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Reddy Gallagher vs Tom Sharkey — record, stats and common opponents compared

Reddy Gallagher

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Tom Sharkey

Reddy Gallagher (1-1-1 across 3 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.

Gallagher

Tracked record

1–1–1

counted from 3 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

Gallagher leads 1–0

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

Reddy Gallagher and Tom Sharkey have met 1 time; Gallagher leads 1–0.
Met1896Oct 1Series
Reddy GallagherFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Tom SharkeyFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultNWS1Meeting

The Numbers

Gallagher 1 · Sharkey 5 of 6 measurable rows
GallagherSharkey
Record†
1-1-137-9-6 (edge)
Win %0–100%
50%
76.9% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 34
0
34 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—91.89%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
0%
92% (edge)
Times stopped‡max 4
0 (edge)
4
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 4.8
0.3
4.8 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 53
3
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
Reddy Gallagher: No height on file
Tom Sharkey: 5′9″
Agenot held
Reddy Gallagher: No date of birth
Tom Sharkey: Died aged 79
Stance
Reddy Gallagher: Not recorded
Tom Sharkey: Orthodox

Reddy Gallagher 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
Reddy Gallagher1 win · from 3 tracked bouts

Reddy Gallagher: 1 tracked win — 1 by another method or unrecorded (100%). Counted from 3 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 by another method or unrecorded 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 — Reddy Gallagher 3, 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

Reddy Gallagher last boxed on Oct 1, 1896 — 47,499 days ago. Gallagher had won once since two bouts without a win.DLW

Dempsey May 1887Mitchell Aug 1887Sharkey Oct 18960.3 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 Reddy Gallagher and Tom Sharkey ever fought each other?
Yes. Reddy Gallagher and Tom Sharkey met once on October 1, 1896, and Reddy Gallagher won by NWS.
The meeting

WOct 1, 1896 · Gallagher · NWS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Gallagher or Sharkey?
Reddy Gallagher is 1-1-1 across the 3 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 %

Gallagher1–1–150%

Sharkey37–9–676.9%

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

Gallagher0

Sharkey3491.9%

The Numbers ↓
Do Gallagher and Sharkey have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Reddy Gallagher and Tom Sharkey have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Gallagher and Sharkey?
This comparison is drawn from 3 bouts tracked for Reddy Gallagher and 53 bouts tracked for Tom Sharkey. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Gallagher3bouts

Sharkey53bouts

How They Win ↓

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