Jack Sharkey
(Joseph Paul Cukoschay)
(the "Boston Gob")

BORN   October 26 1902; Binghamton, New York
DIED August 17 1994; Beverly, Massachusetts
HEIGHT 6-0
WEIGHT 181-205 lbs
MANAGERS Johnny Buckley
TRAINER Tony Polazzolo
RECORD 37-13-3 (13 KO, 2 ND)

Sharkey had good skills, could hit with power, box well and take punishment when he set his mind to fight; But, he was an erratic, "up-and-down" boxer who never seemed to put all his skills together consistently; When he was good, he was very good but when he was bad, he was awful

Jack was inducted into the Ring Boxing Hall of Fame in 1980, the World Boxing Hall of Fame in 1987 and the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1994



Sharkey-Schmeling #1 1930 Fight Video Clip

Sharkey-Carnera 1931 Fight Video Clip

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1924
Jan 29 Bill Muldoon                Boston, Ma                      TK  1
Feb  8 Pat "Battling" Hance        Boston, Ma                      WF  2
          -Some sources report "KO 2"
Feb 26 Dan Lucas                   Boston, Ma                      KO  2
Mar 18 Eddie Record                Boston, Ma                       L 10
Apr 25 Eddie Record                Boston, Ma                      KO  7
Jun 23 Floyd Johnson               Boston, Ma                       W 10
Jul 15 Homer Smith                 Boston, Ma                       W 10
Jul 23 Al Roberts                  Providence, RI                   W 10
Aug 20 "Young" Jack Johnson        Bangor, Me                      ND  6
Aug 29 Quinton Romero-Rojas        Boston, Ma                      LK  9
Nov  5 Jim Maloney                 Boston, Ma                       L 10
Dec 15 Charley Weinert             Newark, NJ                      ND 12

1925
Jan  8 Jack DeMave                 New York, NY                     W 10
Jan 20 Sully Montgomery            Boston, Ma                       W 10
Feb 10 Charley Weinert             Boston, Ma                       L 10
Apr  6 Jack Renault                Boston, Ma                       W 10
May 25 George Cook                 Boston, Ma                       W 10
Jun  5 Jim Maloney                 Boston, Ma                      WF  9
          -American Legion Heavyweight Championship
Jul 31 Emilio "King" Solomon       Boston, Ma                       W 10
Aug 17 Bud Gorman                  Boston, Ma                       L 10
Sep 17 Johnny Risko                Boston, Ma                       W 10
Dec 11 Jim Maloney                 Boston, Ma                       W 10

1926
Jan 18 "Mexican" Joe Lawson        Hartford, Ct                    KO  2
Feb 12 Eddie Huffman               New York, NY                     W 10
Apr  1 Emilio "King" Solomon       Boston, Ma                       W 10
Apr 19 Pat McCarthy                Boston, Ma                       W 10
Jun 25 Bud Gorman                  Boston, Ma                      WF  2
          -Some sources report "WF 1"
Sep 13 Orlando Reverberi           Newark, NJ                      TK  3
Sep 21 George Godfrey              Boston, Ma                       W 10
Oct 12 Harry Wills                 Brooklyn, NY                    WF 13
Dec 15 Homer Smith                 Syracuse, NY                    TK  7

1927
Mar  3 Mike McTigue                New York, NY                    TK 12
May 20 Jim Maloney                 Bronx, NY                       TK  5
Jul 21 Jack Dempsey                Bronx, NY                       LK  7
       Paul Cavalier               New York, NY                    EX   
       Paul Cavalier               Arcola Park, NJ                 EX   

1928
Jan 13 Tom Heeney                  New York, NY                     D 12
Mar 12 Johnny Risko                New York, NY                     L 15
Apr 30 Jack Delaney                New York, NY                    KO  1
Jun 21 Leo Gates                   St. Louis, Mo                   KO  3
Dec 10 Arthur DeKuh                Boston, Ma                       W 10

1929
Jan 25 Meyer "KO" Christner        New York, NY                     W 10
Feb 27 W.L. "Young" Stribling      Miami Beach, Fl                  W 10
Sep 26 Tommy Loughran              Bronx, NY                       TK  3
          -Heavyweight Championship of North America

1930
Feb 27 Phil Scott                  Miami, Fl                       KO  3
Jun 12 Max Schmeling               Bronx, NY                       LF  4
          -NBA Heavyweight Championship of the World

1931
Jul 22 Mickey Walker               Brooklyn, NY                     D 15
Oct 12 Primo Carnera               Brooklyn, NY                     W 15

1932
Mar 18 Eddie Malcolm               Boston, Ma                      EX  2
Mar 18 Pedro Lopez                 Boston, Ma                      EX  1
Mar 18 Owen Flynn                  Boston, Ma                      EX  1
          -The previous 3 bouts were held the same date
Jun 21 Max Schmeling               Long Island City, NY             W 15
          -NBA Heavyweight Championship of the World
Oct  2 Owen Flynn                  Portland, Me                    EX  4
Oct  3 Owen Flynn                  Lewiston, Me                    EX  4

1933
Apr  7 Owen Flynn                  Toronto, Ont, Can               EX  2
          -Sharkey knocked Flynn out
Apr  7 Johnny Anderson             Toronto, Ont, Can               EX  2
          -Sharkey knocked Anderson out;
           The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Jun 29 Primo Carnera               Long Island City, NY            LK  6
          -Heavyweight Championship of the World
Sep 18 King Levinsky               Chicago, Il                      L 10
Sep 27 Tommy Loughran              Philadelphia, Pa                 L 15

1935
Nov 22 Ed "Unknown" Winston        Boston, Ma                      KO  2
          -Sharkey scored a knockout in the first round, but
           the referee claimed Winston quit; They were permitted
           to start again and Sharkey knocked him out in 1 minute

1936
Feb  7 Tony Shucco                 Boston, Ma                       L 10
Apr 14 Tony Shucco                 Boston, Ma                       D 10
Jun 25 Phil Brubaker               Boston, Ma                       W 10
Aug 11 Don Petrin                  Orangeburg, NY                  EX   
Aug 11 Eddie Mader                 Orangeburg, NY                  EX   
Aug 11 Eddie Malcolm               Orangeburg, NY                  EX   
          -The previous 3 bouts were held the same date
Aug 18 Joe Louis                   Bronx, NY                       LK  3

*** NCR ALL-TIME HEAVYWEIGHT COMPUTER TOURNAMENT ***
1968
       Bob Fitzsimmons                                              L 15

Record courtesy of Tracy Callis, Historian, International Boxing Research Organization
 
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