"Masterpiece" on Sharkey

Fantastic review on Twitter of the e-book version of I Fought Then All by reader Rick Helley:
"Your masterpiece book on The Sailor was 75 years overdue. I hope the print edition will again become available."
Thanks, Rick!

Boxing greats Tom Sharkey & Jim Jeffries

Found this photo of Tom Sharkey & Jim Jeffries. Any idea whose grave they are at?

Top 10 boxing book - Kindle

Great to see I Fought Them All as a top 10 boxing book on UK Kindle. Thanks everyone!

I FOUGHT THEM ALL

"Excellent Biography from the Golden Age of Boxing"

A huge 'thank you' to all who've been buying the new E-BOOK version of I FOUGHT THEM ALL.

It is selling fantastically well, and has some wonderful reviews:

"Very entertaining book about the life and times of a fighter from a bygone era... [It] captures [the] Tom Sharkey spirit and the world that he lived in."

"The title says it all. Starkey fought all of the best fighters of his time which just happens to be the dawn of modern boxing. I highly recommend it."

"An excellent biography of a lesser known fighter from the golden age of boxing. Very well researched and descriptive of his fights and life."

"If you like history and boxing but don't like dry monotone books, then this is the book for you."

Please read all the reviews I FOUGHT THEM ALL and we hope you enjoy the book.

Thanks!

Golden Gate Exposition 1939

These three fascinating photographs show Irish boxing legend Tom Sharkey as a guest of honour at the Golden Gate International Exposition in 1939.

The fair was held in San Francisco and celebrated, among other things, the city's two newly-built bridges: the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge which had been dedicated in 1936 and the Golden Gate Bridge (1937).

The exposition featured months of events - but what was Sharkey’s role?

Anyone know anymore?

WHAT'S THE BEST BOXING MOVIE EVER MADE?

Really enjoyed Danny Leigh's Boxing at the Movies documentary from the BBC.

Danny wisely didn't try to rate the films for the punch they packed - but if we were to try which movie would take the title?

'Top 10' lists are always subjective - for instance, I - gulp - don't really like Rocky that much... (ducks)

For what it's worth, here's my top 3:

1) Raging Bull (predictable, I know)

2) When We Were Kings

3) The Fighter (because Christian Bale is immense)

Agree or disagree? Let me know. I can take it.

* By the way, you can see Danny Leigh's documentary on the BBC i-Player. Follow BOXING AT THE MOVIES.

For Historians of Ireland, New York and Boxing

The new e-book of our award-winning Tom Sharkey biography I FOUGHT THEM ALL does not include an index but we thought it might be helpful for historians of Ireland, New York and Boxing to know what is in it.

INDEX OF PEOPLE AND PLACES

Allen, George 

Armory Hall, Vallejo 

Armstrong, Bob

Asbury Park, New Jersey

Australia

Australia (steam ship)

Baker, Henry “Slaughterhouse”

Baltimore, Maryland  

Bangor           

Barrington, Jim

Beecher, Harry

Belfast

Bellows, George

Braddock, James

Brady, Bill     

Broadway      

Broadway Athletic Club

Brooklyn        

Brooklyn Navy Yard

Brown, Alex (referee)

Brown, Charles “Sailor”        

Burley, Nick   

Burns, Tommy           

Burroughs, Chuck      

Bush Street Theatre, San Francisco   

Cape Horn

Carr, Frank

Carroll, Patrick Joseph (Joseph James Sharkey)

Carson City    

Casey, M        

Cattanach, Jack

Cavanagh, John J       

Chicago          

Childs, Frank “The Crafty Texan”

Choynski, Joe 

Claremont Villa

Clark, John S  

Cleveland, Ohio

Clifton, Lord Talbot  

Cohen’s Hotel

Colorado Athletic Association

Colville, Jimmy

Coney Island

Connolly, Buck

Connolly, Eddie

Conroy, “Stockings”

Considine, George

Corbett, James           

Corneille, Marguerite 

Craig, Joe

Creedon, Dan 

Cripple Creek

Cullen, Frank (referee)

Daniel, Dan    

Davies, Parson           

Delaney, Billy

Dempsey, Jack “Manassa Mauler”

Dempsey, Jack “Nonpareil”

Denver           

Derry  

Detroit

Devery, Chief of Police

Dixon, George                       

Dublin            

Dundalk

Dundalk Museum      

Dunkhorst, Ed           

Dunn, Jim

Earp, Wyatt

Eckhardt, Johnny

Edward VII, King

Everett, “Mexican” Pete

Finnegan, Jack           

Fitzpatrick, Sam

Fitzsimmons, Bob

Fitzsimmons, Rose

Fleischer, Nat

Foley, Ted

Fort Dearborn Athletic Club, Chicago

Fox, Richard K

Gans, Joe

Gardner, Jack

Gibbs, Jim

Goddard, Joe 

Gosling, James

Grand Central Palace, New York

Graney, Ed     

Gray, George 

Greater New York Athletic Club      

Great Northern Railway, Ireland       

Green, George

Greggains, Alec

Groom, Jim

Guilder, Jim   

Gunst, Moses 

Hall, Jem        

Hall, Jim         

Hallen, Fred   

Harrison, Billy

Hartford, Connecticut

Hart, Hugh S

Hart, Marvin  

Harvey, Charley         

Harvey, Jim    

Heenan, John C          

Herford, Al    

Herman, Paul 

Holtman, Jake            

Honolulu        

Horton Law   

Hotel Bartholdi, New York   

Hotel Warwick, Broadway

Ice Palace, Manhattan

Industrial Hall, Philadelphia

Jackson, Peter

James, Tom    

Jeffords, Jim  

Jeffries, Jim    

Jester, Louis   

Jimmy Wakeley’s Saloon, New York            

Johnson, Jack             

Jordan, Billy

Julian, Martin 

Kelly, “Honest” John

Kelly, Margaret (Tom Sharkey’s mother)      

Kelly, “Spider”                      

Kenny, “Yank”                      

Kilrain, Jake   

King, Alva

Knickerbocker Athletic Club, San Francisco 

Langley, Jack 

Lansing, Tom 

Lavigne, George “Kid”

Lazay, Vic      

Lenox Club (Manhattan)       

Lewis, Warren            

Lexington Avenue, Manhattan          

London          

London Prize Rules   

Louis, Joe       

Louisville, Kentucky  

Lowry, Pete   

Lucky Baldwin’s Hotel, San Francisco         

Lynch, Danny

Lynch, Tom    

Mace, Jem “Gypsy”

Madden, Billy

Madison Avenue        

Madison Square Garden

Maher, Peter   

Manhattan      

Manzoni, Florence     

Marciano, Rocky        

Marks, Jack    

Marquis of Queensberry Rules

Martin Hotel, Broadway        

Masterson, Bat

McAuley, Jack                       

McCarty, Dan “White Hat”   

McConnell, Sammy   

McCormick, Frank     

McCormick, Jim                     

McCourt, Pat 

McCoy, “Kid”           

McGovern, Terry       

McGrath, Tim

McIntosh, Katherine  

McKane, John Y        

McKittorick, Tom      

McLaglen, Victor       

McVey, Con

Mechanic’s Pavilion, San Francisco   

Miller, Colonel Harvey L “Heinie”    

Miller, Jerry    

Miller, John “The Terrible Swede”    

Mitchell, Charley       

Monroe, Jack  

Mulverhill, Martin      

Nation, Carrie

National Athletic Club, San Francisco          

National Sporting Club, London       

Nealon, Fred  

Needham, Danny       

Nevada           

New Orleans  

Newry

New York City

O’Brien, Dick

O’Brien, “Philadelphia” Jack 

O’Donnell, Steve

Olympic (ship)           

O’Neill, “Reddy”       

O’Rourke, Tom

Palace Athletic Club, New York

Pardello, Leo  

Pardy, George T

Parks, Tom

Parks, TV       

People’s Palace, San Francisco

Philadelphia

Philadelphia American League Club 

Pickett, J

Poole, Bill

Quinn, “Scaldy” Bill  

Quinn, John    

Raines Hotel Law (New York)

Reich, Barney            

Rocap, Billy (referee) 

Roche, Billy   

Roeber, Ernest                       

Root, Jack      

Ruhlin, Gus    

Russell, Fred

Ryan, Paddy  

Ryan, Tommy

Sagamore Hotel, Coney Island

Salt Lake City

San Francisco 

Scanlon, Jim   

Scully, Pat      

Seaside Sporting Club                       

Sharkey, Elizabeth (Tom’s sister)

Sharkey, James (Tom’s father)           

Sharkey, James (Tom’s brother)

Sharkey, John (Tom’s brother)           

Sharkey, Mary (Tom’s sister)

Sharkey, Owen (Tom’s brother)        

Sharkey, Patrick (Tom’s brother)       

Sharkey, Richard (Tom’s brother)

Sharkey, Rose (Tom’s sister) 

Sharkey’s Bar 

Sheepshead Bay         

Siler, George  

Sing, Sing       

Slavin, Frank  

Smith, “Australian” Billy       

Smith, “Denver” Ed   

St Louis          

Stuart, Dan

Sullivan, Dave            

Sullivan, Jeremiah “Yank”     

Sullivan, John L         

Sullivan, Senator Tim             

Sullivan, William “Spike”      

Sweeney, Eddie         

Tammany Hall            

Tanforan racetrack     

Tate, Bill        

Tattersall’s, Chicago  

Tenderloin      

Thompson, “Rough”  

Thorne, Jeff    

Tuttle, Fred    

Tuttle, Jennie  

Tyson, Mike   

US Navy

USS Drum     

USS Independence

USS Philadelphia

USS Saginaw

Vallejo            

Van Buren’s Hotel     

Van Court, DeWitt    

Vanderbilt Hotel        

Vaughn, Punch          

Vermont (ship)           

Walcott, Joe   

Walsh, Jack    

Warrenpoint   

Washington, George (boxer)  

West Baden Springs  

Westchester    

West Point     

White, Charley           

White, Johnny (referee)         

White, Tommy           

Whitman, Police Captain Charles W 

Willard, Jess   

Williams, Jim (Salt Lake City)           

Woodward’s Pavilion, San Francisco

Yosemite Athletic Club, San Francisco