Have Bill Sharkey and Frank Bruno ever fought each other?

Yes. Bill Sharkey and Frank Bruno met once on September 27, 1983, and Frank Bruno won by KO in round 1.

Who has the better record, Sharkey or Bruno?

Bill Sharkey is 22-7-1 and Frank Bruno is 40-5. Frank Bruno has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, Sharkey or Bruno?

Bill Sharkey has 16 knockout wins and Frank Bruno has 38. Frank Bruno has more.

Do Sharkey and Bruno have any common opponents?

Bill Sharkey and Frank Bruno share 1 common opponent: Scott LeDoux. Frank Bruno fared better against 1 of them.

Who is bigger, Sharkey or Bruno?

Frank Bruno is the taller fighter at 190 cm, 10 cm above the other. Frank Bruno also has the longer reach, by 25 cm.

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

This comparison is drawn from 5 bouts tracked for Bill Sharkey and 45 bouts tracked for Frank Bruno. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Bill Sharkey vs Frank Bruno — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Frank Bruno

Bill Sharkey (22-7-1) and Frank Bruno (40-5) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 1 common opponent.

Sharkey

Wins16 KO · 73%

Losses

Draw5 tracked bouts

Bruno

Wins38 KO · 95%

Losses

Draws45 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Bruno leads 1–0

Bill Sharkey and Frank Bruno have met 1 time; Bruno leads 1–0.
Met	1983Sep 27	Series
Bill SharkeyFighter A	LLost	0–1W–L
Frank BrunoFighter B	WWon	1–0W–L
Result	KOR1Bruno vs Sharkey	1Meeting

Bruno vs Sharkey · Sep 27, 1983

The Numbers

Sharkey 1 · Bruno 6 of 7 measurable rows

SharkeyEdge = longer wingBruno

Record: 22-7-140-5 (edge)
Win %0–100%: 75%
88.9% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 38: 16
38 (edge)
KO rate0–100%: 72.73%
95% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†not comparable: —95%
Times stopped^†max 5: 2 (edge)
5
Title reignsmax 1: 0
1 (edge)
Bouts per year^‡max 3.2: 0.8
3.2 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 45: 5
45

† 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

Height+4″: Bill Sharkey: 5′11″; Frank Bruno: 6′3″ (edge)
Reach+10″: Bill Sharkey: 72″; Frank Bruno: 82″ (edge)
Agenot comparable: Bill Sharkey: Died aged 49; Frank Bruno: 64
Stance: Bill Sharkey: Not recorded; Frank Bruno: Orthodox

Bill Sharkey left, Frank Bruno right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Bill Sharkey0 wins · from 5 tracked bouts

No tracked wins for Sharkey yet.

Frank Bruno40 wins · from 45 tracked bouts

38 by KO/TKO 95%2 on the cards 5%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Bill Sharkey 5, Frank Bruno 45 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · Bruno better on 11 shared · Frank Bruno better on 1

SharkeyBill Sharkey

Opponent

BrunoFrank Bruno

Bill Sharkey
Draw, PTS
1978Sep 1978
LeDouxScott LeDouxUnited States 33–13–4Bruno betterFrank Bruno better — 1–0 to 0–0–1
Frank Bruno
Win, TKO 3
1983May 1983

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

Bill Sharkey has lost three straight. Sharkey last boxed on Sep 27, 1983.LDLLL

Weaver Apr 1977LeDoux Sep 1978Knoetze Jan 1979Camel Jun 1979Bruno Sep 19830.8 tracked bouts per year

Frank Bruno last boxed on Mar 16, 1996 — 11,175 days ago. Bruno had won four in a row before losing by stoppage to Mike Tyson.WWWWL

Ferguson Mar 1994Marin Feb 1995Evans May 1995McCall Sep 1995Tyson Mar 19963.2 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

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Have Bill Sharkey and Frank Bruno ever fought each other?: Yes. Bill Sharkey and Frank Bruno met once on September 27, 1983, and Frank Bruno won by KO in round 1.
Who has the better record, Sharkey or Bruno?: Bill Sharkey is 22-7-1 and Frank Bruno is 40-5. Frank Bruno has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Sharkey or Bruno?: Bill Sharkey has 16 knockout wins and Frank Bruno has 38. Frank Bruno has more.
Do Sharkey and Bruno have any common opponents?: Bill Sharkey and Frank Bruno share 1 common opponent: Scott LeDoux. Frank Bruno fared better against 1 of them.
Who is bigger, Sharkey or Bruno?: Frank Bruno is the taller fighter at 190 cm, 10 cm above the other. Frank Bruno also has the longer reach, by 25 cm.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Sharkey and Bruno?: This comparison is drawn from 5 bouts tracked for Bill Sharkey and 45 bouts tracked for Frank Bruno. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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