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.
Billy Papke (39-17-7) and Hugo Kelly (4-6-6 across 16 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 4 times. They share 2 common opponents.
Billy Papke vs Hugo Kelly — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Billy Papke leads 2–0- Billy Papke wonPapke vs KellyMay 15, 1909 · KO · R1
- DrawPapke vs KellyDec 15, 1908 · PTS
- Billy Papke wonPapke vs KellyMar 16, 1908 · PTS
- DrawPapke vs KellyDec 30, 1907 · PTS
The Numbers
- 39-17-7 (edge)
- Record
- 4-6-6
- 67.5% (edge)
- Win %
- 43.8%
- 31 (edge)
- Wins by knockout
- 0
- 79.49%
- KO rate
- —
- 79% (edge)
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 0%
- 2 (edge)
- Times stopped
- 3
- 0
- Title reigns
- 0
- 5 (edge)
- Bouts per year
- 1.7
- 66
- Bouts tracked
- 16
One or both records are tracked, not career-verified.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Across each fighter's tracked career span.
Tale of the Tape
- 5′9″ (175 cm)
- Height
- —
- 139
- Age
- —
- Orthodox
- Stance
- —
- Middleweight
- Division
- —
- United States
- Nationality
- —
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyBilly Papke · 39 wins
KO/TKO
31
Decision
5
Other
3
Hugo Kelly · 4 wins
KO/TKO
0
Decision
3
Other
1
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (66 and 16 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
2 sharedBilly Papke
LUD · Jul 1909LKO R11 · Nov 1908WTKO R12 · Sep 1908LPTS · Jun 1908Hugo Kelly
LKO R3 · Jul 1908
Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.
Current Form
Billy Papke
LLLLL
L5 streak · last fought May 14, 1919
Hugo Kelly
LWWLD
L1 streak · last fought May 28, 1912
Common Questions
- Have Billy Papke and Hugo Kelly ever fought each other?
- Yes. Billy Papke and Hugo Kelly have met 4 times and Billy Papke leads the series 2-0 with 2 draws.
- Who has the better record, Billy Papke or Hugo Kelly?
- Billy Papke is 39-17-7 and Hugo Kelly is 4-6-6 across the 16 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, Billy Papke or Hugo Kelly?
- Billy Papke has 31 knockout wins and Hugo Kelly has 0. Billy Papke has more.
- Do Billy Papke and Hugo Kelly have any common opponents?
- Billy Papke and Hugo Kelly share 2 common opponents: Frank Klaus and Stanley Ketchel. Hugo Kelly fared better against 2 of them.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Billy Papke and Hugo Kelly?
- This comparison is drawn from 66 bouts tracked for Billy Papke and 16 bouts tracked for Hugo Kelly. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.