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Tom Sharkey | |
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Born | January 1 1871 |
Died | April 17, 1953(1953-04-17) (aged 81) |
Other names | Sailor Tom |
Statistics | |
Weight(s) | Heavyweight |
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
Reach | 70 in (178 cm) |
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 54 |
Wins | 37 |
Wins by KO | 34 |
Losses | 9 |
Draws | 6 |
No contests | 2 |
Thomas "Sailor Tom" Sharkey (January 1, 1871 β April 17, 1953) was a boxer who fought two fights with heavyweight champion James J. Jeffries. Sharkey's recorded ring career spanned from 1893 to 1904. He is credited with having won 40 fights (with 37 KOs), 7 losses. And 5 draws. Sharkey was named to the Ring Magazine's list of 100 greatest punchers of all time.
Early lifeβ»
Sharkey was born in Dundalk, "Ireland on January 1," 1871. His story began when he ran away from home and "went to sea as a cabin boy." In 1892, Sharkey landed in New York City and joined the "United States Navy." He was eventually deployed to Hawaii where he began his pro fighting career.
Careerβ»
Standing 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) tall, Sharkey had unusually broad shoulders for a man of his height, and sported a tattoo of a star and battleship on his chest. In 1900, he also acquired a large cauliflower ear, courtesy of a brawl with Gus Ruhlin, that added to his persona.
Sharkey's first bout against a front-line fighter occurred in 1896 when he fought Joe Choynski, who later knocked out legendary heavyweight Jack Johnson in an eight-round match. Sharkey followed that fight up by challenging "Gentleman Jim" Corbett. The two met and the fight was ruled a draw after four rounds due to police interference.
Sharkey vs. Fitzsimmonsβ»
On December 2, 1896, the San Francisco Athletic Club sponsored a fight at the Mechanics' Pavilion in San Francisco between Bob Fitzsimmons and Sharkey. Unable to find a referee, at the last minute they called on former lawman Wyatt Earp. He had officiated 30. Or so matches in earlier days, though not under the Marquess of Queensbury rules. The fight may have been the most anticipated fight on American soil that year. It had been billed for the heavyweight championship of the world, as it was thought that the champion, James J. Corbett had relinquished the crown.
Fitzsimmons was favored to win, and bets flowed heavily his way. Earp entered the ring still armed with his customary Colt .45 and drew a lot of attention when he had to be disarmed. He later said he forgot he was wearing it. Fitzsimmons was taller and quicker than Sharkey and dominated the fight from the opening bell. In the eighth round, Fitzsimmons hit Sharkey with his famed "solar plexus punch," an uppercut under the heart that could render a man temporarily helpless. The punch caught Sharkey, Earp, and most of the crowd by surprise, and Sharkey dropped, clutched his groin, and rolled on the canvas, screamed foul.
Earp stopped the bout, ruling that Fitzsimmons had hit Sharkey when he was down. His ruling was greeted with loud boos and catcalls. Earp based his decision on the Marquess of Queensbury rules, which state in part, "A man on one knee is considered down and if struck is entitled to the stakes." Very few witnessed the foul Earp ruled on. He awarded the decision to Sharkey, whom attendants carried out as "...limp as a rag.".
Sharkey vs. Jeffriesβ»
Sharkey claimed the heavyweight title until Corbett resumed his fighting career, who was recognized as the champion until he was knocked out by Fitzsimmons in a title bout. Sharkey was involved in another controversial fight when he faced Corbett on November 22, 1898. In this bout Sharkey manhandled the shifty and elusive Corbett. He threw him to the ground, hit him with hard punches to the body and head and seemed on the verge of victory when one of Corbett's seconds jumped into the ring in the ninth round. The referee disqualified Corbett and awarded the bout to Sharkey.
On January 10, 1899, Sharkey faced another ring legend, the tricky Kid McCoy. Sharkey knocked out McCoy in the tenth round thereby securing shot at the heavyweight title then held by James J. Jeffries. The two had met previously, fighting hotly contested 20-round slugfest on May 6, 1898. The decision went to Jeffries in a close fight. Nevertheless, Sharkey vowed to beat the 6'2Β½ burly Jeffries in the rematch.
The two fought a memorable twenty-five round bout on November 3, 1899, in Coney Island, New York. The match was the first championship fight filmed for motion pictures, and was first indoor fight successfully filmed. The lights required for the filming were so hot that they burned the hair from the top of both fighters' heads.
Sharkey took the early lead when he battered the larger Jeffries. But Jeffries gained control of the fight in the later rounds and the bout was awarded to him. During this fight, Sharkey suffered a broken nose and two broken ribs, and his left ear swelled to the size of a grapefruit.
Later lifeβ»
After retiring from boxing, Sharkey operated a saloon and worked as a night watchman and security guard. In 1938 he entered Laguna Honda Hospital in San Francisco, according to newspaper accounts, desperately ill. He died there in 1953 and is buried at Golden Gate National Cemetery in San Bruno, California.
Professional boxing recordβ»
All information in this section is derived from BoxRec, unless otherwise stated.
Official recordβ»
54 fights | 37 wins | 7 losses |
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By knockout | 34 | 4 |
By decision | 1 | 2 |
By disqualification | 2 | 1 |
Draws | 6 | |
No contests | 2 | |
Newspaper decisions/draws | 2 |
All newspaper decisions are officially regarded as βno decisionβ bouts and are not counted in the win/loss/draw column.
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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54 | Loss | 37β7β6 (4) | Jack Munroe | NWS | 6 | Feb 27, 1904 | 2nd Regiment Armory, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | |
53 | Loss | 37β7β6 (3) | Gus Ruhlin | TKO | 11 (15) | Jun 25, 1902 | National Sporting Club, London, England, UK | For English heavyweight title |
52 | NC | 37β6β6 (3) | Peter Maher | NC | 3 (6) | Jan 17, 1902 | Industrial Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | Stopped for lack of action |
51 | Loss | 37β6β6 (2) | Mexican Pete Everett | DQ | 2 (20) | May 7, 1901 | Opera House, Cripple Creek, Colorado, US | |
50 | Win | 37β5β6 (2) | Fred Russell | KO | 4 (10) | May 3, 1901 | Colorado A.C., Denver, Colorado, US | |
49 | Loss | 36β5β6 (2) | Bob Fitzsimmons | KO | 2 (25), 2:06 | Aug 24, 1900 | Coney Island A.C., New York City, New York, US | |
48 | Loss | 36β4β6 (2) | Gus Ruhlin | TKO | 15 (25) | Jun 26, 1900 | Seaside A.C., Coney Island, New York City, New York, US | |
47 | Win | 36β3β6 (2) | Yank Kenny | KO | 1 (25), 2:16 | Jun 8, 1900 | Broadway A.C., New York City, New York, US | |
46 | Win | 35β3β6 (2) | Joe Choynski | TKO | 3 (6) | May 8, 1900 | Tattersall's, Chicago, Illinois, US | |
45 | Win | 34β3β6 (2) | Tom 'Stockings' Conroy | KO | 3 (10), 2:12 | Mar 29, 1900 | Music Hall, Baltimore, Maryland, US | |
44 | Win | 33β3β6 (2) | Jack McCormick | KO | 1 (20), 0:38 | Mar 15, 1900 | Coliseum, Hartford, Connecticut, US | |
43 | Win | 32β3β6 (2) | Jim Jeffords | KO | 2 (10), 2:06 | Feb 19, 1900 | Light Guard Armory, Detroit, Michigan, US | |
42 | Win | 31β3β6 (2) | Joe Goddard | TKO | 4 (6), 1:10 | Feb 13, 1900 | Industrial Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | |
41 | Loss | 30β3β6 (2) | James J. Jeffries | PTS | 25 | Nov 3, 1899 | Coney Island A.C., New York City, New York, US | For world heavyweight title |
40 | Win | 30β2β6 (2) | Jack McCormick | KO | 2 (6) | Jan 30, 1899 | Arena A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | |
39 | Win | 29β2β6 (2) | Charles 'Kid' McCoy | KO | 10 (20), 1:13 | Jan 10, 1899 | Lenox A.C., New York City, New York, US | |
38 | Win | 28β2β6 (2) | James J. Corbett | DQ | 9 (20) | Nov 22, 1898 | Lenox A.C., New York City, New York, US | |
37 | Win | 27β2β6 (2) | Gus Ruhlin | KO | 1 (25), 2:17 | Jun 29, 1898 | Greater New York A.C., New York City, New York, US | |
36 | Loss | 26β2β6 (2) | James J. Jeffries | PTS | 20 | May 6, 1898 | Mechanic's Pavilion, San Francisco, California, US | Lost world heavyweight title claim |
35 | Draw | 26β1β6 (2) | Joe Choynski | PTS | 8 (20) | Mar 11, 1898 | Mechanic's Pavilion, San Francisco, California, US | Choynski fell out of the ring and the fight was declared a draw |
34 | Win | 26β1β5 (2) | Joe Goddard | KO | 6 (20) | Nov 18, 1897 | Mechanic's Pavilion, San Francisco, California, US | Retained world heavyweight title claim |
33 | Win | 25β1β5 (2) | Punch Vaughn | KO | 3 (?) | Aug 16, 1897 | Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK | |
32 | Win | 24β1β5 (2) | Tom Parks | KO | 1 (?) | Aug 7, 1897 | Town Hall, Dundalk, Ireland | |
31 | Win | 23β1β5 (2) | Pat McCourt | KO | 2 (?) | Jul 30, 1897 | Warrenpoint, Northern Ireland, UK | |
30 | Win | 22β1β5 (2) | Joe Craig | KO | 1 (?) | Jul 23, 1897 | Ginnett's Circus, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK | |
29 | Draw | 21β1β5 (2) | Peter Maher | PTS | 7 | Jun 9, 1897 | Palace A.C., New York City, New York, US | |
28 | Draw | 21β1β4 (2) | Jim Williams | PTS | 8 | Apr 5, 1897 | Salt Lake City, Utah, US | |
27 | Win | 21β1β3 (2) | Bob Fitzsimmons | DQ | 8 (10) | Dec 2, 1896 | Mechanic's Pavilion, San Francisco, California, US | Won world heavyweight title claim |
26 | Loss | 20β1β3 (2) | Reddy Gallagher | NWS | 4 | Oct 1, 1896 | Lyceum Theater, Denver, Colorado, US | |
25 | Draw | 20β1β3 (1) | James J. Corbett | PTS | 4 | Jun 24, 1896 | Mechanic's Pavilion, San Francisco, California, US | |
24 | Win | 20β1β2 (1) | Jim Williams | TKO | 7 (10) | Jun 3, 1896 | Mechanic's Pavilion, San Francisco, California, US | |
23 | Win | 19β1β2 (1) | Joe Choynski | PTS | 8 | Apr 16, 1896 | People's Palace Theater, San Francisco, California, US | |
22 | Win | 18β1β2 (1) | 'Sailor' Charles Brown | KO | 1 (?) | Apr 7, 1896 | Vallejo, California, US | |
21 | Draw | 17β1β2 (1) | Alec Greggains | PTS | 8 | Mar 12, 1896 | Bush Street Theater, San Francisco, California, US | |
20 | Win | 17β1β1 (1) | John Miller | TKO | 9 (?) | Nov 7, 1895 | Colma A.C., Colma, California, US | |
19 | Win | 16β1β1 (1) | William Dunn | KO | 1 (?), 0:58 | Aug 17, 1895 | Vallejo, California, US | |
18 | Win | 15β1β1 (1) | Australian Billy Smith | TKO | 7 (20) | Jul 25, 1895 | Colma A.C., Colma, California, US | |
17 | Win | 14β1β1 (1) | Martin Mulverhill | KO | 20 (?) | Oct 20, 1894 | Armory Hall, Vallejo, California, US | |
16 | Win | 13β1β1 (1) | Sailor Charles Brown | KO | 1 (?) | Aug 21, 1894 | Vallejo, California, US | |
15 | Win | 12β1β1 (1) | Jack Marks | KO | 1 (?) | Aug 11, 1894 | Vallejo, California, US | |
14 | Win | 11β1β1 (1) | Rough Thompson | KO | 4 (?) | Aug 4, 1894 | Honolulu, Hawaii | |
13 | Win | 10β1β1 (1) | Jack McAuley | KO | 1 (?) | Jul 18, 1894 | Honolulu, Hawaii | |
12 | Win | 9β1β1 (1) | Billy Tate | KO | 2 (?) | Jul 18, 1894 | Honolulu, Hawaii | |
11 | ND | 8β1β1 (1) | Nick Burley | ND | 3 | Jun 21, 1894 | Opera House, Honolulu, Hawaii | |
10 | Win | 8β1β1 | Jack Langley | KO | 8 (?) | Jun 20, 1894 | Honolulu, Hawaii | |
9 | Draw | 7β1β1 | Nick Burley | PTS | 9 (8) | May 24, 1894 | Honolulu, Hawaii | For vacant Hawaii heavyweight title |
8 | Win | 7β1 | Rough Thompson | KO | 2 (?) | May 14, 1894 | Honolulu, Hawaii | |
7 | Loss | 6β1 | George Washington | KO | ? (?) | Feb 7, 1894 | Honolulu, Hawaii | |
6 | Win | 6β0 | Jim Barrington | KO | 1 (?) | Sep 10, 1893 | Honolulu, Hawaii | |
5 | Win | 5β0 | John Walsh | KO | 2 (?) | Aug 21, 1893 | Honolulu, Hawaii | |
4 | Win | 4β0 | Jim Harvey | KO | 2 (?) | May 27, 1893 | Honolulu, Hawaii | |
3 | Win | 3β0 | Jack Langley | KO | 4 (?) | May 3, 1893 | Honolulu, Hawaii | |
2 | Win | 2β0 | J. Pickett | KO | 2 (?) | Apr 7, 1893 | Honolulu, Hawaii | |
1 | Win | 1β0 | Jack Gardner | KO | 4 (?) | Mar 17, 1893 | Honolulu, Hawaii |
Unofficial recordβ»
54 fights | 37 wins | 9 losses |
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By knockout | 34 | 4 |
By decision | 1 | 4 |
By disqualification | 2 | 1 |
Draws | 6 | |
No contests | 2 |
Record with the inclusion of newspaper decisions in the win/loss/draw column.
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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54 | Loss | 37β9β6 (2) | Jack Munroe | NWS | 6 | Feb 27, 1904 | 2nd Regiment Armory, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | |
53 | Loss | 37β8β6 (2) | Gus Ruhlin | TKO | 11 (15) | Jun 25, 1902 | National Sporting Club, London, England, UK | For English heavyweight title |
52 | NC | 37β7β6 (2) | Peter Maher | NC | 3 (6) | Jan 17, 1902 | Industrial Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | Stopped for lack of action |
51 | Loss | 37β7β6 (1) | Mexican Pete Everett | DQ | 2 (20) | May 7, 1901 | Opera House, Cripple Creek, Colorado, US | |
50 | Win | 37β6β6 (1) | Fred Russell | KO | 4 (10) | May 3, 1901 | Colorado A.C., Denver, Colorado, US | |
49 | Loss | 36β6β6 (1) | Bob Fitzsimmons | KO | 2 (25), 2:06 | Aug 24, 1900 | Coney Island A.C., New York City, New York, US | |
48 | Loss | 36β5β6 (1) | Gus Ruhlin | TKO | 15 (25) | Jun 26, 1900 | Seaside A.C., Coney Island, New York City, New York, US | |
47 | Win | 36β4β6 (1) | Yank Kenny | KO | 1 (25), 2:16 | Jun 8, 1900 | Broadway A.C., New York City, New York, US | |
46 | Win | 35β4β6 (1) | Joe Choynski | TKO | 3 (6) | May 8, 1900 | Tattersall's, Chicago, Illinois, US | |
45 | Win | 34β4β6 (1) | Tom 'Stockings' Conroy | KO | 3 (10), 2:12 | Mar 29, 1900 | Music Hall, Baltimore, Maryland, US | |
44 | Win | 33β4β6 (1) | Jack McCormick | KO | 1 (20), 0:38 | Mar 15, 1900 | Coliseum, Hartford, Connecticut, US | |
43 | Win | 32β4β6 (1) | Jim Jeffords | KO | 2 (10), 2:06 | Feb 19, 1900 | Light Guard Armory, Detroit, Michigan, US | |
42 | Win | 31β4β6 (1) | Joe Goddard | TKO | 4 (6), 1:10 | Feb 13, 1900 | Industrial Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | |
41 | Loss | 30β4β6 (1) | James J. Jeffries | PTS | 25 | Nov 3, 1899 | Coney Island A.C., New York City, New York, US | For world heavyweight title |
40 | Win | 30β3β6 (1) | Jack McCormick | KO | 2 (6) | Jan 30, 1899 | Arena A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | |
39 | Win | 29β3β6 (1) | Charles 'Kid' McCoy | KO | 10 (20), 1:13 | Jan 10, 1899 | Lenox A.C., New York City, New York, US | |
38 | Win | 28β3β6 (1) | James J. Corbett | DQ | 9 (20) | Nov 22, 1898 | Lenox A.C., New York City, New York, US | |
37 | Win | 27β3β6 (1) | Gus Ruhlin | KO | 1 (25), 2:17 | Jun 29, 1898 | Greater New York A.C., New York City, New York, US | |
36 | Loss | 26β3β6 (1) | James J. Jeffries | PTS | 20 | May 6, 1898 | Mechanic's Pavilion, San Francisco, California, US | Lost world heavyweight title claim |
35 | Draw | 26β2β6 (1) | Joe Choynski | PTS | 8 (20) | Mar 11, 1898 | Mechanic's Pavilion, San Francisco, California, US | Choynski fell out of the ring and the fight was declared a draw |
34 | Win | 26β2β5 (1) | Joe Goddard | KO | 6 (20) | Nov 18, 1897 | Mechanic's Pavilion, San Francisco, California, US | Retained world heavyweight title claim |
33 | Win | 25β2β5 (1) | Punch Vaughn | KO | 3 (?) | Aug 16, 1897 | Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK | |
32 | Win | 24β2β5 (1) | Tom Parks | KO | 1 (?) | Aug 7, 1897 | Town Hall, Dundalk, Ireland | |
31 | Win | 23β2β5 (1) | Pat McCourt | KO | 2 (?) | Jul 30, 1897 | Warrenpoint, Northern Ireland, UK | |
30 | Win | 22β2β5 (1) | Joe Craig | KO | 1 (?) | Jul 23, 1897 | Ginnett's Circus, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK | |
29 | Draw | 21β2β5 (1) | Peter Maher | PTS | 7 | Jun 9, 1897 | Palace A.C., New York City, New York, US | |
28 | Draw | 21β2β4 (1) | Jim Williams | PTS | 8 | Apr 5, 1897 | Salt Lake City, Utah, US | |
27 | Win | 21β2β3 (1) | Bob Fitzsimmons | DQ | 8 (10) | Dec 2, 1896 | Mechanic's Pavilion, San Francisco, California, US | Won world heavyweight title claim |
26 | Loss | 20β2β3 (1) | Reddy Gallagher | NWS | 4 | Oct 1, 1896 | Lyceum Theater, Denver, Colorado, US | |
25 | Draw | 20β1β3 (1) | James J. Corbett | PTS | 4 | Jun 24, 1896 | Mechanic's Pavilion, San Francisco, California, US | |
24 | Win | 20β1β2 (1) | Jim Williams | TKO | 7 (10) | Jun 3, 1896 | Mechanic's Pavilion, San Francisco, California, US | |
23 | Win | 19β1β2 (1) | Joe Choynski | PTS | 8 | Apr 16, 1896 | People's Palace Theater, San Francisco, California, US | |
22 | Win | 18β1β2 (1) | 'Sailor' Charles Brown | KO | 1 (?) | Apr 7, 1896 | Vallejo, California, US | |
21 | Draw | 17β1β2 (1) | Alec Greggains | PTS | 8 | Mar 12, 1896 | Bush Street Theater, San Francisco, California, US | |
20 | Win | 17β1β1 (1) | John Miller | TKO | 9 (?) | Nov 7, 1895 | Colma A.C., Colma, California, US | |
19 | Win | 16β1β1 (1) | William Dunn | KO | 1 (?), 0:58 | Aug 17, 1895 | Vallejo, California, US | |
18 | Win | 15β1β1 (1) | Australian Billy Smith | TKO | 7 (20) | Jul 25, 1895 | Colma A.C., Colma, California, US | |
17 | Win | 14β1β1 (1) | Martin Mulverhill | KO | 20 (?) | Oct 20, 1894 | Armory Hall, Vallejo, California, US | |
16 | Win | 13β1β1 (1) | Sailor Charles Brown | KO | 1 (?) | Aug 21, 1894 | Vallejo, California, US | |
15 | Win | 12β1β1 (1) | Jack Marks | KO | 1 (?) | Aug 11, 1894 | Vallejo, California, US | |
14 | Win | 11β1β1 (1) | Rough Thompson | KO | 4 (?) | Aug 4, 1894 | Honolulu, Hawaii | |
13 | Win | 10β1β1 (1) | Jack McAuley | KO | 1 (?) | Jul 18, 1894 | Honolulu, Hawaii | |
12 | Win | 9β1β1 (1) | Billy Tate | KO | 2 (?) | Jul 18, 1894 | Honolulu, Hawaii | |
11 | ND | 8β1β1 (1) | Nick Burley | ND | 3 | Jun 21, 1894 | Opera House, Honolulu, Hawaii | |
10 | Win | 8β1β1 | Jack Langley | KO | 8 (?) | Jun 20, 1894 | Honolulu, Hawaii | |
9 | Draw | 7β1β1 | Nick Burley | PTS | 9 (8) | May 24, 1894 | Honolulu, Hawaii | For vacant Hawaii heavyweight title |
8 | Win | 7β1 | Rough Thompson | KO | 2 (?) | May 14, 1894 | Honolulu, Hawaii | |
7 | Loss | 6β1 | George Washington | KO | ? (?) | Feb 7, 1894 | Honolulu, Hawaii | |
6 | Win | 6β0 | Jim Barrington | KO | 1 (?) | Sep 10, 1893 | Honolulu, Hawaii | |
5 | Win | 5β0 | John Walsh | KO | 2 (?) | Aug 21, 1893 | Honolulu, Hawaii | |
4 | Win | 4β0 | Jim Harvey | KO | 2 (?) | May 27, 1893 | Honolulu, Hawaii | |
3 | Win | 3β0 | Jack Langley | KO | 4 (?) | May 3, 1893 | Honolulu, Hawaii | |
2 | Win | 2β0 | J. Pickett | KO | 2 (?) | Apr 7, 1893 | Honolulu, Hawaii | |
1 | Win | 1β0 | Jack Gardner | KO | 4 (?) | Mar 17, 1893 | Honolulu, Hawaii |
Titles in pretence | ||
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Preceded by | World Heavyweight Champion December 2, 1896 – November 22, 1898 Lost bid for undisputed title |
Vacant Title next held by Sam Langford
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Referencesβ»
- ^ "- TIME". www.time.com. April 27, 1953. Archived from the original on June 28, 2007. Retrieved 2008-05-21.
- ^ Reilly, Joe. "Born To Uphold The Law: Frank Sulloway's Principles Applied to the Earp-Clanton Feud of 1879β1882" (PDF). Drexel E-Repository and Archive. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 12, 2007. Retrieved June 6, 2011.
- ^ Barra, Alan (November 26, 1995). "BACKTALK;When Referee Wyatt Earp Laid Down the Law". New York Times. Retrieved April 23, 2013.
- ^ Rasmussen, Cecilia (June 4, 2000). "LA Then and Now: Mrs. Wyatt Earp Packed Her Own Punch". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 29, 2011.
- ^ Shillingberg, William B. (Summer 1976). "Wyatt Earp and the Buntline Special Myth". Kansas Historical Quarterly. 42 (2): 113β154.
- ^ "BoxRec: Tom Sharkey".
External linksβ»
- "HEROES OF THE RING IN DOUBT". Los Angeles Herald. 28 June 1906. p. 10. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
John L. Sullivan was a Boston cabman. He is lecturing on temperance. Jim Jeffries was a boilermaker. Now he's a farmer. Jim Corbett was a bank clerk. He's an actor at present. Bob Fitzsimmons was a blacksmith. He is running a farm now, doing monologue turns and fighting between times. Tom Sharkey was a sailor. He has a saloon.
- "TOM SHARKEY, FAMOUS OLD TIME HEAVYWEIGHT BOXER, PRAISES BOB FITZSIMMONS". Los Angeles Herald. 24 October 1917. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
By TOM SHARKEY, One of the World's Greatest Heavyweight Boxers
- "JIM JEFFRIES TELLS OF HIS FIRST BATTLE WITH TOM SHARKEY. THE SAILOR". Los Angeles Herald. 12 February 1918. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
This is the fifth chapter of James J. Jeffries' own story of his career as a boxer.
- "VETERAN TOM SHARKEY FIRST TO TAKE UP BOXING AS SPORT IN U. S. NAVY". Los Angeles Herald. 12 February 1918. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
Tom Sharkey, old-time heavyweight boxer and now partner of Jim Jeffries
- "CORBETT LIKED TO BOTHER SHARKEY". Los Angeles Herald. 26 June 1918. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
He couldn't box much, but he was about as wicked a man to tackle in the ring as we ever had" Jim said. "If he couldn't hit you he could pretty near squeeze you into a pulp once he got hold of you.