World heavyweight title claim · 20 rounds

James
J. Jeffries
VS
Tom
Sharkey

Jeffries · PTS 20/20

May 6, 1898 · Mechanic's Pavilion, San Francisco, 🇺🇸

Jeffries going in8-0-2

Sharkey going in26-2-6

Confirmation✓✓ two sources

MethodPTS

Round20 of 20

TitleWorld heavyweight title claim

Sources

English Wikipedia
side b · observed 2026-10-11
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Sharkey

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English Wikipedia
side a · observed 2026-10-11
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_J._Jeffries

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