Have David Melendez and John H. Stracey ever fought each other?

Yes. David Melendez and John H. Stracey met once on December 5, 1972, and John H. Stracey won by TKO in round 7.

Who has the better record, Melendez or Stracey?

David Melendez is 0-3 across the 3 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and John H. Stracey is 45-5-1. John H. Stracey has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.

Who has more knockouts, Melendez or Stracey?

David Melendez has 0 knockout wins and John H. Stracey has 37. John H. Stracey has more.

Do Melendez and Stracey have any common opponents?

David Melendez and John H. Stracey share 1 common opponent: José Nápoles. John H. Stracey fared better against 1 of them.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Melendez and Stracey?

This comparison is drawn from 3 bouts tracked for David Melendez and 51 bouts tracked for John H. Stracey. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

David Melendez vs John H. Stracey — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

David Melendez

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John H. Stracey

David Melendez (0-3 across 3 tracked bouts) and John H. Stracey (45-5-1) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 1 common opponent.

Melendez

Tracked record

0–3

counted from 3 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Stracey

Wins37 KO · 82%

Losses

Draw51 tracked bouts

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

Stracey leads 1–0

David Melendez and John H. Stracey have met 1 time; Stracey leads 1–0.
Met	1972Dec 5	Series
David MelendezFighter A	LLost	0–1W–L
John H. StraceyFighter B	WWon	1–0W–L
Result	TKOR7Stracey vs Melendez	1Meeting

Stracey vs Melendez · Dec 5, 1972

The Numbers

Melendez 0 · Stracey 5 of 5 measurable rows

MelendezEdge = longer wingStracey

Record^†: 0-345-5-1 (edge)
Win %0–100%: 0%
89.2% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 37: 0
37 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable: —82.22%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡not comparable: —82%
Times stopped^‡levelmax 3: 3
3
Title reignsmax 4: 0
4 (edge)
Bouts per year^§max 5.9: 0.9
5.9 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 51: 3
51

† 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

Heightnot held: David Melendez: No height on file; John H. Stracey: 5′7″
Reachnot held: David Melendez: No reach on file; John H. Stracey: 70″
Agenot held: David Melendez: No date of birth; John H. Stracey: 76
Stance: David Melendez: Not recorded; John H. Stracey: Orthodox

David Melendez left, John H. Stracey right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

David Melendez0 wins · from 3 tracked bouts

No tracked wins for Melendez yet.

John H. Stracey45 wins · from 51 tracked bouts

37 by KO/TKO 82%6 on the cards 13%2 by another method or unrecorded 4%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — David Melendez 3, John H. Stracey 51 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · Stracey better on 11 shared · John H. Stracey better on 1

MelendezDavid Melendez

Opponent

StraceyJohn H. Stracey

David Melendez
Loss, TKO 5
1971Jul 1971
NápolesJosé NápolesMexico 81–7Stracey betterJohn H. Stracey better — 1–0 to 0–1
John H. Stracey
Win, TKO 6
1975Dec 1975

Both sides are set at the same size on purpose. Kill The Body does not score a second-round knockout above a split decision — the edge counts losses first and wins as the tiebreak, and the rest is yours to argue. Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name, so two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

David Melendez last boxed on Dec 5, 1972 — 19,679 days ago. Melendez had lost three straight.LLL

Valdez Sep 1969Nápoles Jul 1971Stracey Dec 19720.9 tracked bouts per year

John H. Stracey last boxed on May 23, 1978 — 17,684 days ago. Stracey had won once since losses to Carlos Palomino and Dave Boy Green.WWLLW

Nápoles Dec 1975Lewis Mar 1976Palomino Jun 1976Green Mar 1977Warusfel May 19785.9 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have David Melendez and John H. Stracey ever fought each other?: Yes. David Melendez and John H. Stracey met once on December 5, 1972, and John H. Stracey won by TKO in round 7.
Who has the better record, Melendez or Stracey?: David Melendez is 0-3 across the 3 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and John H. Stracey is 45-5-1. John H. Stracey has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Who has more knockouts, Melendez or Stracey?: David Melendez has 0 knockout wins and John H. Stracey has 37. John H. Stracey has more.
Do Melendez and Stracey have any common opponents?: David Melendez and John H. Stracey share 1 common opponent: José Nápoles. John H. Stracey fared better against 1 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Melendez and Stracey?: This comparison is drawn from 3 bouts tracked for David Melendez and 51 bouts tracked for John H. Stracey. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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