Tom Sharkey

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Tom Sharkey
Sharkey in 1910
Born	November 26, 1873 Dundalk, Ireland
Died	April 17, 1953(1953-04-17) (aged 81) San Francisco, California, US
Other names	Sailor Tom
Statistics
Weight(s)	Heavyweight
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Reach	70 in (178 cm)
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	54
Wins	37
Wins by KO	34
Losses	9
Draws	6
No contests	2

Thomas "Sailor Tom" Sharkey (November 26, 1873 – April 17, 1953) was a boxer who fought two fights with heavyweight champion James J. Jeffries. Sharkey's recorded ring career spanned from 1893 to 1904. He is credited with having won 37 fights (with 34 KOs), 7 losses, and 5 draws. In 1953, Sharkey was named in Ring Magazine's list of 100 greatest punchers of all time.^[1]