Did Jack Sharkey say that a black fighter could never beat him?

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  1. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member Full Member

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    I think the biography about him" I Fought Them All ,"is pretty decent.
     
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  2. he grant

    he grant Historian/Film Maker Full Member

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    Isn't that the Tom Sharkey one ? I know there was a fairly recent Jack Sharkey too ..
     
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  3. louis54

    louis54 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Sharkey was thrown to the wolves.....he was also a world class nfishing expert and went fishing with ted willams , Lou thesz, and many famous people
     
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  4. Mendoza

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    Yes, that was Tom Sharkey. McVey is mistaken.

    [url]http://tomsharkey.blogspot.com[/url]
     
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  5. he grant

    he grant Historian/Film Maker Full Member

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    This is actually an pretty good book on Jack ..

    [url]https://www.amazon.com/Jack-Sharkey-Heavyweight-Champions-Untold/dp/099037033X/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=jack+sharkey&qid=1581077057&s=books&sr=1-1[/url]
     
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  6. Tramell

    Tramell Hypocrites Love to Pray & Be Seen. Mathew 6:5 Full Member

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    That's what I love about my Ring magazine issues from the 70s & 80s. To read those old timers clown the ones we call ATGs is hilarious.

    I got one issue where Jake Lamotta is ripping the hell out of Marvin Hagler using the words U just typed!

    Lamotta: Who Hagler? The guy that couldn't beat welterweights? For pete's sake he lost to Ray Leonard who was no Sugar Ray!


    Sounds like Jack Sharkey was just a blunt speaking pugilist.
     
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  7. mcvey

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    Sorry I got confused with my"Sharks"lol
    I didn't know there was a Jack Sharkey bio ,it might be worth a look.

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    I have the Tom Sharkey book,might buy this one.


    Jack Sharkey: A Heavyweight Champion's Untold Story Paperback
     
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