On December 6, 1975, a 25-year-old John H. Stracey (42-3-1, 34 KOs) got a shot at the WBC and The Ring welterweight titles held by Jose Napoles.
Stracey came in to the fight on a 8-fight win streak with a 73% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 6 days.
John H. Stracey stopped the champion via TKO in the 6th round of the 15-round world-title fight, winning the first world titles of his career, and is crowned the new WBC and The Ring welterweight champion. Stracey improves his record to 43-3-1 (35 KOs)
On March 20, 1976, the 25-year-old WBC and The Ring welterweight world champion, John H. Stracey (43-3-1, 35 KOs), faced Hedgemon Lewis, in a title defense fight.
Stracey came in to the fight on a 9-fight win streak with a 74% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 14 days.
John H. Stracey stopped Hedgemon Lewis via TKO in the 10th round of the 15-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBC and The Ring welterweight titles. Stracey improves his record to 44-3-1 (36 KOs)
On May 27, 1974, a 23-year-old John H. Stracey (36-3-1, 29 KOs) and Roger Menetrey met in the ring in a welterweight bout.
Stracey came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 72% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 4 days.
John H. Stracey stopped Roger Menetrey via TKO in the 8th round. Stracey improves his record to 37-3-1 (30 KOs)
On June 5, 1973, a 22-year-old John H. Stracey (30-2-1, 23 KOs) and Bobby Arthur met in the ring for the 2nd time, in a welterweight bout.
Stracey came in to the fight on a 5-fight win streak with a 69% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 27 days.
In the rematch, John H. Stracey stopped Bobby Arthur via KO in the 4th round. Stracey improves his record to 31-2-1 (24 KOs)
On October 29, 1974, a 24-year-old John H. Stracey (38-3-1, 31 KOs) and Ernie Lopez met in the ring.
Stracey came in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 73% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 28 days.
John H. Stracey stopped Ernie Lopez via TKO in the 7th round. Stracey improves his record to 39-3-1 (32 KOs)
On April 29, 1975, a 24-year-old John H. Stracey (39-3-1, 32 KOs) and Max Hebeisen met in the ring in a welterweight bout.
Stracey came in to the fight on a 5-fight win streak with a 74% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months.
John H. Stracey stopped Max Hebeisen via RTD in the 6th round. Stracey improves his record to 40-3-1 (33 KOs)
On October 10, 1972, a 22-year-old John H. Stracey (24-1-1, 19 KOs) and Les Pearson met in the ring.
Stracey came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 73% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 4 days.
John H. Stracey stopped Les Pearson via TKO in the 2nd round. Stracey improves his record to 25-1-1 (20 KOs)
On June 6, 1972, a 21-year-old John H. Stracey (23-1-1, 18 KOs) and Joe Yekinni met in the ring.
Stracey came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 72% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 15 days.
John H. Stracey stopped Joe Yekinni via TKO in the 2nd round. Stracey improves his record to 24-1-1 (19 KOs)
On March 7, 1972, a 21-year-old John H. Stracey (20-0-1, 16 KOs) and Des Rea met in the ring.
Stracey came in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 76% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 21 days.
John H. Stracey stopped Des Rea via TKO in the 2nd round. Stracey improves his record to 21-0-1 (17 KOs)
On February 15, 1972, a 21-year-old John H. Stracey (19-0-1, 15 KOs) and Bernie Terrell met in the ring.
Stracey came in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 75% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 21 days.
John H. Stracey stopped Bernie Terrell via TKO in the 2nd round. Stracey improves his record to 20-0-1 (16 KOs)