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Jackie Sharkey (58-63-23) and Young Terry McGovern (2-2 across 4 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 1 common opponent.

Jackie Sharkey vs Young Terry McGovern — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Jackie Sharkey

58–63–23

155 tracked bouts

Young Terry McGovern

Tracked record

2–2

4 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

Jackie Sharkey leads 1–0

The Numbers

58-63-23
Record
2-2 (edge)

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

48.3%
Win %
50% (edge)
2 (edge)
Wins by knockout
0
3.45%
KO rate
3% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
0%

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

12
Times stopped
0 (edge)

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

0
Title reigns
0
6.5 (edge)
Bouts per year
0.9

Across each fighter's tracked career span.

155
Bouts tracked
4

Tale of the Tape

5′3″ (160 cm)
Height
129
Age
Orthodox
Stance
American
Nationality

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Jackie Sharkey · 59 wins

KO/TKO
2
Decision
15
Other
42

Young Terry McGovern · 2 wins

KO/TKO
0
Decision
0
Other
2

Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (155 and 4 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared
  • Jackie Sharkey

    DPTS · Jun 1921DNWS · Oct 1920WNWS · Jun 1919DNWS · Jan 1919LNWS · Jun 1917

    Joe Burman

    Young Terry McGovern

    LNWS · Nov 1918

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

Current Form

Jackie Sharkey

LLLLL

L9 streak · last fought Apr 1, 1938

Young Terry McGovern

LLWW

L2 streak · last fought Dec 6, 1918

Common Questions

Have Jackie Sharkey and Young Terry McGovern ever fought each other?
Yes. Jackie Sharkey and Young Terry McGovern met once on December 6, 1918, and Jackie Sharkey won by NWS.
Who has the better record, Jackie Sharkey or Young Terry McGovern?
Jackie Sharkey is 58-63-23 and Young Terry McGovern is 2-2 across the 4 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Young Terry McGovern has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Who has more knockouts, Jackie Sharkey or Young Terry McGovern?
Jackie Sharkey has 2 knockout wins and Young Terry McGovern has 0. Jackie Sharkey has more.
Do Jackie Sharkey and Young Terry McGovern have any common opponents?
Jackie Sharkey and Young Terry McGovern share 1 common opponent: Joe Burman. Jackie Sharkey fared better against 1 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Jackie Sharkey and Young Terry McGovern?
This comparison is drawn from 155 bouts tracked for Jackie Sharkey and 4 bouts tracked for Young Terry McGovern. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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