[1927 article] Sharkey on Dempsey's Power

You don't know what you're talking about.

You really just made the quotes and sources up, didn't you?

 

Embarrassing. Here are some real quotes (and citations) you might find illuminating.


“Why Record the fans Ask,” Boston Globe, March 19, 1924
“In the seventh round it was all Sharkey. The big ex-gob cuffed Record around the ring…”


Al Lamb, Observed from Sidelines and Bleachers: Jack Sharkey is in the Sun, Press and Sun Bulletin, Aug 18, 1924
“Sharkey and Buckley immediately coupled up as man and manager, and Buckley introduced the big gob to Boston…”


Sharkey’s Young Wife Bosses His Training, Boston Globe, August 26, 1924
“And less than a year ago, Sharkey was a “gob” in the Navy.”


Maloney Outpoints Jack Sharkey in 10, Boston Globe, Nov. 10, 1924:
“He always felt he could win while his opponent, the ex-gob did not seem to care to carry the fight…”

Lawrence J. Sweeney, New Chance for Sharkey, Boston Globe, Jan 13, 1925
“Jack Sharkey, the ex-gob who will be given a chance to…”

AP photo caption (used in a Berkshire Eagle, October 14, 1926 article and elsewhere):
“Jack Sharkey, ex-gob of Boston, blocked right lead of Harry Wills…”


Sportsman, Live Tips and Topics, Boston Globe, October 22, 1926:
“The navy seems to be a good school for boxers. Gene Tunney, the Marine, and Jack Sharkey, the gob, are two outstanding examples, of course,…”

Asbury Park Press, October 21, 1926:
“This is quite a year for the navy. Marine Tunney has the heavyweight championship and Gob Sharkey is treading on his heels…”

The Life and Works of Mr. Jack Sharkey, Chapter II, Brooklyn Times Eagle, July 12, 1927

"Those who are familiar with the navy life know that on shipboard there are gobs and marines and that the best of feeling does not exist between them."

 

A real citation!

Now I think I understand why you were so misguided. I'm embarrassed for the authors. Their discussion of Starkey seems biased and sloppy. I really hope that paragraph isn't representative of the book's overall lack of rigor and impartiality.

But I'm still wondering...where did you come up with those Grantland Rice and Red Smith newspaper citations and quotes?

 

By the way, Wills was DQ'd after repeatedly being warned for throwing illegal backhand punches. Sharkey had beaten him up very badly and was way ahead at the time of the stoppage. The authors of your Tex Rickard book either didn't know all of that or they were being disingenuous when they tried to use the win to build up Sharkey as a dishonest crybaby.

 

You're hopeless. I'm embarrassed for you.

I'm still holding on to hope that you'll stop typing up fictitious quotes and citations though.