Jack Dempsey vs. Jack Sharkey

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I love watching this fight. I had Sharkey ahead at 4 rounds to two after six. No question that the final punch to the body was extremely low and in very vulnerable territory. I thought his reactions to the punch were believable and not an act.

Sharkey is really "on" for this fight. He fought cleverly and his punches were crisp. I enjoy watching most of his fights. I rate him as one of the most entertaining heavyweight fighters of the era. I understand that I am in the minority. Klompton is right on in his analysis.

 

He was very mentally unstable.

He was the best fighter in the world, from the neck down!

 

Here's a few truths .. Jack Sharkey peaking in the 1920's .. by 1930 he was past his best ... a prime, motivated Jack Sharkey was a terrific 200 pound fighter .. he was fast, had a good jab, a terrific chin and a lot of game .. the ma could fight, period .. he may have been at his absolute best for the Dempsey fight .. I've felt for a long time that Dempsey's two best opponents were this Sharkey and Tunney .. I've watched this fight many, many times and feel while Dempsey was rocked a bit early he recovered and was working his way back into the fight , showing a ton of tenacity and game himself .. as far as the ending, sure Dempsey was hitting borderline but Sharkey was no sait himself as the clip shows smacking Dempsey in the face e after the bell in the previous round .. in the same fight he showed flashed of brilliance Sharkey showed his weakness as well, losing concentration and getting clobbered .. no doubt it was a nasty hook as it lifted him off thew ground .. as far as him clutching his groin still who knows, he may have been half out .... to me Dempsey proved more of what he could have been if he stayed with a real trainer like Jimmy D and kept fighting steady post Willard ... to me Dempsey remains possible the greatest under achiever of any of our champions right up there w Sullivan ..

 

Exactly. Dempsey throws 9 blows, one of which was legal, Sharkey goes to complain and gets clipped by a left hook. While hes down on the ground hes grabbing his balls, not his jaw. It defies logic to pretend you cant see those low blows and that Sharkey's reaction was completely outside of the scope of the events described above. People here have said "Sharkey won three previous fights on DQ" as if they were somehow illegitimate. The Boston Globe clearly described the end of the Maloney fight giving Maloney full credit for his performance and giving him the benefit of the doubt for his earlier low blows but admitted that the final three punches clearly landed on Sharkey's groin. Against Gorman Sharkey was laid up in his dressing room after the fight for hours in agony and being attended to by a physician. If he faked it he went to extremes Ive never seen in the sport. I havent seen anyone dispute the DQ over Wills and frankly it wasnt from Sharkey milking anything as the referee DQd Wills of his own accord after having been warned several times in a fight that Sharkey was a clear winner. If we are going to dredge up Sharkey's past of anything then lets not forget Dempsey's proclivity for fouling and taking unfair advantage of his opponents while we are pretending we cant see his low blows, after the bell punches, or using his shoulder.

 

Again, completely ignoring that Sharkey hitting Dempsey after the bell was in response to Dempsey hitting Sharkey after the bell first... Jesus.

 

Guess Sharkey paid the "low blow" forward to Schmeling several fights later, since he never re-matched Dempsey.