Jack Sharkey

Career, Record, Stats

Jack Sharkey (Boston Gob) was an American professional boxer. He was a heavyweight world champion. In a career spanning 12 years, 6 months, and 20 days, Sharkey amassed a record of 38-14-3, which includes 13 wins via KO. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) in 1994.

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LEGEND

Jack Sharkey's Boxing Career

Jack Sharkey was born in Binghamton, New York on October 26, 1902. He made his professional debut at the age of 21 years on January 29, 1924 against Billy Muldoon. Sharkey defeated Muldoon via 1st round TKO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.

Sharkey got his first shot at a world title at the age of 27 after 43 professional fights. On June 12, 1930 Sharkey challenged Max Schmeling's The Ring heavyweight title but lost via 4th round disqualification.

He became a world champion on June 21, 1932 at the age of 29 years, after by defeating Max Schmeling, the then-reining The Ring heavyweight champion, via 15-round split decision. This was his 47th fight as a professional.

Sharkey's last fight was a 3rd-round KO loss to Joe Louis at age 33, on August 18, 1936.

Some of Jack Sharkey's best fights were against Max Schmeling (HOFer), Primo Carnera, and Young Stribling (HOFer). For a complete list of Sharkey's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Jack Sharkey".

Sharkey has 14 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Jack Sharkey Losses".

Jack Sharkey's Boxing Record

#	Date	Age	Opponent	Res	Via
55	Aug 18, 1936	33	Joe Louis 22 24-1	loss	KO 3
54	Jun 25, 1936	33	Phil Brubaker	win	UD 10
53	Apr 14, 1936	33	Tony Shucco	draw	PTS 10
52	Feb 07, 1936	33	Tony Shucco	loss	UD 10
51	Nov 22, 1935	33	Unknown Winston	win	KO 2
50	Sep 27, 1933	30	Tommy Loughran	loss	SD 15
49	Sep 18, 1933	30	King Levinsky	loss	UD 10
48	Jun 29, 1933	30	Primo Carnera 26 75-6	loss	KO 6
47	Jun 21, 1932	29	Max Schmeling 26 44-4-3	win	SD 15
46	Oct 12, 1931	28	Primo Carnera 24 48-3	win	UD 15
45	Jul 22, 1931	28	Mickey Walker	draw	PTS 15
44	Jun 12, 1930	27	Max Schmeling 24 42-4-3	loss	DQ 4
43	Feb 27, 1930	27	Phil Scott	win	TKO 3
42	Sep 26, 1929	26	Tommy Loughran	win	TKO 3
41	Feb 27, 1929	26	Young Stribling 24 214-10-17	win	PTS 10
40	Jan 25, 1929	26	Meyer Christner	win	MD 10
39	Dec 10, 1928	26	Arthur De Kuh	win	PTS 10
38	Jun 21, 1928	25	Leo Gates	win	KO 3
37	Apr 30, 1928	25	Jack Delaney	win	KO 1
36	Mar 12, 1928	25	Johnny Risko	loss	SD 15
35	Jan 13, 1928	25	Tom Heeney	draw	SD 12
34	Jul 21, 1927	24	Jack Dempsey 32 57-5-9	loss	KO 7
33	May 20, 1927	24	Jim Maloney	win	TKO 5
32	Mar 03, 1927	24	Mike McTigue	win	TKO 12
31	Dec 15, 1926	24	Homer Smith	win	TKO 7
30	Oct 12, 1926	23	Harry Wills	win	DQ 13
29	Sep 21, 1926	23	George Godfrey	win	PTS 10
28	Sep 13, 1926	23	Orlando Reverberi	win	TKO 3
27	Jun 25, 1926	23	Bud Gorman	win	DQ 1
26	Apr 19, 1926	23	Pat McCarthy	win	PTS 10
25	Apr 01, 1926	23	Emilio Solomon	win	PTS 10
24	Feb 12, 1926	23	Eddie Huffman	win	PTS 10
23	Jan 18, 1926	23	Mexican Joe Lawson	win	KO 2
22	Dec 11, 1925	23	Jim Maloney	win	PTS 10
21	Sep 17, 1925	22	Johnny Risko	win	PTS 10
20	Aug 17, 1925	22	Bud Gorman	loss	PTS 10
19	Jul 31, 1925	22	Emilio Solomon	win	PTS 10
18	Jun 05, 1925	22	Jim Maloney	win	DQ 9
17	May 25, 1925	22	George Cook	win	SD 10
16	Apr 06, 1925	22	Jack Renault	win	PTS 10
15	Feb 10, 1925	22	Charley Weinert	loss	PTS 10
14	Jan 20, 1925	22	Sully Montgomery	win	UD 10
13	Jan 08, 1925	22	Jack DeMave	win	PTS 10
12	Dec 15, 1924	22	Charley Weinert	loss	NWS 12
11	Nov 05, 1924	22	Jim Maloney	loss	PTS 10
10	Aug 29, 1924	21	Quintin Romero Rojas	loss	TKO 9
9	Aug 20, 1924	21	Young Jack Johnson	win	NWS 6
8	Jul 23, 1924	21	Al Roberts	win	PTS 10
7	Jul 15, 1924	21	Homer Smith	win	PTS 10
6	Jun 23, 1924	21	Floyd Johnson	win	PTS 10
5	Apr 25, 1924	21	Eddie Ricord	win	KO 7
4	Mar 18, 1924	21	Eddie Ricord	loss	PTS 10
3	Feb 26, 1924	21	Dan Lucas	win	KO 2
2	Feb 08, 1924	21	Pat Hance	win	DQ 2
1	Jan 29, 1924	21	Billy Muldoon	win	TKO 1

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