs. Bernie Terrell
On February 15, 1972, a 21-year old John H. Stracey (19-0-1, 15 KO) fought Bernie Terrell in his 21st professional fight. He defeated Terrell via 2nd round TKO. He is now on a four-fight winning streak, with four back-to-back KO wins.
John H. Stracey vs. Yvon Mariolle II
On January 25, 1972, in their 2nd fight, a a 21-year old John H. Stracey (18-0-1, 14 KO) fought Yvon Mariolle in his 20th professional fight. He defeated Mariolle via 4th round KO. He is now on a three-fight winning streak, with three back-to-back KO wins.
John H. Stracey vs. Guy Vercoutter
On November 17, 1971, a 21-year old John H. Stracey (17-0-1, 13 KO) fought Guy Vercoutter in his 19th professional fight. He defeated Vercoutter via 7th round TKO. He is now on a two-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
John H. Stracey vs. Dave Wyatt
On October 27, 1971, a 21-year old John H. Stracey (16-0-1, 12 KO) fought Dave Wyatt in his 18th professional fight. He defeated Wyatt via 3rd round TKO.
John H. Stracey vs. Frankie Lewis
On October 5, 1971, a 21-year old John H. Stracey (16-0, 12 KO) fought Frankie Lewis in his 17th professional fight. He had a draw with Lewis via 8th round PTS.
John H. Stracey vs. Bouzid Ait Elmenceur
On May 4, 1971, a 20-year old John H. Stracey (15-0, 12 KO) fought Bouzid Ait Elmenceur in his 16th professional fight. He defeated Elmenceur via 8th round PTS. He is now on a 16-fight winning streak.
John H. Stracey vs. Dante Pelaez
On March 16, 1971, a 20-year old John H. Stracey (14-0, 12 KO) fought Dante Pelaez in his 15th professional fight. He defeated Pelaez via 8th round PTS. He is now on a 15-fight winning streak.
John H. Stracey vs. Yvon Mariolle
On February 23, 1971, a 20-year old John H. Stracey (13-0, 11 KO) fought Yvon Mariolle in his 14th professional fight. He defeated Mariolle via 6th round KO. He is now on a 14-fight winning streak.
John H. Stracey vs. Teddy Cooper
On January 19, 1971, a 20-year old John H. Stracey (12-0, 11 KO) fought Teddy Cooper in his 13th professional fight. He defeated Cooper via 5th round DQ. He is now on a 13-fight winning streak.
John H. Stracey vs. Ferdinand Ahumibe
On December 8, 1970, a 20-year old John H. Stracey (11-0, 10 KO) fought Ferdinand Ahumibe in his 12th professional fight. He defeated Ahumibe via 4th round TKO. He is now on a 12-fight winning streak, with three back-to-back KO wins.
John H. Stracey vs. Willie Rea
On October 6, 1970, a 20-year old John H. Stracey (10-0, 9 KO) fought Willie Rea in his 11th professional fight. He defeated Rea via 3rd round TKO. He is now on a 11-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
John H. Stracey vs. Billy Seasman
On September 29, 1970, a 20-year old John H. Stracey (9-0, 8 KO) fought Billy Seasman in his 10th professional fight. He defeated Seasman via 5th round RTD. He is now on a 10-fight winning streak.
John H. Stracey vs. David Pesenti
On May 12, 1970, a 19-year old John H. Stracey (8-0, 8 KO) fought David Pesenti in his 9th professional fight. He defeated Pesenti via 9th round PTS. He is now on a nine-fight winning streak.
John H. Stracey vs. Harri Piitulainen
On April 27, 1970, a 19-year old John H. Stracey (7-0, 7 KO) fought Harri Piitulainen in his 8th professional fight. He defeated Piitulainen via 6th round RTD. He is now on a eight-fight winning streak, with eight back-to-back KO wins.
John H. Stracey vs. Bernard Martin
On March 17, 1970, a 19-year old John H. Stracey (6-0, 6 KO) fought Bernard Martin in his 7th professional fight. He defeated Martin via 3rd round RTD. He is now on a seven-fight winning streak, with seven back-to-back KO wins.
John H. Stracey vs. Tei Dovi
On February 10, 1970, a 19-year old John H. Stracey (5-0, 5 KO) fought Tei Dovi in his 6th professional fight. He defeated Dovi via 3rd round TKO. He is now on a six-fight winning streak, with six back-to-back KO wins.
John H. Stracey vs. Tommy Carson
On January 20, 1970, a 19-year old John H. Stracey (4-0, 4 KO) fought Tommy Carson in his 5th professional fight. He defeated Carson via 7th round TKO. He is now on a five-fight winning streak, with five back-to-back KO wins.
John H. Stracey vs. Bryn Lewis
On December 9, 1969, a 19-year old John H. Stracey (3-0, 3 KO) fought Bryn Lewis in his 4th professional fight. He defeated Lewis via 6th round TKO. He is now on a four-fight winning streak, with four back-to-back KO wins.
John H. Stracey vs. Ray Opuku
On November 18, 1969, a 19-year old John H. Stracey (2-0, 2 KO) fought Ray Opuku in his 3rd professional fight. He defeated Opuku via 3rd round TKO. He is now on a three-fight winning streak, with three back-to-back KO wins.
John H. Stracey vs. Ronnie Clifford
On October 2, 1969, a 19-year old John H. Stracey (1-0, 1 KO) fought Ronnie Clifford in his 2nd professional fight. He defeated Clifford via 2nd round TKO. He is now on a two-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
John H. Stracey vs. Santos Martins
On September 17, 1969, an 18-year old John H. Stracey successfully debuted against Santos Martins. He defeated Martins via 2nd round KO.
FAQs
How many KOs does John H. Stracey have on his record?
Stracey knocked out 37 of his 51 opponents. By his last fight, his KO ratio was at 72.5%. Of his total 45 wins, 37 of them were via KO (82.2%).