Have Joe Goddard and Tom Sharkey ever fought each other?

Yes. Joe Goddard and Tom Sharkey have met 2 times and Tom Sharkey leads the series 2-0.

Who has the better record, Goddard or Sharkey?

Joe Goddard is 32-15-7 and Tom Sharkey is 37-9-6. Tom Sharkey has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, Goddard or Sharkey?

Joe Goddard has 30 knockout wins and Tom Sharkey has 34. Tom Sharkey has more.

Do Goddard and Sharkey have any common opponents?

Joe Goddard and Tom Sharkey share 7 common opponents: Gus Ruhlin, Peter Maher and Jim Jeffords (and 4 others). Tom Sharkey fared better against 5 of them.

Who is bigger, Goddard or Sharkey?

Joe Goddard is the taller fighter at 183 cm, 9 cm above the other.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Goddard and Sharkey?

This comparison is drawn from 64 bouts tracked for Joe Goddard and 53 bouts tracked for Tom Sharkey. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Joe Goddard vs Tom Sharkey — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Joe Goddard (32-15-7) and Tom Sharkey (37-9-6) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share 7 common opponents.

Goddard

Wins30 KO · 94%

Losses

Draws64 tracked bouts

Sharkey

Wins34 KO · 92%

Losses

Draws53 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Sharkey leads 2–0

Joe Goddard and Tom Sharkey have met 2 times; Sharkey leads 2–0.
Met	1897Nov 18	1900Feb 13	Series
Joe GoddardFighter A	LLost	LLost	0–2W–L
Tom SharkeyFighter B	WWon	WWon	2–0W–L
Result	KOR6Sharkey vs Goddard	TKOR4Sharkey vs Goddard	2Meetings

The Numbers

Goddard 2 · Sharkey 5 of 7 measurable rows

GoddardEdge = longer wingSharkey

Record: 32-15-737-9-6 (edge)
Win %0–100%: 65.7%
76.9% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 34: 30
34 (edge)
KO rate0–100%: 93.75% (edge)
91.89%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†0–100%: 91%
92% (edge)
Times stopped^†max 8: 8
4 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^‡max 4.9: 4.9 (edge)
4.8
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 64: 64
53

† 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

Height+3″: Joe Goddard: 6′0″ (edge); Tom Sharkey: 5′9″
Reachnot held: Joe Goddard: 72″; Tom Sharkey: No reach on file
Agenot comparable: Joe Goddard: Died aged 45; Tom Sharkey: Died aged 79
Stance: Joe Goddard: Orthodox; Tom Sharkey: Orthodox

Joe Goddard 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 Goddard32 wins · from 64 tracked bouts

29 by KO/TKO 91%2 on the cards 6%1 by another method or unrecorded 3%

Tom Sharkey37 wins · from 53 tracked bouts

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 Goddard 64, Tom Sharkey 53 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

7 shared

7 shared · Goddard better on 2 · Sharkey better on 57 shared · Joe Goddard better on 2 · Tom Sharkey better on 5

GoddardJoe Goddard

Opponent

SharkeyTom Sharkey

Joe Goddard
0–2 against
Loss, DQ
1899Mar 1899
Loss, NWS
1898Oct 1898
RuhlinGus RuhlinUnited StatesSharkey betterTom Sharkey better — 1–2 to 0–2
Tom Sharkey
1–2 against
Loss, TKO 11
1902Jun 1902
Loss, TKO 15
1900Jun 1900
Win, KO 1
1898Jun 1898
Joe Goddard
Win, KO
1892Dec 1892
MaherPeter MaherIreland 142–28–6Goddard betterJoe Goddard better — 1–0 to 0–0–1
Tom Sharkey
0–0–1 against
No contest, NC 3
1902Jan 1902
Draw, PTS
1897Jun 1897
Joe Goddard
Loss, NWS
1901Jul 1901
JeffordsJim JeffordsSharkey betterTom Sharkey better — 1–0 to 0–1
Tom Sharkey
Win, KO 2
1900Feb 1900
Joe Goddard
2–1 against
Loss, NWS
1898Sep 1898
Win, KO 4
1891Jul 1891
Win, KO 4
1891Feb 1891
ChoynskiJoe ChoynskiUnited States 59–17–6 · HeavyweightSharkey betterTom Sharkey better — 2–0–1 to 2–1
Tom Sharkey
2–0–1 against
Win, TKO 3
1900May 1900
Draw, PTS
1898Mar 1898
Win, PTS
1896Apr 1896
Joe Goddard
0–1–1 against
Loss, KO
1899Nov 1899
Draw, NWS
1898Nov 1898
McCormickJack McCormickSharkey betterTom Sharkey better — 2–0 to 0–1–1
Tom Sharkey
2–0 against
Win, KO 1
1900Mar 1900
Win, KO 2
1899Jan 1899
Joe Goddard
Loss, TKO 3
1898Feb 1898
JeffriesJames J. JeffriesUnited States 19–1–2 · HeavyweightGoddard betterJoe Goddard better — 0–1 to 0–2
Tom Sharkey
0–2 against
Loss, PTS
1899Nov 1899
Loss, PTS
1898May 1898
Joe Goddard
Loss, DQ 5
1898Dec 1898
McCoyKid McCoyUnited States 79–6–11 · MiddleweightSharkey betterTom Sharkey better — 1–0 to 0–1
Tom Sharkey
Win, KO 10
1899Jan 1899

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

Joe Goddard has lost two straight. Goddard last boxed on Apr 24, 1902.LLDLL

McCormick Nov 1899Sharkey Feb 1900Klondike Nov 1900Jeffords Jul 1901Cole Apr 19024.9 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 Joe Goddard and Tom Sharkey ever fought each other?: Yes. Joe Goddard and Tom Sharkey have met 2 times and Tom Sharkey leads the series 2-0.
Who has the better record, Goddard or Sharkey?: Joe Goddard is 32-15-7 and Tom Sharkey is 37-9-6. Tom Sharkey has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Goddard or Sharkey?: Joe Goddard has 30 knockout wins and Tom Sharkey has 34. Tom Sharkey has more.
Do Goddard and Sharkey have any common opponents?: Joe Goddard and Tom Sharkey share 7 common opponents: Gus Ruhlin, Peter Maher and Jim Jeffords (and 4 others). Tom Sharkey fared better against 5 of them.
Who is bigger, Goddard or Sharkey?: Joe Goddard is the taller fighter at 183 cm, 9 cm above the other.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Goddard and Sharkey?: This comparison is drawn from 64 bouts tracked for Joe Goddard and 53 bouts tracked for Tom Sharkey. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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