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Billy Papke

3326 KOs
121 KOs
7Draws
Last six: W-L-W-L-L-L
Career
division
Middleweight
status
inactive
bouts
52
rounds
404
KO %
78.8%
KO wins
26
KO losses
1
career
1906–1916
debut
1906-03-24
last fight
1916-06-01
Profile
alias
The Illinois Thunderbolt
sex
M
height
5′ 9″ / 175cm
origin
Spring Valley, IL
dob
1886-09-17
death
1936-11-26

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Fight history

date
w-l-d
last 6
result
Jun 1
Jack Smith
0 1 0
L-NWS
Clermont A.C., Brooklyn, New York, United States
10 of 10 · 161 / 157 lbs
Event →
Oct 14
Marty Rowan
3 16 3
L-NWS
Future City A.C., Saint Louis, Missouri, United States
8 of 8
Event →
Mar 5
Frank Klaus
15 2 3
L-DQ
Cirque de Paris, Paris, Paris, France
World Middleweight Title
15 of 20 · 159 / 159 lbs
Event →
Dec 4
Georges Bernard
0 0 0
W-TKO
Cirque de Paris, Paris, Paris, France
7 of 20
Event →
Sep 25
Jack Denning
13 3 1
L-NWS
St. Nicholas Arena, New York, New York, United States
10 of 10
Event →
Jun 29
Marcel Moreau
7 0 0
W-TKO
Cirque de Paris, Paris, Paris, France
16 of 20
Event →
May 2
Billy Leitch
0 0 0
W-TKO
National S.C., New York, New York, United States
2 of 10 · 163 / 163 lbs
Referee: Patsy Haley
Event →
Feb 22
Frank Mantell
28 9 8
L-PTS
Sacramento, California, United States
Mantell claimed the World Middleweight title
20 of 20
Event →
Oct 31
Bob Moha
2 0 0
L-PTS
Armory, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
12 of 12
Event →
Aug 22
Sailor Burke
18 8 2
L-NWS
20th Century A.C., New York, New York, United States
10 of 10
Event →
Jun 8
Jimmy Sullivan
2 0 0
W-KO
The Palladium, London, United Kingdom
Billed for British version of World Middleweight title
9 of 20x3
Event →
Mar 11
Dave Smith
13 0 1
W-KO
Sydney Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
7 of 20
Event →
Dec 26
Dave Smith
10 0 1
L-DQ
Sydney Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
10 of 20 · 160 / 160 lbs
Event →
Oct 26
Ed Williams
16 14 1
W-KO
Sydney Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
World Middleweight Title
6 of 20
Event →
Jun 14
Al Goodale
0 0 0
W-KO
Kansas City, Missouri, United States
2 of 10
Event →
Nov 11
Frank Klaus
6 1 1
D-NWS
Duquesne Gardens, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
6 of 6
Event →
Jul 14
Fireman Jim Flynn
17 7 12
D-PTS
Naud Junction Pavilion, Los Angeles, California, United States
10 of 10
Event →
Jul 5
Stanley Ketchel
46 3 4
L-UD
Mission Street Arena, Colma, California, United States
World Middleweight Title
20 of 20
Event →
May 15
Hugo Kelly
13 5 15
W-KO
Mission Street Arena, Colma, California, United States
1 of 45
Event →
Mar 19
Fireman Jim Flynn
16 6 12
L-PTS
Pacific A.C., Los Angeles, California, United States
10 of 10
Event →
Dec 15
Hugo Kelly
12 5 14
D-PTS
Jeffries' Arena, Vernon, California, United States
25 of 25
Event →
Nov 26
Stanley Ketchel
43 3 4
L-KO
Mission Street Arena, Colma, California, United States
World Middleweight Title
11 of 20
Event →
Sep 7
Stanley Ketchel
43 2 4
W-TKO
Jeffries' Arena, Vernon, California, United States
World Middleweight Title
12 of 25
Event →
Aug 18
Sailor Burke
12 2 2
W-NWS
National S.C., New York, New York, United States
6 of 6
Event →
Aug 13
Johnny Carroll
5 3 2
W-TKO
Armory A.A., Boston, Massachusetts, United States
2 of 12
Event →
Aug 13
Frank Mantell
15 2 4
W-TKO
Armory A.A., Boston, Massachusetts, United States
1 of 12
Event →
Jun 4
Stanley Ketchel
40 2 4
L-PTS
Hippodrome, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
World Middleweight Title
10 of 10
Event →
Mar 16
Hugo Kelly
11 3 14
W-PTS
Hippodrome, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
10 of 10
Event →
Jan 21
Walter Stanton
4 0 1
W-TKO
Armory A.A., Boston, Massachusetts, United States
4 of 12
Event →
Dec 30
Hugo Kelly
11 3 13
D-PTS
Badger A.C., Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
10 of 10
Event →
Nov 22
Bartley Connolly
2 2 5
W-TKO
Winnisimmet A.C., Chelsea, Massachusetts, United States
4 of 10
Event →
Nov 22
Charlie Haghey
18 9 9
W-TKO
Winnisimmet A.C., Chelsea, Massachusetts, United States
1 of 10
Event →
Nov 14
Tony Caponi
15 6 11
W-KO
Peoria A.C., Peoria, Illinois, United States
2 of 10
Event →
Nov 9
Pat O'Keefe
5 2 1
W-NWS
National A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
6 of 6
Event →
Oct 30
Cy Flynn
10 2 3
W-TKO
Brazil, Indiana, United States
3 of 10
Event →
Sep 2
Tommy Sullivan
11 2 2
W-KO
Glen Forest Park, Methuen, Massachusetts, United States
1 of 10
Event →
Jun 20
Tony Caponi
14 6 10
D-PTS
Spring Valley, Illinois, United States
10 of 10
Event →
Jun 6
Jack Morgan
0 0 0
W-KO
Peoria, Illinois, United States
7 of 10
Event →
May 21
Tony Caponi
14 6 9
D-PTS
Davenport A.C., Davenport, Iowa, United States
15 of 15
Event →
Apr 30
Johnny Carroll
4 0 1
W-KO
Peoria A.C., Peoria, Illinois, United States
4 of 10
Event →
Mar 26
Billy Rhodes
3 2 1
D-PTS
Davenport A.C., Davenport, Iowa, United States
15 of 15
Referee: Doc Krone
Event →
Mar 6
Billy Rhodes
3 1 1
W-PTS
Peoria A.C., Peoria, Illinois, United States
10 of 10
Event →
Feb 14
Carl Anderson
0 1 0
W-KO
Spring Valley A.C., Spring Valley, Illinois, United States
1 of 10 · 0:30
Referee: Doc Krone
Event →
Jan 29
Dick Fitzpatrick
7 4 8
W-PTS
Peoria A.C., Peoria, Illinois, United States
10 of 10
Event →
Jan 15
Tommy Wallace
3 7 1
W-KO
Riverside A.C., Peoria, Illinois, United States
3 of 10
Event →
Dec 17
Kid Farmer
7 4 3
W-KO
Riverside A.C., Peoria, Illinois, United States
6 of 10
Event →
Nov 27
Milt Kinney
3 1 0
W-KO
Peoria A.C., Peoria, Illinois, United States
3 of 10
Event →
Jul 4
Carl Purdy
0 0 0
W-PTS
La Salle, Illinois, United States
10 of 10
Event →
Jun 1
Jack Denny
0 0 0
W-KO
Peru, Illinois, United States
1 of 6
Event →
May 30
Buster Teegan
0 0 0
W-KO
Turn Hall, La Salle, Illinois, United States
3 of 6
Event →