Have Bill Sharkey and Marvin Camel ever fought each other?

Yes. Bill Sharkey and Marvin Camel met once on June 5, 1979, and Marvin Camel won by UD.

Who has the better record, Sharkey or Camel?

Bill Sharkey is 22-7-1 and Marvin Camel is 45-13-4. Marvin Camel has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, Sharkey or Camel?

Bill Sharkey has 16 knockout wins and Marvin Camel has 21. Marvin Camel has more.

Do Sharkey and Camel have any common opponents?

Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Bill Sharkey and Marvin Camel have faced.

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

This comparison is drawn from 5 bouts tracked for Bill Sharkey and 62 bouts tracked for Marvin Camel. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Bill Sharkey vs Marvin Camel — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Bill Sharkey (22-7-1) and Marvin Camel (45-13-4) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Sharkey

Wins16 KO · 73%

Losses

Draw5 tracked bouts

Camel

Wins21 KO · 47%

Losses

Draws62 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Camel leads 1–0

Bill Sharkey and Marvin Camel have met 1 time; Camel leads 1–0.
Met	1979Jun 5	Series
Bill SharkeyFighter A	LLost	0–1W–L
Marvin CamelFighter B	WWon	1–0W–L
Result	UDCamel vs Sharkey	1Meeting

Camel vs Sharkey · Jun 5, 1979

The Numbers

Sharkey 2 · Camel 5 of 7 measurable rows

SharkeyEdge = longer wingCamel

Record: 22-7-145-13-4 (edge)
Win %0–100%: 75%
75.8% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 21: 16
21 (edge)
KO rate0–100%: 72.73% (edge)
46.67%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†not comparable: —47%
Times stopped^†max 8: 2 (edge)
8
Title reignsmax 2: 0
2 (edge)
Bouts per year^‡max 3.7: 0.8
3.7 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 62: 5
62

† 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: Bill Sharkey: 5′11″; Marvin Camel: No height on file
Reach+7″: Bill Sharkey: 72″; Marvin Camel: 79″ (edge)
Agenot comparable: Bill Sharkey: Died aged 49; Marvin Camel: 74
Stance: Bill Sharkey: Not recorded; Marvin Camel: Southpaw

Bill Sharkey left, Marvin Camel 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.

Marvin Camel45 wins · from 62 tracked bouts

21 by KO/TKO 47%24 on the cards 53%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Bill Sharkey 5, Marvin Camel 62 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

No opponents in common across the bouts Kill The Body has tracked for these two.

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

Marvin Camel last boxed on Jun 11, 1990 — 13,279 days ago. Camel had lost two straight, after two straight wins.DWWLL

Surratt Aug 1989Cottrell Sep 1989Hill Nov 1989Hipp Dec 1989Taylor Jun 19903.7 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

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Have Bill Sharkey and Marvin Camel ever fought each other?: Yes. Bill Sharkey and Marvin Camel met once on June 5, 1979, and Marvin Camel won by UD.
Who has the better record, Sharkey or Camel?: Bill Sharkey is 22-7-1 and Marvin Camel is 45-13-4. Marvin Camel has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Sharkey or Camel?: Bill Sharkey has 16 knockout wins and Marvin Camel has 21. Marvin Camel has more.
Do Sharkey and Camel have any common opponents?: Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Bill Sharkey and Marvin Camel have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Sharkey and Camel?: This comparison is drawn from 5 bouts tracked for Bill Sharkey and 62 bouts tracked for Marvin Camel. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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