Sharkey failed in his first title bid but gained boxing's top prize in the Schmeling rematch. He lost the belt in his first defense, a sixth-round KO to Primo Carnera. Sharkey's final fight was in 1936, a third-round KO loss to Louis.
Sharkey failed in his first title bid but gained boxing's top prize in the Schmeling rematch. He lost the belt in his first defense, a sixth-round KO to Primo Carnera. Sharkey's final fight was in 1936, a third-round KO loss to Louis.