Mike Gibbons

“St. Paul Phantom”

Boxing · Deceased

112-12-8RECORD

38WINS BY KO / TKO

74WINS BY DECISION

132PRO FIGHTS

Profile

Full name	Michael J. Gibbons
Nickname	St. Paul Phantom
Date of birth	20 Jul 1887
Died	31 Aug 1956
Nationality	American
Birthplace	Saint Paul, Minnesota, US
Based in	Not added yet
Weight classes	Middleweight, Welterweight
Trainers	Not added yet
Height	175 cm (5′9″)
Reach	Not added yet
Stance	Orthodox
Years active	1907–1922
Status	Deceased
Pro debut	1 Dec 1907
Last fight	Win vs Danny Fagan, 16 May 1922

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Background

Mike Gibbons was an American welterweight and middleweight from Saint Paul, Minnesota, and the brother of heavyweight Tommy Gibbons; he claimed the world middleweight title but never won it outright. He retired early because of failing eyesight and is an International Boxing Hall of Fame inductee.

Fight history

132 professional fights. Newest first.

Result	Opponent	Method	Round	Date	Location	Notes
Win	Danny Fagan	TKO	5	16 May 1922	Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Loss	Mike O'Dowd	Decision (points)	12	6 May 1922	New York City, New York, US
Win	Charley Nashert	Decision (points)	15	28 Apr 1922	Oklahoma City, US
Win	Battling Ortega	KO	1	8 Apr 1922	Saint Paul, Minnesota, US
Win	Leo Stokes	Decision (newspaper)	10	14 Mar 1922	Grand Forks, North Dakota, US
Win	Stockyards Tommy Murphy	Decision (newspaper)	10	9 Mar 1922	Peoria, Illinois, US
Win	Mike O'Dowd	Decision (newspaper)	10	16 Dec 1921	Saint Paul, Minnesota, US
Win	Augie Ratner	Decision (points)	12	5 Dec 1921	St. Louis, Missouri, US
Win	Phil Krug	Decision (newspaper)	12	1 Dec 1921	Newark, New Jersey, US
Loss	Tommy Robson	Decision (points)	10	25 Nov 1921	Boston, Massachusetts, US
Win	Happy Littleton	Decision (points)	15	31 Oct 1921	New Orleans, Louisiana, US
Win	Joe Herrick	Decision (points)	10	6 Oct 1921	Omaha, Nebraska, US
Win	Battling Ortega	TKO	7	16 Sep 1921	Colorado Springs, Colorado, US
Win	Young Fisher	Decision (newspaper)	10	13 Sep 1921	Saint Paul, Minnesota, US
Win	Jeff Smith	Decision (newspaper)	12	9 Aug 1921	Jersey City, New Jersey, US
Win	Gus Platts	Decision (points)	10	5 Aug 1921	Boston, Massachusetts, US
Win	Augie Ratner	Decision (points)	10	4 Aug 1921	New York City, New York, US
Win	Al Sommers	TKO	11	4 Jul 1921	Alan, Idaho, US
Win	Eddie McGoorty	KO	5	17 Jun 1921	Minneapolis, Minnesota, US
Win	Silent Martin	TKO	10	7 Jun 1921	New York City, New York, US
Win	Sailor Weldon	TKO	2	6 Jun 1921	Syracuse, New York, US
Win	Dave Rosenberg	Decision (unanimous)	12	30 May 1921	New York City, New York, US
Win	Leo Leonard	Decision (newspaper)	10	26 May 1921	Scranton, Pennsylvania, US
Win	Paddy Flynn	Decision (points)	15	20 May 1921	New York City, New York, US
Win	Frankie Maguire	KO	6	9 May 1921	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
Loss	Chuck Wiggins	Decision (newspaper)	10	4 May 1921	Grand Rapids, Michigan, US
Win	Chuck Wiggins	Decision (newspaper)	10	21 Apr 1921	Minneapolis, Minnesota, US
Loss	Mike O'Dowd	Decision (newspaper)	10	21 Nov 1919	Saint Paul, Minnesota, US	World middleweight title at stake (KO only)
Loss	Jeff Smith	Decision (newspaper)	10	4 Jul 1919	Kansas City, Missouri, US
Loss	Harry Greb	Decision (newspaper)	10	23 Jun 1919	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US
Win	George Chip	Decision (newspaper)	10	11 Jun 1919	Terre Haute, Indiana, US
Win	George K.O. Brown	Decision (newspaper)	8	19 May 1919	Memphis, Tennessee, US
Win	Soldier Bartfield	Decision (points)	4	22 Apr 1919	San Francisco, California, US
Win	Leo Florian Hauck	Decision (newspaper)	8	25 Mar 1919	St. Louis, Missouri, US
Win	Len Rowlands	Decision (newspaper)	10	12 Mar 1919	Denver, Colorado, US
Win	Soldier Bartfield	Decision (newspaper)	10	4 Mar 1919	Saint Paul, Minnesota, US
Win	Billy Kramer	TKO	3	27 Feb 1919	Scranton, Pennsylvania, US
Win	George Chip	Decision (newspaper)	10	31 Jan 1919	Saint Paul, Minnesota, US
Win	Frank Mantell	KO	3	12 Oct 1917	Saint Paul, Minnesota, US	Retained world middleweight title claim
Win	Jimmy Howard	KO	4	14 Sep 1917	Duluth, Minnesota, US
Win	Jack Dillon	Decision (newspaper)	10	3 Sep 1917	Terre Haute, Indiana, US
Win	George Chip	Decision (newspaper)	12	4 Jul 1917	Youngstown, Ohio, US	World middleweight title claim at stake (KO only)
Win	Al Sommers	Decision (points)	6	8 May 1917	Portland, Oregon, US
Win	Ray Campbell	Decision (points)	4	4 May 1917	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Win	Harry Greb	Decision (newspaper)	6	10 Feb 1917	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
Win	Clay Turner	Decision (newspaper)	4	8 Dec 1916	Sioux City, Iowa, US
Win	Jack Dillon	Decision (newspaper)	10	10 Nov 1916	Saint Paul, Minnesota, US
Win	Ted (Kid) Lewis	Decision (newspaper)	10	18 May 1916	New York City, New York, US	World middleweight title claim at stake (KO only)
Win	Jeff Smith	Decision (newspaper)	10	17 Mar 1916	Saint Paul, Minnesota, US	World middleweight title claim at stake (KO only)
Win	Young Ahearn	KO	1	18 Jan 1916	Saint Paul, Minnesota, US	Won world middleweight title claim
Loss	Packey McFarland	Decision (newspaper)	10	11 Sep 1915	New York City, New York, US
Loss	Soldier Bartfield	Decision (newspaper)	10	31 May 1915	New York City, New York, US
Win	Leo Florian Hauck	Decision (newspaper)	10	26 May 1915	New York City, New York, US
Win	Eddie McGoorty	Decision (newspaper)	10	2 Mar 1915	Hudson, Wisconsin, US
Win	Jimmy Clabby	Decision (newspaper)	10	21 Jan 1915	Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US
Win	Willie K.O. Brennan	Decision (newspaper)	10	14 Dec 1914	Buffalo, New York, US
Win	Bob Moha	Disqualification	2	4 Dec 1914	Hudson, Wisconsin, US
Win	Young Mike Donovan	TKO	6	9 Nov 1914	New York City, New York, US
Win	Billy Maxwell	Decision (newspaper)	10	27 Oct 1914	New York City, New York, US
Win	Bill MacKinnon	Decision (newspaper)	10	21 Sep 1914	Covington, Kentucky, US
Win	George K.O. Brown	Decision (newspaper)	10	7 Sep 1914	Benton Harbor, Michigan, US
Win	George K.O. Brown	Decision (points)	12	9 Jun 1914	Boston, Massachusetts, US
Win	Vic Hansen	TKO	6	29 May 1914	Kansas City, Missouri, US
Win	Johnny "Kid" Alberts	Decision (newspaper)	10	26 May 1914	Syracuse, New York, US
Win	Johnny Howard	Decision (newspaper)	10	5 May 1914	New York City, New York, US
Win	Gus Christie	Decision (newspaper)	10	24 Mar 1914	Hudson, Wisconsin, US
Win	Al McCoy	Decision (newspaper)	10	23 Feb 1914	New York City, New York, US
Win	Kid Graves	Decision (newspaper)	6	16 Feb 1914	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
Win	Bob McAllister	KO	7	12 Jan 1914	New York City, New York, US
Win	Joe Hirst	Decision (newspaper)	6	15 Dec 1913	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
Win	Wildcat Ferns	TKO	2	10 Dec 1913	New Orleans, Louisiana, US
Win	Marty Rowan	TKO	2	14 Nov 1913	New York City, New York, US
Win	Kid Wagner	KO	9	30 Oct 1913	Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, US
Win	Spike Kelly	Decision (newspaper)	10	9 Oct 1913	Kenosha, Wisconsin, US	American welterweight title at stake (KO only)
Win	Young Ahearn	KO	4	13 Jun 1913	New York City, New York, US
Win	Joe White	Decision (points)	12	3 Jun 1913	Boston, Massachusetts, US
Win	Jimmy Perry	TKO	2	29 May 1913	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US
Win	Jack McCarron	Decision (newspaper)	10	16 May 1913	New York City, New York, US
Win	Gus Christie	Decision (points)	12	13 May 1913	Boston, Massachusetts, US
Loss	Eddie McGoorty	Decision (newspaper)	10	4 Dec 1912	New York City, New York, US
Loss	Jack McCarron	Decision (newspaper)	6	20 Nov 1912	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
Win	Tommy Maloney	Decision (newspaper)	10	23 Sep 1912	New York City, New York, US
Win	Young McCartney	KO	2	14 Sep 1912	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
Win	Sid Burns	TKO (corner retirement)	5	1 Jul 1912	New York City, New York, US
Win	Joe Stein	Decision (newspaper)	10	25 Jun 1912	New York City, New York, US
Win	Tommy Connors	Decision (newspaper)	10	10 Jun 1912	New York City, New York, US
Win	Willie K.O. Brennan	Decision (points)	10	31 May 1912	Cleveland, Ohio, US
Win	Paddy Lavin	TKO	8	14 May 1912	Buffalo, New York, US
Win	Jeff Smith	Decision (newspaper)	10	11 Apr 1912	New York City, New York, US
Win	Jack Denning	Decision (newspaper)	10	26 Mar 1912	New York City, New York, US
Win	Willie Lewis	KO	2	23 Feb 1912	New York City, New York, US
Win	Tommy Howell	Decision (newspaper)	6	17 Feb 1912	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
Win	Freddie Hicks	Decision (newspaper)	10	13 Feb 1912	New York City, New York, US
Win	Mike Cashman	TKO	4	7 Feb 1912	New York City, New York, US
Draw	Jack Denning	Decision (newspaper)	10	23 Jan 1912	New York City, New York, US
Draw	Young Erne	Decision (newspaper)	6	16 Dec 1911	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
Win	Frank Perron	KO	9	12 Dec 1911	Thornton, Rhode Island, US
Win	Walter Coffey	Decision (newspaper)	10	5 Dec 1911	New York City, New York, US
Win	Willie Lewis	Decision (newspaper)	10	28 Nov 1911	New York City, New York, US
Win	Billy Sherman	TKO	4	10 Nov 1911	New York City, New York, US
Draw	Hilliard Lang	Decision (newspaper)	15	17 Oct 1911	Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Draw	Jimmy Clabby	Decision (newspaper)	15	29 Sep 1911	Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Loss	Jimmy Clabby	Decision (newspaper)	10	1 Sep 1911	Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US
Win	Hilliard Lang	TKO	10	24 Aug 1911	Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Win	Young Kid Broad	KO	13	4 Jul 1911	Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Win	Joe Wilson	KO	8	16 Jun 1911	Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Win	Gus Christie	Decision (newspaper)	10	5 May 1911	Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US
Win	Gus Christie	Decision (newspaper)	8	17 Apr 1911	Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US
Win	Freddie Hicks	Decision (points)	8	26 Mar 1911	Minneapolis, Minnesota, US
Win	Art Godfrey	KO	14	15 Mar 1911	Minneapolis, Minnesota, US
Win	Kid Grantly	KO	5	8 Jan 1911	Minneapolis, Minnesota, US
Win	Al Hoppe	KO	3	2 Dec 1910	Hibbing, Minnesota, US
Draw	Jack Doyle	Decision (points)	10	13 Nov 1910	Minneapolis, Minnesota, US
Draw	Jack Doyle	Decision (points)	15	23 Sep 1910	Duluth, Minnesota, US
Win	Jack Parres	KO	3	4 Jul 1910	Minneapolis, Minnesota, US
Draw	Herbert Catherwood	Decision (points)	10	4 May 1910	Minneapolis, Minnesota, US
Win	Kid Grantly	KO	9	10 Jan 1910	Saint Paul, Minnesota, US
Win	Jack Doyle	Decision (points)	10	1 Nov 1909	Saint Paul, Minnesota, US
Loss	Jimmy Clabby	Decision (points)	10	11 Sep 1909	Saint Paul, Minnesota, US
Win	Jimmy Bartos	Decision (points)	6	21 Aug 1909	Hudson, Wisconsin, US
Win	Theodore Thompson	Decision (points)	6	4 Jun 1909	Saint Paul, Minnesota, US
Win	Roy Moore	Decision (points)	10	12 Apr 1909	Saint Paul, Minnesota, US
Win	Art Godfrey	KO	1	1 Mar 1909	Saint Paul, Minnesota, US
Win	George Brown	KO	1	5 Jan 1909	Saint Paul, Minnesota, US
Win	Theodore Thompson	Decision (points)	6	10 Nov 1908	Saint Paul, Minnesota, US
Win	Con Holland	Decision (points)	6	24 Jun 1908	Saint Paul, Minnesota, US
Win	Jimmy Bartos	Decision (points)	6	1 Jun 1908	Saint Paul, Minnesota, US
Win	Mike Brown	Decision (points)	6	30 Apr 1908	Saint Paul, Minnesota, US
Win	Otto Herwig	Decision (points)	10	1 Apr 1908	Minneapolis, Minnesota, US
Draw	Herbert Catherwood	Decision (points)	15	2 Mar 1908	Saint Paul, Minnesota, US
Win	Roy Moore	KO	3	11 Jan 1908	Saint Paul, Minnesota, US
Win	Newsboy Brown	Decision (points)	6	1 Dec 1907	Saint Paul, Minnesota, US	Pro debut; date approximate

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