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Tom Sharkey vs Yank Kenny — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Tom Sharkey

Yank Kenny

Tom Sharkey (37-9-6) and Yank Kenny (0-6 across 6 tracked bouts) 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

Kenny

Tracked record

0–6

counted from 6 bouts 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 Yank Kenny have met 1 time; Sharkey leads 1–0.

Tom Sharkey and Yank Kenny have met 1 time; Sharkey leads 1–0.
Met1900Jun 8Series
Tom SharkeyFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Yank KennyFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultKOR11Meeting

The Numbers

Sharkey 5 · Kenny 0 of 5 measurable rows
SharkeyKenny
Record†
37-9-6 (edge)0-6
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 5
4 (edge)
5
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 4.8
4.8 (edge)
1.4
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 53
53
6

† 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″
Yank Kenny: No height on file
Agenot held
Tom Sharkey: Died aged 79
Yank Kenny: No date of birth
Stance
Tom Sharkey: Orthodox
Yank Kenny: Not recorded

Tom Sharkey left, Yank Kenny 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%

Yank Kenny0 wins · from 6 tracked bouts

Yank Kenny: no tracked wins in the 6 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Kenny yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Tom Sharkey 53, Yank Kenny 6 — 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

Yank Kenny last boxed on Jun 20, 1902 — 45,413 days ago. Kenny had lost six straight.LLLLL

Sharkey Jun 1900Martin Aug 1900O'Brien Dec 1901O'Brien Feb 1902O'Brien Jun 19021.4 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Tom Sharkey and Yank Kenny ever fought each other?
Yes. Tom Sharkey and Yank Kenny met once on June 8, 1900, and Tom Sharkey won by KO in round 1.
The meeting

WJun 8, 1900 · Sharkey · KO R1

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Sharkey or Kenny?
Tom Sharkey is 37-9-6 and Yank Kenny is 0-6 across the 6 bouts 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%

Kenny0–60%

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

Sharkey3491.9%

Kenny0

The Numbers ↓
Do Sharkey and Kenny have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Tom Sharkey and Yank Kenny have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Sharkey and Kenny?
This comparison is drawn from 53 bouts tracked for Tom Sharkey and 6 bouts tracked for Yank Kenny. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Sharkey53bouts

Kenny6bouts

How They Win ↓

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