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Jack Sharkey vs Primo Carnera

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Jack Sharkey and Primo Carnera met 2 times (1931, 1933). Primo Carnera won in 1933 by ko; Jack Sharkey won in 1931 by decision.

Side by side

Jack SharkeyPrimo Carnera
72″ (182.9 cm)Reach85″ (215.9 cm)
72″ (182.9 cm)Height77″ (195.6 cm)
0%Reach advantage+10.38%
38–14Record88–14
34%Finish rate81%
11Longest unbeaten run25
53Recorded bouts99
OrthodoxStanceOrthodox

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

Common opponents

Both fought these 6. This is the comparison the siloed databases cannot make, because it needs every fight list linked to every other.

OpponentJack SharkeyPrimo Carnera
Joe Louis L L
Tommy Loughran W W
King Levinsky L W
King Levinsky L W
George Godfrey W W
Young Stribling W L

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

Primo Carnera

1930 1940 win vs Constant Barrick (1928)win vs Epifanio Islas (1928)win vs Salvatore Ruggirello (1928)win vs Joe Thomas (1928)win vs Leon Sebilo (1928)win vs Franz Diener (1929)loss vs Young Stribling (1929)win vs Jack Stanley (1929)win vs Hermann Jaspers (1929)win vs Feodor Nikolaeff (1929)win vs Joe Thomas (1929)win vs Jose Lete (1929)win vs Jack Humbeeck (1929)win vs Marcel Nilles (1929)win vs Moise Bouquillon (1929)win vs Ernst Roesemann (1929)win vs Reggie Meen (1930)win vs Paulino Uzcudun (1930)loss vs Jim Maloney (1930)win vs Jack Gross (1930)win vs Pat McCarthy (1930)win vs Riccardo Bertazzolo (1930)win vs George Cook (1930)win vs Bearcat Wright (1930)win vs George Godfrey (1930)win vs KO Christner (1930)win vs Sam Baker (1930)win vs Leon Chevalier (1930)win vs Neil Clisby (1930)win vs Jack McAuliffe II (1930)win vs George Trafton (1930)win vs Frank Zaveta (1930)win vs Chuck Wiggins (1930)win vs Sully Montgomery (1930)win vs Roy Clark (1930)win vs Farmer Lodge (1930)win vs Johnny Erickson (1930)win vs Jim Sigman (1930)win vs Buster Martin (1930)win vs Cowboy Billy Owens (1930)win vs Elzear Rioux (1930)win vs Big Boy Peterson (1930)win vs Victorio Campolo (1931)win vs King Levinsky (1931)loss vs Jack Sharkey (1931)win vs Armando De Carolis (1931)win vs Roberto Roberti (1931)win vs Knute Hansen (1931)win vs Bud Gorman (1931)win vs Umberto Torriani (1931)win vs Pat Redmond (1931)win vs Jim Maloney (1931)win vs Young Spence (1932)win vs James Merriott (1932)win vs Joe Rice (1932)win vs KO Christner (1932)win vs Big Boy Peterson (1932)win vs King Levinsky (1932)win vs John Schwake (1932)win vs José Santa (1932)win vs Les Kennedy (1932)win vs Jack Taylor (1932)win vs Gene Stanton (1932)win vs Ted Sandwina (1932)win vs Art Lasky (1932)win vs Jack Gagnon (1932)loss vs Stanley Poreda (1932)win vs Hans Birkie (1932)win vs Jerry Pavelec (1932)win vs Jack Gross (1932)loss vs Larry Gains (1932)win vs Hans Schönrath (1932)win vs Maurice Griselle (1932)win vs Don McCorkindale (1932)win vs George Cook (1932)win vs Pierre Charles (1932)win vs Ernst Gühring (1932)win vs Moise Bouquillon (1932)win vs Paulino Uzcudun (1933)win vs Jack Sharkey (1933)win vs Ernie Schaaf (1933)win vs Victorio Campolo (1934)loss vs Max Baer (1934)win vs Tommy Loughran (1934)win vs Big Boy Brackey (1935)win vs Ford Smith (1935)win vs Walter Neusel (1935)loss vs Joe Louis (1935)win vs Ray Impelletiere (1935)win vs Erwin Klausner (1935)win vs Seal Harris (1935)loss vs Leroy Haynes (1936)win vs Isidoro Gastanaga (1936)win vs Josip Zupan (1937)loss vs Albert Di Meglio (1937)loss vs Luigi Musina (1945)win vs Sam Gardner (1945)win vs Michel Blevens (1945)loss vs Luigi Musina (1946)
winlossdraw / NC1928–1946

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