On February 27, 1929, Young Stribling (214-10-17, 108 KOs) and Jack Sharkey (31-8-1, 10 KOs) meet in the ring in a 10-round bout.
Young Stribling is coming in to the fight on a 51-fight win streak with a 44% KO rate; his last fight was a 3rd round TKO victory over Ralph Smith, 1 month and 2 days ago. Jack Sharkey is on a 4-fight win streak with a 25% KO rate, with his last fight being a majority decision win over Meyer Christner, 1 month and 2 days ago.
The winning odds are at 58.4-41.6 in favor of Jack Sharkey. Young Stribling could also pull it off but he will have to put up a truly exceptional fight if he is to win.
Jack Sharkey defeated Young Stribling via points decision in the 10-round fight. Sharkey improves his record to 32-8-1, while Stribling adds a loss to his record at 214-11-17.