Have Abe Friedman and Jackie Sharkey ever fought each other?

Yes. Abe Friedman and Jackie Sharkey have met 4 times and Jackie Sharkey leads the series 2-1 with 1 draw.

Who has the better record, Friedman or Sharkey?

Abe Friedman is 2-8-1 across the 11 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Jackie Sharkey is 59-64-23. Jackie Sharkey has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.

Do Friedman and Sharkey have any common opponents?

Abe Friedman and Jackie Sharkey share 4 common opponents: Joe Lynch, Kid Williams and Pete Herman (and 1 other). Abe Friedman fared better against 2 of them.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Friedman and Sharkey?

This comparison is drawn from 11 bouts tracked for Abe Friedman and 147 bouts tracked for Jackie Sharkey. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Abe Friedman vs Jackie Sharkey — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

Abe Friedman

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Jackie Sharkey

Abe Friedman (2-8-1 across 11 tracked bouts) and Jackie Sharkey (59-64-23) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 4 times. They share 4 common opponents.

Friedman

Tracked record

2–8–1

counted from 11 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Sharkey

Wins

Losses

Draws147 tracked bouts

Heads up: at least one of these records is a tracked record — the wins and losses Kill The Body has ingested so far, not an independently verified career total. Treat the comparison as a read on the bouts we hold, not a settled ledger.

Head to Head

Sharkey leads 2–1 with 1 draw

Abe Friedman and Jackie Sharkey have met 4 times; Sharkey leads 2–1 with 1 draw.
Met	1916Feb 21	1916Feb 28	1919May 19	1920Apr 27	Series
Abe FriedmanFighter A	WWon	LLost	LLost	DDraw	1–2–1W–L–D
Jackie SharkeyFighter B	LLost	WWon	WWon	DDraw	2–1–1W–L–D
Result	NWSSharkey vs Friedman	NWSSharkey vs Friedman	NWSSharkey vs Friedman	PTSSharkey vs Friedman	4Meetings

The Numbers

Friedman 1 · Sharkey 4 of 5 measurable rows

FriedmanEdge = longer wingSharkey

Record^†: 2-8-159-64-23 (edge)
Win %0–100%: 22.7%
48.3% (edge)
Wins by knockoutlevelmax 0: 0
0
KO ratenot comparable: —0%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡0–100%: 0%
3% (edge)
Times stopped^‡max 9: 0 (edge)
9
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^§max 12.2: 1.4
12.2 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 147: 11
147

† One or both records are tracked, not career-verified. · ‡ Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total. · § Across each fighter's tracked career span. · Bars are scaled per row — percentages on 0–100, counts against the larger of the two. Every figure is also printed as text.

Tale of the Tape

Heightnot held: Abe Friedman: No height on file; Jackie Sharkey: 5′3″
Stance: Abe Friedman: Not recorded; Jackie Sharkey: Orthodox

Abe Friedman left, Jackie Sharkey right, as everywhere on this page. Stance is stated, not scored.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Abe Friedman2 wins · from 11 tracked bouts

2 by another method or unrecorded 100%

Jackie Sharkey59 wins · from 147 tracked bouts

2 by KO/TKO 3%15 on the cards 25%42 by another method or unrecorded 71%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Abe Friedman 11, Jackie Sharkey 147 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

4 shared

4 shared · Friedman better on 2 · Sharkey better on 1 · even on 14 shared · Abe Friedman better on 2 · Jackie Sharkey better on 1 · even on 1

FriedmanAbe Friedman

Opponent

SharkeyJackie Sharkey

Abe Friedman
0–3 against
Loss, NWS
1916Nov 1916
Loss, NWS
1916Aug 1916
Loss, NWS
1916May 1916
LynchJoe LynchUnited States 99–36–21 · BantamweightEvenEven — Abe Friedman 0–3, Jackie Sharkey 0–3–2
Jackie Sharkey
0–3–2 against
Draw, PTS
1925Jul 1925
Loss, KO
1920Dec 1920
Draw, PTS
1920Sep 1920
Loss, NWS
1917Feb 1917
Loss, NWS
1916Sep 1916
Abe Friedman
Win, DQ 8
1924Feb 1924
WilliamsKid WilliamsUnited States 162–30–12 · BantamweightFriedman betterAbe Friedman better — 1–0 to 0–2
Jackie Sharkey
0–2 against
Loss, PTS
1918Apr 1918
Loss, NWS
1917Jul 1917
Abe Friedman
Loss, PTS
1921Dec 1921
HermanPete HermanUnited States 100–32–13Friedman betterAbe Friedman better — 0–1 to 3–2
Jackie Sharkey
3–2 against
Win, NWS
1920Sep 1920
Win, NWS
1919Sep 1919
Win, NWS
1919Aug 1919
Loss, NWS
1918Sep 1918
Loss, NWS
1918May 1918
Abe Friedman
Loss, PTS
1921Feb 1921
BurmanJoe BurmanUnited States 36–3–6Sharkey betterJackie Sharkey better — 1–1–3 to 0–1
Jackie Sharkey
1–1–3 against
Draw, PTS
1921Jun 1921
Draw, NWS
1920Oct 1920
Win, NWS
1919Jun 1919
Draw, NWS
1919Jan 1919
Loss, NWS
1917Jun 1917

Both sides are set at the same size on purpose. Kill The Body does not score a second-round knockout above a split decision — the edge counts losses first and wins as the tiebreak, and the rest is yours to argue. Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name, so two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Abe Friedman last boxed on Feb 27, 1924 — 37,495 days ago. Friedman had won once since four bouts without a win.DLLLW

Sharkey Apr 1920Burman Feb 1921Herman Dec 1921Villa Jul 1923Williams Feb 19241.4 tracked bouts per year

Jackie Sharkey last boxed on May 25, 1926 — 36,676 days ago. Sharkey had won one in a row before losing a decision to Young Mulligan.LLLWL

Kochansky Sep 1925Chapman Oct 1925Salerno Nov 1925Sanders Feb 1926Mulligan May 192612.2 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Abe Friedman and Jackie Sharkey ever fought each other?: Yes. Abe Friedman and Jackie Sharkey have met 4 times and Jackie Sharkey leads the series 2-1 with 1 draw.
Who has the better record, Friedman or Sharkey?: Abe Friedman is 2-8-1 across the 11 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Jackie Sharkey is 59-64-23. Jackie Sharkey has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Do Friedman and Sharkey have any common opponents?: Abe Friedman and Jackie Sharkey share 4 common opponents: Joe Lynch, Kid Williams and Pete Herman (and 1 other). Abe Friedman fared better against 2 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Friedman and Sharkey?: This comparison is drawn from 11 bouts tracked for Abe Friedman and 147 bouts tracked for Jackie Sharkey. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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