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Homer Smith (1-9 across 10 tracked bouts) and Jack Sharkey (38-14-3) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share 2 common opponents.

Homer Smith vs Jack Sharkey — record, stats and common opponents compared

Homer Smith

Tracked record

1–9

10 tracked bouts

🇺🇸HEAVYWEIGHT

Jack Sharkey

38–14–3

55 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

Jack Sharkey leads 2–0

The Numbers

1-9
Record
38-14-3 (edge)

One or both records are tracked, not career-verified.

10%
Win %
71.8% (edge)
0
Wins by knockout
13 (edge)
KO rate
34.21%
0%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
34% (edge)

Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.

6
Times stopped
4 (edge)

Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.

0
Title reigns
2 (edge)
1.1
Bouts per year
4.4 (edge)

Across each fighter's tracked career span.

10
Bouts tracked
55

Tale of the Tape

Age
123
Stance
Orthodox
Division
Heavyweight
Nationality
American

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Homer Smith · 1 wins

KO/TKO
0
Decision
1
Other
0

Jack Sharkey · 38 wins

KO/TKO
13
Decision
20
Other
5

Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (10 and 55 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

2 shared
  • Homer Smith

    LKO R1 · Jan 1918

    Jack Dempsey

    Jack Sharkey

    LKO R7 · Jul 1927
  • Homer Smith

    LKO R2 · Oct 1923

    Harry Wills

    Jack Sharkey

    WDQ R13 · Oct 1926

Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Homer Smith

LLWLL

L2 streak · last fought Jan 21, 1927

Jack Sharkey

LWDLW

L1 streak · last fought Aug 18, 1936

Common Questions

Have Homer Smith and Jack Sharkey ever fought each other?
Yes. Homer Smith and Jack Sharkey have met 2 times and Jack Sharkey leads the series 2-0.
Who has the better record, Homer Smith or Jack Sharkey?
Homer Smith is 1-9 across the 10 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Jack Sharkey is 38-14-3. Jack Sharkey has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Who has more knockouts, Homer Smith or Jack Sharkey?
Homer Smith has 0 knockout wins and Jack Sharkey has 13. Jack Sharkey has more.
Do Homer Smith and Jack Sharkey have any common opponents?
Homer Smith and Jack Sharkey share 2 common opponents: Jack Dempsey and Harry Wills. Jack Sharkey fared better against 1 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Homer Smith and Jack Sharkey?
This comparison is drawn from 10 bouts tracked for Homer Smith and 55 bouts tracked for Jack Sharkey. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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