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Billy Papke "The Illinois Thunderbolt" is a United States professional boxer with a 0-0-0 record in the Middleweight division.

🇺🇸UNITED STATES · AGE 139 · MIDDLEWEIGHTRetired
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Billy

Papke

The Illinois Thunderbolt

72 TRACKED BOUTS

Tale of the Tape

Height

5′9″ (175 cm)

Current Form

Last 5

LLLLL

Current Streak

L6

Layoff (Retired)

107.1 years

Last Bout

L to Jimmy Darcy · PTS
May 14, 1919

Complete Fight History

Showing 50 of 72

1919

MAY 14L toJimmy Darcy· PTSDreamland Arena · San Diego37–11–6 (9)

APR 8L toJakob "Soldier" Bartfield· PTSColiseum · SF37–10–6 (9)

1916

JUN 1L toJack Smith· NWSClermont Avenue Rink · NYC37–9–6 (9)

1913

OCT 14L toMarty Rowan· PTSFuture City A.C. · Saint Louis37–9–6 (8)

MAR 5L toFrank Klaus· DQ · R15Cirque de Paris · Paris

MAR 5L toFrank Klaus· RTD · R6Cirque de Paris · Paris37–8–6 (8)

1912

DEC 4d.Georges Bernard· RTD · R6Cirque de Paris · Paris37–7–6 (8)

OCT 23d.Georges Carpentier· TKO · R18Cirque de Paris · Paris36–7–6 (8)

SEP 27L toLeo Houck· NWSOlympia A.C. · Philly35–7–6 (8)

SEP 25L toJack Denning· NWSSt. Nicholas Arena · NYC35–7–6 (7)

JUN 29d.Marcel Moreau· TKO · R16Cirque de Paris · Paris35–7–6 (6)

MAY 2d.Billy Leitch· TKO · R2New Amsterdam Opera House · NYC34–7–6 (6)

FEB 22L toFrank Mantell· PTSSacramento · California33–7–6 (6)

1911

OCT 31L toBob Moha· PTSArena (Armory A.A.) · Boston33–6–6 (6)

AUG 22L toSailor Burke· NWSSt. Nicholas Arena · NYC33–5–6 (6)

JUN 8d.Jim Sullivan· KO · R9London Palladium · Argyle Street33–5–6 (5)

MAR 11d.Dave Smith· TKO · R7Sydney Stadium · Sydney32–5–6 (5)

1910

DEC 26L toDave Smith· DQ · R10Sydney Stadium · Sydney31–4–6 (5)

OCT 26d.Ed Williams· TKO · R6Sydney Stadium · Sydney31–3–6 (5)

JUN 21d.Jack "Twin" Sullivan· PTSArmory · Boston30–3–6 (5)

JUN 14d.Al Goodale· DQ · R2Hippodrome · Kansas City29–3–6 (5)

MAY 19d.Joe Thomas· KO · R16Dreamland Rink · SF28–3–6 (5)

MAR 19d.Willie Lewis· KO · R3Cirque de Paris · Paris27–3–6 (5)

1909
1908

DEC 15drewHugo Kelly· PTSJeffries' Arena · Vernon25–2–6 (1)

NOV 26L toStanley Ketchel· KO · R11Mission Street Arena · Colma25–2–5 (1)

SEP 7d.Stanley Ketchel· TKO · R12Jeffries' Arena · Vernon25–1–5 (1)

AUG 18d.Sailor Burke· NWSNational A.C. · NYC24–1–5 (1)

AUG 13d.Frank Mantell· TKO · R1Armory A.A. · Boston24–1–5

AUG 13d.Johnny Carroll· TKO · R2Armory A.A. · Boston23–1–5

MAR 16d.Hugo Kelly· PTSHippodrome · Milwaukee22–0–5

JAN 21d.Walter Stanton· TKO · R4Armory A.A. · Boston21–0–5

1907

DEC 30drewHugo Kelly· PTSSchlitz Park · Milwaukee20–0–5

NOV 22d.Charlie Haghey· TKO · R1Winnisimmet A.C. · Chelsea19–0–4

NOV 22d.Bartley Connolly· TKO · R4Winnisimmet A.C. · Chelsea20–0–4