John H. Stracey Record & Stats

John H. Stracey Record & Stats

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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
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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 Fights51
      Wins45
      Losses5
      Draws1
      No-Contests0
      KO Wins37
      Total Title Wins2
      Title Defenses1
      Title-Fight KO Wins2
      Losses via KO3
      #DateAgeOpponentResultVia
      51May 23, 197827Georges WarusfelWinTKO9
      50Mar 29, 197726Dave Boy GreenLossTKO10
      49Jun 22, 197625Carlos PalominoLoss *TKO12
      48Mar 20, 197625Hedgemon LewisWin *TKO10
      47Dec 6, 197525Jose NapolesWin *TKO6
      46Sep 30, 197525Keith AveretteWinDQ
      45Jun 30, 197524Ruben Vazquez ZamoraWinTKO8
      44Apr 29, 197524Max HebeisenWinRTD6
      43Oct 29, 197424Ernie LopezWinTKO7
      42Oct 1, 197424Tony GarciaWinTKO3
      41May 27, 197423Roger MenetreyWinTKO8
      40Apr 23, 197423Vernon MasonWinKO4
      39Mar 26, 197423Jack TillmanWinTKO4
      38Dec 11, 197323Cuby JacksonLossTKO3
      37Nov 13, 197323Marc GervaisWinTKO4
      36Oct 30, 197323Urban BaptisteWinTKO4
      35Sep 10, 197322Jose Papo MelendezWinTKO3
      34Jun 5, 197322Bobby ArthurWinKO4
      33May 9, 197322Pat MurphyWinTKO5
      32Mar 13, 197322Jose PetersonWinPTS
      31Feb 14, 197322Danny McAloonWinUD
      30Jan 15, 197322Otha TysonWinKO3
      29Dec 5, 197222David MelendezWinTKO7
      28Oct 31, 197222Bobby ArthurLossDQ
      27Oct 10, 197222Les PearsonWinTKO2
      26Jun 6, 197221Joe YekinniWinTKO2
      25May 22, 197221Antonio TorresWinTKO6
      24Apr 25, 197221Marshall ButlerLossPTS
      23Apr 4, 197221Ricky PorterWinPTS
      22Mar 7, 197221Des ReaWinTKO2
      21Feb 15, 197221Bernie TerrellWinTKO2
      20Jan 25, 197221Yvon MariolleWinKO4
      19Nov 17, 197121Guy VercoutterWinTKO7
      18Oct 27, 197121Dave WyattWinTKO3
      17Oct 5, 197121Frankie LewisDrawPTS
      16May 4, 197120Bouzid Ait ElmenceurWinPTS
      15Mar 16, 197120Dante PelaezWinPTS
      14Feb 23, 197120Yvon MariolleWinKO6
      13Jan 19, 197120Teddy CooperWinDQ
      12Dec 8, 197020Ferdinand AhumibeWinTKO4
      11Oct 6, 197020Willie ReaWinTKO3
      10Sep 29, 197020Billy SeasmanWinRTD5
      9May 12, 197019David PesentiWinPTS
      8Apr 27, 197019Harri PiitulainenWinRTD6
      7Mar 17, 197019Bernard MartinWinRTD3
      6Feb 10, 197019Tei DoviWinTKO3
      5Jan 20, 197019Tommy CarsonWinTKO7
      4Dec 9, 196919Bryn LewisWinTKO6
      3Nov 18, 196919Ray OpukuWinTKO3
      2Oct 2, 196919Ronnie CliffordWinTKO2
      1Sep 17, 196918Santos MartinsWinKO2

      * 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 DivisionWorld Titles Held
      WelterweightWBC, 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.

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