Record details

Billy PAPKE

"The Illinois Thunderbolt"

Middleweight

Male

(William Herman Papke)
USA, Spring Valley, Illinois
Born: September 17, 1886, Spring Valley, Illinois, USA
Died: November 26, 1936, Newport, California, USA
(Killed his wife and committed suicide)
Height: 5ft 8 1/2in, mt 1,74
(Some sources report: 5ft 9in, mt 1,75)

No amateur results

Professional record


1905
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
= Nov. 6	Battling Hurley	New York, United States	Draw 6
= Nov. 20	Dave Deshler	Boston, United States	Draw 12

1906
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Mar. 24	Mexican Wonder	La Salle, United States	W 4
+ Apr. 30	Red Morrisey	La Salle, United States	KO 3
+ May 30	Buster Teegan	La Salle, United States	KO 3
+ June 1	Jack Denny	Peru, United States	KO 1
+ July 4	Carl Purdy	La Salle, United States	TKO 7
+ Nov. 27	Milt Kinney	Peoria, United States	KO 3
+ Dec. 17	Kid Farmer	Peoria, United States	KO 6

1907
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Jan. 15	Tommy Wallace	Peoria, United States	KO 3
+ Jan. 29	Dick Fitzpatrick	Peoria, United States	W 10
+ Feb. 14	Carl Anderson	Spring Valley, United States	KO 1
+ Mar. 6	Billy Rhodes	Peoria, United States	W 10
= Mar. 26	Billy Rhodes	Davenport, United States	Draw 15
+ Apr. 30	Johnny Carroll	Peoria, United States	KO 4
= May 21	Tony Caponi	Davenport, United States	Draw 15
+ June 6	Jack Morgan	Peoria, United States	KO 7
+ June 14	Foster Walker	Detroit, United States	KO 2
= June 20	Tony Caponi	Spring Valley, United States	Draw 10
+ Sept. 2	Tommy Sullivan	Methuen, United States	KO 1
+ Sept. 14	Terry Martin	Philadelphia, United States	KO 3
+ Oct. 30	Cy Flynn	Brazil, United States	TKO 3
+ Nov. 9	Pat O'Keefe	Philadelphia, United States	KO 6
+ Nov. 14	Tony Caponi	Peoria, United States	KO 2
+ Nov. 22	Charlie Haghey	Chelsea, United States	TKO 1
+ Nov. 22	Bartley Connolly	Chelsea, United States	TKO 4
= Dec. 30	Hugo Kelly	Milwaukee, United States	Draw 10

1908
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Jan. 21	Walter Stanton	Boston, United States	TKO 4
+ Mar. 16	Hugo Kelly	Milwaukee, United States	W 10
^ May 31	Eddie McGoorty	Kenosha, United States	Exh 6
- June 4	Stanley Ketchel	Milwaukee, United States	L 10
World Middleweight Title
^ July 4	Rudy Unholz	Kewanee, United States	Exh 6
+ Aug. 13	Johnny Carroll	Boston, United States	TKO 2
+ Aug. 13	Frank Mantell	Boston, United States	TKO 1
+ Aug. 18	Sailor Burke	Brooklyn, United States	TKO 6
+ Sept. 7	Stanley Ketchel	Vernon, United States	TKO 12
World Middleweight Title
- Nov. 26	Stanley Ketchel	Colma, United States	KO by 11
World Middleweight Title
= Dec. 15	Hugo Kelly	Vernon, United States	Draw 25

1909
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
* Mar. 19	Fireman Jim Flynn	Los Angeles, United States	ND 10
+ May 15	Hugo Kelly	Colma, United States	KO 1
- July 5	Stanley Ketchel	Colma, United States	L 20
World Middleweight Title
* July 14	Fireman Jim Flynn	Los Angeles, United States	ND 10
* Oct. 8	Willie Lewis	Pittsburgh, United States	ND 6
* Nov. 11	Frank Klaus	Pittsburgh, United States	ND 6

1910
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Mar. 19	Willie Lewis	Paris, France	KO 3
+ May 19	Joe Thomas	San Francisco, United States	KO 16
+ June 14	Al Goodale	Kansas City, United States	TKO 2
+ June 21	Jack Sullivan	Boston, United States	W 12
+ Oct. 26	Ed Williams	Sydney, Australia	KO 6
- Dec. 26	Dave Smith	Sydney, Australia	LDQ 10

1911
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
- Feb. 11	Cyclone Johnny Thompson	Sydney, Australia	L 20
+ Mar. 11	Dave Smith	Sydney, Australia	KO 7
+ June 8	Jimmy Sullivan	London, Great Britain	KO 9
* Aug. 22	Sailor Burke	New York, United States	ND 10
- Oct. 31	Bob Moha	Boston, United States	L 12

1912
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
- Feb. 22	Frank Mantell	Sacramento, United States	L 20
+ May 2	Billy Leitch	New York, United States	TKO 2
+ June 29	Marcel Moreau	Paris, France	TKO 16
* Sept. 25	Jack Denning	New York, United States	ND 10
* Sept. 27	Leo Houck	Philadelphia, United States	ND 6
+ Oct. 23	Georges Carpentier	Paris, France	WDQ 17
+ Dec. 4	Georges Bernard	Paris, France	TKO 7

1913
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
- Mar. 5	Frank Klaus	Paris, France	LDQ 15
World Middleweight Title
- Oct. 14	Marty Rowan	Saint Louis, United States	L 8


1914-1915 Inactive

1916
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
- June 1	Jack Smith	Brooklyn, United States	L 10


1917 Inactive

1918
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
^ Apr. 6	Eddie McGoorty	Kewanee, United States	Exh 6

1919
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Apr. 8	Soldier Bartfield	San Francisco, United States	W 4

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