Jack Sharkey
"The Boston Gob"
- Born
- 1902
- Died
- 1994
- Nationality
- USA
- Career
- 1924–1936
The only man to face both Dempsey and Louis, winning the title from Max Schmeling.
Titles & Honours
- World Heavyweight Champion (1932–1933)
Career Timeline
1924–1936- Milestone
First recorded professional bout
vs Billy Muldoon · W TKO
- Signature fight
vs Harry Wills
W DQ · Ebbets Field, New York City, New York, U.S.. Archive selection: one of the first three wins over distinct fighters profiled here, not an expert-selected signature fight.
- Milestone
25th recorded win
vs Mike McTigue · TKO. Newspaper decisions excluded.
- Signature fight
vs Tommy Loughran
W TKO · Yankee Stadium, New York City, New York, U.S.. Archive selection: one of the first three wins over distinct fighters profiled here, not an expert-selected signature fight.
- Signature fight
vs Primo Carnera
W UD · Ebbets Field, New York City, New York, U.S.. Archive selection: one of the first three wins over distinct fighters profiled here, not an expert-selected signature fight.
- Title history
Title reign begins
World Heavyweight Champion (1932–1933). Year from profile title history; exact title-winning bout not identified.
- Milestone
Latest recorded bout
vs Joe Louis · L KO. Not necessarily the retirement date.
Derived from the current archive and profile honours. Title-reign years are not exact bout dates; title claims are not independently verified. Signature fights use existing profile selections, or clearly labelled wins over other archived fighters when no selections exist. Year-only dates retain their original precision.
Photo Archive
1 archival photographs under their original licences.
Fight-by-Fight Record
| Date | Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924-01-29 | W | Billy Muldoon | TKO | 1 | Mechanics Building, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| 1924-02-08 | W | Pat Hance | DQ | 2 | Mechanics Building, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| 1924-02-26 | W | Dan Lucas | KO | 2 | Mechanics Building, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| 1924-03-18 | L | Eddie Ricord | PTS | 10 | Grand Opera House, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| 1924-04-25 | W | Eddie Ricord | KO | 7 | Arena, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| 1924-06-23 | W | Floyd Johnson | PTS | 10 | Mechanics Building, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| 1924-07-15 | W | Homer Smith | PTS | 10 | Braves Field, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| 1924-07-23 | W | Al Roberts | PTS | 10 | Kinsley Park, Providence, Rhode Island, U.S. |
| 1924-08-20 | W | Young Jack Johnson | NWS | 6 | Fair Grounds Auditorium, Bangor, Maine, U.S. |
| 1924-08-29 | L | Quintin Romero Rojas | TKO | 9 | Mechanics Building, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| 1924-11-05 | L | Jim Maloney | PTS | 10 | Mechanics Building, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| 1924-12-15 | L | Charley Weinert | NWS | 12 | 113th Regiment Armory, Newark, New Jersey, U.S. |
| 1925-01-08 | W | Jack DeMave | PTS | 10 | Manhattan Casino, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1925-01-20 | W | Sully Montgomery | UD | 10 | Mechanics Building, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| 1925-02-10 | L | Charley Weinert | PTS | 10 | Mechanics Building, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| 1925-04-06 | W | Jack Renault | PTS | 10 | Arena, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| 1925-05-25 | W | George Cook | SD | 10 | Mechanics Building, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| 1925-06-05 | W | Jim Maloney | DQ | 9 | Braves Field, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| 1925-07-31 | W | Emilio Solomon | PTS | 10 | Braves Field, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| 1925-08-17 | L | Bud Gorman | PTS | 10 | Arena, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| 1925-09-17 | W | Johnny Risko | PTS | 10 | Mechanics Building, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| 1925-12-11 | W | Jim Maloney | PTS | 10 | Mechanics Building, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| 1926-01-18 | W | Mexican Joe Lawson | KO | 2 | Foot Guard Hall, Hartford, Connecticut, U.S. |
| 1926-02-12 | W | Eddie Huffman | PTS | 10 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1926-04-01 | W | Emilio Solomon | PTS | 10 | Mechanics Building, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| 1926-04-19 | W | Pat McCarthy | PTS | 10 | Arena, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| 1926-06-25 | W | Bud Gorman | DQ | 1 | Braves Field, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| 1926-09-13 | W | Orlando Reverberi | TKO | 3 | Laurel Garden, Newark, New Jersey, U.S. |
| 1926-09-21 | W | George Godfrey | PTS | 10 | Mechanics Building, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| 1926-10-12 | W | Harry Wills | DQ | 13 | Ebbets Field, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1926-12-15 | W | Homer Smith | TKO | 7 | Arena, Syracuse, New York, U.S. |
| 1927-03-03 | W | Mike McTigue | TKO | 12 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1927-05-20 | W | Jim Maloney | TKO | 5 | Yankee Stadium, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1927-07-21 | L | Jack Dempsey | KO | 7 | Yankee Stadium, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1928-01-13 | D | Tom Heeney | SD | 12 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1928-03-12 | L | Johnny Risko | SD | 15 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1928-04-30 | W | Jack Delaney | KO | 1 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1928-06-21 | W | Leo Gates | KO | 3 | Battery A Arena, Saint Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| 1928-12-10 | W | Arthur De Kuh | PTS | 10 | Arena, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| 1929-01-25 | W | Meyer Christner | MD | 10 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1929-02-27 | W | Young Stribling | PTS | 10 | Flamingo Park, Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. |
| 1929-09-26 | W | Tommy Loughran | TKO | 3 | Yankee Stadium, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1930-02-27 | W | Phil Scott | TKO | 3 | Madison Square Garden Stadium, Miami, Florida, U.S. |
| 1930-06-12 | L | Max Schmeling | DQ | 4 | Yankee Stadium, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1931-07-22 | D | Mickey Walker | PTS | 15 | Ebbets Field, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1931-10-12 | W | Primo Carnera | UD | 15 | Ebbets Field, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1932-06-21 | W | Max Schmeling | SD | 15 | Madison Square Garden Bowl, Long Island City, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1933-06-29 | L | Primo Carnera | KO | 6 | Madison Square Garden Bowl, Long Island City, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1933-09-18 | L | King Levinsky | UD | 10 | Comiskey Park, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| 1933-09-27 | L | Tommy Loughran | SD | 15 | Shibe Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| 1935-11-22 | W | Unknown Winston | KO | 2 | Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| 1936-02-07 | L | Tony Shucco | UD | 10 | Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| 1936-04-14 | D | Tony Shucco | PTS | 10 | Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| 1936-06-25 | W | Phil Brubaker | UD | 10 | Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| 1936-08-18 | L | Joe Louis | KO | 3 | Yankee Stadium, New York City, New York, U.S. |
Showing 55 of 55 recorded fights · last updated 2026-10-15. Imported record tables are not independently verified and may be incomplete. Early-era logs include newspaper decisions (NWS), which are not counted in the official totals above.
Record notes
Fight record last retrieved: 2026-10-11. Title histories remain subject to archival review.
Historical-era totals differ between record-keeping conventions (newspaper decisions, exhibitions).
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