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.
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.
Elmer Ray vs Turkey Thompson — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Turkey Thompson leads 1–0- Turkey Thompson wonRay vs ThompsonAug 24, 1943 · KO · R1
- No decisionRay vs ThompsonAug 9, 1943 · NC · R6
The Numbers
- 98-23-11 (edge)
- Record
- 3-1
- 78.4% (edge)
- Win %
- 75%
- 69 (edge)
- Wins by knockout
- 1
- 70.41%
- KO rate
- —
- 70% (edge)
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 33%
- 9
- Times stopped
- 0 (edge)
- 0
- Title reigns
- 0
- 8.8 (edge)
- Bouts per year
- 0.6
- 135
- Bouts tracked
- 5
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
- 115
- Age
- —
- Orthodox
- Stance
- —
- Heavyweight
- Division
- —
- American
- Nationality
- —
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyElmer Ray · 98 wins
KO/TKO
69
Decision
27
Other
2
Turkey Thompson · 3 wins
KO/TKO
1
Decision
2
Other
0
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (135 and 5 respectively), 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
Elmer Ray
LLWWL
L2 streak · last fought Mar 8, 1949
Turkey Thompson
LWWNCW
L1 streak · last fought Mar 9, 1948
Common Questions
- 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.
- Who has the better record, Elmer Ray or Turkey 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.
- Who has more knockouts, Elmer Ray or Turkey Thompson?
- Elmer Ray has 69 knockout wins and Turkey Thompson has 1. Elmer Ray has more.
- Do Elmer Ray and Turkey 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 Elmer Ray and Turkey 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.