Jack Sharkey vs. Primo Carnera 'II' ~ 'Fraud or Lucky Punch'

[Bill Paxtom]

June 29, 1933

Madison Square Garden Bowl ~ Long Island City, New York

World Heavyweight Championship

Jack Sharkey - 35-8-2 {12 KO's} ~ 6' 0" ~ Reach; 76" ~ 201 lbs. ~ {Age; 30 years, 8 months}
vs.
Primo Carnera - 74-6-0 {62 KO's} ~ 6' 5 1/2" ~ Reach; 85" ~ 260 lbs. ~ {Age; 26 years, 8 months}
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~ The Skinny ~

World Heavyweight Champion - Jack Sharkey was making the '1st-Defense' of his World Heavyweight Championship.

Jack had won the Championship by defeating {W Dec 15} Max Schmeling on June 21, 1932.

Schmeling had not fought in {1 year, 8 days}. And in the bout with Schmeling, Jack had weighed
in at a trim-and-fit {188 lbs.}.

Now {+13 lbs.} heavier, there were rumblings that the Champion was 'not' taking the Italian Giant
too seriously.

Back on October 12, 1931 {20-months earlier} Jack had fought Primo Carnera in a bout for the
American Heavyweight Championship. In that bout, Sharkey gave the Italian a boxing-lesson over
15-Rounds, including flooring him and nearly knocking Carnera out in Round 4.

Despite the 1-Year inactivity, the Champion was an 'early' {7-5} Betting-Favorite over the Italian Challenger.

Jack Sharkey >
"I want to come in at 200 lbs. If I'm too light, this Italian Giant will toss me around like a
'Tinker Toy'. The extra weight will help me over the later Rounds, just like last time we fought."