Have Billy Papke and Sailor Burke ever fought each other?

Yes. Billy Papke and Sailor Burke have met 2 times and the series is level at 1-1.

Who has the better record, Papke or Burke?

Billy Papke is 39-17-7 and Sailor Burke is 24-7-3. Sailor Burke has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, Papke or Burke?

Billy Papke has 31 knockout wins and Sailor Burke has 19. Billy Papke has more.

Do Papke and Burke have any common opponents?

Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Billy Papke and Sailor Burke have faced.

Who is bigger, Papke or Burke?

Sailor Burke is the taller fighter at 177 cm, 2 cm above the other.

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

This comparison is drawn from 63 bouts tracked for Billy Papke and 4 bouts tracked for Sailor Burke. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Billy Papke vs Sailor Burke — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Billy Papke (39-17-7) and Sailor Burke (24-7-3) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Papke

Wins31 KO · 79%

Losses

Draws63 tracked bouts

Burke

Wins19 KO · 79%

Losses

Draws4 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Series level 1–1

Billy Papke and Sailor Burke have met 2 times; Series level 1–1.
Met	1908Aug 18	1911Aug 22	Series
Billy PapkeFighter A	WWon	LLost	1–1W–L
Sailor BurkeFighter B	LLost	WWon	1–1W–L
Result	NWSPapke vs Burke	NWSPapke vs Burke	2Meetings

The Numbers

Papke 4 · Burke 3 of 7 measurable rows

PapkeEdge = longer wingBurke

Record: 39-17-724-7-3 (edge)
Win %0–100%: 67.5%
75% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 31: 31 (edge)
19
KO rate0–100%: 79.49% (edge)
79.17%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†0–100%: 79% (edge)
0%
Times stopped^†max 1: 1
0 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^‡max 4.8: 4.8 (edge)
0.7
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 63: 63
4

† 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

Height+1″: Billy Papke: 5′9″; Sailor Burke: 5′10″ (edge)
Agenot held: Billy Papke: Died aged 50; Sailor Burke: No date of birth
Stance: Billy Papke: Orthodox; Sailor Burke: Orthodox

Billy Papke left, Sailor Burke 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%

Sailor Burke1 win · from 4 tracked bouts

1 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, Sailor Burke 4 — 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

Sailor Burke last boxed on Aug 22, 1911 — 42,063 days ago. Burke had won once since three straight losses.LLLW

Blackburn Jan 1906Johnson Sep 1907Papke Aug 1908Papke Aug 19110.7 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

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Have Billy Papke and Sailor Burke ever fought each other?: Yes. Billy Papke and Sailor Burke have met 2 times and the series is level at 1-1.
Who has the better record, Papke or Burke?: Billy Papke is 39-17-7 and Sailor Burke is 24-7-3. Sailor Burke has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Papke or Burke?: Billy Papke has 31 knockout wins and Sailor Burke has 19. Billy Papke has more.
Do Papke and Burke have any common opponents?: Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Billy Papke and Sailor Burke have faced.
Who is bigger, Papke or Burke?: Sailor Burke is the taller fighter at 177 cm, 2 cm above the other.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Papke and Burke?: This comparison is drawn from 63 bouts tracked for Billy Papke and 4 bouts tracked for Sailor Burke. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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