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Bruce Strauss vs Gordie Lawson — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Bruce Strauss

Gordie Lawson

Bruce Strauss (77-53-5) and Gordie Lawson (2-1 across 3 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Strauss

77

Wins55 KO · 71%

53

Losses

5

Draws136 tracked bouts

Lawson

Tracked record

2–1

counted from 3 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Heads up: at least one of these records is a tracked record — the wins and losses Kill The Body has ingested so far, not an independently verified career total. Treat the comparison as a read on the bouts we hold, not a settled ledger.

Head to Head

Lawson leads 2–0

Bruce Strauss and Gordie Lawson have met 2 times; Lawson leads 2–0.

Bruce Strauss and Gordie Lawson have met 2 times; Lawson leads 2–0.
Met1981Aug 71981Sep 4Series
Bruce StraussFighter ALLostLLost0–2W–L
Gordie LawsonFighter BWWonWWon2–0W–L
ResultPTSKO2Meetings

The Numbers

Strauss 2 · Lawson 3 of 5 measurable rows
StraussLawson
Record†
77-53-52-1 (edge)
Win %0–100%
58.9%
66.7% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 55
55 (edge)
1
KO ratenot comparable
71.43%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
71% (edge)
50%
Times stopped‡max 28
28
1 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§not comparable
10.2—
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 136
136
3

† One or both records are tracked, not career-verified. · ‡ Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total. · § Across each fighter's tracked career span. · Bars are scaled per row — percentages on 0–100, counts against the larger of the two. Every figure is also printed as text.

Tale of the Tape

Agenot held
Bruce Strauss: 74
Gordie Lawson: No date of birth
Stance
Bruce Strauss: Orthodox
Gordie Lawson: Not recorded

Bruce Strauss left, Gordie Lawson right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Bruce Strauss77 wins · from 136 tracked bouts

Bruce Strauss: 77 tracked wins — 55 by KO/TKO (71%) and 22 on the cards (29%). Counted from 136 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

55 by KO/TKO 71%22 on the cards 29%

Gordie Lawson2 wins · from 3 tracked bouts

Gordie Lawson: 2 tracked wins — 1 by KO/TKO (50%) and 1 on the cards (50%). Counted from 3 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 by KO/TKO 50%1 on the cards 50%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Bruce Strauss 136, Gordie Lawson 3 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

No opponents in common across the bouts Kill The Body has tracked for these two.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Bruce Strauss last boxed on Oct 24, 1989 — 13,514 days ago. Strauss had won three straight since losses to Wayne Grant and Harry Arroyo.LLWWW

Grant Aug 1988Arroyo Jan 1989Stern Mar 1989Reynolds May 1989Jesmer Oct 198910.2 tracked bouts per year

Gordie Lawson last boxed on Jun 10, 1982 — 16,207 days ago. Lawson had won two in a row before losing by stoppage to Marijan Beneš.WWL

Strauss Aug 1981Strauss Sep 1981Beneš Jun 1982

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Bruce Strauss and Gordie Lawson ever fought each other?
Yes. Bruce Strauss and Gordie Lawson have met 2 times and Gordie Lawson leads the series 2-0.
The 2 meetings

LSep 4, 1981 · Lawson · KO

LAug 7, 1981 · Lawson · PTS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Strauss or Lawson?
Bruce Strauss is 77-53-5 and Gordie Lawson is 2-1 across the 3 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Gordie Lawson has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Strauss77–53–558.9%

Lawson2–166.7%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Strauss or Lawson?
Bruce Strauss has 55 knockout wins and Gordie Lawson has 1. Bruce Strauss has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Strauss5571.4%

Lawson1

The Numbers ↓
Do Strauss and Lawson have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Bruce Strauss and Gordie Lawson have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Strauss and Lawson?
This comparison is drawn from 136 bouts tracked for Bruce Strauss and 3 bouts tracked for Gordie Lawson. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Strauss136bouts

Lawson3bouts

How They Win ↓

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