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Jack Sharkey

Jack Sharkey, American boxer and referee (died 1994)

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Born
October 26, 1902
Died
August 17, 1994
Zodiac sign
Scorpio
Birth year
1902

About Jack Sharkey

Jack Sharkey was a Lithuanian-American boxer who held the NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring heavyweight titles from 1932 to 1933. This meant that Sharkey was the first heavyweight champion in history to both win and lose the championship against a European fighter. This was the first time in boxing history that the heavyweight championship was won on a foul since Joe Goss in 1876. 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.

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Jack Sharkey timeline

  1. This was the first time in boxing history that the heavyweight championship was won on a foul since Joe Goss in 1876.
  2. 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.

The world when Jack Sharkey was born

Jack Sharkey was born in 1902. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1902

  • Best-selling bookThe Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst Rose Bowl game played in Pasadena, California
  • Top headlineEnd of Philippine-American War
  • Technology milestoneAir conditioning invented by Willis Carrier
  • Notable inventionAir conditioning
  • World population~1.62B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderTheodore Roosevelt
  • U.S. population79.0M

1902 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Jack Sharkey's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19022026
Population79.0M341 million

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