Jack Delaney (73-11-2) and Jack Sharkey (38-14-3) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 13 common opponents.
Jack Delaney vs Jack Sharkey — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Jack Sharkey leads 1–0- Jack Sharkey wonDelaney vs SharkeyApr 30, 1928 · KO · R1
The Numbers
- 73-11-2 (edge)
- Record
- 38-14-3
- 86% (edge)
- Win %
- 71.8%
- 43 (edge)
- Wins by knockout
- 13
- 58.9% (edge)
- KO rate
- 34.21%
- 58% (edge)
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 34%
- 3 (edge)
- Times stopped
- 4
- 2
- Title reigns
- 2
- 2.6
- Bouts per year
- 4.4 (edge)
- 91
- Bouts tracked
- 55
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
- 126
- Age
- 123
- Orthodox
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Light Heavyweight, Heavyweight
- Division
- Heavyweight
- Canada
- Nationality
- American
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyJack Delaney · 76 wins
KO/TKO
44
Decision
28
Other
4
Jack Sharkey · 38 wins
KO/TKO
13
Decision
20
Other
5
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (91 and 55 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
13 sharedJack Delaney
DPTS · Jul 1925WPTS · Feb 1924Jack Sharkey
LSD · Sep 1933WTKO R3 · Sep 1929Jack Delaney
LUD · Feb 1927Jack Sharkey
WTKO R5 · May 1927WPTS · Dec 1925WDQ R9 · Jun 1925LPTS · Nov 1924
Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.
Current Form
Jack Delaney
WWWWL
W4 streak · last fought Apr 21, 1932
Jack Sharkey
LWDLW
L1 streak · last fought Aug 18, 1936
Common Questions
- Have Jack Delaney and Jack Sharkey ever fought each other?
- Yes. Jack Delaney and Jack Sharkey met once on April 30, 1928, and Jack Sharkey won by KO in round 1.
- Who has the better record, Jack Delaney or Jack Sharkey?
- Jack Delaney is 73-11-2 and Jack Sharkey is 38-14-3. Jack Delaney has the higher win percentage.
- Who has more knockouts, Jack Delaney or Jack Sharkey?
- Jack Delaney has 43 knockout wins and Jack Sharkey has 13. Jack Delaney has more.
- Do Jack Delaney and Jack Sharkey have any common opponents?
- Jack Delaney and Jack Sharkey share 13 common opponents: Tommy Loughran, Leo Gates and Johnny Risko (and 10 others). Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Jack Delaney and Jack Sharkey?
- This comparison is drawn from 91 bouts tracked for Jack Delaney and 55 bouts tracked for Jack Sharkey. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.