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Tom Sharkey
Born
January 1 1871
Dundalk, Ireland
Died
April 17, 1953(1953-04-17) (aged 81)
San Francisco, California, US
Other names
Sailor Tom
Statistics
Weight(s)
Heavyweight
Height
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Reach
70 in (178 cm)
Stance
Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights
54
Wins
37
Wins by KO
34
Losses
9
Draws
6
No contests
2
Sharkey's headstone
Thomas "Sailor Tom" Sharkey (January 1, 1871 – April 17, 1953) was a boxer who fought two fights with heavyweight champion James J. Jeffries. Sharkey's recorded ring career spanned from 1893 to 1904. He is credited with having won 40 fights (with 37 KOs), 7 losses, and 5 draws. Sharkey was named to the Ring Magazine's list of 100 greatest punchers of all time.[1]
^"- TIME". www.time.com. April 27, 1953. Archived from the original on June 28, 2007. Retrieved 2008-05-21.
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at the Mechanics' Pavilion in San Francisco between Fitzsimmons and TomSharkey. Unable to find a referee, they called on former lawman Wyatt Earp. He...
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1933. He took his ring name from his two idols, heavyweight contender TomSharkey and heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey, to gain acceptance in the Irish-dominated...
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Jimmy Smith KO 2 (?) Aug 8, 1900 Dayton, Ohio, U.S. 70 Loss 48–10–6 (6) TomSharkey TKO 3 (6) May 8, 1900 Tattersall's, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. 69 Loss 48–9–6...
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first-round knockout on February 21, 1896. Fitzsimmons in turn was defeated by TomSharkey of Dundalk on December 2, 1896, in a contest billed as for the heavyweight...
heavyweight championship of the world, when Bob Fitzsimmons was set to fight TomSharkey at the Mechanics' Pavilion in San Francisco. Earp had refereed 30 or...
"Christians outraged by Tom Ford cross-shaped penis necklace". Dazed. Retrieved March 5, 2016. Sharkey, Linda (December 11, 2014). "Tom Ford's 18 carat gold...
during his life, including the infamous match between Bob Fitzsimmons and TomSharkey in San Francisco on December 2, 1896. Rickard sent Earp a number of letters...
his era, and defeated Joe Choynski and Peter Maher. He was defeated by TomSharkey and Jim Corbett. The Corbett fight was the subject of controversy, as...
competitions in Canada and across the world, starting under the legendary TomSharkey. Notably, the prestigious Abu Dhabi Combat Club in Abu Dhabi, United...
bodybuilding contest. He was trained to wrestle by Brad Rheingans and Eddie Sharkey. He debuted in early 1984 with Mid-South Wrestling in Louisiana. In mid-1984...
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