Have Des Rea and John H. Stracey ever fought each other?

Yes. Des Rea and John H. Stracey met once on March 7, 1972, and John H. Stracey won by TKO in round 2.

Who has the better record, Rea or Stracey?

Des Rea is 29-36-5 and John H. Stracey is 45-5-1. John H. Stracey has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, Rea or Stracey?

Des Rea has 8 knockout wins and John H. Stracey has 37. John H. Stracey has more.

Do Rea and Stracey have any common opponents?

Des Rea 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 Rea and Stracey?

This comparison is drawn from 7 bouts tracked for Des Rea and 51 bouts tracked for John H. Stracey. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Des Rea vs John H. Stracey — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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John H. Stracey

Des Rea (29-36-5) 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.

Rea

Wins8 KO · 28%

Losses

Draws7 tracked bouts

Stracey

Wins37 KO · 82%

Losses

Draw51 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Stracey leads 1–0

Des Rea and John H. Stracey have met 1 time; Stracey leads 1–0.
Met	1972Mar 7	Series
Des ReaFighter A	LLost	0–1W–L
John H. StraceyFighter B	WWon	1–0W–L
Result	TKOR2Stracey vs Rea	1Meeting

Stracey vs Rea · Mar 7, 1972

The Numbers

Rea 0 · Stracey 6 of 6 measurable rows

ReaEdge = longer wingStracey

Record: 29-36-545-5-1 (edge)
Win %0–100%: 45%
89.2% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 37: 8
37 (edge)
KO rate0–100%: 27.59%
82.22% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†not comparable: —82%
Times stopped^†max 5: 5
3 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^‡max 5.9: 1.3
5.9 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 51: 7
51

† 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: Des Rea: No height on file; John H. Stracey: 5′7″
Reachnot held: Des Rea: No reach on file; John H. Stracey: 70″
Agenot comparable: Des Rea: Died aged 72; John H. Stracey: 76
Stance: Des Rea: Not recorded; John H. Stracey: Orthodox

Des Rea 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

Des Rea0 wins · from 7 tracked bouts

No tracked wins for Rea 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 — Des Rea 7, 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

ReaDes Rea

Opponent

StraceyJohn H. Stracey

Des Rea
Loss, TKO 5
1968Nov 1968
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

Des Rea has lost seven straight. Rea last boxed on Feb 27, 1974.LLLLL

Hansen Jul 1971Stracey Mar 1972Thomas Jan 1973Thomas Oct 1973Thomas Feb 19741.3 tracked bouts per year

John H. Stracey last boxed on May 23, 1978 — 17,680 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 Des Rea and John H. Stracey ever fought each other?: Yes. Des Rea and John H. Stracey met once on March 7, 1972, and John H. Stracey won by TKO in round 2.
Who has the better record, Rea or Stracey?: Des Rea is 29-36-5 and John H. Stracey is 45-5-1. John H. Stracey has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Rea or Stracey?: Des Rea has 8 knockout wins and John H. Stracey has 37. John H. Stracey has more.
Do Rea and Stracey have any common opponents?: Des Rea 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 Rea and Stracey?: This comparison is drawn from 7 bouts tracked for Des Rea and 51 bouts tracked for John H. Stracey. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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