Bob Fitzsimmons (69-12-14) and Tom Sharkey (37-9-6) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share 6 common opponents.
Bob Fitzsimmons vs Tom Sharkey — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Series level 1–1- Bob Fitzsimmons wonFitzsimmons vs SharkeyAug 24, 1900 · KO · R2
- Tom Sharkey wonFitzsimmons vs SharkeyDec 2, 1896 · DQ · R8
The Numbers
- 69-12-14 (edge)
- Record
- 37-9-6
- 80% (edge)
- Win %
- 76.9%
- 57 (edge)
- Wins by knockout
- 34
- 82.61%
- KO rate
- 91.89% (edge)
- 84%
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 92% (edge)
- 7
- Times stopped
- 4 (edge)
- 0
- Title reigns
- 0
- 3.3
- Bouts per year
- 4.8 (edge)
- 96
- Bouts tracked
- 53
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Across each fighter's tracked career span.
Tale of the Tape
- 6′0″ (182 cm) (edge)
- Height
- 5′9″ (174 cm)
- 72″ (182 cm)
- Reach
- —
- 163
- Age
- 152
- Orthodox
- Stance
- Orthodox
- —
- Division
- Heavyweight
- United States
- Nationality
- United States
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyBob Fitzsimmons · 69 wins
KO/TKO
58
Decision
3
Other
8
Tom Sharkey · 37 wins
KO/TKO
34
Decision
1
Other
2
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (96 and 53 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
6 sharedBob Fitzsimmons
LKO R8 · Jul 1902LKO R11 · Jun 1899Tom Sharkey
LPTS · Nov 1899LPTS · May 1898Bob Fitzsimmons
WKO R6 · Aug 1900Tom Sharkey
LTKO R11 · Jun 1902LTKO R15 · Jun 1900WKO R1 · Jun 1898Bob Fitzsimmons
DPTS R5 · Jun 1894Tom Sharkey
WTKO R3 · May 1900DPTS R8 · Mar 1898WPTS · Apr 1896
Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.
Current Form
Bob Fitzsimmons
WWLLW
W2 streak · last fought Feb 20, 1914
Tom Sharkey
LLNCLW
L2 streak · last fought Feb 27, 1904
Common Questions
- Have Bob Fitzsimmons and Tom Sharkey ever fought each other?
- Yes. Bob Fitzsimmons and Tom Sharkey have met 2 times and the series is level at 1-1.
- Who has the better record, Bob Fitzsimmons or Tom Sharkey?
- Bob Fitzsimmons is 69-12-14 and Tom Sharkey is 37-9-6. Bob Fitzsimmons has the higher win percentage.
- Who has more knockouts, Bob Fitzsimmons or Tom Sharkey?
- Bob Fitzsimmons has 57 knockout wins and Tom Sharkey has 34. Bob Fitzsimmons has more.
- Do Bob Fitzsimmons and Tom Sharkey have any common opponents?
- Bob Fitzsimmons and Tom Sharkey share 6 common opponents: James J. Jeffries, Gus Ruhlin and Peter Maher (and 3 others). Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
- Who is bigger, Bob Fitzsimmons or Tom Sharkey?
- Bob Fitzsimmons is the taller fighter at 182 cm, 8 cm above the other.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Bob Fitzsimmons and Tom Sharkey?
- This comparison is drawn from 96 bouts tracked for Bob Fitzsimmons and 53 bouts tracked for Tom Sharkey. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.