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

Jim Jeffords

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Tom Sharkey

Jim Jeffords (2-14 across 16 tracked bouts) 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 1 common opponent.

Jeffords

Tracked record

2–14

counted from 16 bouts 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 Jeffords and Tom Sharkey have met 1 time; Sharkey leads 1–0.

Jim Jeffords and Tom Sharkey have met 1 time; Sharkey leads 1–0.
Met1900Feb 19Series
Jim JeffordsFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Tom SharkeyFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultKOR21Meeting

The Numbers

Jeffords 0 · Sharkey 6 of 6 measurable rows
JeffordsSharkey
Record†
2-1437-9-6 (edge)
Win %0–100%
12.5%
76.9% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 34
1
34 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—91.89%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
50%
92% (edge)
Times stopped‡max 7
7
4 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 4.8
1.9
4.8 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 53
16
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 Jeffords: No height on file
Tom Sharkey: 5′9″
Agenot held
Jim Jeffords: No date of birth
Tom Sharkey: Died aged 79
Stance
Jim Jeffords: Not recorded
Tom Sharkey: Orthodox

Jim Jeffords 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 Jeffords2 wins · from 16 tracked bouts

Jim Jeffords: 2 tracked wins — 1 by KO/TKO (50%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (50%). Counted from 16 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 by KO/TKO 50%1 by another method or unrecorded 50%

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 Jeffords 16, Tom Sharkey 53 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · Sharkey better on 1

Jeffords

Opponent

Sharkey

  • Jim Jeffords

    Win, NWS

    1901

    GoddardSharkey better

    Tom Sharkey

    2–0 against

    Win, TKO 4

    1900

    Win, KO 6

    1897

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

Jim Jeffords last boxed on Jan 27, 1908 — 43,365 days ago. Jeffords had lost 12 straight.LLLLL

Jeanette Oct 1905Gardiner Jan 1906Johnson Nov 1906Jeanette Feb 1907Jeanette Jan 19081.9 tracked bouts per year

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 Jeffords and Tom Sharkey ever fought each other?
Yes. Jim Jeffords and Tom Sharkey met once on February 19, 1900, and Tom Sharkey won by KO in round 2.
The meeting

LFeb 19, 1900 · Sharkey · KO R2

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Jeffords or Sharkey?
Jim Jeffords is 2-14 across the 16 bouts 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 %

Jeffords2–1412.5%

Sharkey37–9–676.9%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Jeffords or Sharkey?
Jim Jeffords has 1 knockout win and Tom Sharkey has 34. Tom Sharkey has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Jeffords1

Sharkey3491.9%

The Numbers ↓
Do Jeffords and Sharkey have any common opponents?
Jim Jeffords and Tom Sharkey share 1 common opponent: Joe Goddard. Tom Sharkey fared better against 1 of them.
Shared opponent

Joe GoddardWW

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Jeffords and Sharkey?
This comparison is drawn from 16 bouts tracked for Jim Jeffords and 53 bouts tracked for Tom Sharkey. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Jeffords16bouts

Sharkey53bouts

How They Win ↓

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