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Billy Papke vs Jim Sullivan — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Billy Papke

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Jim Sullivan

Billy Papke (39-17-7) and Jim Sullivan (27-14-3) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 2 common opponents.

Papke

39

Wins31 KO · 79%

17

Losses

7

Draws63 tracked bouts

Sullivan

27

Wins15 KO · 56%

14

Losses

3

Draws3 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Papke leads 1–0

Billy Papke and Jim Sullivan have met 1 time; Papke leads 1–0.

Billy Papke and Jim Sullivan have met 1 time; Papke leads 1–0.
Met1911Jun 8Series
Billy PapkeFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Jim SullivanFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultKOR91Meeting

The Numbers

Papke 6 · Sullivan 0 of 6 measurable rows
PapkeSullivan
Record
39-17-7 (edge)27-14-3
Win %0–100%
67.5% (edge)
64.8%
Wins by knockoutmax 31
31 (edge)
15
KO rate0–100%
79.49% (edge)
55.56%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†not comparable
79%—
Times stopped†max 2
1 (edge)
2
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year‡max 4.8
4.8 (edge)
1
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 63
63
3

† 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″
Jim Sullivan: No height on file
Agenot comparable
Billy Papke: Died aged 50
Jim Sullivan: Died aged 63
Stance
Billy Papke: Orthodox
Jim Sullivan: Orthodox

Billy Papke left, Jim Sullivan 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%

Jim Sullivan0 wins · from 3 tracked bouts

Jim Sullivan: no tracked wins in the 3 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Sullivan yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Billy Papke 63, Jim Sullivan 3 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

2 shared

2 shared · Papke better on 2

Papke

Opponent

Sullivan

  • Billy Papke

    Draw, PTS

    1907

    O'KeeffePapke better

    Jim Sullivan

    Loss, PTS

    1914

  • Billy Papke

    Win, TKO 18

    1912

    CarpentierPapke better

    Jim Sullivan

    Loss, KO 2

    1912

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

Jim Sullivan has lost three straight. Sullivan last boxed on May 25, 1914.LLL

Papke Jun 1911Carpentier Feb 1912O'Keeffe May 19141 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Billy Papke and Jim Sullivan ever fought each other?
Yes. Billy Papke and Jim Sullivan met once on June 8, 1911, and Billy Papke won by KO in round 9.
The meeting

WJun 8, 1911 · Papke · KO R9

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Papke or Sullivan?
Billy Papke is 39-17-7 and Jim Sullivan is 27-14-3. Billy Papke has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Papke39–17–767.5%

Sullivan27–14–364.8%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Papke or Sullivan?
Billy Papke has 31 knockout wins and Jim Sullivan has 15. Billy Papke has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Papke3179.5%

Sullivan1555.6%

The Numbers ↓
Do Papke and Sullivan have any common opponents?
Billy Papke and Jim Sullivan share 2 common opponents: Pat O'Keeffe and Georges Carpentier. Billy Papke fared better against 2 of them.
2 shared opponents

Pat O'KeeffeDL

Georges CarpentierWL

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Papke and Sullivan?
This comparison is drawn from 63 bouts tracked for Billy Papke and 3 bouts tracked for Jim Sullivan. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Papke63bouts

Sullivan3bouts

How They Win ↓

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