HEAVYWEIGHT division
BILL SHARKEY
RetiredBorn 1949-02-28 (died aged 49)· Died 1998-10-23· USA
Residence: BALTIMORE, MD.· Height: 180 cm (5'11")· Reach: 183 cm (6'0")
Debut: 1974-10-18· Career: 1974–1983 (10 years)
Wins
22
Losses
7
Draws
1
NC
0
Rated Fights
30
PERSONAL LIFE
At age 19, Sharkey, the alleged former gang leader from Queens, New York, lost both of his parents to a murder-suicide. In 1970, he and another man drove to a home in Queens and shot and killed a man, Benjamin Clancy. Charged with murder, a jury convicted him in 1971 of manslaughter. He was sentenced to 10 years but was released in 1974.
DEATH
On October 24th, 1998, Bill Sharkey's body was found inside the trunk of his burned-out car deep in the woods near his home. He had been shot, and apparently placed in the trunk of the old New York City Police Department car he tooled around in which was then set on fire, about 15 miles from the log cabin that Sharkey built with a chainsaw in the Poconos haven of Tannersville, Pennsylvania. With much of the physical evidence destroyed in the fire, the murder remains unsolved.
Head-to-Head Comparison
Compare BILL SHARKEY's career against any other fighter on record — records, ratings, common opponents, and any direct bouts.
Complete Record — 30 Bouts
| Date | Result | Opponent | Rds | Div. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🔒 27 SEP 1983 | LOSS | FRANK BRUNO | 1 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 08 FEB 1983 | LOSS | STANLEY ROSS | 10 | CRUISERWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 27 OCT 1982 | DEC | CLAMAN PARKER | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 27 AUG 1982 | KO | MEMPHIS AL JONES | 5 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 17 AUG 1982 | TKO | JOHN TOUITOU | 2 | CRUISERWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 11 AUG 1982 | KO | TOM LANDRY | 3 | CRUISERWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 24 AUG 1979 | LOSS | FRANK WILLIAMS | 10 | CRUISERWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 05 JUN 1979 | LOSS | MARVIN CAMEL | 12 | CRUISERWEIGHT | TITLE |
| 🔒 13 JAN 1979 | LOSS | KALLIE KNOETZE | 4 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 26 SEP 1978 | DRAW | SCOTT LEDOUX | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 15 MAY 1978 | LOSS | GREG SORRENTINO | 8 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 19 APR 1978 | DEC | VIC BROWN | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 30 MAR 1978 | KO | CHARLIE HARRIS | 2 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 24 JUN 1977 | KO | HAROLD CARTER | 8 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 01 APR 1977 | LOSS | MIKE WEAVER | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 24 FEB 1977 | KO | CJ BAR BROWN | 5 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 21 JAN 1977 | KO | BOB MASHBURN | 4 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 02 DEC 1976 | KO | JOHNNY BLAINE | 2 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 28 SEP 1976 | UD | JOE MAYE | 4 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 21 MAY 1976 | UD | JOE MAYE | 8 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 11 FEB 1976 | UD | RAMON RANQUELLO | 6 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 28 NOV 1975 | KO | JOHN WILKERSON | 2 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 17 OCT 1975 | KO | KENNY JONES | 1 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 04 AUG 1975 | TKO | BOB CRUTISON | 5 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 29 MAY 1975 | KO | JIMMIE SYKES | 1 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 19 MAY 1975 | TKO | JEFF WARD | 1 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 04 APR 1975 | UD | AL BENJAMIN | 4 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 18 DEC 1974 | KO | SIMMIE WEAVER | 2 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 26 NOV 1974 | KO | FRANK LARRY SCOTT | 1 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 18 OCT 1974 | KO | FRANK LARRY SCOTT | 1 | HEAVYWEIGHT |
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