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John H. Stracey vs Otha Tyson — record, stats and common opponents compared

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John H. Stracey

Otha Tyson

John H. Stracey (45-5-1) and Otha Tyson (0-1 across 1 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

Tyson

Tracked record

0–1

counted from 1 bout 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 Otha Tyson have met 1 time; Stracey leads 1–0.

John H. Stracey and Otha Tyson have met 1 time; Stracey leads 1–0.
Met1973Jan 15Series
John H. StraceyFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Otha TysonFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultKOR31Meeting

The Numbers

Stracey 3 · Tyson 1 of 4 measurable rows
StraceyTyson
Record†
45-5-1 (edge)0-1
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
1 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§not comparable
5.9—
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 51
51
1

† 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″
Otha Tyson: No height on file
Reachnot held
John H. Stracey: 70″
Otha Tyson: No reach on file
Agenot held
John H. Stracey: 76
Otha Tyson: No date of birth
Stance
John H. Stracey: Orthodox
Otha Tyson: Not recorded

John H. Stracey left, Otha Tyson 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%

Otha Tyson0 wins · from 1 tracked bout

Otha Tyson: no tracked wins in the 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Tyson yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — John H. Stracey 51, Otha Tyson 1 — 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 — 17,681 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

Otha Tyson last boxed on Jan 15, 1973 — 19,635 days ago. Tyson had lost the most recent, to John H. Stracey.L

Stracey Jan 1973

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have John H. Stracey and Otha Tyson ever fought each other?
Yes. John H. Stracey and Otha Tyson met once on January 15, 1973, and John H. Stracey won by KO in round 3.
The meeting

WJan 15, 1973 · Stracey · KO R3

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Stracey or Tyson?
John H. Stracey is 45-5-1 and Otha Tyson is 0-1 across the 1 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%

Tyson0–10%

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

Stracey3782.2%

Tyson0

The Numbers ↓
Do Stracey and Tyson have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both John H. Stracey and Otha Tyson have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Stracey and Tyson?
This comparison is drawn from 51 bouts tracked for John H. Stracey and 1 bout tracked for Otha Tyson. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Stracey51bouts

Tyson1bout

How They Win ↓

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