https://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Benny_SharkeyBenny Sharkey - Revision history2026-06-12T03:28:25ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.38.2https://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php?title=Benny_Sharkey&diff=942494&oldid=prevSid schneck at 07:42, 12 November 20212021-11-12T07:42:39Z<p></p>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Sharkey fought from 1928 to 1940. During his career, he defeated three world champions, five British champions, one French Featherweight champion and one South American champion. The world champions were Emile Pladner, Teddy Baldock, and Baltazar Sangchili. The British champions were Jimmy Walsh, Johnny McGrory, Dave Crowley, Johnny King, and Johnny Cusick. The French Featherweight champion that Sharkey defeated was George LePerson. He also twice defeated Simon Chavez, who was the featherweight champion of Venezuela and a long-time contender for the featherweight crown. He also defeated Welsh bantamweight champions Phineas John, Cuthbert Taylor, and Stan Jehu. In addition he drew with Maurice Holtzer, a claimant to the world featherweight title, and defeated Scottish featherweight champion Johnny McMillian. He was also ranked in ''The Ring'' magazine's top ten as a bantamweight for part of 1931. Sharkey was ranked as the #9 bantamweight in the world for 1931 by the National Boxing Association. And he was ranked by ''The Ring'' as the #7 featherweight in the world for February 1938. Like many other fighters of his generation, Sharkey was a World War II Veteran.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Sharkey fought from 1928 to 1940. During his career, he defeated three world champions, five British champions, one French Featherweight champion and one South American champion. The world champions were Emile Pladner, Teddy Baldock, and Baltazar Sangchili. The British champions were Jimmy Walsh, Johnny McGrory, Dave Crowley, Johnny King, and Johnny Cusick. The French Featherweight champion that Sharkey defeated was George LePerson. He also twice defeated Simon Chavez, who was the featherweight champion of Venezuela and a long-time contender for the featherweight crown. He also defeated Welsh bantamweight champions Phineas John, Cuthbert Taylor, and Stan Jehu. In addition he drew with Maurice Holtzer, a claimant to the world featherweight title, and defeated Scottish featherweight champion Johnny McMillian. He was also ranked in ''The Ring'' magazine's top ten as a bantamweight for part of 1931. Sharkey was ranked as the #9 bantamweight in the world for 1931 by the National Boxing Association. And he was ranked by ''The Ring'' as the #7 featherweight in the world for February 1938. Like many other fighters of his generation, Sharkey was a World War II Veteran<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">. Sharkey served in the British Air Force during WW2</ins>.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Sharkey fought from 1928 to 1940. During his career, he defeated three world champions, five British champions, and one South American champion. The world champions were Emile Pladner, Teddy Baldock, and Baltazar Sangchili. The British champions were Jimmy Walsh, Johnny McGrory, Dave Crowley, Johnny King, and Johnny Cusick. He also twice defeated Simon Chavez, who was the featherweight champion of Venezuela and a long-time contender for the featherweight crown. He also defeated Welsh bantamweight champions Phineas John, Cuthbert Taylor, and Stan Jehu. In addition he drew with Maurice Holtzer, a claimant to the world featherweight title, and defeated Scottish featherweight champion Johnny McMillian. He was also ranked in ''The Ring'' magazine's top ten as a bantamweight for part of 1931. Sharkey was ranked as the #9 bantamweight in the world for 1931 by the National Boxing Association. And he was ranked by ''The Ring'' as the #7 featherweight in the world for February 1938.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Sharkey fought from 1928 to 1940. During his career, he defeated three world champions, five British champions, <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">one French Featherweight champion </ins>and one South American champion. The world champions were Emile Pladner, Teddy Baldock, and Baltazar Sangchili. The British champions were Jimmy Walsh, Johnny McGrory, Dave Crowley, Johnny King, and Johnny Cusick<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">. The French Featherweight champion that Sharkey defeated was George LePerson</ins>. He also twice defeated Simon Chavez, who was the featherweight champion of Venezuela and a long-time contender for the featherweight crown. He also defeated Welsh bantamweight champions Phineas John, Cuthbert Taylor, and Stan Jehu. In addition he drew with Maurice Holtzer, a claimant to the world featherweight title, and defeated Scottish featherweight champion Johnny McMillian. He was also ranked in ''The Ring'' magazine's top ten as a bantamweight for part of 1931. Sharkey was ranked as the #9 bantamweight in the world for 1931 by the National Boxing Association. And he was ranked by ''The Ring'' as the #7 featherweight in the world for February 1938.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"><br clear=all></del></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">'''Benny Sharkey''', of Hebrew heritage, came from a fighting family. His father [[Tom Sharkey (England)|Tom]] was a boxer, as was his brother [[Willie Sharkey|Willie]]. </ins></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Sharkey, of <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Hebrew heritage, came from </del>a <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">fighting family</del>-<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">-his father [[Tom Sharkey (England)|Tom]] was </del>a <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">boxer</del>, as was <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">his brother [[Willie Sharkey|Willie]]</del>. </div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Sharkey <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">fought from 1928 to 1940. During his career, he defeated three world champions</ins>, <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">five British champions, and one South American champion. The world champions were Emile Pladner, Teddy Baldock, and Baltazar Sangchili. The British champions were Jimmy Walsh, Johnny McGrory, Dave Crowley, Johnny King, and Johnny Cusick. He also twice defeated Simon Chavez, who was the featherweight champion </ins>of <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Venezuela and </ins>a <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">long</ins>-<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">time contender for the featherweight crown. He also defeated Welsh bantamweight champions Phineas John, Cuthbert Taylor, and Stan Jehu. In addition he drew with Maurice Holtzer, </ins>a <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">claimant to the world featherweight title</ins>, <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">and defeated Scottish featherweight champion Johnny McMillian. He was also ranked in ''The Ring'' magazine's top ten </ins>as <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">a bantamweight for part of 1931. Sharkey </ins>was <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">ranked as the #9 bantamweight in the world for 1931 by the National Boxing Association</ins>. <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">And he was ranked by ''The Ring'' as the #7 featherweight in the world for February 1938.</ins></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Benny </del>Sharkey <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">fought from 1928 to 1940. During his career, he defeated three world champions, five British champions, and one South American champion. The world champions were Emile Pladner, Teddy Baldock, and Baltazar Sangchili. The British champions were Jimmy Walsh, Johnny McGrory, Dave Crowley, Johnny King, and Johnny Cusick. He also twice defeated Simon Chavez, who was the featherweight champion of Venezuela and a long-time contender for the featherweight crown. He also defeated Welsh bantamweight champions Phineas John, Cuthbert Taylor, and Stan Jehu. In addition he drew with Maurice Holtzer, a claimant to the world featherweight title, and defeated Scottish featherweight champion Johnny McMillian. He was also ranked </del>in <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">''The Ring'' magazine's top ten as a bantamweight for part of 1931. Sharkey was ranked as the #9 bantamweight in the world for 1931 by the National Boxing Association</del>. <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">And he was ranked by ''The Ring'' as the #7 featherweight in the world for February 1938.</del></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Sharkey <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">died </ins>in <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">1975</ins>. </div></td></tr>
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</table>Richttps://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php?title=Benny_Sharkey&diff=413978&oldid=prevNonoman at 15:10, 16 March 20122012-03-16T15:10:13Z<p></p>
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</table>Nonomanhttps://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php?title=Benny_Sharkey&diff=166496&oldid=prevRowdytimothy: fix internal link2007-10-17T02:18:07Z<p>fix internal link</p>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Sharkey, of Hebrew heritage, came from a fighting family--his father [[<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Boxer:</del>Tom Sharkey<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">:200917</del>|Tom]] was a boxer, as was his brother [[<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Boxer:</del>Willie Sharkey<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">:201068</del>|Willie]]. </div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Sharkey, of Hebrew heritage, came from a fighting family--his father [[Tom Sharkey <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">(England)</ins>|Tom]] was a boxer, as was his brother [[Willie Sharkey|Willie]]. </div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Benny Sharkey fought from 1928 to 1940. During his career, he defeated three world champions, five British champions, and one South American champion. The world champions were Emile Pladner, Teddy Baldock, and Baltazar Sangchili. The British champions were Jimmy Walsh, Johnny McGrory, Dave Crowley, Johnny King, and Johnny Cusick. He also twice defeated Simon Chavez, who was the featherweight champion of Venezuela and a long-time contender for the featherweight crown. He also defeated Welsh bantamweight champions Phineas John, Cuthbert Taylor, and Stan Jehu. In addition he drew with Maurice Holtzer, a claimant to the world featherweight title, and defeated Scottish featherweight champion Johnny McMillian. He was also ranked in ''The Ring'' magazine's top ten as a bantamweight for part of 1931. Sharkey was ranked as the #9 bantamweight in the world for 1931 by the National Boxing Association. And he was ranked by ''The Ring'' as the #7 featherweight in the world for February 1938.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Benny Sharkey fought from 1928 to 1940. During his career, he defeated three world champions, five British champions, and one South American champion. The world champions were Emile Pladner, Teddy Baldock, and Baltazar Sangchili. The British champions were Jimmy Walsh, Johnny McGrory, Dave Crowley, Johnny King, and Johnny Cusick. He also twice defeated Simon Chavez, who was the featherweight champion of Venezuela and a long-time contender for the featherweight crown. He also defeated Welsh bantamweight champions Phineas John, Cuthbert Taylor, and Stan Jehu. In addition he drew with Maurice Holtzer, a claimant to the world featherweight title, and defeated Scottish featherweight champion Johnny McMillian. He was also ranked in ''The Ring'' magazine's top ten as a bantamweight for part of 1931. Sharkey was ranked as the #9 bantamweight in the world for 1931 by the National Boxing Association. And he was ranked by ''The Ring'' as the #7 featherweight in the world for February 1938.</div></td></tr>
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