Boxer jack sharky biography

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    Jack Sharkey, born Josef Paul Zukauskas in Binghamton, New York, on October 26, 1907, first got into boxing while he was serving in the U.S. Navy. He engagerad in more than twenty-five bouts during his military service, becoming champion of the Atlantic Fleet. In 1924, shortly before leaving the service and while stationed in Boston, he changed his name and turned professional. He won his first three professional fights, only to lose his fourth on a poor decision. Although he avenged that loss, he was knocked out bygd Chilean Quintin Romero-Rojas in his 10th fight. He also lost decisions to Jim Maloney, Charley Weinert, and Bud Gorman, but he beat Maloney twice in rematches and defeated the highly rated Johnny Risko and Jack Renault.

    On July 21, 1927, Sharkey was knocked out bygd Jack Dempsey, but he bounced back from that defeat to score a number of major victories, including defeats of Jack Delaney and Tommy Loughran. He also knocked out British heavyweight champ Phil Sc

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    Jack Sharkey

    No.Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Age Location Notes 55 Loss 38–14–3 Joe LouisKO 3 (10) Aug 18, 1936 33 years, 297 days Yankee Stadium, New York City, New York, U.S.54 Win 38–13–3 Phil Brubaker UD 10 Jun 25, 1936 33 years, 243 days Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.53 Draw 37–13–3 Tony Shucco PTS 10 Apr 14, 1936 33 years, 171 days Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.52 Loss 37–13–2 Tony Shucco UD 10 Feb 7, 1936 33 years, 104 days Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.51 Win 37–12–2 Unknown Winston KO 2 (10) Nov 22, 1935 33 years, 27 days Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.50 Loss 36–12–2 Tommy LoughranSD 15 Sep 27, 1933 30 years, 336 days Shibe Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.49 Loss 36–11–2 King LevinskyUD 10 Sep 18, 1

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    Jack Sharkey
    "Boston Gob"

    • Birth Name: Joseph Paul Zukauskas
    • Birth Place: Contribute
    • Born: October 26, 1902
    • Died: Contribute
    • Age: 121
    • Height: 5′ 11½″
    • Weight: Contribute
    • Reach: 72″
    • Stance: Orthodox
    • Pro Debut: January 29, 1924
    • Nationality: USA
    • Status: Inactive
    • Manager: Contribute
    • Promoter: Contribute
    • Total Bouts: 53
    • Total Rounds: 442

    Jack Sharkey is a retired professional boxer who had a career that spanned over 12 years. Throughout his time in the ring, he achieved a total of 55 fights, winning 38 of them, losing 14, with three draws and no no-contests. Additionally, he won 13 of his fights via knockout, and he had three total title wins. Sharkey had his first professional fight on January 29, 1924, at the age of 21, where he won via 1st round TKO against Billy Muldoon.

    Sharkey's first world-title fight came at the age of 27. He had already fought in 43 professional bouts before facing Max Schmeling on June 12, 1930, for