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John H. Stracey vs José Nápoles — record, stats and common opponents compared

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John H. Stracey

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José Nápoles

John H. Stracey (45-5-1) and José Nápoles (81-7) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 5 common opponents.

Stracey

45

Wins37 KO · 82%

5

Losses

1

Draw51 tracked bouts

Nápoles

81

Wins54 KO · 67%

7

Losses

0

Draws89 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Stracey leads 1–0

John H. Stracey and José Nápoles have met 1 time; Stracey leads 1–0.

John H. Stracey and José Nápoles have met 1 time; Stracey leads 1–0.
Met1975Dec 6Series
John H. StraceyFighter AWWon1–0W–L
José NápolesFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKOR61Meeting

The Numbers

Stracey 5 · Nápoles 3 of 8 measurable rows
StraceyNápoles
Record
45-5-181-7 (edge)
Win %0–100%
89.2%
92% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 54
37
54 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
82.22% (edge)
66.67%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
82% (edge)
66%
Times stopped†max 4
3 (edge)
4
Title reignsmax 4
4 (edge)
2
Bouts per year‡max 5.9
5.9 (edge)
5.1
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 89
51
89

† 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

HeightLevel
John H. Stracey: 5′7″
José Nápoles: 5′7″
Reach+2″
John H. Stracey: 70″
José Nápoles: 72″ (edge)
Agenot comparable
John H. Stracey: 76
José Nápoles: Died aged 79
Stance
John H. Stracey: Orthodox
José Nápoles: Orthodox

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

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
John H. Stracey45 wins · from 51 tracked bouts

John H. Stracey: 45 tracked wins — 37 by KO/TKO (82%), 6 on the cards (13%) and 2 by another method or unrecorded (4%). Counted from 51 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

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

José Nápoles82 wins · from 89 tracked bouts

José Nápoles: 82 tracked wins — 54 by KO/TKO (66%), 25 on the cards (30%) and 3 by another method or unrecorded (4%). Counted from 89 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

54 by KO/TKO 66%25 on the cards 30%3 by another method or unrecorded 4%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — John H. Stracey 51, José Nápoles 89 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

5 shared

5 shared · Nápoles better on 2 · even on 3

Stracey

Opponent

Nápoles

  • John H. Stracey

    Win, TKO 10

    1976

    LewisNápoles better

    José Nápoles

    2–0 against

    Win, TKO 9

    1974

    Win, UD

    1971

  • John H. Stracey

    Win, TKO 7

    1974

    LopezNápoles better

    José Nápoles

    2–0 against

    Win, KO 7

    1973

    Win, TKO

    1970

  • John H. Stracey

    Win, TKO 8

    1974

    MenetreyEven

    José Nápoles

    Win, UD

    1973

  • John H. Stracey

    Win, TKO 7

    1972

    MelendezEven

    José Nápoles

    Win, TKO 5

    1971

  • John H. Stracey

    Win, TKO 2

    1972

    ReaEven

    José Nápoles

    Win, TKO 5

    1968

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

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

José Nápoles had won four in a row before losing by stoppage to John H. Stracey. Nápoles last boxed on Dec 6, 1975.WWWWL

Saldano Dec 1974Muñíz Mar 1975Muñíz Mar 1975Muñíz Jul 1975Stracey Dec 19755.1 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have John H. Stracey and José Nápoles ever fought each other?
Yes. John H. Stracey and José Nápoles met once on December 6, 1975, and John H. Stracey won by TKO in round 6.
The meeting

WDec 6, 1975 · Stracey · TKO R6

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Stracey or Nápoles?
John H. Stracey is 45-5-1 and José Nápoles is 81-7. José Nápoles has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Stracey45–5–189.2%

Nápoles81–792%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Stracey or Nápoles?
John H. Stracey has 37 knockout wins and José Nápoles has 54. José Nápoles has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Stracey3782.2%

Nápoles5466.7%

The Numbers ↓
Do Stracey and Nápoles have any common opponents?
John H. Stracey and José Nápoles share 5 common opponents: Hedgemon Lewis, Ernie Lopez and Roger Menetrey (and 2 others). José Nápoles fared better against 2 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Stracey and Nápoles?
This comparison is drawn from 51 bouts tracked for John H. Stracey and 89 bouts tracked for José Nápoles. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Stracey51bouts

Nápoles89bouts

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