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Harry Greb vs Johnny Papke — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Harry Greb

Johnny Papke

Harry Greb (261-18-19) and Johnny Papke (0-2-1 across 3 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.

Greb

261

Wins49 KO · 19%

18

Losses

19

Draws299 tracked bouts

Papke

Tracked record

0–2–1

counted from 3 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

Greb leads 1–0

Harry Greb and Johnny Papke have met 1 time; Greb leads 1–0.

Harry Greb and Johnny Papke have met 1 time; Greb leads 1–0.
Met1925Jan 19Series
Harry GrebFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Johnny PapkeFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKOR71Meeting

The Numbers

Greb 5 · Papke 1 of 6 measurable rows
GrebPapke
Record†
261-18-19 (edge)0-2-1
Win %0–100%
90.8% (edge)
16.7%
Wins by knockoutmax 49
49 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
18.77%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
19%—
Times stopped‡max 2
2
1 (edge)
Title reignsmax 2
2 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 22.5
22.5 (edge)
0.6
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 299
299
3

† 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
Harry Greb: 5′8″
Johnny Papke: No height on file
Reachnot held
Harry Greb: 71″
Johnny Papke: No reach on file
Agenot held
Harry Greb: Died aged 32
Johnny Papke: No date of birth
Stance
Harry Greb: Orthodox
Johnny Papke: Not recorded

Harry Greb left, Johnny Papke right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Harry Greb261 wins · from 299 tracked bouts

Harry Greb: 261 tracked wins — 49 by KO/TKO (19%), 58 on the cards (22%) and 154 by another method or unrecorded (59%). Counted from 299 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

49 by KO/TKO 19%58 on the cards 22%154 by another method or unrecorded 59%

Johnny Papke0 wins · from 3 tracked bouts

Johnny Papke: no tracked wins in the 3 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Papke yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Harry Greb 299, Johnny Papke 3 — 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

Harry Greb had won two in a row before losing a decision to Tiger Flowers. Greb last boxed on Aug 19, 1926.WLWWL

Phelps Feb 1926Flowers Feb 1926Weigand Jun 1926Gans Jun 1926Flowers Aug 192622.5 tracked bouts per year

Johnny Papke last boxed on Jan 19, 1925 — 37,164 days ago. Papke had lost two straight.DLL

Shade Mar 1920Shade Jun 1920Greb Jan 19250.6 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Harry Greb and Johnny Papke ever fought each other?
Yes. Harry Greb and Johnny Papke met once on January 19, 1925, and Harry Greb won by TKO in round 7.
The meeting

WJan 19, 1925 · Greb · TKO R7

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Greb or Papke?
Harry Greb is 261-18-19 and Johnny Papke is 0-2-1 across the 3 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Harry Greb has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Greb261–18–1990.8%

Papke0–2–116.7%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Greb or Papke?
Harry Greb has 49 knockout wins and Johnny Papke has 0. Harry Greb has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Greb4918.8%

Papke0

The Numbers ↓
Do Greb and Papke have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Harry Greb and Johnny Papke have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Greb and Papke?
This comparison is drawn from 299 bouts tracked for Harry Greb and 3 bouts tracked for Johnny Papke. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Greb299bouts

Papke3bouts

How They Win ↓

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