Have Gus Ruhlin and Tom Sharkey ever fought each other?

Yes. Gus Ruhlin and Tom Sharkey have met 3 times and Gus Ruhlin leads the series 2-1.

Who has the better record, Ruhlin or Sharkey?

Gus Ruhlin is 5-4-2 across the 11 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, Ruhlin or Sharkey?

Gus Ruhlin has 2 knockout wins and Tom Sharkey has 34. Tom Sharkey has more.

Do Ruhlin and Sharkey have any common opponents?

Gus Ruhlin and Tom Sharkey share 5 common opponents: James J. Jeffries, Bob Fitzsimmons and Joe Choynski (and 2 others). Tom Sharkey fared better against 3 of them.

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

This comparison is drawn from 11 bouts tracked for Gus Ruhlin and 53 bouts tracked for Tom Sharkey. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Gus Ruhlin vs Tom Sharkey — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Gus Ruhlin

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Tom Sharkey

Gus Ruhlin (5-4-2 across 11 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 3 times. They share 5 common opponents.

Ruhlin

Tracked record

5–4–2

counted from 11 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Sharkey

Wins34 KO · 92%

Losses

Draws53 tracked bouts

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.

Head to Head

Ruhlin leads 2–1

Gus Ruhlin and Tom Sharkey have met 3 times; Ruhlin leads 2–1.
Met	1898Jun 29	1900Jun 26	1902Jun 25	Series
Gus RuhlinFighter A	LLost	WWon	WWon	2–1W–L
Tom SharkeyFighter B	WWon	LLost	LLost	1–2W–L
Result	KOR1Sharkey vs Ruhlin	TKOR15Sharkey vs Ruhlin	TKOR11Sharkey vs Ruhlin	3Meetings

The Numbers

Ruhlin 1 · Sharkey 5 of 6 measurable rows

RuhlinEdge = longer wingSharkey

Record^†: 5-4-237-9-6 (edge)
Win %0–100%: 54.5%
76.9% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 34: 2
34 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable: —91.89%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡0–100%: 40%
92% (edge)
Times stopped^‡max 4: 3 (edge)
4
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^§max 4.8: 1.6
4.8 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 53: 11
53

† One or both records are tracked, not career-verified. · ‡ 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: Gus Ruhlin: No height on file; Tom Sharkey: 5′9″
Agenot comparable: Gus Ruhlin: Died aged 40; Tom Sharkey: Died aged 79
Stance: Gus Ruhlin: Not recorded; Tom Sharkey: Orthodox

Gus Ruhlin left, Tom 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

Gus Ruhlin5 wins · from 11 tracked bouts

2 by KO/TKO 40%1 on the cards 20%2 by another method or unrecorded 40%

Tom Sharkey37 wins · from 53 tracked bouts

34 by KO/TKO 92%1 on the cards 3%2 by another method or unrecorded 5%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Gus Ruhlin 11, Tom Sharkey 53 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

5 shared

5 shared · Ruhlin better on 1 · Sharkey better on 3 · even on 15 shared · Gus Ruhlin better on 1 · Tom Sharkey better on 3 · even on 1

RuhlinGus Ruhlin

Opponent

SharkeyTom Sharkey

Gus Ruhlin
0–1–1 against
Loss, RTD 6
1901Nov 1901
Draw, PTS
1897Jul 1897
JeffriesJames J. JeffriesUnited States 19–1–2 · HeavyweightRuhlin betterGus Ruhlin better — 0–1–1 to 0–2
Tom Sharkey
0–2 against
Loss, PTS
1899Nov 1899
Loss, PTS
1898May 1898
Gus Ruhlin
Loss, KO 6
1900Aug 1900
FitzsimmonsBob FitzsimmonsUnited States 69–12–14Sharkey betterTom Sharkey better — 1–1 to 0–1
Tom Sharkey
1–1 against
Loss, KO 2
1900Aug 1900
Win, DQ 8
1896Dec 1896
Gus Ruhlin
Win, PTS
1898Nov 1898
ChoynskiJoe ChoynskiUnited States 59–17–6 · HeavyweightSharkey betterTom Sharkey better — 2–0–1 to 1–0
Tom Sharkey
2–0–1 against
Win, TKO 3
1900May 1900
Draw, PTS
1898Mar 1898
Win, PTS
1896Apr 1896
Gus Ruhlin
2–0 against
Win, DQ
1899Mar 1899
Win, NWS
1898Oct 1898
GoddardJoe GoddardAustralia 32–15–7EvenEven — 2–0 both
Tom Sharkey
2–0 against
Win, TKO 4
1900Feb 1900
Win, KO 6
1897Nov 1897
Gus Ruhlin
Loss, PTS
1898Mar 1898
McCoyKid McCoyUnited States 79–6–11 · MiddleweightSharkey betterTom Sharkey better — 1–0 to 0–1
Tom Sharkey
Win, KO 10
1899Jan 1899

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

Gus Ruhlin drew the most recent tracked bout with Marvin Hart. Ruhlin last boxed on May 20, 1904.WLLWD

Sharkey Jun 1900Fitzsimmons Aug 1900Jeffries Nov 1901Sharkey Jun 1902Hart May 19041.6 tracked bouts per year

Tom Sharkey has lost two straight. Sharkey last boxed on Feb 27, 1904.WLNCLL

Russell May 1901Everett May 1901Maher Jan 1902Ruhlin Jun 1902Munroe Feb 19044.8 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Gus Ruhlin and Tom Sharkey ever fought each other?: Yes. Gus Ruhlin and Tom Sharkey have met 3 times and Gus Ruhlin leads the series 2-1.
Who has the better record, Ruhlin or Sharkey?: Gus Ruhlin is 5-4-2 across the 11 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, Ruhlin or Sharkey?: Gus Ruhlin has 2 knockout wins and Tom Sharkey has 34. Tom Sharkey has more.
Do Ruhlin and Sharkey have any common opponents?: Gus Ruhlin and Tom Sharkey share 5 common opponents: James J. Jeffries, Bob Fitzsimmons and Joe Choynski (and 2 others). Tom Sharkey fared better against 3 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Ruhlin and Sharkey?: This comparison is drawn from 11 bouts tracked for Gus Ruhlin and 53 bouts tracked for Tom Sharkey. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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