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James J. Corbett vs Tom Sharkey

A fight that actually happened — and everything both records say about it.

James J. Corbett and Tom Sharkey met 2 times (1896, 1898). Tom Sharkey won in 1898 by dq; drawn in 1896 by decision.

Side by side

James J. CorbettTom Sharkey
73″ (185.4 cm)Reach
73″ (185.4 cm)Height68″ (172.7 cm)
0%Reach advantage
24–4Record37–9
50%Finish rate92%
20Longest unbeaten run13
31Recorded bouts53
OrthodoxStanceOrthodox

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

Common opponents

Both fought these 8. This is the comparison the siloed databases cannot make, because it needs every fight list linked to every other.

Careers side by side

James J. Corbett

1890 1900 win vs Billy Keneally (1884)win vs Joe Choynski (1884)win vs William T. Welch (1885)win vs Dave Eisemann (1885)win vs Professor John Donaldson (1885)win vs Duncan McDonald (1886)win vs Frank Smith (1886)win vs Bill Hayes (1887)draw vs Jack Burke (1887)win vs Martin Costello (1887)win vs James C. Dailey (1887)win vs William Miller (1888)draw vs Frank Glover (1888)draw vs Dave Campbell (1889)win vs Australian Billy Smith (1889)win vs George Atkinson (1889)win vs Joe Choynski (1889)win vs Dominick McCaffrey (1890)win vs Jake Kilrain (1890)win vs Ed Kinney (1891)? vs Peter Jackson (1891)win vs John L. Sullivan (1892)win vs John McCann (1892)? vs Joe Lannon (1892)win vs Charley Mitchell (1894)draw vs Tom Sharkey (1896)loss vs Bob Fitzsimmons (1897)loss vs Tom Sharkey (1898)win vs Kid McCoy (1900)loss vs James J. Jeffries (1900)loss vs James J. Jeffries (1903)
winlossdraw / NC1884–1903

Tom Sharkey

1900 win vs Jim Barrington (1893)win vs John Walsh (1893)win vs Jim Harvey (1893)win vs Jack Langley (1893)win vs J. Pickett (1893)win vs Jack Gardner (1893)win vs Martin Mulverhill (1894)win vs Sailor Charles Brown (1894)win vs Jack Marks (1894)win vs Rough Thompson (1894)win vs Jack McAuley (1894)win vs Billy Tate (1894)? vs Nick Burley (1894)win vs Jack Langley (1894)loss vs George Washington (1894)win vs John Miller (1895)win vs William Dunn (1895)win vs Australian Billy Smith (1895)win vs Bob Fitzsimmons (1896)loss vs Reddy Gallagher (1896)draw vs James J. Corbett (1896)win vs Jim Williams (1896)win vs Joe Choynski (1896)win vs 'Sailor' Charles Brown (1896)draw vs Alec Greggains (1896)win vs Joe Goddard (1897)win vs Punch Vaughn (1897)win vs Tom Parks (1897)win vs Pat McCourt (1897)win vs Joe Craig (1897)draw vs Peter Maher (1897)draw vs Jim Williams (1897)win vs James J. Corbett (1898)win vs Gus Ruhlin (1898)loss vs James J. Jeffries (1898)draw vs Joe Choynski (1898)loss vs James J. Jeffries (1899)win vs Jack McCormick (1899)win vs Charles 'Kid' McCoy (1899)loss vs Bob Fitzsimmons (1900)loss vs Gus Ruhlin (1900)win vs Yank Kenny (1900)win vs Joe Choynski (1900)win vs Tom 'Stockings' Conroy (1900)win vs Jack McCormick (1900)win vs Jim Jeffords (1900)win vs Joe Goddard (1900)loss vs Mexican Pete Everett (1901)win vs Fred Russell (1901)loss vs Gus Ruhlin (1902)? vs Peter Maher (1902)loss vs Jack Munroe (1904)
winlossdraw / NC1893–1904

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