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Nick Burley vs Tom Sharkey — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Nick Burley

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Tom Sharkey

Nick Burley (45-21-5) 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 2 common opponents.

Burley

45

Wins37 KO · 82%

21

Losses

5

Draws5 tracked bouts

Sharkey

37

Wins34 KO · 92%

9

Losses

6

Draws53 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Series level 0–0 with 1 draw

Nick Burley and Tom Sharkey have met 2 times; Series level 0–0 with 1 draw.

Nick Burley and Tom Sharkey have met 2 times; Series level 0–0 with 1 draw.
Met1894May 241894Jun 21Series
Nick BurleyFighter ADDrawResult pending0–0–1W–L–D
Tom SharkeyFighter BDDrawResult pending0–0–1W–L–D
ResultPTSND2Meetings

The Numbers

Burley 3 · Sharkey 4 of 7 measurable rows
BurleySharkey
Record
45-21-537-9-6 (edge)
Win %0–100%
66.9%
76.9% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 37
37 (edge)
34
KO rate0–100%
82.22%
91.89% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
100% (edge)
92%
Times stopped†max 4
3 (edge)
4
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year‡max 4.8
0.5
4.8 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 53
5
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

Heightnot held
Nick Burley: No height on file
Tom Sharkey: 5′9″
Agenot comparable
Nick Burley: Died aged 35
Tom Sharkey: Died aged 79
Stance
Nick Burley: Not recorded
Tom Sharkey: Orthodox

Nick Burley 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
Nick Burley1 win · from 5 tracked bouts

Nick Burley: 1 tracked win — 1 by KO/TKO (100%). Counted from 5 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 by KO/TKO 100%

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 — Nick Burley 5, Tom Sharkey 53 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

2 shared

2 shared · Sharkey better on 2

Burley

Opponent

Sharkey

  • Nick Burley

    1–1 against

    Loss, KO 7

    1903

    Win, KO 2

    1903

    ChoynskiSharkey better

    Tom Sharkey

    2–0–1 against

    Win, TKO 3

    1900

    Draw, PTS

    1898

    Win, PTS

    1896

  • Nick Burley

    0–2 against

    Loss, KO

    1898

    Loss, KO 3

    1897

    McCoySharkey better

    Tom Sharkey

    Win, KO 10

    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

Nick Burley had won one in a row before losing by stoppage to Joe Choynski. Burley last boxed on Aug 7, 1903.DLLWL

Sharkey May 1894McCoy Jul 1897McCoy Mar 1898Choynski Jun 1903Choynski Aug 19030.5 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 Nick Burley and Tom Sharkey ever fought each other?
Yes. Nick Burley and Tom Sharkey have met 2 times and the series is level at 0-0 with 1 draw.
The 2 meetings

Jun 21, 1894 · Result pending · ND

DMay 24, 1894 · Draw · PTS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Burley or Sharkey?
Nick Burley is 45-21-5 and Tom Sharkey is 37-9-6. Tom Sharkey has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Burley45–21–566.9%

Sharkey37–9–676.9%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Burley or Sharkey?
Nick Burley has 37 knockout wins and Tom Sharkey has 34. Nick Burley has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Burley3782.2%

Sharkey3491.9%

The Numbers ↓
Do Burley and Sharkey have any common opponents?
Nick Burley and Tom Sharkey share 2 common opponents: Joe Choynski and Kid McCoy. Tom Sharkey fared better against 2 of them.
2 shared opponents

Joe Choynski1–12–0–1

Kid McCoyLW

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Burley and Sharkey?
This comparison is drawn from 5 bouts tracked for Nick Burley and 53 bouts tracked for Tom Sharkey. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Burley5bouts

Sharkey53bouts

How They Win ↓

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