"put all his skills together consistently; when he was good, he was very good but when he was bad, he was awful."" Sharkey saved most of the money he earned in the ring and, in retirement, owned a bar, worked as a boxing and wrestling referee in the United States and Canada, often earned money from personal appearances, and entertained troops in North Africa during World War II. He also pursued his love of fly fishing, and teamed and toured with baseball great Ted Williams in fly fishing promotions. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in"
"Johnny Buckley Johnny Buckley is a legendary Irish boxing manager and promoter from Boston, Massachusetts mostly during the first half of the 20th century who has handled some of the most famous boxers in the world including 3 World Champions. He guided Jack Sharkey, Lou Brouillard and Paul Pender to world boxing titles. Buckley is a member of the World Boxing Hall of Fame. Buckley managed Sharkey to a victories which included capturing the Heavyweight Championship of North America on September 26, 1929 by beating Tommy Loughran with a third round knockout. Sharkey also scored an impressive fifteen round decision"
"later that year, Schmeling was regarded as the foremost young contender in the division. With the World Heavyweight Champion Gene Tunney having recently retired, promoters arranged a matchup between the German and veteran contender Jack Sharkey to fill the vacancy. On 12 June 1930, at Yankee Stadium, in a fight billed as the 'Battle of the Continents,' Schmeling, known as a slow starter, fell slightly behind on points going into the fourth round. He was trying to corner his opponent when Sharkey let loose with a very fast, clear hit to the groin. Schmeling fell to the canvas, claiming to"
"on August 6, 1963 in St. Elizabeth's Hospital. He was 74 years old. Johnny Buckley Johnny Buckley is a legendary Irish boxing manager and promoter from Boston, Massachusetts mostly during the first half of the 20th century who has handled some of the most famous boxers in the world including 3 World Champions. He guided Jack Sharkey, Lou Brouillard and Paul Pender to world boxing titles. Buckley is a member of the World Boxing Hall of Fame. Buckley managed Sharkey to a victories which included capturing the Heavyweight Championship of North America on September 26, 1929 by beating Tommy Loughran"
"Kid had established himself as a serious world flyweight contender. On February 5, 1917, Sharkey drew with former World Bantamweight champion Johnny Coulon in a ten-round newspaper decision at the Pioneer Sporting Club in New York. Local newspapers disagreed on the decision. Coulon held the World Bantamweight Championship from 1911–13, though the title was not unified at the time. On July 27, 1917, Sharkey first lost to Kid Williams in six rounds at Oriole Park in Baltimore, at least by the newspaper decision of the ""Baltimore Sun"". He lost to Williams again on April 1, 1918 in a twelve-round points"
"blows. On September 11, 1920, Sharkey again defeated Herman in a non-title, fifteen-round newspaper decision of the ""Chicago Tribune"" in East Chicago, Indiana, though Herman held the World Bantamweight Championship at the time. Sharkey claimed fouls in the fifth and seventh rounds which were not allowed by the referee. Sharkey was the aggressor throughout which earned him the advantage according to several newspapers. Sharkey's claim to the title was stripped on September 11, 1920. On December 6, 1919, Sharkey impressively defeated British champion Jimmy Wilde in a ten-round newspaper decision of the ""Milwaukee Journal"" before a crowd close to 8,000"
"Eddie Sharkey Eddie Sharkey (born February 4, 1936) is an American professional wrestling trainer. He is often called ""The Trainer of Champions"". He has been instrumental in training some of the biggest names in the sport. He was also the owner of Pro Wrestling America. In the late 1950s, he joined the carnival circuit as a wrestler. Sharkey was trained by Boris Malenko, Bob Geigel, and Joe Scarpello. Sharkey made his American Wrestling Association (AWA) debut in Fargo, North Dakota in 1961 where he was a babyface. He had feuds with Danny Hodge, Bob Boyer, and Jack Donovan. Sharkey left"
"telephone connections. In July 1927, the aging former heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey came from behind to defeat heavily favored Jack Sharkey by delivering several questionable punches that were deemed illegal. Sharkey had similarly bad luck in a July 1930 heavyweight championship bout at Yankee Stadium, when his knockout punch to Max Schmeling was ruled illegal; Schmeling won by default. In July 1928, Gene Tunney upheld the heavyweight title against Tom Heeney at Yankee Stadium, and then retired as champion. Perhaps the most famous boxing match ever held at Yankee Stadium was on June 22, 1938, when Joe Louis, an African-American,"
"Sylvester Terkay Sylvester Matthew Terkay (born December 4, 1970) is a retired American professional wrestler and mixed martial artist best known for his run in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). He has held NWA Zero-One's United States Championship twice and Ultimate Pro Wrestling's first Heavyweight Champion. While attending North Carolina State University, he finished second in the 1992 NCAA Division I Heavyweight tournament, losing to future Olympic gold medalist Kurt Angle by points, 2-1, and later became champion in 1993. According to Angle's autobiography ""It's True, It's True"", Terkay had 78 pins during his college career. After training under Rick Bassman's"
"solid solid; background: #e3e3e3""| Notes Sylvester Terkay Sylvester Matthew Terkay (born December 4, 1970) is a retired American professional wrestler and mixed martial artist best known for his run in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). He has held NWA Zero-One's United States Championship twice and Ultimate Pro Wrestling's first Heavyweight Champion. While attending North Carolina State University, he finished second in the 1992 NCAA Division I Heavyweight tournament, losing to future Olympic gold medalist Kurt Angle by points, 2-1, and later became champion in 1993. According to Angle's autobiography ""It's True, It's True"", Terkay had 78 pins during his college career."
"Jonathon Sharkey Jonathon Tepes Sharkey (born John Albert Sharkey; April 2, 1964) is an American professional wrestler and perennial candidate. He resides in Florida and initially attempted to run for President as a Republican in 2012. On August 24, 2011, he formally ended his presidential campaign, but said he intends to run again in 2020. Sharkey was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey and joined the United States Army in 1981. Following his discharge on medical grounds in 1983, he studied at Kansas State University. He formerly lived in Minnesota but moved to Florida in 2010. Sharkey has three living children,"
"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 beating Lennox Lewis for the WBC title in 1994, before losing it to Lewis' countryman, Frank Bruno the following year. In recent years, with the proliferation of European 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"
"United Kingdom, including association football, golf, tennis, boxing, rugby league, rugby union, cricket, field hockey, snooker, darts, billiards, squash, curling and badminton, all of which are popular in Britain. Another sport invented in the UK was baseball, and its early form rounders is popular among children in Britain. Snooker and darts are popular indoor games: Stephen Hendry is the seven time world snooker champion, Phil Taylor is the 16 time world darts champion. Snooker player Alex Higgins (nicknamed ""The Hurricane"") and darts player Eric Bristow (nicknamed ""The Crafty Cockney"") are credited with popularising each sport. Bodybuilder Reg Park was Mr"
"24, 1919 at the Grand Theatre in Cleveland. According to the most newspapers, the bout was close, and Sharkey put up a valiant effort. Sharkey was a well known boxer who fought many great bantams of the era, but did not frequently win against them, and once unsuccessfully competed for the Jr. Lightweight Title in July 1922 against Johnny Dundee. Sharkey claimed the World Bantamweight Title on August 15, 1919, in his bout with Pete Herman, though at the time there was some dispute over his claim, as boxing titles were not well regulated until years later. Wolfe defeated Oklahoman"
"Jim Hunt (columnist) Jim ""Shaky"" Hunt (9 November 1926 – 9 March 2006) was a Canadian sports columnist who spent over 50 years as a journalist and covered the biggest events in sports including the Stanley Cup, the Super Bowl, the Olympics, all of golf's majors and the 1972 Canada-Russia Summit Series. Hunt was known as ""Shaky"" thanks to his intramural goaltending career at the University of Western Ontario, where he was part of the school's first journalism graduating class, in 1948. Jim Hunt was inducted into the Ontario Sports Hall of Fame in 2004. Hunt died aged 79 after"
"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"
"a non-title six-round match at the Olympia Club in Philadelphia, though the bout was a no-decision, and more newspapers gave the advantage to Herman. Sharkey was described as the aggressor and always forcing the pace, though more newspapers felt Herman deserved the decision having better timed and more effective punches. The bout was close and Sharkey made Herman extend himself. Sharkey briefly claimed the World Bantamweight Championship on August 15, 1919 in a ten-round newspaper decision against Pete Herman in a no-decision bout in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, though the title was not unified at the time, and Sharkey won the bout"
"Jack Passion Jack Passion (John Giles) is an American rock musician, author, and entrepreneur. He was the principal focus of the IFC television series ""Whisker Wars"". He is a multiple world champion in the ""Full Beard Natural"" category. His initial win was in 2007 at the World Beard and Moustache Championships held in Brighton, England, at the age of 23. He successfully defended his title in the 2009 Championships (Anchorage, Alaska), where he also was the Second Place Overall Champion. However, he was dethroned in the 2011 Championships (Trondheim, Norway), where he placed second to fellow American Rooty Lundvall. Passion"
"Ted Hankey Edward ""Ted"" Hankey (born 20 February 1968 in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire) is an English Professional Darts player who is a two-time World Professional Darts Champion. His nickname is The Count and his walk on music is the 2002 song ""Be On Your Way"" by DJ Zany. He plays for the British Darts Organisation. In the 2000 BDO World Darts Championship, after beating Bob Taylor, Steve Douglas, Kevin Painter and Chris Mason, he whitewashed Ronnie Baxter 6–0 in the final, winning the match with a spectacular 170 checkout – the highest three-dart finish achievable. The final lasted only 46 minutes,"
"Ted Hankey Edward ""Ted"" Hankey (born 20 February 1968 in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire) is an English Professional Darts player who is a two-time World Professional Darts Champion. His nickname is The Count and his walk on music is the 2002 song ""Be On Your Way"" by DJ Zany. He plays for the British Darts Organisation. In the 2000 BDO World Darts Championship, after beating Bob Taylor, Steve Douglas, Kevin Painter and Chris Mason, he whitewashed Ronnie Baxter 6–0 in the final, winning the match with a spectacular 170 checkout – the highest three-dart finish achievable. The final lasted only 46 minutes,"
"In the seventh round Sharkey turned his head to complain to the referee about Dempsey's low punches and Dempsey landed a classic left hook that knocked Sharkey out. In 1928 Sharkey defeated heavyweight contender Tom Heeney and former light-heavyweight champion Jack Delaney. Early in 1929, 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,"
"his involvement in the sport of motocross taking part in vintage motocross racing. Brad Lackey Brad Lackey (born July 8, 1953) is an American former professional motocross racer. In 1982, he became the first and only American to win the 500cc Grand Prix Motocross World Championship. He was known as ""Bad Brad"" to his fans. Born in Berkeley, California, Lackey was the son of an avid motorcyclist. He grew up riding off-road motorcycles in the mountains around the San Francisco Bay area. He began racing motocross at the age of 13 and had progressed to become an expert-ranked rider by"
"three times in the 1930s and twice in the late-1940s. He was among seven British world champions honored at the inaugural Sports Writers' Association - which later became the Sports Journalists' Association in 1949. Jim Dear James Dear (1910–1981) was an English racquets, court tennis, and squash player who effectively won world titles in three different sports during the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s. Dear won the Rackets World Championships from 1947 to 1954, losing the title to Geoffrey Atkins. He also won the Real tennis world championship from 1955 to 1957. Dear also won the most prestigious title in squash,"
"also called the heavyweight fight between Corbett and Tom Sharkey on November 22, 1898, in New York, which ended in controversy when one of Corbett's cornermen jumped into the ring in the ninth round. Kelly announced that although Corbett had lost the fight on the foul, all bets were off. On July 3, 1899, in Buffalo, New York, Kelly refereed the bout in which Frank Erne won a 20-round decision to take the world lightweight title from Kid Lavigne. Kelly died in Malba, Queens, at the age of 69, and is interred at the Calvary Cemetery in Woodside, New York."
"the AWA over a disagreement with promoter Verne Gagne. In September 1968, he won the NWA United States Heavyweight Championship from Jack Donovan in Central States Wrestling. The title was later retired. While working at Grandma B's, Sharkey recognized the future that four of the bouncers (Hawk, Animal, Rick Rude, and Barry Darsow) could have in wrestling. Sharkey opened his own professional wrestling promotion, Pro Wrestling America, in 1982 and trained the men himself. He also partnered with Terry Fox to open another professional wrestling school in Minnesota. Growing up in south Minneapolis, Sharkey was a huge wrestling fan. His"
"with 20 knockouts. He had already fought Corbett on June 24, 1896 in San Francisco, but the match was ruled a draw after four rounds due to police interference. Promoter Jim Coffroth promoted the match between Fitzsimmons and Sharkey as the World Heavyweight Championship. Although boxing was illegal, the fight between Fitzsimmons and Sharkey was very popular, and the title fight was attended by city and police officials who bet on the outcome like everyone else. Nationwide, the public believed Fitzsimmons would win. In the days prior to the fight, Fitzsimmons was favored 3/1, until a late surge of betting"
"Jocky Wilson John Thomas ""Jocky"" Wilson (22 March 1950 – 24 March 2012) was a Scottish professional darts player from Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland. After turning pro in 1979, he quickly rose to the top of the game, winning the World Professional Darts Championship in 1982, then again in 1989. Wilson competed in all major darts tournaments of the era and won the British Professional Championship a record four times between 1981 and 1988. A contemporary and rival of Eric Bristow, Bob Anderson and John Lowe, Wilson's ungainly appearance and rough-hewn lifestyle belied his prowess in the sport. He was dogged"
"over Primo Carnera on October 12, 1931. On June 21, 1932, Sharkey beat Max Schmeling with a fifteen round decision in Long Island City, New York. The win against Schmeling allowed Sharkey to regain the National Boxing Association Heavyweight Championship of the world after losing the title initially by disqualification in the fourth round of the first fight against Schmeling two years earlier on June 12, 1930 for a low blow. Under Buckley, Brouillard defeated ""Young"" Jack Thompson on October 23, 1931 to win the World Welterweight Championship. He would go on to win the Middleweight Championship of the world"
"occurred in 1896 when he fought Joe Choynski, who was later to knock 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. 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"
"Jim McKay James Kenneth McManus (September 24, 1921 – June 7, 2008), better known by his professional name of Jim McKay, was an American television sports journalist. McKay is best known for hosting ABC's ""Wide World of Sports"" (1961–1998). His introduction for that program has passed into American pop culture. He is also known for television coverage of 12 Olympic Games, and is universally respected for his memorable reporting on the Munich massacre at the 1972 Summer Olympics. McKay covered a wide variety of special events, including horse races such as the Kentucky Derby, golf events such as the British"
"11, 1933, Miller defeated Abie Israel in a fourth-round knockout before 7000 fans at the Civic Ice Arena in Seattle. In an NBA world featherweight championship on January 1, 1934, Miller defeated Jackie Sharkey at Cincinnati's Music Hall Arena in a ten-round unanimous decision. Miller took his victory by a wide margin; he put Sharkey to the canvas for a count of seven with a right and left to the jaw in the second, and again for a count of seven using a left to the jaw in the tenth. Sharkey appeared to win on points only in two rounds,"
"career decision. Jacob Schaefer Jr. Jacob (Jake) Schaefer Jr. (born 18 October 1894 in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., died 10 November 1975 in Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.) was a professional carom billiards player with German grandparentage, a specialist in balkline games, and was inducted into the Billiard Congress of America Hall of Fame in 1968. His nickname was ""The Prodigy"". Schaefer is widely considered by historians of the sport to have been America's all-time greatest balkline player. He won the 1921, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1927, 1929, 1930 World 18.2 Balkline Championships. He also won the 1927 and 1928 World 18.1 Championships, as"
"""pianist"". He was later divorced and remarried in 1938. With athletics journalist Joe Binks, he co-wrote an athletics coaching manual in 1948, ""The Way to Win on Track and Field"", but the book was not a commercial success. He later worked as a porter at St Pancras Hospital, and died suddenly from a subarachnoid haemorrhage. Jack London (athlete) John Edward London (13 January 1905 – 2 May 1966) was a British athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres. Born in British Guiana, now Guyana, he won a silver and a bronze medal at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam."