Tom Sharkey, key wins.

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  1. BitPlayerVesti

    BitPlayerVesti Boxing Drunkie Full Member

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    Joe Goddard
    The San Francisco call., November 19, 1897, Page 12, Image 12
    https://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/cdnc?a...---en--20--1--txt-txIN-sharkey+ruhlin-------1

    Joe Choynski (actually a draw, but **** it)
    The San Francisco call., March 12, 1898, Page 7, Image 7
    https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/...eq-7/#words=sharkey+choynski+Sharkey+choynski

    Gus Ruhlin
    San Francisco Call, Volume 84, Number 30, 30 June 1898
    https://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/cdnc?a...---en--20--1--txt-txIN-sharkey+ruhlin-------1

    Corbett (bull**** ending, but he was doing well)
    The sun., November 23, 1898, Page 2, Image 2
    https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/.../seq-2/#words=sharkey+corbett+Sharkey+corbett

    McCoy
    The sun., January 11, 1899, Starts on Page 1, mostly on Page 2, Image 2
    https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030272/1899-01-11/ed-1/seq-1/

    Choynski
    Rock Island Argus., May 09, 1900, Image 1
    https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/...eq-1/#words=sharkey+choynski+Sharkey+choynski
     
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  2. PhillyPhan69

    PhillyPhan69 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    High praise for his day, indeed! To be compared to John L. In print likely was not just a compliment that was tossed about
     
  3. The Undefeated Lachbuster

    The Undefeated Lachbuster On the Italian agenda Full Member

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    A first round KO of Ruhlin is crazy. He also once beat Choynski according to boxrec.
     
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  4. janitor

    janitor VIP Member Full Member

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    Note that Sharkey is praised for his clean tactics in the Ruhlin fight.

    This is not the only contemporary source that I have seen, that questions the perception of Sharkey as a dirty fighter.
     
  5. BitPlayerVesti

    BitPlayerVesti Boxing Drunkie Full Member

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    His style seems to have changed a fair bit throughout his career from what I've seen.
     
  6. BitPlayerVesti

    BitPlayerVesti Boxing Drunkie Full Member

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    Oh yeah. I'll add that one.
     
  7. Mendoza

    Mendoza Hrgovic = Next Heavyweight champion of the world. banned Full Member

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    Sharkey has better wins than John L does, and IMO could have beaten him. Sullivan once spared with Sharkey and felt he would be champion.

    Fast boxers like Corbett, McCoy or Choynski could non keep away from Sharkey, meaning he must have had fast feet and hands to catch up to them and land.

    A less refined two fisted Joe Frazier type, with a better chin and less defense and similar energy is what I picture.

    Sharkey had to be durable. Punchers like Jeffries, Choynski and McCoy could not put him away,