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Billy Papke vs Jack Denning — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Billy Papke

Jack Denning

Billy Papke (39-17-7) and Jack Denning (3-3-1 across 7 tracked bouts) 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

Denning

Tracked record

3–3–1

counted from 7 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

Denning leads 1–0

Billy Papke and Jack Denning have met 1 time; Denning leads 1–0.

Billy Papke and Jack Denning have met 1 time; Denning leads 1–0.
Met1912Sep 25Series
Billy PapkeFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Jack DenningFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultNWS1Meeting

The Numbers

Papke 6 · Denning 1 of 7 measurable rows
PapkeDenning
Record†
39-17-7 (edge)3-3-1
Win %0–100%
67.5% (edge)
50%
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
1 (edge)
Title reignsmax 1
1 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 4.8
4.8 (edge)
2.8
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 63
63
7

† 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″
Jack Denning: No height on file
Agenot held
Billy Papke: Died aged 50
Jack Denning: No date of birth
Stance
Billy Papke: Orthodox
Jack Denning: Not recorded

Billy Papke left, Jack Denning 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%

Jack Denning3 wins · from 7 tracked bouts

Jack Denning: 3 tracked wins — 3 by another method or unrecorded (100%). Counted from 7 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

3 by another method or unrecorded 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Billy Papke 63, Jack Denning 7 — 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

Jack Denning last boxed on Jun 13, 1913 — 41,405 days ago. Denning had lost two straight, after one straight win.DLWLL

Gibbons Jan 1912Gibbons Mar 1912Papke Sep 1912Dillon Feb 1913Gibbons Jun 19132.8 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Billy Papke and Jack Denning ever fought each other?
Yes. Billy Papke and Jack Denning met once on September 25, 1912, and Jack Denning won by NWS.
The meeting

LSep 25, 1912 · Denning · NWS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Papke or Denning?
Billy Papke is 39-17-7 and Jack Denning is 3-3-1 across the 7 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.
Records · win %

Papke39–17–767.5%

Denning3–3–150%

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

Papke3179.5%

Denning0

The Numbers ↓
Do Papke and Denning have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Billy Papke and Jack Denning have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Papke and Denning?
This comparison is drawn from 63 bouts tracked for Billy Papke and 7 bouts tracked for Jack Denning. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Papke63bouts

Denning7bouts

How They Win ↓

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