Professional Boxing Record
| 77 Wins (55 knockouts, 22 decisions), 53 Losses (28 knockouts, 25 decisions), 6 Draws | |||||||
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
| Win | 13-22-2 | Terry Jesmer | UD | 6 | 24/10/1989 | Bismarck, North Dakota, United States | |
| Win | 0-7 | Dave Reynolds | KO | 3 | 27/05/1989 | Bismarck, North Dakota, United States | |
| Win | -- | Howard Stern | KO | 6 | 04/03/1989 | Bismarck, North Dakota, United States | |
| Loss | 37-5 | Harry Arroyo | TKO | 2 | 26/01/1989 | Rochester, New York, United States | |
| Loss | 5-39 | Wayne Grant | SD | 6 | 13/08/1988 | Saint Joseph, Missouri, United States | |
| Win | 5-35 | Wayne Grant | UD | 6 | 09/04/1988 | Joplin, Missouri, United States | |
| Win | 0-4 | Dave Reynolds | TKO | 6 | 03/04/1988 | Bismarck, North Dakota, United States | |
| Win | -- | Ron Falk | KO | 6 | 02/11/1986 | Macy, Nebraska, United States | |
| Win | 3-18 | Wayne Grant | KO | 8 | 01/11/1985 | Louisville, Kentucky, United States | |
| Win | 3-17 | Wayne Grant | UD | 8 | 01/10/1985 | Lebanon Junction, Kentucky, United States | |
| Win | 0-1 | Al Bell | KO | 4 | 14/06/1985 | Louisville, Kentucky, United States | |
| Loss | 22-1-1 | Danny Ferris | UD | 8 | 16/03/1985 | Troy, New York, United States | |
| Win | -- | "Diamond" Jim McLean | PTS | 4 | 22/02/1985 | Hammond, Indiana, United States | |
| Win | 11-13-1 | Clyde Beattie | UD | 8 | 01/02/1985 | Troy, New York, United States | |
| Loss | 8-0 | Ken Snider | UD | 8 | 23/01/1985 | Indianapolis, Indiana, United States | |
| Loss | 5-0 | Jeff Silva | UD | 6 | 09/11/1984 | Peoria, Illinois, United States | |
| Loss | 7-0 | Ken Snider | PTS | 6 | 30/10/1984 | Evansville, Indiana, United States | |
| Loss | 17-1 | Mike Hutchinson | KO | 3 | 27/10/1984 | Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States | |
| Loss | 5-0 | Jack Callahan | UD | 6 | 23/10/1984 | Highland, Lake County, Indiana, United States | |
| Win | 13-8 | Pete "Polish Hammer" Podgorski | SD | 8 | 10/07/1984 | Highland, Lake County, Indiana, United States | |
| Draw | 19-0 | Danny Ferris | PTS | 8 | 06/06/1984 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | 5-3, 4-4, 3-4. |
| Win | 0-12 | Billy Doyle | KO | 6 | 16/05/1984 | Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States | |
| Win | 12-7 | Billy Turner | KO | 3 | 23/03/1984 | Rapid City, South Dakota, United States | |
| Draw | 10-5-2 | Mike Pollitt | PTS | 6 | 13/03/1984 | Highland, Lake County, Indiana, United States | |
| Loss | 9-5-2 | Mike Pollitt | PTS | 5 | 07/02/1984 | Highland, Lake County, Indiana, United States | |
| Loss | 13-0 | Brian Brunette | TKO | 6 | 08/12/1983 | Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States | |
| Loss | 16-0 | Dave Hilton, Jr. | KO | 3 | 29/07/1983 | Cornwall, Ontario, Canada | |
| Loss | 30-1-3 | Fernando Rocco Castro | KO | 4 | 30/04/1983 | Lima, Peru | |
| Draw | 9-4-1 | Mike Pollitt | PTS | 6 | 12/04/1983 | Indianapolis, Indiana, United States | |
| Loss | 7-0 | Monte Oswald | KO | 3 | 05/03/1983 | Bay City, Michigan, United States | |
| Loss | 7-0-1 | Helier Custos | KO | 2 | 24/02/1983 | Paris, France | |
| Loss | 19-2-1 | Wilbert Johnson | KO | 2 | 25/01/1983 | Indianapolis, Indiana, United States | Strauss knocked out at 2:25 of the second round. |
| Win | -- | Richard Thomas | KO | 6 | 08/01/1983 | Davenport, Iowa, United States | |
| Win | 8-3-1 | Mike Pollitt | TKO | 5 | 08/12/1982 | Omaha, Nebraska, United States | |
| Loss | 7-3-1 | Mike Pollitt | PTS | 5 | 03/11/1982 | Indianapolis, Indiana, United States | |
| Win | -- | Fred Morris | KO | 4 | 27/10/1982 | West Fargo, North Dakota, United States | |
| Loss | 4-5 | Harlen Holden | TKO | 7 | 13/10/1982 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Referee stopped the bout at 1:55 of the seventh round. |
| Loss | 8-26-2 | Lester Groves | SD | 8 | 07/10/1982 | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | |
| Loss | 51-4-1 | Maurice Watkins | KO | 3 | 17/08/1982 | Lafayette, Louisiana, United States | |
| Loss | 37-5-2 | Sakaraia Ve | KO | 3 | 03/07/1982 | Suva, Fiji | |
| Win | 12-5 | Billy Turner | KO | 7 | 24/05/1982 | Deadwood, South Dakota, United States | |
| Loss | 4-0 | "Irish" Billy Collins, Jr. | KO | 3 | 20/05/1982 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | |
| Win | 0-11 | Nick Wills | KO | 6 | 20/04/1982 | Fargo, North Dakota, United States | |
| Loss | 36-6 | Dale Hernandez | PTS | 10 | 06/04/1982 | Omaha, Nebraska, United States | |
| Loss | 21-7 | Jean-Andre Emmerich | PTS | 8 | 26/03/1982 | Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany | |
| Win | 0-3 | Pete Susens | UD | 6 | 18/03/1982 | Dodge City, Kansas, United States | |
| Win | 3-19 | Larry Puchta | PTS | 10 | 17/03/1982 | Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States | |
| Win | 0-1 | Charlie Keller | KO | 7 | 25/02/1982 | Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States | |
| Loss | 54-16 | Al Ford | UD | 10 | 12/02/1982 | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | 96-98, 95-99, 98-99. |
| Loss | 16-1 | Jean-Marie Emebe | KO | 3 | 30/01/1982 | Yaounde, Cameroon | |
| Win | 4-1 | Willie Dean | KO | 5 | 31/12/1981 | Indianapolis, Indiana, United States | Dean knocked out at 1:40 of the fifth round. |
| Draw | 11-2 | Ghyslain Deroy | PTS | 10 | 10/12/1981 | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | 96-97, 99-94, 98-98. |
| Loss | 26-13-2 | Larry Stanton | KO | 3 | 30/11/1981 | Richmond Hill, New York, United States | |
| Loss | 22-4 | Danny Long | PTS | 8 | 25/11/1981 | Boston, Massachusetts, United States | |
| Win | 8-26-2 | Charlie Peterson | TKO | 4 | 05/11/1981 | Merrillville, Indiana, United States | Referee stopped the bout at 0:49 of the fourth round. |
| Win | 0-2 | Pete Susens | TKO | 6 | 24/10/1981 | Dodge City, Kansas, United States | |
| Win | 0-2 | Darrell Miller | KO | 4 | 10/10/1981 | Kansas City, Missouri, United States | |
| Loss | 20-4 | Gary "Hammer" Holmgren | PTS | 10 | 07/10/1981 | Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States | |
| Loss | 25-4-1 | Eckhard Dagge | PTS | 8 | 25/09/1981 | Cologne, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany | |
| Win | -- | Tommy Degen | PTS | 8 | 20/09/1981 | Grand Island, Nebraska, United States | |
| Loss | 5-2-2 | Gordie Lawson | KO | 5 | 04/09/1981 | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | |
| Win | -- | Nicky Jefferson | KO | 4 | 28/08/1981 | Omaha, Nebraska, United States | Jefferson knocked out at 2:27 of the fourth round. |
| Win | 4-3-1 | Ken Reed | KO | 5 | 23/08/1981 | Grand Island, Nebraska, United States | |
| Loss | 4-2-2 | Gordie Lawson | PTS | 8 | 07/08/1981 | Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada | |
| Win | 0-1 | Charlie Powell | TKO | 4 | 23/07/1981 | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | |
| Loss | 7-0 | Mike "Bodysnatcher" McCallum | TKO | 3 | 19/07/1981 | Warren, Ohio, United States | |
| Win | 0-7 | Nick Miller | KO | 4 | 13/06/1981 | Gary, Indiana, United States | |
| Win | 12-29-2 | Billy Goodwin | SD | 10 | 06/06/1981 | Amery, Wisconsin, United States | 97-95, 96-99, 97-95. |
| Win | 12-28-2 | Jo Jo Jackson | SD | 6 | 08/05/1981 | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | |
| Loss | 22-10-1 | Bobby Plegge | PTS | 8 | 26/04/1981 | Canton, Ohio, United States | |
| Loss | 13-1 | David Braxton | TKO | 4 | 23/04/1981 | Detroit, Michigan, United States | |
| Win | 3-3 | Mark Hughes | KO | 8 | 06/04/1981 | Bloomington, Minnesota, United States | |
| Win | 5-0-1 | Jimmy Baker | PTS | 6 | 28/03/1981 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | |
| Loss | 2-3 | Mark Hughes | SD | 6 | 19/03/1981 | Saint Joseph, Missouri, United States | |
| Loss | 13-0 | Marlon "Magic Man" Starling | KO | 2 | 09/02/1981 | Hartford, Connecticut, United States | Strauss knocked out at 1:20 of the second round. |
| Loss | 35-7 | Tony McMinn | KO | 5 | 31/01/1981 | Miami, Oklahoma, United States | |
| Win | -- | Rowan Johnson | KO | 5 | 11/01/1981 | Saint Louis, Missouri, United States | |
| Win | 4-6 | Ernie Davis | PTS | 8 | 11/12/1980 | Kansas City, Missouri, United States | |
| Win | 0-1 | Pete Susens | KO | 6 | 01/11/1980 | Wichita, Kansas, United States | |
| Win | -- | Darrell Ned Miller | KO | 5 | 30/10/1980 | Louisville, Kentucky, United States | |
| Win | -- | Malcolm "X" Gordon | TKO | 2 | 28/10/1980 | Indianapolis, Indiana, United States | |
| Loss | 13-1 | Danny Paul | TKO | 4 | 30/09/1980 | Niles, Illinois, United States | Referee stopped the bout at 2:34 of the fourth round. |
| Loss | 10-0 | Johnny Compo | UD | 8 | 23/09/1980 | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | 36-38, 36-38, 35-36. |
| Win | -- | Charlie Keller | KO | 10 | 06/09/1980 | Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States | |
| Win | -- | Dave Holmgren | KO | 6 | 30/08/1980 | North Platte, Nebraska, United States | |
| Win | -- | Dave Gordon | KO | 5 | 29/08/1980 | Grand Island, Nebraska, United States | |
| Win | 0-1 | Dave Grant | KO | 5 | 24/07/1980 | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | Grant knocked out at 0:52 of the fifth round. |
| Win | 0-5 | Nick Miller | KO | 4 | 18/07/1980 | Grand Island, Nebraska, United States | |
| Loss | 4-0 | Bobby Czyz | KO | 4 | 17/07/1980 | Totowa, New Jersey, United States | |
| Win | 12-4 | Billy Turner | KO | 5 | 28/06/1980 | Rapid City, South Dakota, United States | |
| Win | 0-2 | Billy "The Kid Evans | KO | 3 | 20/06/1980 | Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States | |
| Win | 0-9 | Nick Wills | KO | 3 | 18/06/1980 | Struthers, Ohio, United States | |
| Loss | 4-0-1 | Charles LaCour | SD | 8 | 13/06/1980 | Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada | |
| Win | 6-14 | Dave Bolden | PTS | 8 | 06/06/1980 | Kansas City, Missouri, United States | |
| Win | -- | Rodney Foster | KO | 3 | 13/05/1980 | Indianapolis, Indiana, United States | |
| Win | -- | Ron Madsap | KO | 3 | 26/04/1980 | Hastings, Iowa, United States | |
| Loss | 27-8-1 | Ralph Racine | KO | 5 | 24/04/1980 | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | |
| Win | -- | Darryl Springer | KO | 4 | 19/04/1980 | Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States | |
| Loss | 13-1 | Nino Gonzalez | TKO | 8 | 01/04/1980 | Totowa, New Jersey, United States | |
| Loss | 75-5-4 | Juan Jose Gimenez | KO | 5 | 29/03/1980 | Rome, Lazio, Italy | |
| Win | -- | Ralph Jackson | TKO | 2 | 16/03/1980 | Omaha, Nebraska, United States | |
| Win | 4-1 | O'Dell Willis | PTS | 6 | 07/03/1980 | Kansas City, Missouri, United States | |
| Loss | 7-1 | Dave Simmonds | PTS | 10 | 29/02/1980 | Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada | |
| Loss | 16-2 | Charlie Weir | TKO | 1 | 09/02/1980 | Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa | |
| Win | -- | Frank Patterson | TKO | 4 | 20/12/1979 | Wichita, Kansas, United States | |
| Win | -- | "Tiny" Tim Ellis | KO | 2 | 14/12/1979 | Evansville, Indiana, United States | |
| Win | -- | Dave Reynolds | TKO | 3 | 08/12/1979 | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | Referee stopped the bout at 1:30 of the third round. |
| Win | -- | Billy Evans | TKO | 3 | 02/12/1979 | Muncie, Indiana, United States | |
| Draw | -- | Macon Davis | PTS | 4 | 27/11/1979 | Miami Beach, Florida, United States | |
| Loss | 21-7-1 | Eddie Marcelle | TKO | 7 | 16/11/1979 | Mucurapo, Trinidad and Tobago | |
| Win | 0-1 | Tim Mullens | TKO | 4 | 01/11/1979 | Wichita, Kansas, United States | |
| Win | -- | Tim Mullens | TKO | 5 | 27/10/1979 | Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada | |
| Win | -- | Bryan Thompson | TKO | 3 | 09/10/1979 | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | Referee stopped the bout at 1:17 of the third round. |
| Loss | 19-1 | Pat Hallacy | UD | 10 | 18/09/1979 | Wichita, Kansas, United States | |
| Loss | 1-3 | Charlie Peterson | PTS | 8 | 18/07/1979 | Indianapolis, Indiana, United States | |
| Win | 1-3 | Cicero Blake | TKO | 6 | 25/06/1979 | Omaha, Nebraska, United States | |
| Draw | 3-8 | Terry Jesmer | PTS | 6 | 14/06/1979 | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | |
| Win | 4-2 | Floyd Pearson | UD | 6 | 11/06/1979 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | |
| Win | 0-1 | Ali Ayub | TKO | 8 | 31/05/1979 | Brandon, Manitoba, Canada | Referee stopped the bout at 2:59 of the eighth round. |
| Win | 4-3 | Larry Mayes | TKO | 6 | 12/05/1979 | Wichita, Kansas, United States | |
| Win | 0-5 | Larry Puchta | PTS | 5 | 04/05/1979 | Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States | |
| Win | 7-6-2 | Clyde Spencer | TKO | 5 | 28/04/1979 | Omaha, Nebraska, United States | |
| Win | 2-3 | Ossie Quast | UD | 6 | 20/04/1979 | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | 29-27, 30-26, 29-26. |
| Loss | 2-0 | Steve Kruger | PTS | 5 | 16/03/1979 | Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States | |
| Win | -- | Nick Miller | TKO | 4 | 14/03/1979 | Marshalltown, Iowa, United States | |
| Win | 1-3 | Roy Taylor | PTS | 4 | 08/03/1979 | Wichita, Kansas, United States | |
| Win | -- | Dave Grant | KO | 5 | 28/02/1979 | Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States | |
| Win | 2-2 | Ossie Quast | PTS | 6 | 14/02/1979 | Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States | |
| Loss | 16-5 | Ivy Brown | KO | 1 | 19/01/1979 | Overland Park, Kansas, United States | |
| Loss | 2-2 | Mauricio Aldana | TKO | 1 | 10/01/1979 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 0-1 | Bill Thompson | TKO | 3 | 29/11/1978 | Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States | |
| Win | 0-17 | Nino Cosmo | PTS | 6 | 21/09/1978 | Jersey City, New Jersey, United States | |
| Win | 5-2-1 | Clyde Spencer | KO | 3 | 15/11/1977 | Oklahoma City, United States | |
| Loss | 5-5 | Hank Gregory | PTS | 6 | 26/08/1976 | Kansas City, Missouri, United States | |
| Win | 1-0 | Tony McMinn | KO | 3 | 02/06/1976 | Topeka, Kansas, United States | |
| Win | 0-2 | Gary Maiza | PTS | 4 | 01/06/1976 | Oklahoma City, United States | |
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