Autographs of Jack Sharkey

Jack Sharkey (born Joseph Paul Zukauskas, Lithuanian: Juozas Povilas Žukauskas, October 26, 1902 – August 17, 1994) was a Lithuanian-American boxer who held the NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring heavyweight titles from 1932 to 1933.
The son of Lithuanian immigrants, Sharkey was born in Binghamton, New York in 1902. He took his ring name from his two idols, heavyweight contender Tom Sharkey and heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey, to gain acceptance in the Irish-dominated boxing world of Boston. He won an important fight in 1926 over black heavyweight contender Harry Wills, but his first big year was 1927, when he defeated former light heavyweight champ Mike McTigue in twelve rounds and Boston rival Jim Maloney in five. That put him in the ring on July 21, 1927, with his idol Dempsey, the winner to meet heavyweight champion Gene Tunney for the title. For six rounds Sharkey engaged in fierce infighting with Dempsey who had a slight lead on the scorecards. In the seventh round, Sharkey turned his head to complain to the referee about an alleged low punch and Dempsey landed a classic left hook that knocked Sharkey out.
In 1928 Sharkey fought heavyweight contender Tom Heeney to a draw and defeated former light-heavyweight champion Jack Delaney. Early in 1929, he signed in a Tex Rickard promotion to fight Young Stribling in Miami, Sharkey and all involved suffered a scare when Rickard died unexpectedly. All preparations ceased as Rickard was laid to rest in New York. Unhappy with the uncertainty of it all, Jack complained to sportswriter Dan Parker, "That man isn't in his grave yet, and already they're trying to break my contract." In fact Bill Carey, president of Madison Square Garden saved the day by appointing Jack Dempsey himself to the task. Dempsey, a close personal friend of Rickard, had never handled a promotion before, but did so now with what might be called "large and largesse". Between leasing the Carl Fisher mansion on Miami Beach as well as the George Washington Hotel, the latter of which was equipped for the press with a 24-hour bar, the Sharkey-Stribling fight at the old Flamingo Park drew 40,000 fans, including 423 writers, and did $405,000 at the box office, an amount unsurpassed in the South until television receipts for Clay vs. Liston in 1964 managed a richer gate.
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Current items with a signature of Jack Sharkey

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Picture	Item Title	Price	Store
	Orig Signed 1940s Jack Sharkey Boxing Heavyweight Champion 12"X15" Framed Photo	£389.80

Traded items with a signature of Jack Sharkey

The most expensive item with a signature of Jack Sharkey (JACK SHARKEY - AUTOGRAPHED INSCRIBED PHOTOGRAPH) was sold in August 2025 for £605.62 while the cheapest item (BOXING..PHOTOGRAPH COPY SIGNED PHOTO OF JACK SHARKEY) found a new owner for £0.80 in May 2015. The month with the most items sold (8) was April 2025 with an average selling price of £148.86 for an autographed item of Jack Sharkey. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in August 2025 with £603.20 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £0.80 was May 2015. In average, an autographed item from Jack Sharkey is worth £113.40.

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	JACK SHARKEY 1930s SIGNED PHOTO (Ringside Bar)	£67.18
	Jack Sharkey Boxer signed Appearance Contract Fly Casting JSA 166033-13	£50.91
	Jack Sharkey JSA Coa Signed 5x7 Photo Autograph	£147.88
	Jack Sharkey PSA DNA Autograph 5x7 Photo Signed	£131.38
	Jack Sharkey PSA DNA Coa Hand Signed 3x5 Index Card Autograph	£101.90
	Jack Sharkey PSA DNA Coa Signed Vintage Cut Autograph	£108.76
	Jack Sharkey Signed 8x10 Boxing Photo In Fight Pose JSA COA Clean Autograph Rare	£141.25
	Jack Sharkey Signed Psa/dna Authentic 3x5 Index Card Autograph	£118.01
	Jack Sharkey Signed Psa/dna Authentic 3x5 Index Card Autograph	£114.62
	Orig Signed 1940s Jack Sharkey Boxing Heavyweight Champion 12"X15" Framed Photo	£326.65
	Orig Signed 1940s Jack Sharkey Boxing Heavyweight Champion 12"X15" Framed Photo	£327.92
	Orig Signed 1940s Jack Sharkey Boxing Heavyweight Champion 12"X15" Framed Photo	£327.26
	Orig Signed 1940s Jack Sharkey Boxing Heavyweight Champion 12"X15" Framed Photo	£324.63
	Orig Signed 1940s Jack Sharkey Boxing Heavyweight Champion 12"X15" Framed Photo	£319.39
	Orig Signed 1940s Jack Sharkey Boxing Heavyweight Champion 12"X15" Framed Photo	£326.11