Tom Sharkey
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Thomas "Sailor Tom" Sharkey 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, 7 losses, and 5 draws. Sharkey was named to the Ring Magazine's list of 100 greatest punchers of all time.
Tom Sharkey
Sharkey's headstone
Interior of the Mechanics Pavilion, San Francisco, in 1897.
Sharkey (left) during his fight with Jeffries
James J. Jeffries
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James Jackson Jeffries was an American professional boxer and world heavyweight champion.
James J. Jeffries
James Jeffries (middle) 1900
Jeffries (left) vs Fitzsimmons (right)
Jeffries (left) vs Corbett (right)