Have Hedgemon Lewis and John H. Stracey ever fought each other?

Yes. Hedgemon Lewis and John H. Stracey met once on March 20, 1976, and John H. Stracey won by TKO in round 10.

Who has the better record, Lewis or Stracey?

Hedgemon Lewis is 53-7-2 and John H. Stracey is 45-5-1. John H. Stracey has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, Lewis or Stracey?

Hedgemon Lewis has 0 knockout wins and John H. Stracey has 37. John H. Stracey has more.

Do Lewis and Stracey have any common opponents?

Hedgemon Lewis and John H. Stracey share 4 common opponents: Carlos Palomino, José Nápoles and Ruben Zamora (and 1 other). Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.

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

This comparison is drawn from 62 bouts tracked for Hedgemon Lewis and 51 bouts tracked for John H. Stracey. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Hedgemon Lewis vs John H. Stracey — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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John H. Stracey

Hedgemon Lewis (53-7-2) 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 4 common opponents.

Lewis

Wins

Losses

Draws62 tracked bouts

Stracey

Wins37 KO · 82%

Losses

Draw51 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Stracey leads 1–0

Hedgemon Lewis and John H. Stracey have met 1 time; Stracey leads 1–0.
Met	1976Mar 20	Series
Hedgemon LewisFighter A	LLost	0–1W–L
John H. StraceyFighter B	WWon	1–0W–L
Result	TKOR10Lewis vs Stracey	1Meeting

Lewis vs Stracey · Mar 20, 1976

The Numbers

Lewis 1 · Stracey 6 of 7 measurable rows

LewisEdge = longer wingStracey

Record: 53-7-245-5-1 (edge)
Win %0–100%: 87.1%
89.2% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 37: 0
37 (edge)
KO rate0–100%: 0%
82.22% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†0–100%: 49%
82% (edge)
Times stopped^†max 4: 4
3 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^‡max 6.3: 6.3 (edge)
5.9
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 62: 62
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: Hedgemon Lewis: No height on file; John H. Stracey: 5′7″
Reachnot held: Hedgemon Lewis: No reach on file; John H. Stracey: 70″
Agenot comparable: Hedgemon Lewis: Died aged 74; John H. Stracey: 76
Stance: Hedgemon Lewis: Orthodox; John H. Stracey: Orthodox

Hedgemon Lewis 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

Hedgemon Lewis53 wins · from 62 tracked bouts

26 by KO/TKO 49%26 on the cards 49%1 by another method or unrecorded 2%

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 — Hedgemon Lewis 62, John H. Stracey 51 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

4 shared

4 shared · Lewis better on 2 · Stracey better on 24 shared · Hedgemon Lewis better on 2 · John H. Stracey better on 2

LewisHedgemon Lewis

Opponent

StraceyJohn H. Stracey

Hedgemon Lewis
Draw, MD
1975Nov 1975
PalominoCarlos PalominoMexico 31–4–3 · Super Welterweight, Welterweight, Super LightweightLewis betterHedgemon Lewis better — 0–0–1 to 0–1
John H. Stracey
Loss, TKO 12
1976Jun 1976
Hedgemon Lewis
0–2 against
Loss, TKO 9
1974Aug 1974
Loss, UD
1971Dec 1971
NápolesJosé NápolesMexico 81–7Stracey betterJohn H. Stracey better — 1–0 to 0–2
John H. Stracey
Win, TKO 6
1975Dec 1975
Hedgemon Lewis
2–0 against
Win, TKO 6
1973Mar 1973
Win, UD
1972May 1972
ZamoraRuben ZamoraLewis betterHedgemon Lewis better — 2–0 to 1–0
John H. Stracey
Win, TKO 8
1975Jun 1975
Hedgemon Lewis
1–2 against
Loss, TKO
1969Oct 1969
Win, UD
1969Jul 1969
Loss, TKO 9
1968Jul 1968
LopezErnie LopezUnited States 51–10–1 · WelterweightStracey betterJohn H. Stracey better — 1–0 to 1–2
John H. Stracey
Win, TKO 7
1974Oct 1974

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

Hedgemon Lewis has lost the most recent, to John H. Stracey. Lewis last boxed on Mar 20, 1976.WWDDL

Rodriguez Mar 1975Rodriguez May 1975Palomino Nov 1975Weston Dec 1975Stracey Mar 19766.3 tracked bouts per year

John H. Stracey last boxed on May 23, 1978 — 17,682 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 Hedgemon Lewis and John H. Stracey ever fought each other?: Yes. Hedgemon Lewis and John H. Stracey met once on March 20, 1976, and John H. Stracey won by TKO in round 10.
Who has the better record, Lewis or Stracey?: Hedgemon Lewis is 53-7-2 and John H. Stracey is 45-5-1. John H. Stracey has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Lewis or Stracey?: Hedgemon Lewis has 0 knockout wins and John H. Stracey has 37. John H. Stracey has more.
Do Lewis and Stracey have any common opponents?: Hedgemon Lewis and John H. Stracey share 4 common opponents: Carlos Palomino, José Nápoles and Ruben Zamora (and 1 other). Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Lewis and Stracey?: This comparison is drawn from 62 bouts tracked for Hedgemon Lewis and 51 bouts tracked for John H. Stracey. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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