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John H. Stracey vs Jose Papo Melendez — record, stats and common opponents compared

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John H. Stracey

Jose Papo Melendez

John H. Stracey (45-5-1) and Jose Papo Melendez (0-4 across 4 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Stracey

45

Wins37 KO · 82%

5

Losses

1

Draw51 tracked bouts

Melendez

Tracked record

0–4

counted from 4 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

Stracey leads 1–0

John H. Stracey and Jose Papo Melendez have met 1 time; Stracey leads 1–0.

John H. Stracey and Jose Papo Melendez have met 1 time; Stracey leads 1–0.
Met1973Sep 10Series
John H. StraceyFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Jose Papo MelendezFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKOR31Meeting

The Numbers

Stracey 5 · Melendez 1 of 6 measurable rows
StraceyMelendez
Record†
45-5-1 (edge)0-4
Win %0–100%
89.2% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 37
37 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
82.22%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
82%—
Times stopped‡max 3
3
2 (edge)
Title reignsmax 4
4 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 5.9
5.9 (edge)
1.5
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 51
51
4

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

John H. Stracey left, Jose Papo Melendez 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%

Jose Papo Melendez0 wins · from 4 tracked bouts

Jose Papo Melendez: no tracked wins in the 4 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Melendez yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — John H. Stracey 51, Jose Papo Melendez 4 — 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

John H. Stracey last boxed on May 23, 1978 — 17,689 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

Jose Papo Melendez last boxed on May 28, 1976 — 18,414 days ago. Melendez had lost four straight.LLLL

Stracey Sep 1973Obed Oct 1973Eklund Dec 1975Backus May 19761.5 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have John H. Stracey and Jose Papo Melendez ever fought each other?
Yes. John H. Stracey and Jose Papo Melendez met once on September 10, 1973, and John H. Stracey won by TKO in round 3.
The meeting

WSep 10, 1973 · Stracey · TKO R3

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Stracey or Melendez?
John H. Stracey is 45-5-1 and Jose Papo Melendez is 0-4 across the 4 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. John H. Stracey has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Stracey45–5–189.2%

Melendez0–40%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Stracey or Melendez?
John H. Stracey has 37 knockout wins and Jose Papo Melendez has 0. John H. Stracey has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Stracey3782.2%

Melendez0

The Numbers ↓
Do Stracey and Melendez have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both John H. Stracey and Jose Papo Melendez have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Stracey and Melendez?
This comparison is drawn from 51 bouts tracked for John H. Stracey and 4 bouts tracked for Jose Papo Melendez. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Stracey51bouts

Melendez4bouts

How They Win ↓

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