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Jim Barrington vs Tom Sharkey — record, stats and common opponents compared

Jim Barrington

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Tom Sharkey

Jim Barrington (0-1 across 1 tracked bout) and Tom Sharkey (37-9-6) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Barrington

Tracked record

0–1

counted from 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested

Sharkey

37

Wins34 KO · 92%

9

Losses

6

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

Sharkey leads 1–0

Jim Barrington and Tom Sharkey have met 1 time; Sharkey leads 1–0.

Jim Barrington and Tom Sharkey have met 1 time; Sharkey leads 1–0.
Met1893Sep 10Series
Jim BarringtonFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Tom SharkeyFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultKO1Meeting

The Numbers

Barrington 1 · Sharkey 3 of 4 measurable rows
BarringtonSharkey
Record†
0-137-9-6 (edge)
Win %0–100%
0%
76.9% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 34
0
34 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—91.89%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
—92%
Times stopped‡max 4
1 (edge)
4
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§not comparable
—4.8
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 53
1
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
Jim Barrington: No height on file
Tom Sharkey: 5′9″
Agenot held
Jim Barrington: No date of birth
Tom Sharkey: Died aged 79
Stance
Jim Barrington: Not recorded
Tom Sharkey: Orthodox

Jim Barrington 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
Jim Barrington0 wins · from 1 tracked bout

Jim Barrington: no tracked wins in the 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Barrington yet.

Tom Sharkey37 wins · from 53 tracked bouts

Tom Sharkey: 37 tracked wins — 34 by KO/TKO (92%), 1 on the cards (3%) and 2 by another method or unrecorded (5%). Counted from 53 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

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 — Jim Barrington 1, Tom Sharkey 53 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

No opponents in common across the bouts Kill The Body has tracked for these two.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Jim Barrington last boxed on Sep 10, 1893 — 48,617 days ago. Barrington had lost the most recent, to Tom Sharkey.L

Sharkey Sep 1893

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 Jim Barrington and Tom Sharkey ever fought each other?
Yes. Jim Barrington and Tom Sharkey met once on September 10, 1893, and Tom Sharkey won by KO.
The meeting

LSep 10, 1893 · Sharkey · KO

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Barrington or Sharkey?
Jim Barrington is 0-1 across the 1 bout 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.
Records · win %

Barrington0–10%

Sharkey37–9–676.9%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Barrington or Sharkey?
Jim Barrington has 0 knockout wins and Tom Sharkey has 34. Tom Sharkey has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Barrington0

Sharkey3491.9%

The Numbers ↓
Do Barrington and Sharkey have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Jim Barrington and Tom Sharkey have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Barrington and Sharkey?
This comparison is drawn from 1 bout tracked for Jim Barrington and 53 bouts tracked for Tom Sharkey. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Barrington1bout

Sharkey53bouts

How They Win ↓

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