Jack Sharkey (38-14-3, 13) was born in Binghamton, New York on October 26, 1902. At the age of 21 years on January 29, 1924, he made his professional boxing debut against Billy Muldoon, winning the fight via 1st-round TKO.
Sharkey's last fight was a 3rd-round KO loss to Joe Louis at age 33 on August 18, 1936. He was on a 1-fight losing streak by his last fight.
Some of Jack Sharkey's best fights were against Primo Carnera and Max Schmeling. For details about these fights refer to "Best fights of Jack Sharkey".
Sharkey has 14 losses on his boxing record. For details about these losses refer to "Jack Sharkey Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
55  | Aug 18, 1936 33 years, 9 months 38-14-3 (13) | 22 years, 3 months 24-1 (20) | 3 | KO | LOSS | |
54 | Jun 25, 1936 33 years, 7 months 38-13-3 (13) | Phil Brubaker | 10 | UD | WIN | |
53 | Apr 14, 1936 33 years, 5 months 37-13-3 (13) | Tony Shucco | 10 | PTS | DRAW | |
52 | Feb 7, 1936 33 years, 3 months 37-13-2 (13) | Tony Shucco | 10 | UD | LOSS | |
51 | Nov 22, 1935 33 years 37-12-2 (13) | Unknown Winston | 2 | KO | WIN | |
50 | Sep 27, 1933 30 years, 11 months 36-12-2 (12) | Tommy Loughran | 15 | SD | LOSS | |
49 | Sep 18, 1933 30 years, 10 months 36-11-2 (12) | King Levinsky | 10 | UD | LOSS | |
48  | Jun 29, 1933 30 years, 8 months 36-10-2 (12) | 26 years, 8 months 75-6 (62) | HW | 6 | KO | LOSS Lost The Ring |
47  | Jun 21, 1932 29 years, 7 months 36-9-2 (12) | 26 years, 8 months 44-4-3 (30) | HW | 15 | SD | WIN Won The Ring |
46 | Oct 12, 1931 28 years, 11 months 35-9-2 (12) | 24 years, 11 months 48-3 (41) | HW | 15 | UD | WIN |
45 | Jul 22, 1931 28 years, 8 months 34-9-2 (12) | Mickey Walker | 15 | PTS | DRAW | |
44 | Jun 12, 1930 27 years, 7 months 34-9-1 (12) | 24 years, 8 months 42-4-3 (29) | HW | 4 | DQ | LOSS For The Ring |
43 | Feb 27, 1930 27 years, 4 months 34-8-1 (12) | Phil Scott | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
42 | Sep 26, 1929 26 years, 11 months 33-8-1 (11) | Tommy Loughran | HW | 3 | TKO | WIN |
41  | Feb 27, 1929 26 years, 4 months 32-8-1 (10) | 24 years, 2 months 214-10-17 (108) | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
40 | Jan 25, 1929 26 years, 2 months 31-8-1 (10) | Meyer Christner | 10 | MD | WIN | |
39 | Dec 10, 1928 26 years, 1 months 30-8-1 (10) | Arthur De Kuh | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
38 | Jun 21, 1928 25 years, 7 months 29-8-1 (10) | Leo Gates | 3 | KO | WIN | |
37 | Apr 30, 1928 25 years, 6 months 28-8-1 (9) | Jack Delaney | 1 | KO | WIN | |
36 | Mar 12, 1928 25 years, 4 months 27-8-1 (8) | Johnny Risko | 15 | SD | LOSS | |
35 | Jan 13, 1928 25 years, 2 months 27-7-1 (8) | Tom Heeney | 12 | SD | DRAW | |
34  | Jul 21, 1927 24 years, 8 months 27-7 (8) | 32 years 57-5-9 (42) | 7 | KO | LOSS | |
33 | May 20, 1927 24 years, 6 months 27-6 (8) | Jim Maloney | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
32 | Mar 3, 1927 24 years, 4 months 26-6 (7) | Mike McTigue | 12 | TKO | WIN | |
31 | Dec 15, 1926 24 years, 1 months 25-6 (6) | Homer Smith | 7 | TKO | WIN | |
30 | Oct 12, 1926 23 years, 11 months 24-6 (5) | Harry Wills | 13 | DQ | WIN | |
29 | Sep 21, 1926 23 years, 10 months 23-6 (5) | George Godfrey | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
28 | Sep 13, 1926 23 years, 10 months 22-6 (5) | Orlando Reverberi | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
27 | Jun 25, 1926 23 years, 7 months 21-6 (4) | Bud Gorman | 1 | DQ | WIN | |
26 | Apr 19, 1926 23 years, 5 months 20-6 (4) | Pat McCarthy | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
25 | Apr 1, 1926 23 years, 5 months 19-6 (4) | Emilio Solomon | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
24 | Feb 12, 1926 23 years, 3 months 18-6 (4) | Eddie Huffman | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
23 | Jan 18, 1926 23 years, 2 months 17-6 (4) | Mexican Joe Lawson | 2 | KO | WIN | |
22 | Dec 11, 1925 23 years, 1 months 16-6 (3) | Jim Maloney | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
21 | Sep 17, 1925 22 years, 10 months 15-6 (3) | Johnny Risko | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
20 | Aug 17, 1925 22 years, 9 months 14-6 (3) | Bud Gorman | 10 | PTS | LOSS | |
19 | Jul 31, 1925 22 years, 9 months 14-5 (3) | Emilio Solomon | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
18 | Jun 5, 1925 22 years, 7 months 13-5 (3) | Jim Maloney | 9 | DQ | WIN | |
17 | May 25, 1925 22 years, 6 months 12-5 (3) | George Cook | 10 | SD | WIN | |
16 | Apr 6, 1925 22 years, 5 months 11-5 (3) | Jack Renault | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
15 | Feb 10, 1925 22 years, 3 months 10-5 (3) | Charley Weinert | 10 | PTS | LOSS | |
14 | Jan 20, 1925 22 years, 2 months 10-4 (3) | Sully Montgomery | 10 | UD | WIN | |
13 | Jan 8, 1925 22 years, 2 months 9-4 (3) | Jack DeMave | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
12 | Dec 15, 1924 22 years, 1 months 8-4 (3) | Charley Weinert | 12 | NWS | LOSS | |
11 | Nov 5, 1924 22 years 8-3 (3) | Jim Maloney | 10 | PTS | LOSS | |
10 | Aug 29, 1924 21 years, 10 months 8-2 (3) | Quintin Romero Rojas | 9 | TKO | LOSS | |
9 | Aug 20, 1924 21 years, 9 months 8-1 (3) | Young Jack Johnson | 6 | NWS | WIN | |
8 | Jul 23, 1924 21 years, 8 months 7-1 (3) | Al Roberts | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
7 | Jul 15, 1924 21 years, 8 months 6-1 (3) | Homer Smith | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
6 | Jun 23, 1924 21 years, 7 months 5-1 (3) | Floyd Johnson | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
5 | Apr 25, 1924 21 years, 5 months 4-1 (3) | Eddie Ricord | 7 | KO | WIN | |
4 | Mar 18, 1924 21 years, 4 months 3-1 (2) | Eddie Ricord | 10 | PTS | LOSS | |
3 | Feb 26, 1924 21 years, 4 months 3-0 (2) | Dan Lucas | 2 | KO | WIN | |
2 | Feb 8, 1924 21 years, 3 months 2-0 (1) | Pat Hance | 2 | DQ | WIN | |
1 | Jan 29, 1924 21 years, 3 months 1-0 (1) | Billy Muldoon | 1 | TKO | WIN |
