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Elmer Ray vs Turkey Thompson — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Elmer Ray

Turkey Thompson

Elmer Ray (98-23-11) and Turkey Thompson (3-1 across 5 tracked bouts) 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.

Ray

98

Wins69 KO · 70%

23

Losses

11

Draws135 tracked bouts

Thompson

Tracked record

3–1

counted from 5 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

Elmer Ray and Turkey Thompson have met 2 times; Thompson leads 1–0.

Elmer Ray and Turkey Thompson have met 2 times; Thompson leads 1–0.
Met1943Aug 91943Aug 24Series
Elmer RayFighter ANCNo decisionLLost0–1W–L
Turkey ThompsonFighter BNCNo decisionWWon1–0W–L
ResultNCR6KOR12Meetings

The Numbers

Ray 5 · Thompson 1 of 6 measurable rows
RayThompson
Record†
98-23-11 (edge)3-1
Win %0–100%
78.4% (edge)
75%
Wins by knockoutmax 69
69 (edge)
1
KO ratenot comparable
70.41%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
70% (edge)
33%
Times stopped‡max 9
9
0 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 8.8
8.8 (edge)
0.6
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 135
135
5

† 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

Agenot held
Elmer Ray: Died aged 76
Turkey Thompson: No date of birth
Stance
Elmer Ray: Orthodox
Turkey Thompson: Not recorded

Elmer Ray left, Turkey 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
Elmer Ray98 wins · from 135 tracked bouts

Elmer Ray: 98 tracked wins — 69 by KO/TKO (70%), 27 on the cards (28%) and 2 by another method or unrecorded (2%). Counted from 135 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

69 by KO/TKO 70%27 on the cards 28%2 by another method or unrecorded 2%

Turkey Thompson3 wins · from 5 tracked bouts

Turkey Thompson: 3 tracked wins — 1 by KO/TKO (33%) and 2 on the cards (67%). Counted from 5 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 by KO/TKO 33%2 on the cards 67%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Elmer Ray 135, Turkey Thompson 5 — 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

Elmer Ray has lost two straight, after two straight wins. Ray last boxed on Mar 8, 1949.LWWLL

Charles May 1948Boddie Jan 1949Peaks Feb 1949Riviera Feb 1949Holman Mar 19498.8 tracked bouts per year

Turkey Thompson last boxed on Mar 9, 1948 — 28,713 days ago. Thompson had won two in a row before losing a decision to Jimmy Bivins.WNCWWL

Yarosz Mar 1940Ray Aug 1943Ray Aug 1943Godoy Oct 1947Bivins Mar 19480.6 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Elmer Ray and Turkey Thompson ever fought each other?
Yes. Elmer Ray and Turkey Thompson have met 2 times and Turkey Thompson leads the series 1-0.
The 2 meetings

LAug 24, 1943 · Thompson · KO R1

NCAug 9, 1943 · No decision · NC R6

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Ray or Thompson?
Elmer Ray is 98-23-11 and Turkey Thompson is 3-1 across the 5 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Elmer Ray has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Ray98–23–1178.4%

Thompson3–175%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Ray or Thompson?
Elmer Ray has 69 knockout wins and Turkey Thompson has 1. Elmer Ray has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Ray6970.4%

Thompson1

The Numbers ↓
Do Ray and Thompson have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Elmer Ray and Turkey Thompson have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Ray and Thompson?
This comparison is drawn from 135 bouts tracked for Elmer Ray and 5 bouts tracked for Turkey Thompson. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Ray135bouts

Thompson5bouts

How They Win ↓

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