SPORT & NOTE
Benny SHARKEY

Male

Featherweight, Great Britain, Newcastle, England
Born: in Glasgow, Scotland, Great Britain




No amateur results

Professional record

DateOpponentPlaceResult
1928
+ Aug. 25Billy DoigNewcastle, Great BritainTKO 4
+ Sept. 10Bert PostonNewcastle, Great BritainTKO 4
+ Sept. 21Charlie RossAshington, Great BritainTKO 6
- Sept. 22Mattie HindsNewcastle, Great BritainL 6
+ Oct. 12Billy HewittAshington, Great BritainW 6
+ Oct. 25Bob BantyAshington, Great BritainW 10
+ Nov. 2Tiger SmithAshington, Great BritainKO 6
+ Nov. 16Pat DaleyDarlington, Great BritainKO 6
+ Nov. 17Bob BantyNewcastle, Great BritainW 6
+ Nov. 26Charles DonnellyDarlington, Great BritainKO 3
+ Dec. 16Bob BantyNewcastle, Great BritainTKO 3
+ Dec. 19Bob BantyNewcastle, Great BritainTKO 8
1929
+ Jan. 14George BellNewcastle, Great BritainTKO 7
+ Jan. 26Tom MintoSunderland, Great BritainKO 2
+ Jan. 28Peter JonesNewcastle, Great BritainKO 4
+ Feb. 2Jack MarshallCarlisle, Great BritainW 10
+ Feb. 15Mickey DeansNewcastle, Great BritainTKO 9
+ Feb. 16Jim DottleNewcastle, Great BritainW 10
+ Feb. 18Young DinningAshington, Great BritainTKO 6
+ Mar. 4Mickey DeansSunderland, Great BritainW 10
+ Mar. 9Jack SkellyNewcastle, Great BritainTKO 12
+ Mar. 30Young DustyNewcastle, Great BritainTKO 10
+ Apr. 6Buck DrydenNewcastle, Great BritainTKO 10
+ Apr. 8Peter MillerSouth Shields, Great BritainWDQ 9
+ Apr. 14Stanley BoothLeeds, Great BritainW 12
+ May 6Young BeckettSunderland, Great BritainW 8
+ May 11Billy MossNewcastle, Great BritainKO 4
- June 2Billy FarrellLeeds, Great BritainL 15
+ July 7Tommy BrownLeeds, Great BritainKO 4
- Aug. 17Douglas ParkerSunderland, Great BritainL 15
- Sept. 19Cuthbert TaylorLiverpool, Great BritainL 15
- Sept. 24Dan ConlinEdinburgh, Great BritainL 12
= Sept. 28Jack ClaytonSunderland, Great BritainDraw 15
+ Oct. 19Fred HampstonSunderland, Great BritainTKO 8
+ Nov. 3Jack KellyLeeds, Great BritainTKO 8
- Nov. 23Billy SmithSunderland, Great BritainL 15
= Dec. 9Jimmy ThorntonHolborn, Great BritainDraw 8
- Dec. 16Bill LewisHolborn, Great BritainL 12
1930
+ Feb. 6Packy McFarlandLiverpool, Great BritainW 15
= Feb. 20Bob RimmerLiverpool, Great BritainDraw 15
+ Mar. 1Al MillerManchester, Great BritainKO 9
+ Mar. 13Stan JehuLiverpool, Great BritainW 15
= Apr. 7Billy SmithWest Hartlepool, Great BritainDraw 15
+ Apr. 14Billy PritchardManchester, Great BritainTKO 11
- Apr. 27Billy SmithLeeds, Great BritainL 12
= May 17Frank MarkeyNewcastle, Great BritainDraw 15
+ June 10Tommy CrossNewcastle, Great BritainTKO 11
+ Sept. 1Teddy BaldockNewcastle, Great BritainW 15
+ Sept. 15Kid SedgewickNewcastle, Great BritainTKO 6
+ Sept. 29Kid SocksKensington, Great BritainW 8
+ Oct. 6Terence MorganHolborn, Great BritainTKO 3
- Oct. 28Dick CorbettKensington, Great BritainL 10
+ Nov. 11Bill LewisHoxton, Great BritainW 15
+ Dec. 1George WallinsSmethwick, Great BritainW 15
+ Dec. 15Ernie JarvisKensington, Great BritainTKO 8
+ Dec. 23Tommy HoltEdinburgh, Great BritainW 12
1931
+ Jan. 12George WallinsSmethwick, Great BritainW 15
+ Feb. 16Phineas JohnNewcastle, Great BritainW 15
+ Mar. 2Jim CrawfordLeeds, Great BritainW 12
+ Mar. 20Phineas JohnNewcastle, Great BritainW 15
+ Mar. 28Tom CowleyNewcastle, Great BritainW 15
+ Apr. 22Emile PladnerKensington, Great BritainW 8
+ May 15Billy FarrellNewcastle, Great BritainTKO 7
+ June 8George WallinsNewcastle, Great BritainW 15
- June 23Seaman Tommy WatsonNewcastle, Great BritainL 15
- Aug. 17Seaman Tommy WatsonNewcastle, Great BritainL 15
- Oct. 3Willie SmithJohannesburg, South Africa L 12
+ Nov. 3Johnny BosmanCape Town, South Africa KO 11
+ Dec. 14Frank McAloranNewcastle, Great BritainW 15
- Dec. 26Peter CuthbertsonNewcastle, Great BritainL 15
1932
+ Jan. 25Douglas ParkerNewcastle, Great BritainW 15
- Feb. 7Francois MachtensLeeds, Great BritainL 12
+ Feb. 29Douglas ParkerNewcastle, Great BritainTKO 14
+ Mar. 21Teddy BrownNewcastle, Great BritainW 15
- Apr. 18Nel TarletonNewcastle, Great BritainL 15
+ May 9Teddy BrownNewcastle, Great BritainW 15
+ June 20Bob LambNewcastle, Great BritainW 15
- Sept. 5Francois MachtensNewcastle, Great BritainL 12
- Sept. 18Sonny LeeLeeds, Great BritainL 12
- Sept. 26Francois MachtensEdinburgh-Leith, Great BritainL 12
- Oct. 16Tommy HyamsSouthwark, Great BritainL 15
+ Oct. 23Kid CloseMiddlesbrough, Great BritainKO 8
+ Oct. 24Bob LambNewcastle, Great BritainW 15
+ Oct. 30Kid CloseMiddlesbrough, Great BritainKO 8
+ Nov. 21Phineas JohnNewcastle, Great BritainW 12
1933
+ Jan. 12Johnny PetersLiverpool, Great BritainW 10
+ Jan. 23Louis BotesNewcastle, Great BritainW 12
- Jan. 30Douglas ParkerNewcastle, Great BritainKO by 4
+ Feb. 9Frankie BrownLiverpool, Great BritainKO 4
+ Feb. 13Frank MarkeyManchester, Great BritainTKO 5
+ Feb. 27Arley HollingsworthManchester, Great BritainW 8
+ Mar. 6Louis BotesNewcastle, Great BritainW 12
+ Mar. 13Johnny McMillanManchester, Great BritainW 10
+ Mar. 30Willie GannonLiverpool, Great BritainW 12
+ Apr. 17Cuthbert TaylorNewcastle, Great BritainW 12
- May 15Phineas JohnManchester, Great BritainL 15
+ May 29Jack GarlandNewcastle, Great BritainW 12
+ June 15Jimmy WalshLiverpool, Great BritainW 15
+ June 20Billy FarrellNewcastle, Great BritainTKO 5
- July 31Seaman Tommy WatsonNewcastle, Great BritainL 12
- Sept. 1Johnny McMillanGlasgow, Great BritainL 12
= Sept. 9Arley HollingsworthRotherham, Great BritainDraw 12
+ Sept. 17Jimmy PhillipsSouthwark, Great BritainTKO 8
+ Oct. 1George MorganLeeds, Great BritainW 12
+ Oct. 23Sonny LeeNewcastle, Great BritainW 12
- Nov. 2Jimmy WalshLiverpool, Great BritainL 15
+ Nov. 13Johnny TruesdaleNewcastle, Great BritainW 12
- Nov. 16Louis BotesGlasgow, Great BritainL 10
+ Dec. 4Johnny TruesdaleNewcastle, Great BritainW 12
- Dec. 15Dick CorbettHoxton, Great BritainL 12
1934
+ Jan. 8Billy HazellNewcastle, Great BritainKO 5
+ Jan. 12Tug WilsonNorth Shields, Great BritainW 12
+ Jan. 22Stan DaviesNewcastle, Great BritainW 12
- Feb. 12Sonny LeeNewcastle, Great BritainL 12
= Feb. 16Louis BotesBradford, Great BritainDraw 12
= Mar. 6Jim CowieEdinburgh, Great BritainDraw 12
+ Mar. 12Dick BurkeNewcastle, Great BritainTKO 8
- Mar. 27Francois MachtensEdinburgh, Great BritainL 12
+ Apr. 12Jack LydenLiverpool, Great BritainW 12
+ Apr. 30Peter CuthbertsonCarlisle, Great BritainW 10
- May 10Johnny McGroryGlasgow, Great BritainL 12
- May 14Peter CuthbertsonCarlisle, Great BritainL 12
+ May 31Jack LydenLiverpool, Great BritainW 12
+ June 11Evan MorrisWest Hartlepool, Great BritainW 12
+ June 27Georges LePersonGlasgow, Great BritainW 12
+ July 7Cliff PeregrineNewcastle, Great BritainKO 1
+ July 16Young BeckettNewcastle, Great BritainW 12
= July 29Harold Kid LewisMiddlesbrough, Great BritainDraw 12
- Aug. 8Domenico BernasconiGlasgow, Great BritainTKO by 6
= Aug. 25Jim HurstNewcastle, Great BritainDraw 12
+ Sept. 15Billy CharltonNewcastle, Great BritainW 12
+ Sept. 23Billy SheldonMiddlesbrough, Great BritainW 12
+ Sept. 29Jim HurstNewcastle, Great BritainW 12
- Oct. 8Freddie MillerNewcastle, Great BritainKO by 1
+ Oct. 22Billy MurdochCarlisle, Great BritainKO 7
+ Nov. 3Joe HorridgeNewcastle, Great BritainW 12
+ Nov. 12Willie GannonNewcastle, Great BritainW 12
- Nov. 16Arthur KilleenBolton, Great BritainL 12
- Nov. 25Frank BarronMiddlesbrough, Great BritainL 12
+ Dec. 10Albert BarkerCarlisle, Great BritainTKO 10
+ Dec. 22Frank BarrattNewcastle, Great BritainKO 2
1935
+ Jan. 13Stanley Battling CroftMiddlesbrough, Great BritainW 12
+ Feb. 11Benny CaplanNewcastle, Great BritainKO 2
- Feb. 15Tommy SteeleNorth Shields, Great BritainL 12
+ Feb. 24Eddie DonoghueMiddlesbrough, Great BritainW 12
- Mar. 4Jack RocksWest Hartlepool, Great BritainL 12
- Mar. 11Benny CaplanHolborn, Great BritainL 10
- Mar. 21Joe ConnollyEdinburgh-Leith, Great BritainL 12
+ Apr. 22Harry DalyNewcastle, Great BritainKO 2
+ Apr. 28Dave FinnMile End, Great BritainTKO 9
+ May 12Stan JehuHackney, Great BritainW 10
- May 30Phineas JohnHolborn, Great BritainL 10
+ June 9Dave FinnMile End, Great BritainW 10
+ July 2Mickey SummersGlasgow, Great BritainTKO 4
- July 29Tommy SteeleNewcastle, Great BritainL 10
+ Aug. 8Vernon CormierLiverpool, Great BritainW 12
= Aug. 19Tommy SteeleNewcastle, Great BritainDraw 12
+ Sept. 2Teddy HayesNewcastle, Great BritainTKO 6
= Sept. 5Vernon CormierLiverpool, Great BritainDraw 12
= Sept. 12Jim (Spider) KellyBelfast, Great BritainDraw 8
= Sept. 23Hal CartwrightWolverhampton, Great BritainDraw 10
- Sept. 30Cuthbert TaylorSwansea, Great BritainL 15
+ Oct. 21Tommy RogersWolverhampton, Great BritainTKO 1
- Nov. 4Dick CorbettHolborn, Great BritainL 10
+ Nov. 18Cuthbert TaylorNewcastle, Great BritainW 10
+ Dec. 9Dave CrowleyHolborn, Great BritainW 12
+ Dec. 16Arley HollingsworthWolverhampton, Great BritainTKO 8
1936
= Jan. 13Dave CrowleyNewcastle, Great BritainDraw 10
+ Feb. 10Baltasar SangchiliNewcastle, Great BritainW 10
+ Mar. 2Simon ChavezNewcastle, Great BritainW 10
+ Apr. 6Simon ChavezNewcastle, Great BritainW 10
= Apr. 23Maurice HoltzerKensington, Great BritainDraw 8
+ May 11Tommy SteeleNewcastle, Great BritainW 15
- May 18Johnny McGroryHolborn, Great BritainTKO by 5
+ Sept. 28Johnny KingNewcastle, Great BritainW 12
- Nov. 2Johnny CusickNewcastle, Great BritainL 12
1937
+ Oct. 12Dick TitleyNewcastle, Great BritainKO 4
+ Nov. 22Johnny McGroryNewcastle, Great BritainW 10
- Dec. 20Johnny KingNewcastle, Great BritainL 10
1938
+ Jan. 31Johnny CusickNewcastle, Great BritainWDQ 8
+ Mar. 7George MarsdenNewcastle, Great BritainTKO 4
- June 5Jackie HurstMile End, Great BritainL 10
- June 25Dan McAllisterBelfast, Great BritainLDQ 9
+ July 8Tom SmithNorth Shields, Great BritainW 10
- Aug. 30Billy CharltonNewcastle, Great BritainKO by 6
+ Oct. 14Tom SmithNorth Shields, Great BritainW 10
1939
+ Jan. 9Danny MackNewcastle, Great BritainTKO 7
+ Feb. 20Mark SouthernNewcastle, Great BritainKO 3
+ Mar. 3Norman DennyNorth Shields, Great BritainKO 2
- Mar. 31Johnny JonesNorth Shields, Great BritainL 10
+ May 12Johnny JonesNorth Shields, Great BritainW 10
+ May 27Jimmy TraversSunderland, Great BritainTKO 2
= June 21Billy MurdochWhitehaven, Great BritainDraw 10
- July 14Les McCarthyNorth Shields, Great BritainTKO by 3
- Aug. 22Ginger RobertsSouth Shields, Great BritainL 10
1940
+ Aug. 26Johnny JonesNewcastle, Great BritainW 10

 

Summary

Total bouts: 196, Won: 128 (54 inside the limit), Lost: 51 (6 inside the limit), Draw: 17, NC: 0