Have Billy Papke and Cyclone Johnny Thompson ever fought each other?

Yes. Billy Papke and Cyclone Johnny Thompson met once on February 11, 1911, and Cyclone Johnny Thompson won by PTS.

Who has the better record, Papke or Thompson?

Billy Papke is 39-17-7 and Cyclone Johnny Thompson is 2-6 across the 8 bouts 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.

Who has more knockouts, Papke or Thompson?

Billy Papke has 31 knockout wins and Cyclone Johnny Thompson has 0. Billy Papke has more.

Do Papke and Thompson have any common opponents?

Billy Papke and Cyclone Johnny Thompson share 1 common opponent: Frank Klaus. Cyclone Johnny Thompson fared better against 1 of them.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Papke and Thompson?

This comparison is drawn from 63 bouts tracked for Billy Papke and 8 bouts tracked for Cyclone Johnny Thompson. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Billy Papke vs Cyclone Johnny Thompson — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Billy Papke

Cyclone Johnny Thompson

Billy Papke (39-17-7) and Cyclone Johnny Thompson (2-6 across 8 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 1 common opponent.

Papke

Wins31 KO · 79%

Losses

Draws63 tracked bouts

Thompson

Tracked record

2–6

counted from 8 bouts 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

Thompson leads 1–0

Billy Papke and Cyclone Johnny Thompson have met 1 time; Thompson leads 1–0.
Met	1911Feb 11	Series
Billy PapkeFighter A	LLost	0–1W–L
Cyclone Johnny ThompsonFighter B	WWon	1–0W–L
Result	PTSPapke vs Thompson	1Meeting

Papke vs Thompson · Feb 11, 1911

The Numbers

Papke 6 · Thompson 1 of 7 measurable rows

PapkeEdge = longer wingThompson

Record^†: 39-17-7 (edge)2-6
Win %0–100%: 67.5% (edge)
25%
Wins by knockoutmax 31: 31 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable: 79.49%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡0–100%: 79% (edge)
0%
Times stopped^‡max 2: 2
0 (edge)
Title reignsmax 1: 1 (edge)
0
Bouts per year^§max 4.8: 4.8 (edge)
0.6
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 63: 63
8

† 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″; Cyclone Johnny Thompson: No height on file
Agenot held: Billy Papke: Died aged 50; Cyclone Johnny Thompson: No date of birth
Stance: Billy Papke: Orthodox; Cyclone Johnny Thompson: Not recorded

Billy Papke left, Cyclone Johnny Thompson 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

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

Cyclone Johnny Thompson2 wins · from 8 tracked bouts

1 on the cards 50%1 by another method or unrecorded 50%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Billy Papke 63, Cyclone Johnny Thompson 8 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · Thompson better on 11 shared · Cyclone Johnny Thompson better on 1

PapkeBilly Papke

Opponent

ThompsonCyclone Johnny Thompson

Billy Papke
0–2 against
Loss, RTD 6
1913Mar 1913
Loss, NWS
1909Nov 1909
KlausFrank KlausUnited States 67–15–14 · MiddleweightThompson betterCyclone Johnny Thompson better — 0–1 to 0–2
Cyclone Johnny Thompson
Loss, NWS
1911Aug 1911

Both sides are set at the same size on purpose. Kill The Body does not score a second-round knockout above a split decision — the edge counts losses first and wins as the tiebreak, and the rest is yours to argue. Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name, so two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

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

Cyclone Johnny Thompson last boxed on Sep 28, 1914 — 40,932 days ago. Thompson had lost two straight, after one straight win.WLWLL

Bronson May 1909McFarland Nov 1909Papke Feb 1911Klaus Aug 1911Smith Sep 19140.6 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Billy Papke and Cyclone Johnny Thompson ever fought each other?: Yes. Billy Papke and Cyclone Johnny Thompson met once on February 11, 1911, and Cyclone Johnny Thompson won by PTS.
Who has the better record, Papke or Thompson?: Billy Papke is 39-17-7 and Cyclone Johnny Thompson is 2-6 across the 8 bouts 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.
Who has more knockouts, Papke or Thompson?: Billy Papke has 31 knockout wins and Cyclone Johnny Thompson has 0. Billy Papke has more.
Do Papke and Thompson have any common opponents?: Billy Papke and Cyclone Johnny Thompson share 1 common opponent: Frank Klaus. Cyclone Johnny Thompson fared better against 1 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Papke and Thompson?: This comparison is drawn from 63 bouts tracked for Billy Papke and 8 bouts tracked for Cyclone Johnny Thompson. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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