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Jack Sharkey 38-14-3 13 KO · 1924–1936
Jack Sharkey is a heavyweight boxer from United States, born Oct 26, 1902. Record 38-14-3 with 13 knockouts over 1924–1936. World titles: WBA heavyweight (1932–1933). Jack Sharkey last fought Joe Louis on Aug 18, 1936 and lost by KO in round 3 of 10.
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Born Oct 26, 1902
Died Aug 17, 1994
Country 🇺🇸 United States
Height 183 cm
Titles WBA heavyweight 1932
Confirmed bouts 17 of 55
The record 55 bouts, 1924–1936, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in. Wikidata: 38-13-3
Bouts by source: English Wikipedia · 55, Wikipedia (ru) · 1, Wikipedia (es) · 1
L
KO 3/10 · Yankee Stadium, New York City, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 38-13-3 · Louis 24-1-0
W
Phil Brubaker
UD 10/10 · Fenway Park, Boston, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 37-13-3 · Brubaker —
D
Tony Shucco
PTS 10/10 · Boston Garden, Boston, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 37-13-2 · Shucco —
L
Tony Shucco
UD 10/10 · Boston Garden, Boston, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 37-12-2 · Shucco —
W
Unknown Winston
KO 2/10 · Boston Garden, Boston, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 36-12-2 · Winston —
L
SD 15/15 · Shibe Park, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 36-11-2 · Loughran 110-24-7
L
UD 10/10 · Comiskey Park, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 36-10-2 · Levinsky 46-23-4
L
Won NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring heavyweight titles KO 6/15 · Madison Square Garden Bowl, Queens, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 36-9-2 · Carnera 75-6-0
W
Won NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring heavyweight titles SD 15/15 · Madison Square Garden Bowl, Long Island City, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 35-9-2 · Schmeling 44-4-3
W
For ABA Heavyweight title UD 15/15 · Ebbets Field, Brooklyn, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 34-9-2 · Carnera 48-3-0
D
PTS 15/15 · Ebbets Field, New York City, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 34-9-1 · Walker 112-17-2
L
For vacant NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring heavyweight titles DQ 4/15 · Yankee Stadium, New York City, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 34-8-1 · Schmeling 42-4-3
W
TKO 3/15 · Madison Square Garden Stadium, Miami, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 33-8-1 · Scott —
W
For vacant ABA heavyweight title TKO 3/15 · Yankee Stadium, New York City, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 32-8-1 · Loughran 92-15-7
W
PTS 10/10 · Flamingo Park, Miami Beach, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 31-8-1 · Stribling 214-10-17
W
Meyer Christner
MD 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 30-8-1 · Christner —
W
Arthur De Kuh
PTS 10/10 · Arena, Boston, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 29-8-1 · Kuh —
W
Leo Gates
KO 3/10 · Battery A Arena, Saint Louis, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 28-8-1 · Gates —
W
KO 1/15 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 27-8-1 · Delaney 72-10-2
L
SD 15/15 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 27-7-1 · Risko —
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SD 12/12 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 27-7-0 · Heeney 30-8-4
L
KO 7/15 · Yankee Stadium, New York City, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 27-6-0 · Dempsey 67-6-10
W
Jim Maloney
TKO 5/15 · Yankee Stadium, New York City, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 26-6-0 · Maloney —
W
TKO 12/15 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 25-6-0 · McTigue 101-30-9
W
Homer Smith
TKO 7/10 · Arena, Syracuse, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 24-6-0 · Smith —
W
DQ 13/15 · Ebbets Field, New York City, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 23-6-0 · Wills 85-7-7
W
PTS 10/10 · Mechanics Building, Boston, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 22-6-0 · Godfrey 27-10-1
W
Orlando Reverberi
TKO 3/10 · Laurel Garden, Newark, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 21-6-0 · Reverberi —
W
Bud Gorman
DQ 1/10 · Braves Field, Boston, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 20-6-0 · Gorman —
W
Pat McCarthy
PTS 10/10 · Arena, Boston, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 19-6-0 · McCarthy —
W
Emilio Solomon
PTS 10/10 · Mechanics Building, Boston, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 18-6-0 · Solomon —
W
Eddie Huffman
PTS 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 17-6-0 · Huffman —
W
Mexican Joe Lawson
KO 2/10 · Foot Guard Hall, Hartford, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 16-6-0 · Lawson —
W
Jim Maloney
PTS 10/10 · Mechanics Building, Boston, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 15-6-0 · Maloney —
W
PTS 10/10 · Mechanics Building, Boston, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 14-6-0 · Risko —
L
Bud Gorman
PTS 10/10 · Arena, Boston, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 14-5-0 · Gorman —
W
Emilio Solomon
PTS 10/10 · Braves Field, Boston, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 13-5-0 · Solomon —
W
Jim Maloney
DQ 9/10 · Braves Field, Boston, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 12-5-0 · Maloney —
W
SD 10/10 · Mechanics Building, Boston, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 11-5-0 · Cook —
W
PTS 10/10 · Arena, Boston, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 10-5-0 · Dumoulin —
L
PTS 10/10 · Mechanics Building, Boston, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 10-4-0 · Weinert —
W
UD 10/10 · Mechanics Building, Boston, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 9-4-0 · Montgomery —
W
Jack DeMave
PTS 10/10 · Manhattan Casino, New York City, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 8-4-0 · DeMave —
L
12 · 113th Regiment Armory, Newark, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 8-3-0 · Weinert —
L
Jim Maloney
PTS 10/10 · Mechanics Building, Boston, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 8-2-0 · Maloney —
L
TKO 9/10 · Mechanics Building, Boston, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 8-1-0 · Romero 17-4-2
W
Young Jack Johnson
6 · Fair Grounds Auditorium, Bangor, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 7-1-0 · Johnson —
W
Al Roberts
PTS 10/10 · Kinsley Park, Providence, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 6-1-0 · Roberts —
W
Homer Smith
PTS 10/10 · Braves Field, Boston, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 5-1-0 · Smith —
W
PTS 10/10 · Mechanics Building, Boston, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 4-1-0 · Johnson —
W
Eddie Ricord
KO 7/10 · Arena, Boston, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 3-1-0 · Ricord —
L
Eddie Ricord
PTS 10/10 · Grand Opera House, Boston, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 3-0-0 · Ricord —
W
Dan Lucas
KO 2/8 · Mechanics Building, Boston, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 2-0-0 · Lucas —
W
Pat Hance
DQ 2/10 · Mechanics Building, Boston, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 1-0-0 · Hance —
W
Billy Muldoon
TKO 1/8 · Mechanics Building, Boston, 🇺🇸
Sharkey 0-0-0 · Muldoon —
Ratings now Not in any current ranking.
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Facts
What is Jack Sharkey's professional record? Jack Sharkey's professional record is 38-14-3 with 13 knockouts.
Who did Jack Sharkey fight last? Jack Sharkey last fought Joe Louis on Aug 18, 1936 and lost by KO in round 3 of 10.
Which world titles has Jack Sharkey held? Jack Sharkey has held 1 world title reign: WBA heavyweight (1932–1933). Sources Boxerbook ID 11784 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/11784 . Wikidata (CC0), English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), photo from Wikimedia Commons. Last fetched: 2026-10-11. Spot a mistake? Every bout page has a link to report it.
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