Jack Sharkey Autographs
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.
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
These are the most current items with a signature of Jack Sharkey that were listed on eBay and on other online stores - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | Orig Signed 1940s Jack Sharkey Boxing Heavyweight Champion 12"X15" Framed Photo | $387.00 |  |
Traded items with a signature of Jack Sharkey
The most expensive item with a signature of Jack Sharkey (Orig Signed 1940s Jack Sharkey Boxing Heavyweight Champion 12"X15" Framed Photo) was sold in April 2025 for $387.00 while the cheapest item (JACK SHARKEY PERSONALIZED SIGNED AUTOGRAPH PHOTO) found a new owner for $0.00 in July 2009. The month with the most items sold (5) was October 2015 with an average selling price of $70.00 for an autographed item of Jack Sharkey. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in March 2025 with $387.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $2.25 was June 2021. In average, an autographed item from Jack Sharkey is worth $42.75.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Jack Sharkey were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | 1968 autographed jack sharkey boxing index 3x5 World Champion Boxer Slabbed PSA | $59.99 |  |
| Heavyweight Boxing Champion Jack Sharkey 5 X 7 Photo Autograph Signed w/COA | $99.99 | |
 | JACK SHARKEY Autographed Signed 1959 POST MARKED 1st Day POSTAL Cover. ALASKA | $33.00 | |
| JACK SHARKEY Autographed Signed Snapshot Photo Heavyweight Champion Died-1994 | $67.00 | |
| Jack Sharkey Heavyweight Boxer Autographed Original Photo Excellent Condition | $21.00 | |
| JACK SHARKEY INK SIGNATURE (PSA/DNA) | $29.99 | |
| Jack Sharkey nameplate for signed boxing gloves trunks photo | $6.99 | |
| Jack Sharkey signed autographed postcard AMCo COA 21938 | $39.99 | |
| JACK SHARKEY SIGNED INDEX CARD 3X5 AUTOGRAPH SLAB PSA PSA/DNA JB1493 | $23.99 | |
| JACK SHARKEY SIGNED, AUTOGRAPHED INDEX CARD --BOXER-JSA CERT. | $23.50 | |
| Orig Signed 1940s Jack Sharkey Boxing Heavyweight Champion 12"X15" Framed Photo | $387.00 | |
| Orig Signed 1940s Jack Sharkey Boxing Heavyweight Champion 12"X15" Framed Photo | $387.00 | |
| Orig Signed 1940s Jack Sharkey Boxing Heavyweight Champion 12"X15" Framed Photo | $387.00 | |
 | Vintage Jack Sharkey Autographed 7 X 9 Photo JSA LOA | $120.00 | |
| WINTER SALE RARE JACK SHARKEY 1928 SIGNED 10 X 8 PHOTO & COA - OFFERS ACCEPTED | $159.54 | |
