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Rough Thompson vs Tom Sharkey — record, stats and common opponents compared

Rough Thompson

🇺🇸HEAVYWEIGHT

Tom Sharkey

Rough Thompson (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 2 times. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Thompson

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 2–0

Rough Thompson and Tom Sharkey have met 2 times; Sharkey leads 2–0.

Rough Thompson and Tom Sharkey have met 2 times; Sharkey leads 2–0.
Met1894May 141894Aug 4Series
Rough ThompsonFighter ALLostLLost0–2W–L
Tom SharkeyFighter BWWonWWon2–0W–L
ResultKOKO2Meetings

The Numbers

Thompson 1 · Sharkey 3 of 4 measurable rows
ThompsonSharkey
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§not comparable
—4.8
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
Rough Thompson: No height on file
Tom Sharkey: 5′9″
Agenot held
Rough Thompson: No date of birth
Tom Sharkey: Died aged 79
Stance
Rough Thompson: Not recorded
Tom Sharkey: Orthodox

Rough Thompson 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
Rough Thompson0 wins · from 2 tracked bouts

Rough Thompson: no tracked wins in the 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Thompson 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 — Rough Thompson 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

Rough Thompson last boxed on Aug 4, 1894 — 48,288 days ago. Thompson had lost two straight.LL

Sharkey May 1894Sharkey Aug 1894

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 Rough Thompson and Tom Sharkey ever fought each other?
Yes. Rough Thompson and Tom Sharkey have met 2 times and Tom Sharkey leads the series 2-0.
The 2 meetings

LAug 4, 1894 · Sharkey · KO

LMay 14, 1894 · Sharkey · KO

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Thompson or Sharkey?
Rough Thompson 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 %

Thompson0–20%

Sharkey37–9–676.9%

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

Thompson0

Sharkey3491.9%

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

Thompson2bouts

Sharkey53bouts

How They Win ↓

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