Two squat powerhouses,1950's refereeing ,so it might go longer. Who do you like 15rds. This content is protected This content is protected
Sailor Tom gets put to sleep. I respect Sharkey and his toughness but there is no easier a stylistical match-up for the Tuaman, who was indeed fierce when he had an opponent standing right in front of him, straight-up and exchanging left hooks which is what Sharkey is likely to do. Based on the little I've seen and what I have read on him, he was far from a bobbing & weaving swarmer like Frazier, Marciano or Dempsey, but relatively crude in comparison.
Tom gets crushed. He needed to be coddled in that silly era of small men with caveman skills in order to succeed. He would be a decent midwest tough man competitor today and that's about it.
Tuaman by KTFO over Tommy "Sharkman" Sharkey...... Tua can handle short mutha's who were tuff and rugged like Sailor....... MR.BILL
Tua was a charter member of what I call the "Somnabulent Sluggers" club. Mike Weaver and Michael Moorer are members as well. Tua was one of the hardest one-shot hitters in heavyweight history, imho. Sharkey also had an iron chin, was busier and had knockout drops in BOTH fists. Sharkey charges from the opening bell and catches the comparatively lethargic Tua off guard with his two-fisted assault. Tua- no defensive whiz himself- would get banged up pretty good. Considering Tua's size and knowing that the left hook is Tua's big gun, Sharkey would have no doubt worked on avoiding that one punch in his training. But Tom was a hothead and sooner or later he's going to forget what he trained for. Tua's solid whiskers see him through the initial assault and he eventually catches Sharkey with one of his bombs. Tua by tko 4. A great fight while it lasts.
Tua would put this guy to sleep. For the record, I'm glad that boxers don't wear trunks that resemble "tighty-whities" anymore.
