John H. Stracey is a 74-year-old retired British professional boxer. He is a former welterweight world champion with 2 world-title wins. In a career spanning 8 years, 8 months, and 6 days, Stracey amassed a record of 45-5-1, which includes 37 wins via KO, 2 of which were in world-title fights.
John H. Stracey was born in Barking, England on September 22, 1950. He made his professional debut at the age of 18 years on September 17, 1969 against Santos Martins. Stracey defeated Martins via 2nd round KO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Stracey became a world champion fight at the age of 25 after 46 professional fights. He challenged Jose Napoles for the WBC and The Ring welterweight titles and stopped the champion in the 6th of the 15-round fight, winning his first world titles.
Stracey's last fight was a 9th-round TKO victory over Georges Warusfel at age 27, on May 23, 1978.
Some of John H. Stracey's best fights have been against Jose Napoles, Hedgemon Lewis, Roger Menetrey, Bobby Arthur, and Ernie Lopez. For a complete list of Stracey's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of John H. Stracey".
Stracey has 5 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "John H. Stracey Losses".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
51 | May 23, 1978 | 27 | Georges Warusfel | win | TKO 9 |
50 | Mar 29, 1977 | 26 | Dave Boy Green 23 23-0 | loss | TKO 10 |
49 | Jun 22, 1976 | 25 | Carlos Palomino 26 19-1-3 | loss | TKO 12 |
48 | Mar 20, 1976 | 25 | Hedgemon Lewis | win | TKO 10 |
47 | Dec 06, 1975 | 25 | Jose Napoles | win | TKO 6 |
46 | Sep 30, 1975 | 25 | Keith Averette | win | DQ 8 |
45 | Jun 30, 1975 | 24 | Ruben Vazquez Zamora | win | TKO 8 |
44 | Apr 29, 1975 | 24 | Max Hebeisen | win | RTD 6 |
43 | Oct 29, 1974 | 24 | Ernie Lopez | win | TKO 7 |
42 | Oct 01, 1974 | 24 | Tony Garcia | win | TKO 3 |
41 | May 27, 1974 | 23 | Roger Menetrey | win | TKO 8 |
40 | Apr 23, 1974 | 23 | Vernon Mason | win | KO 4 |
39 | Mar 26, 1974 | 23 | Jack Tillman | win | TKO 4 |
38 | Dec 11, 1973 | 23 | Cuby Jackson | loss | TKO 3 |
37 | Nov 13, 1973 | 23 | Marc Gervais | win | TKO 4 |
36 | Oct 30, 1973 | 23 | Urban Baptiste | win | TKO 4 |
35 | Sep 10, 1973 | 22 | Jose Papo Melendez | win | TKO 3 |
34 | Jun 05, 1973 | 22 | Bobby Arthur | win | KO 4 |
33 | May 09, 1973 | 22 | Pat Murphy | win | TKO 5 |
32 | Mar 13, 1973 | 22 | Jose Peterson | win | PTS 8 |
31 | Feb 14, 1973 | 22 | Danny McAloon | win | UD 10 |
30 | Jan 15, 1973 | 22 | Otha Tyson | win | KO 3 |
29 | Dec 05, 1972 | 22 | David Melendez | win | TKO 7 |
28 | Oct 31, 1972 | 22 | Bobby Arthur | loss | DQ 7 |
27 | Oct 10, 1972 | 22 | Les Pearson | win | TKO 2 |
26 | Jun 06, 1972 | 21 | Joe Yekinni | win | TKO 2 |
25 | May 22, 1972 | 21 | Antonio Torres | win | TKO 6 |
24 | Apr 25, 1972 | 21 | Marshall Butler | loss | PTS 8 |
23 | Apr 04, 1972 | 21 | Ricky Porter | win | PTS 8 |
22 | Mar 07, 1972 | 21 | Des Rea | win | TKO 2 |
21 | Feb 15, 1972 | 21 | Bernie Terrell | win | TKO 2 |
20 | Jan 25, 1972 | 21 | Yvon Mariolle | win | KO 4 |
19 | Nov 17, 1971 | 21 | Guy Vercoutter | win | TKO 7 |
18 | Oct 27, 1971 | 21 | Dave Wyatt | win | TKO 3 |
17 | Oct 05, 1971 | 21 | Frankie Lewis | draw | PTS 8 |
16 | May 04, 1971 | 20 | Bouzid Ait Elmenceur | win | PTS 8 |
15 | Mar 16, 1971 | 20 | Dante Pelaez | win | PTS 8 |
14 | Feb 23, 1971 | 20 | Yvon Mariolle | win | KO 6 |
13 | Jan 19, 1971 | 20 | Teddy Cooper | win | DQ 5 |
12 | Dec 08, 1970 | 20 | Ferdinand Ahumibe | win | TKO 4 |
11 | Oct 06, 1970 | 20 | Willie Rea | win | TKO 3 |
10 | Sep 29, 1970 | 20 | Billy Seasman | win | RTD 5 |
9 | May 12, 1970 | 19 | David Pesenti | win | PTS 9 |
8 | Apr 27, 1970 | 19 | Harri Piitulainen | win | RTD 6 |
7 | Mar 17, 1970 | 19 | Bernard Martin | win | RTD 3 |
6 | Feb 10, 1970 | 19 | Tei Dovi | win | TKO 3 |
5 | Jan 20, 1970 | 19 | Tommy Carson | win | TKO 7 |
4 | Dec 09, 1969 | 19 | Bryn Lewis | win | TKO 6 |
3 | Nov 18, 1969 | 19 | Ray Opuku | win | TKO 3 |
2 | Oct 02, 1969 | 19 | Ronnie Clifford | win | TKO 2 |
1 | Sep 17, 1969 | 18 | Santos Martins | win | KO 2 |