# Jack Sharkey

Jack Sharkey (born Joseph Paul Zukauskas, Lithuanian: Juozas Povilas Žukauskas, October 26, 1902 – August 17, 1994) was a Lithuanian-American boxer who held the NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring heavyweight titles from 1932 to 1933.

## Boxing career

He took his ring name from his two idols, heavyweight contender Tom Sharkey and heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey, to gain acceptance in the Irish-dominated boxing world of Boston. He won an important fight in 1926 over black heavyweight contender Harry Wills, but his first big year was 1927, when he defeated former light heavyweight champ Mike McTigue in twelve rounds and Boston rival Jim Maloney in five. That put him in the ring on July 21, 1927, with his idol Dempsey, the winner to meet heavyweight champion Gene Tunney for the title. For six rounds Sharkey engaged in fierce infighting with Dempsey who had a slight lead on the scorecards. In the seventh round, Sharkey turned his head to complain to the referee about an alleged low punch and Dempsey landed a classic left hook that knocked Sharkey out.
In 1928 Sharkey fought heavyweight contender Tom Heeney to a draw and defeated former light-heavyweight champion Jack Delaney. Early in 1929, he signed in a Tex Rickard promotion to fight Young Stribling in Miami, Sharkey and all involved suffered a scare when Rickard died unexpectedly. All preparations ceased as Rickard was laid to rest in New York. Unhappy with the uncertainty of it all, Jack complained to sportswriter Dan Parker, "That man isn't in his grave yet, and already they're trying to break my contract." In fact Bill Carey, president of Madison Square Garden saved the day by appointing Jack Dempsey himself to the task. Dempsey, a close personal friend of Rickard, had never handled a promotion before, but did so now with what might be called "large and largesse". Between leasing the Carl Fisher mansion on Miami Beach as well as the George Washington Hotel, the latter of which was equipped for the press with a 24-hour bar, the Sharkey-Stribling fight at the old Flamingo Park drew 40,000 fans, including 423 writers, and did $405,000 at the box office, an amount unsurpassed in the South until television receipts for Clay vs. Liston in 1964 managed a richer gate.
A fight held in Yankee Stadium later that year gave Sharkey the United States heavyweight title when he knocked out former light heavyweight champion Tommy Loughran. This victory earned him the opportunity to fight for the vacant world title against the German contender Max Schmeling on June 12, 1930. Sharkey was disqualified in the fourth round after delivering a punch that landed below Schmeling's belt. This was the first time in boxing history that the heavyweight championship was won on a foul since Joe Goss in 1876.
In October 1931, Sharkey defeated Italian heavyweight, Primo Carnera and was then given another chance to fight for the title. On June 21, 1932, at the Madison Square Garden Bowl in Long Island City, New York, Sharkey defeated Schmeling in a controversial split decision to win the championship. Sharkey lost the title on June 29, 1933, in his second fight with Primo Carnera. This meant that Sharkey was the first heavyweight champion in history to both win and lose the championship against a European fighter. Floyd Patterson repeated this feat when regaining the title against Ingemar Johansson, having lost it to the Swede in their first fight. Oliver McCall then became the third such heavyweight champion when he beat Lennox Lewis for the WBC title in 1994 before losing it to Lewis's countryman Frank Bruno the following year. In recent years, with the proliferation of European-born world heavyweight champions, fighters such as Chris Byrd and Hasim Rahman have also won and lost their championships against European opposition. Sharkey's distinction is noteworthy, however, as Schmeling and Carnera were, respectively, only the third and fourth Europeans to win the world heavyweight championship.
Later in life, Sharkey would allege that his second fights with both Schmeling and Carnera were fixed. He took a year off, fought four mediocre fights, and then fought Joe Louis on August 18, 1936, losing by knockout in the third round. This made him the only man to fight both Dempsey and Louis.
Sharkey then retired with a record of 38-14-3 with 13 knockouts. As the Cyber Boxing Zone website describes him, "Sharkey had good skills, could hit with power, box well and take punishment when he set his mind to fight; But, he was an erratic, 'up-and-down' boxer who never seemed to put all his skills together consistently; when he was good, he was very good but when he was bad, he was awful."

## Notable bouts refereed

Ex-world heavyweight champion Jack Sharkey refereed the world light heavyweight title defense by Archie Moore against Yvon Durelle on December 10, 1958, at The Forum, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, one of boxing's first championship televised bouts. Moore came off the canvas three times in the first round, and again in the fifth round, to knock out Durelle in the eleventh round. Sharkey also refereed the rematch at The Forum, in which Moore knocked down Durelle four times in the third round before knocking him out on August 12, 1959. Both bouts were world televised in black and white from Canada, with commentary and post-fight interviews.

## Professional boxing record

All information in this section is derived from BoxRec, unless otherwise stated.

### Official record

| 55 fights | 37 wins | 13 losses |
| By knockout | 13 | 4 |
| By decision | 20 | 8 |
| By disqualification | 4 | 1 |
| Draws | 3 | 3 |
| Newspaper decisions/draws | 2 | 2 |
All newspaper decisions are officially regarded as “no decision” bouts and are not counted in the win/loss/draw column.
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Age | Location | Notes |
| 55 | Loss | 37–13–3 (2) | Joe Louis | KO | 3 (10) | Aug 18, 1936 | 33 years, 297 days | Yankee Stadium, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 54 | Win | 37–12–3 (2) | Phil Brubaker | UD | 10 | Jun 25, 1936 | 33 years, 243 days | Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
| 53 | Draw | 36–12–3 (2) | Tony Shucco | PTS | 10 | Apr 14, 1936 | 33 years, 171 days | Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
| 52 | Loss | 36–12–2 (2) | Tony Shucco | UD | 10 | Feb 7, 1936 | 33 years, 104 days | Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
| 51 | Win | 36–11–2 (2) | Unknown Winston | KO | 2 (10) | Nov 22, 1935 | 33 years, 27 days | Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
| 50 | Loss | 35–11–2 (2) | Tommy Loughran | SD | 15 | Sep 27, 1933 | 30 years, 336 days | Shibe Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 49 | Loss | 35–10–2 (2) | King Levinsky | UD | 10 | Sep 18, 1933 | 30 years, 327 days | Comiskey Park, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
| 48 | Loss | 35–9–2 (2) | Primo Carnera | KO | 6 (15) | Jun 29, 1933 | 30 years, 246 days | Madison Square Garden Bowl, Long Island City, New York City, New York, U.S. | Lost NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring heavyweight titles |
| 47 | Win | 35–8–2 (2) | Max Schmeling | SD | 15 | Jun 21, 1932 | 29 years, 239 days | Madison Square Garden Bowl, Long Island City, New York City, New York, U.S. | Won NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring heavyweight titles |
| 46 | Win | 34–8–2 (2) | Primo Carnera | UD | 15 | Oct 12, 1931 | 28 years, 351 days | Ebbets Field, New York City, New York, U.S. | Retained ABA heavyweight title |
| 45 | Draw | 33–8–2 (2) | Mickey Walker | PTS | 15 | Jul 22, 1931 | 28 years, 269 days | Ebbets Field, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 44 | Loss | 33–8–1 (2) | Max Schmeling | DQ | 4 (15) | Jun 12, 1930 | 27 years, 229 days | Yankee Stadium, New York City, New York, U.S. | For vacant NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring heavyweight titles; Schmeling down from a low blow and unable to continue |
| 43 | Win | 33–7–1 (2) | Phil Scott | TKO | 3 (15) | Feb 27, 1930 | 27 years, 124 days | Madison Square Garden Stadium, Miami, Florida, U.S. | |
| 42 | Win | 32–7–1 (2) | Tommy Loughran | TKO | 3 (15) | Sep 26, 1929 | 26 years, 335 days | Yankee Stadium, New York City, New York, U.S. | Won vacant ABA heavyweight title |
| 41 | Win | 31–7–1 (2) | Young Stribling | PTS | 10 | Feb 27, 1929 | 26 years, 124 days | Flamingo Park, Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. | |
| 40 | Win | 30–7–1 (2) | Meyer Christner | MD | 10 | Jan 25, 1929 | 26 years, 91 days | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 39 | Win | 29–7–1 (2) | Arthur De Kuh | PTS | 10 | Dec 10, 1928 | 26 years, 45 days | Arena, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
| 38 | Win | 28–7–1 (2) | Leo Gates | KO | 3 (10) | Jun 21, 1928 | 25 years, 239 days | Battery A Arena, Saint Louis, Missouri, U.S. | |
| 37 | Win | 27–7–1 (2) | Jack Delaney | KO | 1 (15) | Apr 30, 1928 | 25 years, 187 days | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 36 | Loss | 26–7–1 (2) | Johnny Risko | SD | 15 | Mar 12, 1928 | 25 years, 138 days | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 35 | Draw | 26–6–1 (2) | Tom Heeney | SD | 12 | Jan 13, 1928 | 25 years, 79 days | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 34 | Loss | 26–6 (2) | Jack Dempsey | KO | 7 (15) | Jul 21, 1927 | 24 years, 268 days | Yankee Stadium, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 33 | Win | 26–5 (2) | Jim Maloney | TKO | 5 (15) | May 20, 1927 | 24 years, 206 days | Yankee Stadium, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 32 | Win | 25–5 (2) | Mike McTigue | TKO | 12 (15) | Mar 3, 1927 | 24 years, 128 days | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 31 | Win | 24–5 (2) | Homer Smith | TKO | 7 (10) | Dec 15, 1926 | 24 years, 50 days | Arena, Syracuse, New York, U.S. | |
| 30 | Win | 23–5 (2) | Harry Wills | DQ | 13 (15) | Oct 12, 1926 | 23 years, 351 days | Ebbets Field, New York City, New York, U.S. | Wills DQ'd for illegal use of a backhand blow |
| 29 | Win | 22–5 (2) | George Godfrey | PTS | 10 | Sep 21, 1926 | 23 years, 330 days | Mechanics Building, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
| 28 | Win | 21–5 (2) | Orlando Reverberi | TKO | 3 (10) | Sep 13, 1926 | 23 years, 322 days | Laurel Garden, Newark, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| 27 | Win | 20–5 (2) | Bud Gorman | DQ | 1 (10) | Jun 25, 1926 | 23 years, 242 days | Braves Field, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | Gorman was DQ'd for a low blow |
| 26 | Win | 19–5 (2) | Pat McCarthy | PTS | 10 | Apr 19, 1926 | 23 years, 175 days | Arena, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
| 25 | Win | 18–5 (2) | Emilio Solomon | PTS | 10 | Apr 1, 1926 | 23 years, 157 days | Mechanics Building, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
| 24 | Win | 17–5 (2) | Eddie Huffman | PTS | 10 | Feb 12, 1926 | 23 years, 109 days | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 23 | Win | 16–5 (2) | Mexican Joe Lawson | KO | 2 (10) | Jan 18, 1926 | 23 years, 84 days | Foot Guard Hall, Hartford, Connecticut, U.S. | |
| 22 | Win | 15–5 (2) | Jim Maloney | PTS | 10 | Dec 11, 1925 | 23 years, 46 days | Mechanics Building, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | Sharkey's corner claimed a foul when Maloney put him down in the 9th |
| 21 | Win | 14–5 (2) | Johnny Risko | PTS | 10 | Sep 17, 1925 | 22 years, 326 days | Mechanics Building, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
| 20 | Loss | 13–5 (2) | Bud Gorman | PTS | 10 | Aug 17, 1925 | 22 years, 295 days | Arena, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
| 19 | Win | 13–4 (2) | Emilio Solomon | PTS | 10 | Jul 31, 1925 | 22 years, 278 days | Braves Field, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
| 18 | Win | 12–4 (2) | Jim Maloney | DQ | 9 (10) | Jun 5, 1925 | 22 years, 222 days | Braves Field, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
| 17 | Win | 11–4 (2) | George Cook | SD | 10 | May 25, 1925 | 22 years, 211 days | Mechanics Building, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
| 16 | Win | 10–4 (2) | Jack Renault | PTS | 10 | Apr 6, 1925 | 22 years, 162 days | Arena, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
| 15 | Loss | 9–4 (2) | Charley Weinert | PTS | 10 | Feb 10, 1925 | 22 years, 107 days | Mechanics Building, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
| 14 | Win | 9–3 (2) | Sully Montgomery | UD | 10 | Jan 20, 1925 | 22 years, 86 days | Mechanics Building, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
| 13 | Win | 8–3 (2) | Jack DeMave | PTS | 10 | Jan 8, 1925 | 22 years, 74 days | Manhattan Casino, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 12 | Loss | 7–3 (2) | Charley Weinert | NWS | 12 | Dec 15, 1924 | 22 years, 50 days | 113th Regiment Armory, Newark, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| 11 | Loss | 7–3 (1) | Jim Maloney | PTS | 10 | Nov 5, 1924 | 22 years, 10 days | Mechanics Building, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
| 10 | Loss | 7–2 (1) | Quintin Romero Rojas | TKO | 9 (10) | Aug 29, 1924 | 21 years, 308 days | Mechanics Building, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
| 9 | Win | 7–1 (1) | Young Jack Johnson | NWS | 6 | Aug 20, 1924 | 21 years, 299 days | Fair Grounds Auditorium, Bangor, Maine, U.S. | |
| 8 | Win | 7–1 | Al Roberts | PTS | 10 | Jul 23, 1924 | 21 years, 271 days | Kinsley Park, Providence, Rhode Island, U.S. | |
| 7 | Win | 6–1 | Homer Smith | PTS | 10 | Jul 15, 1924 | 21 years, 263 days | Braves Field, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
| 6 | Win | 5–1 | Floyd Johnson | PTS | 10 | Jun 23, 1924 | 21 years, 241 days | Mechanics Building, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
| 5 | Win | 4–1 | Eddie Ricord | KO | 7 (10) | Apr 25, 1924 | 21 years, 182 days | Arena, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
| 4 | Loss | 3–1 | Eddie Ricord | PTS | 10 | Mar 18, 1924 | 21 years, 144 days | Grand Opera House, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Dan Lucas | KO | 2 (8) | Feb 26, 1924 | 21 years, 123 days | Mechanics Building, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Pat Hance | DQ | 2 (10) | Feb 8, 1924 | 21 years, 105 days | Mechanics Building, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | Hance DQ'd for going down twice without being hit |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Billy Muldoon | TKO | 1 (8) | Jan 29, 1924 | 21 years, 95 days | Mechanics Building, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | |

### Unofficial record

| 55 fights | 38 wins | 14 losses |
| By knockout | 13 | 4 |
| By decision | 21 | 9 |
| By disqualification | 4 | 1 |
| Draws | 3 | 3 |
Record with the inclusion of newspaper decisions in the win/loss/draw column.
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Age | Location | Notes |
| 55 | Loss | 38–14–3 | Joe Louis | KO | 3 (10) | Aug 18, 1936 | 33 years, 297 days | Yankee Stadium, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 54 | Win | 38–13–3 | Phil Brubaker | UD | 10 | Jun 25, 1936 | 33 years, 243 days | Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
| 53 | Draw | 37–13–3 | Tony Shucco | PTS | 10 | Apr 14, 1936 | 33 years, 171 days | Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
| 52 | Loss | 37–13–2 | Tony Shucco | UD | 10 | Feb 7, 1936 | 33 years, 104 days | Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
| 51 | Win | 37–12–2 | Unknown Winston | KO | 2 (10) | Nov 22, 1935 | 33 years, 27 days | Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
| 50 | Loss | 36–12–2 | Tommy Loughran | SD | 15 | Sep 27, 1933 | 30 years, 336 days | Shibe Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 49 | Loss | 36–11–2 | King Levinsky | UD | 10 | Sep 18, 1933 | 30 years, 327 days | Comiskey Park, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
| 48 | Loss | 36–10–2 | Primo Carnera | KO | 6 (15) | Jun 29, 1933 | 30 years, 246 days | Madison Square Garden Bowl, Long Island City, New York City, New York, U.S. | Lost NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring heavyweight titles |
| 47 | Win | 36–9–2 | Max Schmeling | SD | 15 | Jun 21, 1932 | 29 years, 239 days | Madison Square Garden Bowl, Long Island City, New York City, New York, U.S. | Won NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring heavyweight titles |
| 46 | Win | 35–9–2 | Primo Carnera | UD | 15 | Oct 12, 1931 | 28 years, 351 days | Ebbets Field, New York City, New York, U.S. | Retained ABA heavyweight title |
| 45 | Draw | 34–9–2 | Mickey Walker | PTS | 15 | Jul 22, 1931 | 28 years, 269 days | Ebbets Field, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 44 | Loss | 34–9–1 | Max Schmeling | DQ | 4 (15) | Jun 12, 1930 | 27 years, 229 days | Yankee Stadium, New York City, New York, U.S. | For vacant NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring heavyweight titles; Schmeling down from a low blow and unable to continue |
| 43 | Win | 34–8–1 | Phil Scott | TKO | 3 (15) | Feb 27, 1930 | 27 years, 124 days | Madison Square Garden Stadium, Miami, Florida, U.S. | |
| 42 | Win | 33–8–1 | Tommy Loughran | TKO | 3 (15) | Sep 26, 1929 | 26 years, 335 days | Yankee Stadium, New York City, New York, U.S. | Won vacant ABA heavyweight title |
| 41 | Win | 32–8–1 | Young Stribling | PTS | 10 | Feb 27, 1929 | 26 years, 124 days | Flamingo Park, Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. | |
| 40 | Win | 31–8–1 | Meyer Christner | MD | 10 | Jan 25, 1929 | 26 years, 91 days | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 39 | Win | 30–8–1 | Arthur De Kuh | PTS | 10 | Dec 10, 1928 | 26 years, 45 days | Arena, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
| 38 | Win | 29–8–1 | Leo Gates | KO | 3 (10) | Jun 21, 1928 | 25 years, 239 days | Battery A Arena, Saint Louis, Missouri, U.S. | |
| 37 | Win | 28–8–1 | Jack Delaney | KO | 1 (15) | Apr 30, 1928 | 25 years, 187 days | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 36 | Loss | 27–8–1 | Johnny Risko | SD | 15 | Mar 12, 1928 | 25 years, 138 days | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 35 | Draw | 27–7–1 | Tom Heeney | SD | 12 | Jan 13, 1928 | 25 years, 79 days | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 34 | Loss | 27–7 | Jack Dempsey | KO | 7 (15) | Jul 21, 1927 | 24 years, 268 days | Yankee Stadium, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 33 | Win | 27–6 | Jim Maloney | TKO | 5 (15) | May 20, 1927 | 24 years, 206 days | Yankee Stadium, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 32 | Win | 26–6 | Mike McTigue | TKO | 12 (15) | Mar 3, 1927 | 24 years, 128 days | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 31 | Win | 25–6 | Homer Smith | TKO | 7 (10) | Dec 15, 1926 | 24 years, 50 days | Arena, Syracuse, New York, U.S. | |
| 30 | Win | 24–6 | Harry Wills | DQ | 13 (15) | Oct 12, 1926 | 23 years, 351 days | Ebbets Field, New York City, New York, U.S. | Wills DQ'd for illegal use of a backhand blow |
| 29 | Win | 23–6 | George Godfrey | PTS | 10 | Sep 21, 1926 | 23 years, 330 days | Mechanics Building, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
| 28 | Win | 22–6 | Orlando Reverberi | TKO | 3 (10) | Sep 13, 1926 | 23 years, 322 days | Laurel Garden, Newark, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| 27 | Win | 21–6 | Bud Gorman | DQ | 1 (10) | Jun 25, 1926 | 23 years, 242 days | Braves Field, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | Gorman was DQ'd for a low blow |
| 26 | Win | 20–6 | Pat McCarthy | PTS | 10 | Apr 19, 1926 | 23 years, 175 days | Arena, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
| 25 | Win | 19–6 | Emilio Solomon | PTS | 10 | Apr 1, 1926 | 23 years, 157 days | Mechanics Building, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
| 24 | Win | 18–6 | Eddie Huffman | PTS | 10 | Feb 12, 1926 | 23 years, 109 days | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 23 | Win | 17–6 | Mexican Joe Lawson | KO | 2 (10) | Jan 18, 1926 | 23 years, 84 days | Foot Guard Hall, Hartford, Connecticut, U.S. | |
| 22 | Win | 16–6 | Jim Maloney | PTS | 10 | Dec 11, 1925 | 23 years, 46 days | Mechanics Building, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | Sharkey's corner claimed a foul when Maloney put him down in the 9th |
| 21 | Win | 15–6 | Johnny Risko | PTS | 10 | Sep 17, 1925 | 22 years, 326 days | Mechanics Building, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
| 20 | Loss | 14–6 | Bud Gorman | PTS | 10 | Aug 17, 1925 | 22 years, 295 days | Arena, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
| 19 | Win | 14–5 | Emilio Solomon | PTS | 10 | Jul 31, 1925 | 22 years, 278 days | Braves Field, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
| 18 | Win | 13–5 | Jim Maloney | DQ | 9 (10) | Jun 5, 1925 | 22 years, 222 days | Braves Field, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
| 17 | Win | 12–5 | George Cook | SD | 10 | May 25, 1925 | 22 years, 211 days | Mechanics Building, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
| 16 | Win | 11–5 | Jack Renault | PTS | 10 | Apr 6, 1925 | 22 years, 162 days | Arena, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
| 15 | Loss | 10–5 | Charley Weinert | PTS | 10 | Feb 10, 1925 | 22 years, 107 days | Mechanics Building, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
| 14 | Win | 10–4 | Sully Montgomery | UD | 10 | Jan 20, 1925 | 22 years, 86 days | Mechanics Building, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
| 13 | Win | 9–4 | Jack DeMave | PTS | 10 | Jan 8, 1925 | 22 years, 74 days | Manhattan Casino, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 12 | Loss | 8–4 | Charley Weinert | NWS | 12 | Dec 15, 1924 | 22 years, 50 days | 113th Regiment Armory, Newark, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| 11 | Loss | 8–3 | Jim Maloney | PTS | 10 | Nov 5, 1924 | 22 years, 10 days | Mechanics Building, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
| 10 | Loss | 8–2 | Quintin Romero Rojas | TKO | 9 (10) | Aug 29, 1924 | 21 years, 308 days | Mechanics Building, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
| 9 | Win | 8–1 | Young Jack Johnson | NWS | 6 | Aug 20, 1924 | 21 years, 299 days | Fair Grounds Auditorium, Bangor, Maine, U.S. | |
| 8 | Win | 7–1 | Al Roberts | PTS | 10 | Jul 23, 1924 | 21 years, 271 days | Kinsley Park, Providence, Rhode Island, U.S. | |
| 7 | Win | 6–1 | Homer Smith | PTS | 10 | Jul 15, 1924 | 21 years, 263 days | Braves Field, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
| 6 | Win | 5–1 | Floyd Johnson | PTS | 10 | Jun 23, 1924 | 21 years, 241 days | Mechanics Building, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
| 5 | Win | 4–1 | Eddie Ricord | KO | 7 (10) | Apr 25, 1924 | 21 years, 182 days | Arena, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
| 4 | Loss | 3–1 | Eddie Ricord | PTS | 10 | Mar 18, 1924 | 21 years, 144 days | Grand Opera House, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Dan Lucas | KO | 2 (8) | Feb 26, 1924 | 21 years, 123 days | Mechanics Building, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Pat Hance | DQ | 2 (10) | Feb 8, 1924 | 21 years, 105 days | Mechanics Building, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | Hance DQ'd for going down twice without being hit |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Billy Muldoon | TKO | 1 (8) | Jan 29, 1924 | 21 years, 95 days | Mechanics Building, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | |

## Titles in boxing
### Major world titles

* NYSAC heavyweight champion (200+ lbs)
* NBA (WBA) heavyweight champion (200+ lbs)

### The Ring magazine titles

* The Ring heavyweight champion (200+ lbs)

### Regional/International titles

* American (ABA) heavyweight champion (200+ lbs)

### Undisputed titles

* Undisputed heavyweight champion