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Joe Craig vs Tom Sharkey — record, stats and common opponents compared

Joe Craig

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Tom Sharkey

Joe Craig (0-2 across 2 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 no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Craig

Tracked record

0–2

counted from 2 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

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

Joe Craig and Tom Sharkey have met 1 time; Sharkey leads 1–0.
Met1897Jul 23Series
Joe CraigFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Tom SharkeyFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultKO1Meeting

The Numbers

Craig 1 · Sharkey 4 of 5 measurable rows
CraigSharkey
Record†
0-237-9-6 (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
2 (edge)
4
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 4.8
1
4.8 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 53
2
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
Joe Craig: No height on file
Tom Sharkey: 5′9″
Agenot held
Joe Craig: No date of birth
Tom Sharkey: Died aged 79
Stance
Joe Craig: Not recorded
Tom Sharkey: Orthodox

Joe Craig 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
Joe Craig0 wins · from 2 tracked bouts

Joe Craig: no tracked wins in the 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Craig 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 — Joe Craig 2, 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

Joe Craig last boxed on Jul 23, 1897 — 47,205 days ago. Craig had lost two straight.LL

Erne Jul 1895Sharkey Jul 18971 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 Joe Craig and Tom Sharkey ever fought each other?
Yes. Joe Craig and Tom Sharkey met once on July 23, 1897, and Tom Sharkey won by KO.
The meeting

LJul 23, 1897 · Sharkey · KO

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Craig or Sharkey?
Joe Craig is 0-2 across the 2 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 %

Craig0–20%

Sharkey37–9–676.9%

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

Craig0

Sharkey3491.9%

The Numbers ↓
Do Craig and Sharkey have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Joe Craig and Tom Sharkey have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Craig and Sharkey?
This comparison is drawn from 2 bouts tracked for Joe Craig and 53 bouts tracked for Tom Sharkey. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Craig2bouts

Sharkey53bouts

How They Win ↓

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