All boxersTommy Gibbons
Boxing · Deceased96-5-4 (1 NC)RECORD
48WINS BY KO / TKO
48WINS BY DECISION
106PRO FIGHTS
Profile
| Full name | Thomas Joseph Gibbons |
|---|---|
| Nickname | Not added yet |
| Date of birth | 22 Mar 1891 |
| Died | 19 Nov 1960 |
| Nationality | American |
| Birthplace | Saint Paul, Minnesota, US |
| Based in | Not added yet |
| Weight classes | Heavyweight, Middleweight |
| Trainers | Not added yet |
| Height | 184 cm (6′0″) |
| Reach | Not added yet |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Years active | 1911–1925 |
| Status | Deceased |
| Pro debut | 5 Sep 1911 |
| Last fight | Loss vs Gene Tunney, 5 Jun 1925 |
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Background
Saint Paul boxer who began as a middleweight and moved up to heavyweight, challenging Jack Dempsey for the heavyweight title in Shelby, Montana in 1923. After retiring he served as Sheriff of Ramsey County and was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1993.
Fight history
106 professional fights. Newest first.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | Gene Tunney | KO | 12 | 5 Jun 1925 | New York City, New York, US | ||
| Win | Tiny Jim Herman | KO | 3 | 30 Jan 1925 | Detroit, Michigan, US | ||
| Win | Jack Burke | TKO | 6 | 7 Jan 1925 | Grand Rapids, Michigan, US | ||
| Win | Kid Norfolk | TKO | 6 | 9 Dec 1924 | New York City, New York, US | ||
| Win | Ted Jamieson | KO | 1 | 24 Oct 1924 | New Orleans, Louisiana, US | ||
| Win | Bill Reed | TKO | 3 | 10 Oct 1924 | Bellaire, Ohio, US | ||
| Win | Jack Bloomfield | KO | 3 | 9 Aug 1924 | London, England, UK | ||
| Win | Georges Carpentier | Decision (points) | 10 | 31 May 1924 | Michigan City, Indiana, US | Newspaper decision | |
| Win | Jack McFarland | KO | 2 | 3 Apr 1924 | Nashville, Tennessee, US | ||
| Win | Soldier Lee | TKO | 3 | 31 Mar 1924 | Memphis, Tennessee, US | ||
| Win | Joe Downey | KO | 1 | 24 Mar 1924 | Dayton, Ohio, US | ||
| Win | Jack Moore | KO | 2 | 14 Mar 1924 | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | ||
| Loss | Jack Dempsey | Decision (points) | 15 | 4 Jul 1923 | Shelby, Montana, US | For NYSAC, NBA and The Ring heavyweight titles | |
| Win | Chuck Wiggins | TKO | 10 | 30 Apr 1923 | New Orleans, Louisiana, US | ||
| Win | Andy Schmader | KO | 1 | 26 Mar 1923 | Peoria, Illinois, US | ||
| Win | Jim Tracey | KO | 2 | 5 Mar 1923 | East Chicago, Indiana, US | ||
| Win | Billy Miske | Decision (unanimous) | 10 | 15 Dec 1922 | Saint Paul, Minnesota, US | ||
| Win | Joe Burke | KO | 1 | 11 Dec 1922 | Buffalo, New York, US | ||
| Win | George Ashe | KO | 1 | 13 Nov 1922 | Detroit, Michigan, US | ||
| Loss | Billy Miske | Disqualification | 10 | 13 Oct 1922 | New York City, New York, US | ||
| Win | Sailor Martin | KO | 2 | 29 May 1922 | Louisville, Kentucky, US | ||
| Win | Harry Foley | TKO | 6 | 1 May 1922 | New Orleans, Louisiana, US | ||
| Loss | Harry Greb | Decision (unanimous) | 15 | 13 Mar 1922 | New York City, New York, US | ||
| Win | Pat McCarthy | TKO | 4 | 2 Feb 1922 | Boston, Massachusetts, US | ||
| Win | Bartley Madden | Decision (points) | 10 | 19 Dec 1921 | Grand Rapids, Michigan, US | Newspaper decision | |
| Win | Hope Mullen | KO | 1 | 2 Dec 1921 | Shreveport, Louisiana, US | ||
| Win | Dan O'Dowd | KO | 6 | 25 Nov 1921 | New Orleans, Louisiana, US | ||
| Win | Soldier Jones | KO | 1 | 16 Nov 1921 | Windsor, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Win | Fred Allen | TKO | 1 | 14 Oct 1921 | St. Louis, Missouri, US | ||
| Win | Clay Turner | KO | 1 | 7 Oct 1921 | Buffalo, New York, US | ||
| Win | Joe Burke | KO | 2 | 20 Sep 1921 | Kalamazoo, Michigan, US | ||
| Win | Bill Reed | TKO | 2 | 12 Sep 1921 | Cincinnati, Ohio, US | ||
| Win | Dan O'Dowd | TKO | 3 | 5 Sep 1921 | South Bend, Indiana, US | ||
| Win | Willie Meehan | TKO | 1 | 22 Jun 1921 | Cleveland, Ohio, US | ||
| Win | Willie Keeler | KO | 2 | 7 Jun 1921 | Omaha, Nebraska, US | ||
| Win | Jack Clifford | KO | 3 | 30 May 1921 | New York City, New York, US | ||
| Win | Sergeant Ray Smith | KO | 2 | 27 May 1921 | Youngstown, Ohio, US | ||
| Win | Jack Heinen | KO | 1 | 23 May 1921 | Canton, Ohio, US | ||
| Win | Hugh Walker | TKO | 2 | 29 Apr 1921 | Terre Haute, US | ||
| Win | Porky Dan Flynn | TKO | 11 | 19 Apr 1921 | Newark, New Jersey, US | ||
| Win | Larry Williams | TKO | 4 | 12 Apr 1921 | New York City, New York, US | ||
| Win | Sergeant Norcross | KO | 1 | 31 Mar 1921 | Springfield, Ohio, US | ||
| Win | Paul Samson Koerner | TKO | 2 | 22 Mar 1921 | New York City, New York, US | ||
| Win | Al Reich | KO | 1 | 18 Mar 1921 | Cleveland, Ohio, US | ||
| Win | Hugh Walker | Decision (points) | 10 | 14 Feb 1921 | Cincinnati, Ohio, US | Newspaper decision | |
| Win | Tony Melchior | KO | 1 | 10 Feb 1921 | Toledo, Ohio, US | ||
| Win | Chuck Wiggins | Decision (points) | 10 | 11 Jan 1921 | Cincinnati, Ohio, US | Newspaper decision | |
| Win | Chuck Wiggins | Decision (points) | 12 | 6 Dec 1920 | Toledo, Ohio, US | Newspaper decision | |
| Win | Hugh Walker | Decision (points) | 10 | 11 Nov 1920 | Peoria, Illinois, US | Newspaper decision | |
| Loss | Harry Greb | Decision (points) | 10 | 31 Jul 1920 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US | Newspaper decision | |
| Win | Clay Turner | Decision (points) | 10 | 22 Jul 1920 | Minneapolis, Minnesota, US | Newspaper decision | |
| Win | Harry Greb | Decision (points) | 10 | 15 May 1920 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US | Newspaper decision | |
| Win | Bob Roper | Decision (points) | 10 | 9 Apr 1920 | Minneapolis, Minnesota, US | Newspaper decision | |
| Win | Jack Reeves | KO | 2 | 19 Feb 1920 | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | ||
| Draw | Noel McCormick | Decision (points) | 10 | 11 Feb 1920 | Milwaukie, Oregon, US | ||
| Win | George K.O. Brown | Decision (points) | 10 | 2 Feb 1920 | Peoria, Illinois, US | Newspaper decision | |
| Win | Jimmy Darcy | Decision (points) | 10 | 16 Dec 1919 | Milwaukie, Oregon, US | ||
| Win | Frank Farmer | Decision (points) | 6 | 3 Dec 1919 | Seattle, Washington, US | ||
| Win | Mick King | Decision (points) | 15 | 27 Nov 1919 | Calgary, Alberta, Canada | ||
| Win | George K.O. Brown | Decision (points) | 12 | 3 Jul 1919 | Denver, Colorado, US | Newspaper decision | |
| Draw | Billy Miske | Decision (points) | 10 | 19 Jun 1919 | Minneapolis, Minnesota, US | Newspaper decision | |
| Win | Tom Roper | Decision (points) | 10 | 28 Apr 1919 | Waterloo, Iowa, US | Newspaper decision | |
| Win | George Chip | Decision (points) | 10 | 10 Apr 1919 | Denver, Colorado, US | ||
| Win | Larry Williams | Decision (points) | 10 | 10 Feb 1919 | Buffalo, New York, US | Newspaper decision | |
| Win | Len Rowlands | Decision (points) | 10 | 30 Jan 1919 | Scranton, Pennsylvania, US | Newspaper decision | |
| No contest | Bartley Madden | No contest | 4 | 25 Jan 1919 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | ||
| Win | George Chip | Decision (points) | 12 | 3 May 1918 | Des Moines, Iowa, US | Newspaper decision | |
| Win | Gus Christie | Decision (points) | 10 | 26 Apr 1918 | Terre Haute, US | ||
| Win | Silent Martin | Decision (points) | 15 | 20 Apr 1918 | Akron, Ohio, US | Newspaper decision | |
| Win | Clay Turner | Decision (points) | 10 | 18 Apr 1918 | Scranton, Pennsylvania, US | Newspaper decision | |
| Win | Gus Christie | Decision (points) | 12 | 22 Mar 1918 | Des Moines, Iowa, US | Newspaper decision | |
| Win | Silent Martin | KO | 10 | 13 Mar 1918 | Baltimore, Maryland, US | ||
| Win | George Chip | Decision (points) | 10 | 7 Mar 1918 | Scranton, Pennsylvania, US | Newspaper decision | |
| Win | Clay Turner | Decision (points) | 10 | 11 Feb 1918 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US | Newspaper decision | |
| Win | Gus Christie | Decision (points) | 10 | 4 Feb 1918 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US | Newspaper decision | |
| Win | Gus Christie | Decision (points) | 15 | 3 Sep 1917 | Dayton, Ohio, US | ||
| Win | George Chip | Decision (points) | 10 | 22 Aug 1917 | Saint Paul, Minnesota, US | Newspaper decision | |
| Win | Battling Levinsky | Decision (points) | 10 | 23 Mar 1917 | Saint Paul, Minnesota, US | Newspaper decision; world light heavyweight title at stake only via KO | |
| Win | Jackie Clark | Decision (points) | 10 | 15 Mar 1917 | Scranton, Pennsylvania, US | Newspaper decision | |
| Win | Bert Kenny | Decision (points) | 10 | 3 Mar 1917 | New York City, New York, US | Newspaper decision | |
| Win | Bob Moha | Decision (points) | 10 | 6 Feb 1917 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US | Newspaper decision | |
| Win | Joe Herrick | Decision (points) | 12 | 16 Nov 1916 | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | Newspaper decision | |
| Win | Joe Herrick | Decision (points) | 12 | 27 Oct 1916 | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | Newspaper decision | |
| Win | Vic Hansen | Decision (points) | 10 | 8 Mar 1916 | Saint Joseph, Missouri, US | ||
| Win | Gus Christie | Decision (points) | 12 | 15 Feb 1916 | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | Newspaper decision | |
| Win | Harry Greb | Decision (points) | 10 | 16 Nov 1915 | Saint Paul, Minnesota, US | Newspaper decision | |
| Win | Billy Miske | Decision (points) | 10 | 12 Jul 1915 | Saint Paul, Minnesota, US | Newspaper decision | |
| Win | Billy Murray | Decision (points) | 10 | 2 Feb 1915 | Hudson, US | Newspaper decision | |
| Win | Billy Glover | TKO | 6 | 26 Nov 1914 | New York City, New York, US | ||
| Win | Bert Fagan | KO | 2 | 2 Sep 1914 | Hudson, US | ||
| Draw | Young Mahoney | Decision (points) | 10 | 5 Jun 1914 | Superior, Wisconsin, US | Newspaper decision | |
| Win | Buck Crouse | TKO | 4 | 22 May 1914 | Hudson, US | ||
| Win | George K.O. Brown | Decision (points) | 10 | 21 Apr 1914 | Superior, Wisconsin, US | Newspaper decision | |
| Win | Billy Miske | Decision (points) | 10 | 24 Mar 1914 | Hudson, US | Newspaper decision | |
| Win | George K.O. Brown | Decision (points) | 10 | 9 Feb 1914 | Hudson, US | Newspaper decision | |
| Win | Al Worgin | KO | 4 | 15 Jan 1914 | Hudson, US | ||
| Win | Willie K.O. Brennan | Decision (points) | 10 | 29 Sep 1913 | Buffalo, New York, US | Newspaper decision | |
| Win | Jack Denning | Decision (points) | 10 | 13 Jun 1913 | New York City, New York, US | Newspaper decision | |
| Draw | Frank Logan | Decision (points) | 6 | 9 Jun 1913 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | Newspaper decision | |
| Win | Johnny Shaw | TKO | 3 | 27 May 1913 | New York City, New York, US | ||
| Win | Young Mike Donovan | Decision (points) | 10 | 16 May 1913 | New York City, New York, US | Newspaper decision | |
| Win | Joe Borrell | Decision (points) | 10 | 29 Apr 1913 | New York City, New York, US | Newspaper decision | |
| Win | Tommy Bergin | Decision (points) | 10 | 22 Apr 1913 | New York City, New York, US | Newspaper decision | |
| Win | Tommy Nelson | TKO | 1 | 7 Dec 1912 | New York City, New York, US | ||
| Win | Colored Brown | KO | 5 | 2 Oct 1911 | Minneapolis, Minnesota, US | ||
| Win | Oscar Kelly | KO | 5 | 5 Sep 1911 | Minneapolis, Minnesota, US | Pro debut |
Record source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).