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Bartley Connolly vs Billy Papke — record, stats and common opponents compared

Bartley Connolly

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Billy Papke

Bartley Connolly (1-1 across 2 tracked bouts) and Billy Papke (39-17-7) 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.

Connolly

Tracked record

1–1

counted from 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Papke

39

Wins31 KO · 79%

17

Losses

7

Draws63 tracked bouts

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

Papke leads 1–0

Bartley Connolly and Billy Papke have met 1 time; Papke leads 1–0.

Bartley Connolly and Billy Papke have met 1 time; Papke leads 1–0.
Met1907Nov 22Series
Bartley ConnollyFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Billy PapkeFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultTKOR41Meeting

The Numbers

Connolly 0 · Papke 4 of 4 measurable rows
ConnollyPapke
Record†
1-139-17-7 (edge)
Win %0–100%
50%
67.5% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 31
0
31 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—79.49%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
0%
79% (edge)
Times stopped‡levelmax 1
1
1
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§not comparable
—4.8
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 63
2
63

† 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
Bartley Connolly: No height on file
Billy Papke: 5′9″
Agenot held
Bartley Connolly: No date of birth
Billy Papke: Died aged 50
Stance
Bartley Connolly: Not recorded
Billy Papke: Orthodox

Bartley Connolly left, Billy Papke right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Bartley Connolly1 win · from 2 tracked bouts

Bartley Connolly: 1 tracked win — 1 on the cards (100%). Counted from 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 on the cards 100%

Billy Papke39 wins · from 63 tracked bouts

Billy Papke: 39 tracked wins — 31 by KO/TKO (79%), 5 on the cards (13%) and 3 by another method or unrecorded (8%). Counted from 63 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

31 by KO/TKO 79%5 on the cards 13%3 by another method or unrecorded 8%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Bartley Connolly 2, Billy Papke 63 — 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

Bartley Connolly last boxed on Sep 7, 1908 — 43,141 days ago. Connolly had won once since losing by stoppage to Billy Papke.LW

Papke Nov 1907Walcott Sep 1908

Billy Papke has lost five straight. Papke last boxed on May 14, 1919.LLLLL

Klaus Mar 1913Rowan Oct 1913Smith Jun 1916Bartfield Apr 1919Darcy May 19194.8 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Bartley Connolly and Billy Papke ever fought each other?
Yes. Bartley Connolly and Billy Papke met once on November 22, 1907, and Billy Papke won by TKO in round 4.
The meeting

LNov 22, 1907 · Papke · TKO R4

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Connolly or Papke?
Bartley Connolly is 1-1 across the 2 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Billy Papke is 39-17-7. Billy Papke has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Connolly1–150%

Papke39–17–767.5%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Connolly or Papke?
Bartley Connolly has 0 knockout wins and Billy Papke has 31. Billy Papke has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Connolly0

Papke3179.5%

The Numbers ↓
Do Connolly and Papke have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Bartley Connolly and Billy Papke have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Connolly and Papke?
This comparison is drawn from 2 bouts tracked for Bartley Connolly and 63 bouts tracked for Billy Papke. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Connolly2bouts

Papke63bouts

How They Win ↓

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