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.
Fred Russell (1-10-1 across 12 tracked bouts) and Tom Sharkey (37-9-6) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 2 common opponents.
Fred Russell vs Tom Sharkey — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Tom Sharkey leads 1–0- Tom Sharkey wonSharkey vs RussellMay 3, 1901 · KO · R4
The Numbers
- 1-10-1
- Record
- 37-9-6 (edge)
- 12.5%
- Win %
- 76.9% (edge)
- 1
- Wins by knockout
- 34 (edge)
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- KO rate
- 91.89%
- 100% (edge)
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 92%
- 2 (edge)
- Times stopped
- 4
- 0
- Title reigns
- 0
- 2.1
- Bouts per year
- 4.8 (edge)
- 12
- Bouts tracked
- 53
One or both records are tracked, not career-verified.
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
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- Height
- 5′9″ (174 cm)
- —
- Age
- 152
- —
- Stance
- Orthodox
- —
- Division
- Heavyweight
- —
- Nationality
- United States
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyFred Russell · 1 wins
KO/TKO
1
Decision
0
Other
0
Tom Sharkey · 37 wins
KO/TKO
34
Decision
1
Other
2
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (12 and 53 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
2 sharedFred Russell
LDQ R4 · Nov 1900Tom 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
Fred Russell
LLLLD
L4 streak · last fought Feb 26, 1906
Tom Sharkey
LLNCLW
L2 streak · last fought Feb 27, 1904
Common Questions
- Have Fred Russell and Tom Sharkey ever fought each other?
- Yes. Fred Russell and Tom Sharkey met once on May 3, 1901, and Tom Sharkey won by KO in round 4.
- Who has the better record, Fred Russell or Tom Sharkey?
- Fred Russell is 1-10-1 across the 12 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Tom Sharkey is 37-9-6. Tom Sharkey has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
- Who has more knockouts, Fred Russell or Tom Sharkey?
- Fred Russell has 1 knockout win and Tom Sharkey has 34. Tom Sharkey has more.
- Do Fred Russell and Tom Sharkey have any common opponents?
- Fred Russell and Tom Sharkey share 2 common opponents: Kid McCoy and Joe Choynski. Tom Sharkey fared better against 2 of them.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Fred Russell and Tom Sharkey?
- This comparison is drawn from 12 bouts tracked for Fred Russell and 53 bouts tracked for Tom Sharkey. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.