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Billy Papke vs Carl Purdy — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Billy Papke

Carl Purdy

Billy Papke (39-17-7) and Carl Purdy (0-1 across 1 tracked bout) 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.

Papke

39

Wins31 KO · 79%

17

Losses

7

Draws63 tracked bouts

Purdy

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

Papke leads 1–0

Billy Papke and Carl Purdy have met 1 time; Papke leads 1–0.

Billy Papke and Carl Purdy have met 1 time; Papke leads 1–0.
Met1906Jul 4Series
Billy PapkeFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Carl PurdyFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKOR71Meeting

The Numbers

Papke 4 · Purdy 1 of 5 measurable rows
PapkePurdy
Record†
39-17-7 (edge)0-1
Win %0–100%
67.5% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 31
31 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
79.49%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
79%—
Times stopped‡max 2
2
1 (edge)
Title reignsmax 1
1 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§not comparable
4.8—
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 63
63
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
Billy Papke: 5′9″
Carl Purdy: No height on file
Agenot held
Billy Papke: Died aged 50
Carl Purdy: No date of birth
Stance
Billy Papke: Orthodox
Carl Purdy: Not recorded

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

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
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%

Carl Purdy0 wins · from 1 tracked bout

Carl Purdy: no tracked wins in the 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Purdy yet.

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

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

Carl Purdy last boxed on Jul 4, 1906 — 43,947 days ago. Purdy had lost the most recent, to Billy Papke.L

Papke Jul 1906

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Billy Papke and Carl Purdy ever fought each other?
Yes. Billy Papke and Carl Purdy met once on July 4, 1906, and Billy Papke won by TKO in round 7.
The meeting

WJul 4, 1906 · Papke · TKO R7

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Papke or Purdy?
Billy Papke is 39-17-7 and Carl Purdy is 0-1 across the 1 bout Kill The Body has tracked. Billy Papke has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Papke39–17–767.5%

Purdy0–10%

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

Papke3179.5%

Purdy0

The Numbers ↓
Do Papke and Purdy have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Billy Papke and Carl Purdy have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Papke and Purdy?
This comparison is drawn from 63 bouts tracked for Billy Papke and 1 bout tracked for Carl Purdy. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Papke63bouts

Purdy1bout

How They Win ↓

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