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Tom Sharkey vs William Dunn — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Tom Sharkey

William Dunn

Tom Sharkey (37-9-6) and William Dunn (0-1 across 1 tracked bout) 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.

Sharkey

37

Wins34 KO · 92%

9

Losses

6

Draws53 tracked bouts

Dunn

Tracked record

0–1

counted from 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested

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

Tom Sharkey and William Dunn have met 1 time; Sharkey leads 1–0.

Tom Sharkey and William Dunn have met 1 time; Sharkey leads 1–0.
Met1895Aug 17Series
Tom SharkeyFighter AWWon1–0W–L
William DunnFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultKO1Meeting

The Numbers

Sharkey 3 · Dunn 1 of 4 measurable rows
SharkeyDunn
Record†
37-9-6 (edge)0-1
Win %0–100%
76.9% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 34
34 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
91.89%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
92%—
Times stopped‡max 4
4
1 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§not comparable
4.8—
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 53
53
1

† 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
Tom Sharkey: 5′9″
William Dunn: No height on file
Agenot held
Tom Sharkey: Died aged 79
William Dunn: No date of birth
Stance
Tom Sharkey: Orthodox
William Dunn: Not recorded

Tom Sharkey left, William Dunn right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
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%

William Dunn0 wins · from 1 tracked bout

William Dunn: no tracked wins in the 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Dunn yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Tom Sharkey 53, William Dunn 1 — 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

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

William Dunn last boxed on Aug 17, 1895 — 47,910 days ago. Dunn had lost the most recent, to Tom Sharkey.L

Sharkey Aug 1895

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Tom Sharkey and William Dunn ever fought each other?
Yes. Tom Sharkey and William Dunn met once on August 17, 1895, and Tom Sharkey won by KO.
The meeting

WAug 17, 1895 · Sharkey · KO

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Sharkey or Dunn?
Tom Sharkey is 37-9-6 and William Dunn is 0-1 across the 1 bout Kill The Body has tracked. Tom Sharkey has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Sharkey37–9–676.9%

Dunn0–10%

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

Sharkey3491.9%

Dunn0

The Numbers ↓
Do Sharkey and Dunn have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Tom Sharkey and William Dunn have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Sharkey and Dunn?
This comparison is drawn from 53 bouts tracked for Tom Sharkey and 1 bout tracked for William Dunn. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Sharkey53bouts

Dunn1bout

How They Win ↓

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