Heavyweight · United States
Tom Sharkey 37-9-6, 2 NC 34 KO · 1893–1904
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Tom Sharkey was a heavyweight boxer from United States, born Nov 26, 1873. Record 37-9-6, 2 NC with 34 knockouts over 1893–1904. Tom Sharkey last fought Jack Munroe on Feb 27, 1904 and lost.
Also: Том Шарки · توم شاركى · トム・シャーキー +5 more Sailor · Sailor Sharkey · Sailor Tom · Thomas Sharkey · Шарки, Том
Born Nov 26, 1873
Died Apr 17, 1953
Country 🇺🇸 United States
Stance Orthodox
Height 173 cm
Reach 179 cm
Nickname Sailor Tom
Debut Mar 17, 1893
Career 1893–1904
Rounds boxed 284
KO share 92%
Born in Dundalk, Ireland
Titles World heavyweight title claim 1897
Confirmed bouts 14 of 54
Career record Record
37-9-6, 2 NC, 34 KOs · 1893–1904
Last result L
Jack Munroe
6 · 2nd Regiment Armory, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
The record 54 bouts, 1893–1904, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in. Wikidata: 40-6-5
Bouts by source: English Wikipedia · 54, Wikipedia (ru) · 4
L
Jack Munroe
6 · 2nd Regiment Armory, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 37-8-6 · Munroe —
L
For English heavyweight title TKO 11/15 · National Sporting Club, London, 🇬🇧
Sharkey 37-7-6 · Ruhlin —
NC
NC 3/6 · Industrial Hall, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 37-7-6 · Maher 6-7-2
L
Mexican Pete Everett
DQ 2/20 · Opera House, Cripple Creek, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 37-6-6 · Everett —
W
Fred Russell
KO 4/10 · Colorado A.C., Denver, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 36-6-6 · Russell —
L
KO 2/25 · Coney Island A.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 36-5-6 · Fitzsimmons 61-8-16
L
TKO 15/25 · Seaside A.C., Coney Island, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 36-4-6 · Ruhlin —
W
Yank Kenny
KO 1/25 · Broadway A.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 35-4-6 · Kenny —
W
TKO 3/6 · Tattersall's, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 34-4-6 · Choynski 49-12-6
W
Tom 'Stockings' Conroy
KO 3/10 · Music Hall, Baltimore, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 33-4-6 · Conroy —
W
Jack McCormick
KO 1/20 · Coliseum, Hartford, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 32-4-6 · McCormick —
W
Jim Jeffords
KO 2/10 · Light Guard Armory, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 31-4-6 · Jeffords —
W
TKO 4/6 · Industrial Hall, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 30-4-6 · Goddard 33-15-11
L
For world heavyweight title PTS 25/25 · Coney Island A.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 30-3-6 · Jeffries 11-0-2
W
Jack McCormick
KO 2/6 · Arena A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 29-3-6 · McCormick —
W
KO 10/20 · Lenox A.C., Manhattan, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 28-3-6 · McCoy 49-2-7
W
DQ 9/20 · Lenox A.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 27-3-6 · Corbett 26-1-6
W
KO 1/25 · Greater New York A.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 26-3-6 · Ruhlin —
L
Lost world heavyweight title claim PTS 20/20 · Mechanic's Pavilion, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 26-2-6 · Jeffries 8-0-2
D
PTS 8/20 · Woodward's Pavilion, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 26-2-5 · Choynski 37-8-4
Show all 54 bouts W
Retained world heavyweight title claim KO 6/20 · Mechanic's Pavilion, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 25-2-5 · Goddard 32-4-9
W
Punch Vaughn
KO 3 · Liverpool, Merseyside, 🇬🇧
Sharkey 24-2-5 · Vaughn —
W
Tom Parks
KO 1 · Town Hall, Dundalk, 🇮🇪
Sharkey 23-2-5 · Parks —
W
Pat McCourt
KO 2 · Warrenpoint, Northern Ireland, 🇬🇧
Sharkey 22-2-5 · McCourt —
W
Joe Craig
KO 1 · Ginnett's Circus, Belfast, 🇬🇧
Sharkey 21-2-5 · Craig —
D
PTS 7/7 · Palace A.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 21-2-4 · Maher 3-4-1
D
Jim Williams
PTS 8/8 · Salt Lake City, Utah, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 21-2-3 · Williams —
W
Won world heavyweight title claim DQ 8/10 · Mechanic's Pavilion, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 20-2-3 · Fitzsimmons 55-6-16
L
Reddy Gallagher
4 · Lyceum Theater, Denver, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 20-1-3 · Gallagher —
D
PTS 4/4 · Mechanic's Pavilion, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 20-1-2 · Corbett 26-0-5
W
Jim Williams
TKO 7/10 · Mechanic's Pavilion, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 19-1-2 · Williams —
W
PTS 8/8 · People's Palace Theater, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 18-1-2 · Choynski 33-6-3
W
'Sailor' Charles Brown
KO 1 · Vallejo, California, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 17-1-2 · Brown —
D
Alec Greggains
PTS 8/8 · Bush Street Theater, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 17-1-1 · Greggains —
W
John Miller
TKO 9 · Colma A.C., Colma, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 16-1-1 · Miller —
W
William Dunn
KO 1 · Vallejo, California, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 15-1-1 · Dunn —
W
Australian Billy Smith
TKO 7/20 · Colma A.C., Colma, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 14-1-1 · Smith —
W
Martin Mulverhill
KO 20 · Armory Hall, Vallejo, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 13-1-1 · Mulverhill —
W
Sailor Charles Brown
KO 1 · Vallejo, California, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 12-1-1 · Brown —
W
Jack Marks
KO 1 · Vallejo, California, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 11-1-1 · Marks —
W
Rough Thompson
KO 4 · Honolulu, Hawaii
Sharkey 10-1-1 · Thompson —
W
Billy Tate
KO 2 · Honolulu, Hawaii
Sharkey 8-1-1 · Tate —
W
Jack McAuley
KO 1 · Honolulu, Hawaii
Sharkey 8-1-1 · McAuley —
NC
3 · Opera House, Honolulu
Sharkey 8-1-1 · Burley —
W
Jack Langley
KO 8 · Honolulu, Hawaii
Sharkey 7-1-1 · Langley —
D
For vacant Hawaii heavyweight title PTS 9/8 · Honolulu, Hawaii
Sharkey 7-1-0 · Burley —
W
Rough Thompson
KO 2 · Honolulu, Hawaii
Sharkey 6-1-0 · Thompson —
L
George Washington
KO · Honolulu, Hawaii
Sharkey 6-0-0 · Washington —
W
Jim Barrington
KO 1 · Honolulu, Hawaii
Sharkey 5-0-0 · Barrington —
W
John Walsh
KO 2 · Honolulu, Hawaii
Sharkey 4-0-0 · Walsh —
W
Jim Harvey
KO 2 · Honolulu, Hawaii
Sharkey 3-0-0 · Harvey —
W
Jack Langley
KO 4 · Honolulu, Hawaii
Sharkey 2-0-0 · Langley —
W
J. Pickett
KO 2 · Honolulu, Hawaii
Sharkey 1-0-0 · Pickett —
W
Jack Gardner
KO 4 · Honolulu, Hawaii
Sharkey 0-0-0 · Gardner —
Ratings now Not in any current ranking.
World titles No world title reigns recorded.
Facts
What is Tom Sharkey's record? Tom Sharkey's professional record is 37-9-6, 2 NC with 34 knockouts.
Who did Tom Sharkey fight last? Tom Sharkey last fought Jack Munroe on Feb 27, 1904 and lost. Sources Boxerbook ID 9646 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/9646 . Wikidata (CC0), English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), photo from Wikimedia Commons. Last fetched: 2026-10-12. Spot a mistake? Every bout page has a link to report it.
