Professional Boxing Record
| 38 Wins (13 knockouts, 25 decisions), 14 Losses (4 knockouts, 10 decisions), 3 Draws | |||||||
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
| Loss | 38-14-3 | Joe Louis | KO | 3 (10) | 18/08/1936 | Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York, United States | Sharkey down twice in the 1st round, and twice in the 3rd round. |
| Win | 38-13-3 | Phil Brubaker | UD | 10 | 25/06/1936 | Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts, United States | Sharkey down in the 1st round. |
| Draw | 37-13-3 | Tony Shucco | PTS | 10 | 14/04/1936 | Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, United States | |
| Loss | 37-13-2 | Tony Shucco | PTS | 10 | 07/02/1936 | Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, United States | |
| Win | 37-12-2 | Unknown Winston | KO | 2 (10) | 22/11/1935 | Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, United States | |
| Loss | 36-12-2 | Tommy Loughran | SD | 15 | 27/09/1933 | Phillies Ballpark, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | Sharkey down in 10th. After a "drab fight" one judge had it 7-4-4 for Loughran, the other 7-6-2 for Sharkey while the referee had it a draw (6-6-3) but, as the rules then allowed, gave his decision for Loughran. (New York Times) |
| Loss | 36-11-2 | King Levinsky | UD | 15 | 18/09/1933 | Comiskey Park, Chicago, Illinois, United States | Sharkey down in the 1st round. The referee scored it 55-45 for Levinsky, and the referees had it 53-47 and 56-44. Sharkey appeared to win rounds 4, 6, and 7, and Levinsky took all the others. |
| Loss | 36-10-2 | Primo Carnera | KO | 6 (15) | 29/06/1933 | Madison Square Garden Bowl, Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States | Lost NYSAC & NBA World Heavyweight titles. |
| Win | 36-9-2 | Max Schmeling | SD | 15 | 21/06/1932 | Madison Square Garden Bowl, Long Island City, Brooklyn, New York, United States | Won NYSAC & NBA World Heavyweight titles. As a result of the controversial decision of this bout, the NYSAC barred any but "boxing experts" (sports writers, referees, judges) from broadcasting descriptions of future matches. |
| Win | 35-9-2 | Primo Carnera | PTS | 15 | 12/10/1931 | Ebbet's Field, Queens, New York, United States | Carnera was knocked down in the 4th round. |
| Draw | 34-9-2 | Mickey Walker | PTS | 15 | 22/07/1931 | Ebbet's Field, Queens, New York, United States | There were no knockdowns recorded during this contest, despite a mythical 12th round knockdown supposedly scored by Sharkey. |
| Loss | 34-9-1 | Max Schmeling | DQ | 4 (15) | 12/06/1930 | Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York, United States | Attendance: 79,222. For vacant NYSAC & NBA World Heavyweight titles. Sharkey disqualified because of a low blow late in the 4th round. This was the first heavyweight title in history to change hands via a foul. |
| Win | 34-8-1 | Phil Scott | TKO | 3 (15) | 27/02/1930 | Madison Square Garden Stadium, Miami, Florida, United States | Scott went down for a count of six in the 2nd, and three times from body blows in the 3rd before he finally gave up. |
| Win | 33-8-1 | Tommy Loughran | TKO | 3 (15) | 26/09/1929 | Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York, United States | Attendance: 45,000. Won American Heavyweight title. |
| Win | 32-8-1 | Young Stribling | PTS | 10 | 27/02/1929 | Flamingo Park, Miami Beach, Florida, United States | |
| Win | 31-8-1 | K O Christner | PTS | 10 | 25/01/1929 | Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States | |
| Win | 30-8-1 | Arthur De Kuh | PTS | 10 | 10/12/1928 | Arena, Boston, New York, United States | |
| Win | 29-8-1 | Leo Gates | KO | 3 (10) | 21/06/1928 | Battery A Arena, Saint Louis, Missouri, United States | |
| Win | 28-8-1 | Jack Delaney | KO | 1 (15) | 30/04/1928 | Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States | Attendance: 15,000. |
| Loss | 27-8-1 | Johnny Risko | SD | 15 | 12/03/1928 | Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States | |
| Draw | 27-7-1 | Tom Heeney | PTS | 12 | 13/01/1928 | Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States | Attendance: 17,000. Judge George Kelley voted for Sharkey, Judge George Patrick called it a draw, and Referee Denning gave Heeney the verdict. |
| Loss | 27–7 | Jack Dempsey | KO | 7 (10) | 21/07/1927 | Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York, United States | Sharkey took the count of ten after going down from a vicious left hook to the jaw. This was a heavyweight tournament elimination bout, with the winner to meet current World Champion Gene Tunney for a shot at his title. |
| Win | 27–6 | Jim Maloney | TKO | 5 (15) | 20/05/1927 | Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York, United States | |
| Win | 26–6 | Mike McTigue | TKO | 12 (15) | 03/03/1927 | Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York, United States | McTigue would have probably gone the distance but the referee stopped it because he had suffered a dangerous gash. |
| Win | 25–6 | Homer Smith | TKO | 7 (10) | 15/12/1926 | State Fair Coliseum, Syracuse, New York, United States | |
| Win | 24–6 | Harry Wills | DQ | 13 (15) | 12/10/1926 | Ebbet's Field, Queens, New York, United States | Wills was disqualified for illegal use of a backhand blow. "Wills was battered about the ring from the start." (AP) Wills suspended 20 days for the foul. |
| Win | 23–6 | George Godfrey | PTS | 10 | 21/09/1926 | Mechanics Building, Boston, Massachusetts, United States | |
| Win | 22–6 | Orlando Reverberi | TKO | 3 (10) | 13/09/1926 | Laurel Garden, Newark, New Jersey, United States | |
| Win | 21–6 | Bud Gorman | DQ | 1 (10) | 25/06/1926 | Braves Field, Boston, Massachusetts, United States | |
| Win | 20–6 | Pat McCarthy | PTS | 10 | 19/04/1926 | Arena, Boston, New York, United States | This was an easy win for Sharkey. |
| Win | 19–6 | Emilio "King" Solomon | PTS | 10 | 01/04/1926 | Mechanics Building, Boston, Massachusetts, United States | |
| Win | 18–6 | Eddie Huffman | PTS | 10 | 12/02/1926 | Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States | |
| Win | 17–6 | Mexican Joe Lawson | KO | 2 (10) | 18/01/1926 | Armory, Hartford, Connecticut, United States | |
| Win | 16–6 | Jim Maloney | PTS | 10 | 11/12/1925 | Mechanics Building, Boston, Massachusetts, United States | |
| Win | 15–6 | Johnny Risko | PTS | 10 | 17/09/1925 | Mechanics Building, Boston, Massachusetts, United States | |
| Loss | 14–6 | Bud Gorman | PTS | 10 | 17/08/1925 | Arena, Boston, New York, United States | |
| Win | 14–5 | Emilio "King" Solomon | PTS | 10 | 31/07/1925 | Braves Field, Boston, Massachusetts, United States | |
| Win | 13–5 | Jim Maloney | DQ | 9 (12) | 05/06/1925 | Braves Field, Boston, Massachusetts, United States | Sharkey led on points for 7 rounds, but was floored five times in round 8 and once in the 9th before being fouled. |
| Win | 12–5 | George Cook | SD | 10 | 25/05/1925 | Mechanics Building, Boston, Massachusetts, United States | According to the Boston Globe, Cook won decisively and deserved the decision. |
| Win | 11–5 | Jack Renault | PTS | 10 | 06/04/1925 | Arena, Boston, New York, United States | Some controversy, as one Massachusetts paper, the Lowell Sun, had Renault winning majority of rounds. This was a major blow to Renault's career. |
| Loss | 10–5 | Charley Weinert | PTS | 10 | 10/02/1925 | Mechanics Building, Boston, Massachusetts, United States | |
| Win | 10–4 | Sully Montgomery | UD | 10 | 20/01/1925 | Mechanics Building, Boston, Massachusetts, United States | |
| Win | 9–4 | Jack DeMave | PTS | 10 | 08/01/1925 | Manhattan Casino, New York, New York, United States | |
| Loss | 8–4 | Charley Weinert | NWS | 12 | 15/12/1924 | 113th Regiment Armory, Newark, New Jersey, United States | Weinert won the newspaper decision according to THE RING and various newspaper souces. |
| Loss | 8–3 | Jim Maloney | PTS | 10 | 05/11/1924 | Mechanics Building, Boston, Massachusetts, United States | Maloney was reported by the Boston Globe to have won clearly, as Sharkey fought too carefully. |
| Loss | 8–2 | Quintin Romero Rojas | KO | 9 (10) | 29/08/1924 | Mechanics Building, Boston, Massachusetts, United States | This was reported in the Boston Globe to have been a terrific battle. |
| Win | 8–1 | Young Jack Johnson | NWS | 6 | 20/08/1924 | Fair Grounds Auditorium, Bangor, Maine, United States | Sharkey won the newspaper decision according to the Boston Globe. |
| Win | 7–1 | Al Roberts | PTS | 10 | 23/07/1924 | Kinsley Park, Providence, Rhode Island, United States | |
| Win | 6–1 | Homer Smith | PTS | 10 | 15/07/1924 | Braves Field, Boston, Massachusetts, United States | |
| Win | 5–1 | Floyd Johnson | PTS | 10 | 23/06/1924 | Mechanics Building, Boston, Massachusetts, United States | Johnson was down in round 1 and took a bad licking. |
| Win | 4–1 | Eddie Record | KO | 7 (10) | 25/04/1924 | Arena, Boston, New York, United States | |
| Loss | 3–1 | Eddie Record | PTS | 10 | 18/03/1924 | Grand Opera House, Boston, New York, United States | |
| Win | 3–0 | Dan Lucas | KO | 2 (10) | 26/02/1924 | Mechanics Building, Boston, Massachusetts, United States | |
| Win | 2–0 | Pat Hance | DQ | 2 (10) | 08/02/1924 | Mechanics Building, Boston, Massachusetts, United States | Hance was floored 4 times, then went down twice without being hit and was disqualified. |
| Win | 1–0 | Billy Muldoon | TKO | 1 (8) | 29/01/1924 | Mechanics Building, Boston, Massachusetts, United States | |
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