Have Frankie Burns and Jackie Sharkey ever fought each other?

Yes. Frankie Burns and Jackie Sharkey have met 7 times and Frankie Burns leads the series 6-0 with 1 draw.

Who has the better record, Burns or Sharkey?

Frankie Burns is 139-24-24 and Jackie Sharkey is 59-64-23. Frankie Burns has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, Burns or Sharkey?

Frankie Burns has 29 knockout wins and Jackie Sharkey has 0. Frankie Burns has more.

Do Burns and Sharkey have any common opponents?

Frankie Burns and Jackie Sharkey share 5 common opponents: Joe Lynch, Pete Herman and Memphis Pal Moore (and 2 others). Frankie Burns fared better against 4 of them.

Who is bigger, Burns or Sharkey?

Frankie Burns is the taller fighter at 164 cm, 4 cm above the other.

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

This comparison is drawn from 29 bouts tracked for Frankie Burns and 147 bouts tracked for Jackie Sharkey. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Frankie Burns vs Jackie Sharkey — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Frankie Burns (139-24-24) and Jackie Sharkey (59-64-23) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 7 times. They share 5 common opponents.

Burns

139

Wins29 KO · 21%

Losses

Draws29 tracked bouts

Sharkey

Wins

Losses

Draws147 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Burns leads 6–0 with 1 draw

Frankie Burns and Jackie Sharkey have met 7 times; Burns leads 6–0 with 1 draw.
Met	1916Nov 27	1917Feb 9	1917Oct 15	1918Feb 21	1918Jun 20	1918Nov 16	1920Jul 13	Series
Frankie BurnsFighter A	WWon	WWon	WWon	WWon	DDraw	WWon	WWon	6–0–1W–L–D
Jackie SharkeyFighter B	LLost	LLost	LLost	LLost	DDraw	LLost	LLost	0–6–1W–L–D
Result	NWSSharkey vs Burns	NWSSharkey vs Burns	NWSSharkey vs Burns	NWSSharkey vs Burns	NWSSharkey vs Burns	NWSSharkey vs Burns	NWSSharkey vs Burns	7Meetings

The Numbers

Burns 6 · Sharkey 1 of 7 measurable rows

BurnsEdge = longer wingSharkey

Record: 139-24-24 (edge)59-64-23
Win %0–100%: 80.7% (edge)
48.3%
Wins by knockoutmax 29: 29 (edge)
0
KO rate0–100%: 20.86% (edge)
0%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†0–100%: 7% (edge)
3%
Times stopped^†max 9: 1 (edge)
9
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^‡max 12.2: 1.3
12.2 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 147: 29
147

† 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+2″: Frankie Burns: 5′5″ (edge); Jackie Sharkey: 5′3″
Agenot held: Frankie Burns: Died aged 62; Jackie Sharkey: No date of birth
Stance: Frankie Burns: Orthodox; Jackie Sharkey: Orthodox

Frankie Burns left, Jackie Sharkey right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Frankie Burns15 wins · from 29 tracked bouts

1 by KO/TKO 7%14 by another method or unrecorded 93%

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 — Frankie Burns 29, Jackie Sharkey 147 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

5 shared

5 shared · Burns better on 4 · Sharkey better on 15 shared · Frankie Burns better on 4 · Jackie Sharkey better on 1

BurnsFrankie Burns

Opponent

SharkeyJackie Sharkey

Frankie Burns
2–0–1 against
Draw, NWS
1918Apr 1918
Win, NWS
1917May 1917
Win, NWS
1916Dec 1916
LynchJoe LynchUnited States 99–36–21 · BantamweightBurns betterFrankie Burns better — 2–0–1 to 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
Frankie Burns
2–1 against
Win, NWS
1918Jul 1918
Loss, PTS
1917Nov 1917
Win, TKO 13
1914Nov 1914
HermanPete HermanUnited States 100–32–13Burns betterFrankie Burns better — 2–1 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
Frankie Burns
3–0–1 against
Win, NWS
1918Aug 1918
Draw, PTS
1917Jul 1917
Win, NWS
1917Jan 1917
Win, NWS
1916Dec 1916
MooreMemphis Pal MooreUnited States 170–56–38Burns betterFrankie Burns better — 3–0–1 to 1–6
Jackie Sharkey
1–6 against
Loss, NWS
1920Feb 1920
Win, NWS
1919Jun 1919
Loss, NWS
1918Aug 1918
Loss, PTS
1918Feb 1918
Loss, NWS
1917Oct 1917
Loss, NWS
1917Aug 1917
Loss, NWS
1916Nov 1916
Frankie Burns
Draw, PTS
1915Dec 1915
WilliamsKid WilliamsUnited States 162–30–12 · BantamweightBurns betterFrankie Burns better — 0–0–1 to 0–2
Jackie Sharkey
0–2 against
Loss, PTS
1918Apr 1918
Loss, NWS
1917Jul 1917
Frankie Burns
1–2–1 against
Draw, NWS
1913Jun 1913
Loss, PTS
1912Feb 1912
Loss, NWS
1910Jun 1910
Win, NWS
1910Apr 1910
CoulonJohnny CoulonCanada 67–11–12Sharkey betterJackie Sharkey better — 0–0–1 to 1–2–1
Jackie Sharkey
Draw, NWS
1917Feb 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

Frankie Burns has lost two straight, after one straight win. Burns last boxed on Oct 7, 1932.WLWLL

Sharkey Nov 1918Kilbane Sep 1919Sharkey Jul 1920Mandell Aug 1925Mandell Oct 19321.3 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 Frankie Burns and Jackie Sharkey ever fought each other?: Yes. Frankie Burns and Jackie Sharkey have met 7 times and Frankie Burns leads the series 6-0 with 1 draw.
Who has the better record, Burns or Sharkey?: Frankie Burns is 139-24-24 and Jackie Sharkey is 59-64-23. Frankie Burns has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Burns or Sharkey?: Frankie Burns has 29 knockout wins and Jackie Sharkey has 0. Frankie Burns has more.
Do Burns and Sharkey have any common opponents?: Frankie Burns and Jackie Sharkey share 5 common opponents: Joe Lynch, Pete Herman and Memphis Pal Moore (and 2 others). Frankie Burns fared better against 4 of them.
Who is bigger, Burns or Sharkey?: Frankie Burns is the taller fighter at 164 cm, 4 cm above the other.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Burns and Sharkey?: This comparison is drawn from 29 bouts tracked for Frankie Burns and 147 bouts tracked for Jackie Sharkey. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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