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Tom Sharkey

71 KOs
76 KOs
0Draws
Last six: L-W-W-L-L-L
Career
division
Middleweight
status
inactive
bouts
14
rounds
76
KO %
14.3%
KO wins
1
KO losses
6
career
1940–1946
debut
1940-05-02
last fight
1946-09-09
Profile
sex
M
nationality
United States
origin
United States
city / state / zip
Jacksonville, Florida
dob
0000-00-00

Latest news

There was nothing punk about Tom Sharkey
2006-07-05 · TheSweetScience.com
So it was good to hear that writer Greg Lewis of Wales and his wife are at work on a full-length biography of the late 19th century heavyweight whose “ring courage will be a lasting memorial in the history of boxing.”…
[Unsigned, The New York Times]
2005-11-03 · New York Times,United States
James J. Jeffries, who wrested the heavyweight championship of the world from "Bob" Fitzsimmons at the Coney Island Athletic Club on June 9, successfully defended his title against "Tom" Sharkey of Ireland.…

Fight history

date
w-l-d
last 6
result
Sep 9
Eddie Cameron
6 1 1
L-KO
Biscayne Arena, Miami, Florida, USA
6 of 10 · 2:24
Event →
Aug 12
Buddy Scott
91 20 6
L-TKO
Jacksonville, Florida, United States
8 of 10
Event →
Apr 12
Jerry McSwain
4 0 0
L-KO
Miami Beach, Florida, United States
6
Event →
Feb 11
George Henley
0 0 0
W-PTS
Augusta, Georgia, United States
10 of 10
Event →
Jul 30
Walter Schramm
0 3 1
W-PTS
Municipal Auditorium, Tampa, Florida, United States
8 of 8 · 179 / 187 lbs
Event →
Jul 6
Buddy Scott
63 15 5
L-PTS
Jacksonville, Florida, United States
10 of 10
Event →
Sep 29
Joe Legon
34 4 6
L-KO
Miami Beach, Florida, United States
1 of 8 · 154 / 148 lbs
Event →
Mar 23
Baxley Hardy
18 1 0
L-KO
Savannah, Georgia, United States
4
Event →
Oct 30
Bobby Britton
19 24 6
L-KO
Miami, Florida, United States
9
Event →
Oct 14
El Brookman
15 20 2
W-PTS
City Arena, Richmond, Virginia, United States
6 of 6 · 150 / 149 lbs
Event →
Sep 1
Joey Spangler
30 25 10
W-PTS
Event →
Jul 11
Joe Giordano
0 0 0
W-PTS
Jacksonville, Florida, United States
152 / 151 lbs
Event →
Jun 28
Tony Miller
1 0 0
W-PTS
City Stadium, Richmond, Virginia, United States
6 of 6 · 156 / 151 lbs
Event →
May 2
Charley Kuhn
0 0 0
W-TKO
Ocean View, Delaware, United States
2
Referee: Matty Walsh
Event →