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James J. Jeffries vs Tom Sharkey

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James J. Jeffries and Tom Sharkey met 2 times (1898, 1899). James J. Jeffries won in 1899 by decision; James J. Jeffries won in 1898 by decision.

Side by side

James J. JeffriesTom Sharkey
Reach
73.6″ (187 cm)Height68″ (172.7 cm)
Reach advantage
19–1Record37–9
84%Finish rate92%
19Longest unbeaten run13
24Recorded bouts53
OrthodoxStanceOrthodox

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

Common opponents

Both fought these 7. This is the comparison the siloed databases cannot make, because it needs every fight list linked to every other.

OpponentJames J. JeffriesTom Sharkey
Bob Fitzsimmons W L
Joe Choynski D W
James J. Corbett W W
Joe Choynski D D
Bob Fitzsimmons W W
James J. Corbett W D
Joe Choynski D W

Careers side by side

James J. Jeffries

1900 1910 win vs Hank Lorraine (1895)win vs Hank Griffin (1896)win vs Dan Long (1896)draw vs Joe Choynski (1897)? vs Dan Long (1897)draw vs Gus Ruhlin (1897)win vs Henry Baker (1897)win vs Theodore Van Buskirk (1897)win vs Bob Armstrong (1898)win vs Tom Sharkey (1898)win vs Mexican Pete Everett (1898)win vs Peter Jackson (1898)win vs Joe Goddard (1898)win vs Tom Sharkey (1899)win vs Bob Fitzsimmons (1899)win vs James J. Corbett (1900)win vs John Finnegan (1900)win vs Gus Ruhlin (1901)win vs Joe Kennedy (1901)? vs Hank Griffin (1901)win vs Bob Fitzsimmons (1902)win vs James J. Corbett (1903)win vs Jack Munroe (1904)loss vs Jack Johnson (1910)
winlossdraw / NC1895–1910

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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