Tom Sharkey's height - Shorter than 5 '8 ?

[Theron]

i have a picture with Sharkey and Greb, supposedly theyre the same height but Sharkey looks a substantial bit shorter around 5'6 maybe shorter dont know, was he really that short or did he just shrink somehow a hell of a lot he dosent look extremley old in the photo?

Ah here it is

[mcvey]

Originally Posted by Theron

i have a picture with Sharkey and Greb, supposedly theyre the same height but Sharkey looks a substantial bit shorter around 5'6 maybe shorter dont know, was he really that short or did he just shrink somehow a hell of a lot he dosent look extremley old in the photo?

Ah here it is

Since Greb died in 1928 ,Sharkey could not have been more than 55 there.

[Theron]

Originally Posted by mcvey

Since Greb died in 1928 ,Sharkey could not have been more than 55 there.

Yeah, so even if he was 55 his height shouldnt of drastically been changed that much, so he must of been shorter than his listed height

[Seamus]

He would be 6-4 today.

[Bummy Davis]

surprisingly, they usually may the shorter guy shorter and the taller guy taller, Looks like he was the size of Dwight Qwawi Braxton about 5"5 5"6 but he was built like a brick shit house, another rare freak

[Boilermaker]

Grebs cowboy boots look to add an inch or two to his height. Allowing for camera angles, ground etc i would say that this photo looks about right, but that view may change with examination of others. I am not sure.

[Theron]

Wow if hes 5'5 or 5'6 thats pretty incredible physical freak would be underselling him i always knew he was built like a brick shit house but he really must have been even more than i thought only being 5'5 ish

[Lord Tywin]

Cowboy boot? Theyre both wearing heeled dress shoes.

[Theron]

Originally Posted by Lord Tywin

Cowboy boot? Theyre both wearing heeled dress shoes.

Thought so too

[Theron]

Originally Posted by Seamus

He would be 6-4 today.

Of course Seamus i love you informed opinions on here

[Boilermaker]

Originally Posted by Theron

Thought so too

well i am not going to argue too hard as you probably have better eyes than me. Although, why is it that Greb's pants look 2 inches to short, if he isnt wearing high heel cowboy boots or dress shoes or whatever they are.

[mcvey]

Originally Posted by Theron

Of course Seamus i love you informed opinions on here

Sharkey looks as wide as he is tall.

[mcvey]

Originally Posted by Theron

Wow if hes 5'5 or 5'6 thats pretty incredible physical freak would be underselling him i always knew he was built like a brick shit house but he really must have been even more than i thought only being 5'5 ish

It's interesting that Mendoza castigates Johnson for beating up 5' 7" Burns, yet is strangely silent on the height, and weight disparity between
Jeffries and Sharkey.

Two month after going 20rds to a decision loss to Jeffries ,Sharkey only scaled 177lbs against Ruhlin,176lbs 5 months later against Corbett,and 172 lbs 7 months later against McCoy.

[janitor]

I am inclined to think that he must have been 5' 8'', or he would have baeen almost Walcotesque in his proportions.

There, I invented a new word!

[Synthetic Decay]

Greb looking sharp as usual but Sam Langford must have been his tailor. Sharkey looks like he should have been a blacksmith, strong looking guy.