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

Jim Harvey

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Tom Sharkey

Jim Harvey (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.

Harvey

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

Jim Harvey and Tom Sharkey have met 1 time; Sharkey leads 1–0.
Met1893May 27Series
Jim HarveyFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Tom SharkeyFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultKO1Meeting

The Numbers

Harvey 1 · Sharkey 3 of 4 measurable rows
HarveySharkey
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 Harvey: No height on file
Tom Sharkey: 5′9″
Agenot held
Jim Harvey: No date of birth
Tom Sharkey: Died aged 79
Stance
Jim Harvey: Not recorded
Tom Sharkey: Orthodox

Jim Harvey 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 Harvey0 wins · from 1 tracked bout

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

No tracked wins for Harvey 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 Harvey 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 Harvey last boxed on May 27, 1893 — 48,733 days ago. Harvey had lost the most recent, to Tom Sharkey.L

Sharkey May 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 Harvey and Tom Sharkey ever fought each other?
Yes. Jim Harvey and Tom Sharkey met once on May 27, 1893, and Tom Sharkey won by KO.
The meeting

LMay 27, 1893 · Sharkey · KO

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Harvey or Sharkey?
Jim Harvey 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 %

Harvey0–10%

Sharkey37–9–676.9%

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

Harvey0

Sharkey3491.9%

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

Harvey1bout

Sharkey53bouts

How They Win ↓

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