Jack Sharkey vs. Archie Moore

Archie is one of my favorite fighters ever, but again he was ahead of his skis against premier heavyweights and Sharkey unless he was in one of his manic phases was a premier heavyweight. If he's in one of his manic phases, all bets are off.

 

Archie is far more versatile, less wooden more twitch, got a swivel. Sharkey gets pummeled staying online. Punches coming from another dimension for the flatlander.

 

I lean towards Moore.

 

Hard to say as JS was so inconsistent.
At his best I see The Boston Gob perhaps finding Moore hard to deal with but doing just enough to get a decision.

 

Sharkey at his best was a better heavyweight.

 

No, he wasn't. Moore just had to face better opposition.

 

That I would have to seriously question.

Fair enough, he had to go through Valdez, and Marciano, and Patterson.

Sharkey went through a much deeper body of heavyweight talent, spanning three eras.

 

Rocky Marciano would do unholy, unspeakable things to Jack Sharkey and it wouldnt be allowed to be viewed by children

To respond to the thread though, I think at his absolute best Sharkey can edge a decision. Dangerous fight though.

 

Yes, and that is actually very reasonable.

Sharkey's resume is actually insane on paper, and I seem to need to remind people of this, every five years at best.

The man was fighting world class opposition practically from the opening gate, and continued to do so up to retirement.

 

Slow-twitch breadline plodders, many who beat him, an ancient Wills and Louis.

He was a better fly fisherman.

 

We can start to get into who beat more ranked heavyweights if you want.

 

Slow-twitch breadline plodders got ranked more often in Sharkey's time.

 

At heavyweight.
Sharkey beat;
Godfrey
Wills
Carnera
Christner
Maloney
Stribling
Gorman
Loughran
Delaney
Renault
Dekuh

Moore beat;
Valdes
Henry
Baker
Bivins
Sheppard
Dunlap
Slade