Jack Sharkey

Career, Record, Stats
Jack Sharkey

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