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.
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".
# | 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 |