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Jackie Sharkey vs Johnny Buff — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Jackie Sharkey

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Johnny Buff

Jackie Sharkey (59-64-23) and Johnny Buff (67-20-9) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share 4 common opponents.

Sharkey

59

Wins

64

Losses

23

Draws147 tracked bouts

Buff

67

Wins14 KO · 21%

20

Losses

9

Draws11 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Buff leads 2–0

Jackie Sharkey and Johnny Buff have met 2 times; Buff leads 2–0.

Jackie Sharkey and Johnny Buff have met 2 times; Buff leads 2–0.
Met1920Jan 151921Nov 10Series
Jackie SharkeyFighter ALLostLLost0–2W–L
Johnny BuffFighter BWWonWWon2–0W–L
ResultNWSPTS2Meetings

The Numbers

Sharkey 1 · Buff 7 of 8 measurable rows
SharkeyBuff
Record
59-64-2367-20-9 (edge)
Win %0–100%
48.3%
74.5% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 14
0
14 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
0%
20.9% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
3%
17% (edge)
Times stopped†max 9
9
2 (edge)
Title reignsmax 1
0
1 (edge)
Bouts per year‡max 12.2
12.2 (edge)
3.9
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 147
147
11

† 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
Jackie Sharkey: 5′3″
Johnny Buff: No height on file
Agenot held
Jackie Sharkey: No date of birth
Johnny Buff: Died aged 66
Stance
Jackie Sharkey: Orthodox
Johnny Buff: Orthodox

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

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Jackie Sharkey59 wins · from 147 tracked bouts

Jackie Sharkey: 59 tracked wins — 2 by KO/TKO (3%), 15 on the cards (25%) and 42 by another method or unrecorded (71%). Counted from 147 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

2 by KO/TKO 3%15 on the cards 25%42 by another method or unrecorded 71%

Johnny Buff6 wins · from 11 tracked bouts

Johnny Buff: 6 tracked wins — 1 by KO/TKO (17%), 3 on the cards (50%) and 2 by another method or unrecorded (33%). Counted from 11 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 by KO/TKO 17%3 on the cards 50%2 by another method or unrecorded 33%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Jackie Sharkey 147, Johnny Buff 11 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

4 shared

4 shared · Buff better on 3 · even on 1

Sharkey

Opponent

Buff

  • Jackie Sharkey

    0–3–2 against

    Draw, PTS

    1925

    Loss, KO

    1920

    Draw, PTS

    1920

    Loss, NWS

    1917

    Loss, NWS

    1916

    LynchBuff better

    Johnny Buff

    Loss, TKO 14

    1922

  • Jackie Sharkey

    1–6 against

    Loss, NWS

    1920

    Win, NWS

    1919

    Loss, NWS

    1918

    Loss, PTS

    1918

    Loss, NWS

    1917

    Loss, NWS

    1917

    Loss, NWS

    1916

    MooreBuff better

    Johnny Buff

    0–2 against

    Loss, NWS

    1921

    Loss, NWS

    1920

  • Jackie Sharkey

    3–2 against

    Win, NWS

    1920

    Win, NWS

    1919

    Win, NWS

    1919

    Loss, NWS

    1918

    Loss, NWS

    1918

    HermanBuff better

    Johnny Buff

    1–0–1 against

    Win, PTS

    1921

    Draw, NWS

    1919

  • Jackie Sharkey

    Win, PTS

    1920

    LedouxEven

    Johnny Buff

    Win, PTS

    1921

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

Jackie Sharkey last boxed on May 25, 1926 — 36,672 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

Johnny Buff has lost three straight, after two straight wins. Buff last boxed on Sep 14, 1922.WWLLL

Herman Sep 1921Sharkey Nov 1921Moore Dec 1921Lynch Jul 1922Villa Sep 19223.9 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Jackie Sharkey and Johnny Buff ever fought each other?
Yes. Jackie Sharkey and Johnny Buff have met 2 times and Johnny Buff leads the series 2-0.
The 2 meetings

LNov 10, 1921 · Buff · PTS

LJan 15, 1920 · Buff · NWS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Sharkey or Buff?
Jackie Sharkey is 59-64-23 and Johnny Buff is 67-20-9. Johnny Buff has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Sharkey59–64–2348.3%

Buff67–20–974.5%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Sharkey or Buff?
Jackie Sharkey has 0 knockout wins and Johnny Buff has 14. Johnny Buff has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Sharkey0

Buff1420.9%

The Numbers ↓
Do Sharkey and Buff have any common opponents?
Jackie Sharkey and Johnny Buff share 4 common opponents: Joe Lynch, Memphis Pal Moore and Pete Herman (and 1 other). Johnny Buff fared better against 3 of them.
4 shared opponents

Joe Lynch0–3–2L

Memphis Pal Moore1–6L

Pete Herman3–21–0–1

Charles LedouxWW

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Sharkey and Buff?
This comparison is drawn from 147 bouts tracked for Jackie Sharkey and 11 bouts tracked for Johnny Buff. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Sharkey147bouts

Buff11bouts

How They Win ↓

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