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Jack Sharkey vs Max Schmeling

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Jack Sharkey and Max Schmeling met 2 times (1930, 1932). Jack Sharkey won in 1932 by decision; Max Schmeling won in 1930 by dq.

Side by side

Jack SharkeyMax Schmeling
72″ (182.9 cm)Reach76″ (193 cm)
72″ (182.9 cm)Height73″ (185.4 cm)
0%Reach advantage+4.1%
38–14Record56–10
34%Finish rate71%
11Longest unbeaten run25
53Recorded bouts67
OrthodoxStanceOrthodox

A comparison of what is on record. Nothing here predicts a result.

Common opponents

Both fought these 4. This is the comparison the siloed databases cannot make, because it needs every fight list linked to every other.

OpponentJack SharkeyMax Schmeling
Joe Louis L L
Joe Louis L W
Mickey Walker D W
Young Stribling W W

Careers side by side

Jack Sharkey

1930 loss vs Charley Weinert (1924)loss vs Jim Maloney (1924)loss vs Quintin Romero Rojas (1924)win vs Young Jack Johnson (1924)win vs Al Roberts (1924)win vs Homer Smith (1924)win vs Floyd Johnson (1924)win vs Eddie Ricord (1924)win vs Dan Lucas (1924)win vs Pat Hance (1924)win vs Billy Muldoon (1924)win vs Jim Maloney (1925)win vs Johnny Risko (1925)loss vs Bud Gorman (1925)win vs Emilio Solomon (1925)win vs George Cook (1925)win vs Jack Renault (1925)loss vs Charley Weinert (1925)win vs Sully Montgomery (1925)win vs Jack DeMave (1925)win vs Homer Smith (1926)win vs Harry Wills (1926)win vs George Godfrey (1926)win vs Orlando Reverberi (1926)win vs Bud Gorman (1926)win vs Pat McCarthy (1926)win vs Emilio Solomon (1926)win vs Eddie Huffman (1926)win vs Mexican Joe Lawson (1926)loss vs Jack Dempsey (1927)win vs Jim Maloney (1927)win vs Mike McTigue (1927)win vs Arthur De Kuh (1928)win vs Leo Gates (1928)win vs Jack Delaney (1928)loss vs Johnny Risko (1928)draw vs Tom Heeney (1928)win vs Tommy Loughran (1929)win vs Young Stribling (1929)win vs Meyer Christner (1929)loss vs Max Schmeling (1930)win vs Phil Scott (1930)win vs Primo Carnera (1931)draw vs Mickey Walker (1931)win vs Max Schmeling (1932)loss vs Tommy Loughran (1933)loss vs King Levinsky (1933)loss vs Primo Carnera (1933)win vs Unknown Winston (1935)loss vs Joe Louis (1936)win vs Phil Brubaker (1936)draw vs Tony Shucco (1936)
winlossdraw / NC1924–1936

Max Schmeling

1930 1940 win vs Jimmy Lyggett Sr (1924)win vs Richard Hartig (1924)win vs Battling Mathar (1924)win vs Hans Breuer (1924)win vs Fred Hammer (1924)loss vs Max Diekmann (1924)win vs Rocky Knight (1924)win vs Willy Louis (1924)win vs Henri van der Vyver (1924)win vs Hans Czapp (1924)win vs René Compère (1925)loss vs Larry Gains (1925)draw vs Leon Randol (1925)loss vs Jack Taylor (1925)win vs Fred Hammer (1925)draw vs Jimmy Lyggett Sr (1925)win vs Alfred Baker (1925)win vs Joe Mehling (1925)win vs Johnny Cludts (1925)win vs Herman van 't Hof (1926)win vs Max Diekmann (1926)win vs Aug Vongehr (1926)win vs Willy Louis (1926)win vs Gipsy Daniels (1927)win vs Hein Domgoergen (1927)win vs Louis Clement (1927)win vs Robert Larsen (1927)win vs Willem Westbroek (1927)win vs Jack Taylor (1927)win vs Fernand Delarge (1927)win vs Raoul Paillaux (1927)win vs Stanley Glen (1927)win vs Francois Charles (1927)win vs Leon Sebilo (1927)win vs Joe Mehling (1927)win vs Louis Wilms (1927)win vs Jack Stanley (1927)win vs Joe Monte (1928)win vs Franz Diener (1928)win vs Ted Moore (1928)loss vs Gipsy Daniels (1928)win vs Michele Bonaglia (1928)win vs Paulino Uzcudun (1929)win vs Johnny Risko (1929)win vs Pietro Corri (1929)win vs Joe Sekyra (1929)win vs Jack Sharkey (1930)win vs Young Stribling (1931)win vs Mickey Walker (1932)loss vs Jack Sharkey (1932)loss vs Max Baer (1933)win vs Walter Neusel (1934)draw vs Paulino Uzcudun (1934)loss vs Steve Hamas (1934)win vs Paulino Uzcudun (1935)win vs Steve Hamas (1935)win vs Joe Louis (1936)win vs Harry Thomas (1937)loss vs Joe Louis (1938)win vs Steve Dudas (1938)win vs Ben Foord (1938)win vs Adolf Heuser (1939)win vs Hans Joachim Draegestein (1947)win vs Werner Vollmer (1947)loss vs Richard Vogt (1948)win vs Hans Joachim Draegestein (1948)loss vs Walter Neusel (1948)
winlossdraw / NC1924–1948

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