Thomas Joseph Gibbons (March 22, 1891 – November 19, 1960) was an American professional heavyweight boxer.
Tommy Gibbons | |
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| Born | Thomas Joseph Gibbons March 22, 1891 Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Died | November 19, 1960 (aged 69) |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | Heavyweight |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record[1] | |
| Total fights | 106; with the inclusion of newspaper decisions |
| Wins | 96 |
| Wins by KO | 48 |
| Losses | 5 |
| Draws | 4 |
| No contests | 1 |
Life and career
editThis section relies largely or entirely on a single source. (August 2022) |
He was born on March 22, 1891, in Saint Paul, Minnesota, to Thomas John Gibbons and Mary (née Burke) Gibbons. He had a brother, Mike.
Tommy started boxing professionally in 1911 as a middleweight. Like his brother he was a master scientific boxer who chose to outbox his opponents. In time, he advanced to the heavyweight boxing class and developed a respectable punch.
On May 27, 1916, he married Helen Constance Moga in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
His biggest fight came near the end of his career in Jack Dempsey vs. Tommy Gibbons when he met heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey on July 4, 1923, in Shelby, Montana. The local backers and the town of Shelby went broke putting on the fight. The great Dempsey battled through the full fifteen rounds before winning by decision. Dempsey was awarded $200,000, whereas Gibbons received expense money.
Tommy Gibbons record was 56-4-1 with 44 no decisions, and 1 no contest. He scored 48 knockouts, and was stopped only once by Gene Tunney on June 5, 1925. The names dotting his record read like boxing's hall of fame. Tommy recorded wins over George Chip, Willie Meehan, Billy Miske, Chuck Wiggins, Jack Bloomfield, and Kid Norfolk. Tommy had no decision matches with George "K.O." Brown, Billy Miske, Harry Greb, Battling Levinsky, Bob Roper, Chuck Wiggins, Georges Carpentier, and others. Only Harry Greb, Billy Miske, Jack Dempsey, and Gene Tunney were able to score wins over Gibbons.
Following his retirement from boxing, Tommy Gibbons was elected four times as the Sheriff of Ramsey County. He won for six consecutive four year terms before retiring at the age of 68. He died on November 19, 1960, in Saint Paul, Minnesota.[2][3]
Legacy
editGibbons became a member of the Ring Boxing Hall of Fame in 1963, and the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1993, and the Minnesota Boxing Hall of Fame in 2010.[4]
Professional boxing record
editAll information in this section is derived from BoxRec,[5] unless otherwise stated.
Official record
edit| 106 fights | 57 wins | 3 losses |
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| By knockout | 48 | 1 |
| By decision | 8 | 2 |
| By disqualification | 1 | 0 |
| Draws | 1 | |
| No contests | 1 | |
| Newspaper decisions/draws | 44 | |
All newspaper decisions are officially regarded as “no decision” bouts and are not counted in the win/loss/draw column.
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Age | Location | Notes |
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| 106 | Loss | 56–4–1 (45) | Gene Tunney | KO | 12 (15) | Jun 5, 1925 | 33 years, 75 days | Polo Grounds, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 105 | Win | 56–3–1 (45) | Tiny Jim Herman | KO | 3 (10) | Jan 30, 1925 | 32 years, 314 days | Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | |
| 104 | Win | 55–3–1 (45) | Jack Burke | TKO | 6 (10) | Jan 7, 1925 | 32 years, 291 days | Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S. | |
| 103 | Win | 54–3–1 (45) | Kid Norfolk | TKO | 6 (15) | Dec 9, 1924 | 33 years, 262 days | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 102 | Win | 53–3–1 (45) | Ted Jamieson | KO | 1 (15) | Oct 24, 1924 | 33 years, 216 days | Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | |
| 101 | Win | 52–3–1 (45) | Bill Reed | TKO | 3 (20) | Oct 10, 1924 | 33 years, 202 days | Bellaire, Ohio, U.S. | |
| 100 | Win | 51–3–1 (45) | Jack Bloomfield | KO | 3 (20) | Aug 9, 1924 | 33 years, 140 days | Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London, England, U.K. | |
| 99 | Win | 50–3–1 (45) | Georges Carpentier | NWS | 10 | May 31, 1924 | 33 years, 70 days | Floyd Fitzsimmons' Arena, Michigan City, Indiana, U.S. | |
| 98 | Win | 50–3–1 (44) | Jack McFarland | KO | 2 (8) | Apr 3, 1924 | 33 years, 12 days | Nashville Baseball Park, Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. | |
| 97 | Win | 49–3–1 (44) | Soldier Lee | TKO | 3 (8) | Mar 31, 1924 | 33 years, 9 days | Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. | |
| 96 | Win | 48–3–1 (44) | Joe Downey | KO | 1 (12) | Mar 24, 1924 | 33 years, 2 days | Lakeside Park Pavillion, Dayton, Ohio, U.S. | |
| 95 | Win | 47–3–1 (44) | Jack Moore | KO | 2 (10) | Mar 14, 1924 | 32 years, 358 days | Board of Trade Building, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | |
| 94 | Loss | 46–3–1 (44) | Jack Dempsey | PTS | 15 | Jul 4, 1923 | 32 years, 104 days | Arena, Shelby, Montana, U.S. | For NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring heavyweight titles |
| 93 | Win | 46–2–1 (44) | Chuck Wiggins | TKO | 10 (15) | Apr 30, 1923 | 32 years, 39 days | Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | |
| 92 | Win | 45–2–1 (44) | Andy Schmader | KO | 1 (10) | Mar 26, 1923 | 32 years, 4 days | Majestic Theatre, Peoria, Illinois, U.S. | |
| 91 | Win | 44–2–1 (44) | Jim Tracey | KO | 2 (10) | Mar 5, 1923 | 31 years, 348 days | East Chicago, Indiana, U.S. | |
| 90 | Win | 43–2–1 (44) | Billy Miske | UD | 10 | Dec 15, 1922 | 31 years, 268 days | Auditorium, Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S. | |
| 89 | Win | 42–2–1 (44) | Joe Burke | KO | 1 (10) | Dec 11, 1922 | 31 years, 264 days | Broadway Auditorium, Buffalo, New York, U.S. | |
| 88 | Win | 41–2–1 (44) | George Ashe | KO | 1 (10) | Nov 13, 1922 | 31 years, 236 days | Danceland Arena, Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | |
| 87 | Loss | 40–2–1 (44) | Billy Miske | DQ | 10 (15) | Oct 13, 1922 | 31 years, 205 days | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 86 | Win | 40–1–1 (44) | Sailor Martin | KO | 2 (12) | May 29, 1922 | 31 years, 68 days | Broadway Bowl, Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. | |
| 85 | Win | 39–1–1 (44) | Harry Foley | TKO | 6 (15) | May 1, 1922 | 31 years, 40 days | Louisiana Auditorium, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | |
| 84 | Loss | 38–1–1 (44) | Harry Greb | UD | 15 | Mar 13, 1922 | 30 years, 356 days | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 83 | Win | 38–0–1 (44) | Pat McCarthy | TKO | 4 (10) | Feb 2, 1922 | 30 years, 317 days | Mechanics Building, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
| 82 | Win | 37–0–1 (44) | Bartley Madden | NWS | 10 | Dec 19, 1921 | 30 years, 272 days | Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S. | |
| 81 | Win | 37–0–1 (43) | Hope Mullen | KO | 1 (15) | Dec 2, 1921 | 30 years, 255 days | Southern AC, Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S. | |
| 80 | Win | 36–0–1 (43) | Dan O'Dowd | KO | 6 (15) | Nov 25, 1921 | 30 years, 248 days | Louisiana Auditorium, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | |
| 79 | Win | 35–0–1 (43) | Soldier Jones | KO | 1 (10) | Nov 16, 1921 | 30 years, 239 days | Armouries, Windsor, Ontario, Canada | |
| 78 | Win | 34–0–1 (43) | Fred Allen | TKO | 1 (12) | Oct 14, 1921 | 30 years, 206 days | Odeon Theater, Saint Louis, Missouri, U.S. | |
| 77 | Win | 33–0–1 (43) | Clay Turner | KO | 1 (10) | Oct 7, 1921 | 30 years, 199 days | Broadway Auditorium, Buffalo, New York, U.S. | |
| 76 | Win | 32–0–1 (43) | Joe Burke | KO | 2 (10) | Sep 20, 1921 | 30 years, 182 days | Kalamazoo, Michigan, U.S. | |
| 75 | Win | 31–0–1 (43) | Bill Reed | TKO | 2 (10) | Sep 12, 1921 | 30 years, 174 days | Redland Field, Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. | |
| 74 | Win | 30–0–1 (43) | Dan O'Dowd | TKO | 3 (10) | Sep 5, 1921 | 30 years, 167 days | South Bend, Indiana, U.S. | |
| 73 | Win | 29–0–1 (43) | Willie Meehan | TKO | 1 (12) | Jun 22, 1921 | 30 years, 92 days | Dunn Field, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. | |
| 72 | Win | 28–0–1 (43) | Willie Keeler | KO | 2 (10) | Jun 7, 1921 | 30 years, 77 days | Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. | |
| 71 | Win | 27–0–1 (43) | Jack Clifford | KO | 3 (12) | May 30, 1921 | 30 years, 69 days | Ebbets Field, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 70 | Win | 26–0–1 (43) | Sergeant Ray Smith | KO | 2 (12) | May 27, 1921 | 30 years, 66 days | Idora Park, Youngstown, Ohio, U.S. | |
| 69 | Win | 25–0–1 (43) | Jack Heinen | KO | 1 (12) | May 23, 1921 | 30 years, 62 days | Canton Auditorium, Canton, Ohio, U.S. | |
| 68 | Win | 24–0–1 (43) | Hugh Walker | TKO | 2 (10) | Apr 29, 1921 | 30 years, 38 days | Grand Opera House, Terre Haute, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 67 | Win | 23–0–1 (43) | Porky Dan Flynn | TKO | 11 (12) | Apr 19, 1921 | 30 years, 28 days | Coliseum, Newark, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| 66 | Win | 22–0–1 (43) | Larry Williams | TKO | 4 (12) | Apr 12, 1921 | 30 years, 21 days | Pioneer Sporting Club, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 65 | Win | 21–0–1 (43) | Sergeant Norcross | KO | 1 (12) | Mar 31, 1921 | 30 years, 9 days | Springfield, Ohio, U.S. | |
| 64 | Win | 20–0–1 (43) | Paul Samson Koerner | TKO | 2 (15) | Mar 22, 1921 | 30 years, 0 days | Pioneer Sporting Club, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 63 | Win | 19–0–1 (43) | Al Reich | KO | 1 (10) | Mar 18, 1921 | 29 years, 361 days | Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. | |
| 62 | Win | 18–0–1 (43) | Hugh Walker | NWS | 10 | Feb 14, 1921 | 29 years, 329 days | Heuck's Opera House, Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. | |
| 61 | Win | 18–0–1 (42) | Tony Melchior | KO | 1 (12) | Feb 10, 1921 | 29 years, 325 days | Coliseum, Toledo, Ohio, U.S. | |
| 60 | Win | 17–0–1 (42) | Chuck Wiggins | NWS | 10 | Jan 11, 1921 | 29 years, 295 days | Heuck's Opera House, Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. | |
| 59 | Win | 17–0–1 (41) | Chuck Wiggins | NWS | 12 | Dec 6, 1920 | 29 years, 259 days | Coliseum, Toledo, Ohio, U.S. | |
| 58 | Win | 17–0–1 (40) | Hugh Walker | NWS | 10 | Nov 11, 1920 | 29 years, 234 days | Peoria, Illinois, U.S. | |
| 57 | Loss | 17–0–1 (39) | Harry Greb | NWS | 10 | Jul 31, 1920 | 29 years, 131 days | Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 56 | Win | 17–0–1 (38) | Clay Turner | NWS | 10 | Jul 22, 1920 | 29 years, 122 days | Nicollet Park, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. | |
| 55 | Win | 17–0–1 (37) | Harry Greb | NWS | 10 | May 15, 1920 | 29 years, 54 days | Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 54 | Win | 17–0–1 (36) | Bob Roper | NWS | 10 | Apr 9, 1920 | 29 years, 18 days | Armory, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. | |
| 53 | Win | 17–0–1 (35) | Jack Reeves | KO | 2 (15) | Feb 19, 1920 | 28 years, 334 days | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | |
| 52 | Draw | 16–0–1 (35) | Noel "Boy" McCormick | PTS | 10 | Feb 11, 1920 | 28 years, 326 days | Arena, Milwaukie, Oregon, U.S. | |
| 51 | Win | 16–0 (35) | George K.O. Brown | NWS | 10 | Feb 2, 1920 | 28 years, 317 days | Peoria, Illinois, U.S. | |
| 50 | Win | 16–0 (34) | Jimmy Darcy | PTS | 10 | Dec 16, 1919 | 28 years, 269 days | Arena, Milwaukie, Oregon, U.S. | |
| 49 | Win | 15–0 (34) | Frank Farmer | PTS | 6 | Dec 3, 1919 | 28 years, 256 days | Crystal Pool, Seattle, Washington, U.S. | |
| 48 | Win | 14–0 (34) | Mick King | PTS | 15 | Nov 27, 1919 | 28 years, 250 days | Victoria Pavilion, Calgary, Alberta, Canada | |
| 47 | Win | 13–0 (34) | George K.O. Brown | NWS | 12 | Jul 3, 1919 | 28 years, 103 days | Denver, Colorado, U.S. | |
| 46 | Draw | 13–0 (33) | Billy Miske | NWS | 10 | Jun 19, 1919 | 28 years, 89 days | Nicollet Park, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. | |
| 45 | Win | 13–0 (32) | Tom Roper | NWS | 10 | Apr 28, 1919 | 28 years, 37 days | Waterloo Theatre, Waterloo, Iowa, U.S. | |
| 44 | Win | 13–0 (31) | George Chip | PTS | 10 | Apr 10, 1919 | 28 years, 19 days | Stockyards Stadium, Denver, Colorado, U.S. | |
| 43 | Win | 12–0 (31) | Larry Williams | NWS | 10 | Feb 10, 1919 | 27 years, 325 days | Broadway Auditorium, Buffalo, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 42 | Win | 12–0 (30) | Len Rowlands | NWS | 10 | Jan 30, 1919 | 27 years, 314 days | Town Hall, Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 41 | NC | 12–0 (29) | Bartley Madden | NC | 4 (6) | Jan 25, 1919 | 27 years, 309 days | National A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 40 | Win | 12–0 (28) | George Chip | NWS | 12 | May 3, 1918 | 27 years, 42 days | Coliseum, Des Moines, Iowa, U.S. | |
| 39 | Win | 12–0 (27) | Gus Christie | PTS | 10 | Apr 26, 1918 | 27 years, 35 days | Terre Haute, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 38 | Win | 11–0 (27) | Silent Martin | NWS | 15 | Apr 20, 1918 | 27 years, 29 days | Armory, Akron, Ohio, U.S. | |
| 37 | Win | 11–0 (26) | Clay Turner | NWS | 10 | Apr 18, 1918 | 27 years, 27 days | Town Hall, Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 36 | Win | 11–0 (25) | Gus Christie | NWS | 12 | Mar 22, 1918 | 27 years, 0 days | Coliseum, Des Moines, Iowa, U.S. | |
| 35 | Win | 11–0 (24) | Silent Martin | KO | 10 (15) | Mar 13, 1918 | 26 years, 356 days | Albaugh Theater, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. | |
| 34 | Win | 10–0 (24) | George Chip | NWS | 10 | Mar 7, 1918 | 26 years, 350 days | Town Hall, Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 33 | Win | 10–0 (23) | Clay Turner | NWS | 10 | Feb 11, 1918 | 26 years, 326 days | Southside Market House, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 32 | Win | 10–0 (22) | Gus Christie | NWS | 10 | Feb 4, 1918 | 26 years, 319 days | Southside Market House, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 31 | Win | 10–0 (21) | Gus Christie | PTS | 15 | Sep 3, 1917 | 26 years, 165 days | Dayton, Ohio, U.S. | |
| 30 | Win | 9–0 (21) | George Chip | NWS | 10 | Aug 22, 1917 | 26 years, 153 days | Auditorium, Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S. | |
| 29 | Win | 9–0 (20) | Battling Levinsky | NWS | 10 | Mar 23, 1917 | 26 years, 1 day | Auditorium, Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S. | World light heavyweight title at stake; (via KO only) |
| 28 | Win | 9–0 (19) | Jackie Clark | NWS | 10 | Mar 15, 1917 | 25 years, 358 days | Town Hall, Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 27 | Win | 9–0 (18) | Bert Kenny | NWS | 10 | Mar 3, 1917 | 25 years, 346 days | Fairmont A.C., New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 26 | Win | 9–0 (17) | Bob Moha | NWS | 10 | Feb 6, 1917 | 25 years, 321 days | Elite Rink, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. | |
| 25 | Win | 9–0 (16) | Joe Herrick | NWS | 12 | Nov 16, 1916 | 25 years, 239 days | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | |
| 24 | Win | 9–0 (15) | Joe Herrick | NWS | 12 | Oct 27, 1916 | 25 years, 219 days | Walker Theatre, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | |
| 23 | Win | 9–0 (14) | Vic Hansen | PTS | 10 | Mar 8, 1916 | 24 years, 352 days | Saint Joseph, Missouri | |
| 22 | Win | 8–0 (14) | Gus Christie | NWS | 12 | Feb 15, 1916 | 24 years, 330 days | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | |
| 21 | Win | 8–0 (13) | Harry Greb | NWS | 10 | Nov 16, 1915 | 24 years, 239 days | Auditorium, Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S. | |
| 20 | Win | 8–0 (12) | Billy Miske | NWS | 10 | Jul 12, 1915 | 24 years, 112 days | Auditorium, Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S. | |
| 19 | Win | 8–0 (11) | Billy Murray | NWS | 10 | Feb 2, 1915 | 23 years, 317 days | Arena, Hudson, Texas, U.S. | |
| 18 | Win | 8–0 (10) | Billy Glover | TKO | 6 (10) | Nov 26, 1914 | 23 years, 249 days | Fairmont A.C., New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 17 | Win | 7–0 (10) | Bert Fagan | KO | 2 (10) | Sep 2, 1914 | 23 years, 164 days | Arena, Hudson, Texas, U.S. | |
| 16 | Draw | 6–0 (10) | Young Mahoney | NWS | 10 | Jun 5, 1914 | 23 years, 75 days | Superior A.C., Superior, Wisconsin, U.S. | |
| 15 | Win | 6–0 (9) | Buck Crouse | TKO | 4 (10) | May 22, 1914 | 23 years, 61 days | Arena, Hudson, Texas, U.S. | |
| 14 | Win | 5–0 (9) | George K.O. Brown | NWS | 10 | Apr 21, 1914 | 23 years, 30 days | Superior, Wisconsin, U.S. | |
| 13 | Win | 5–0 (8) | Billy Miske | NWS | 10 | Mar 24, 1914 | 23 years, 2 days | Arena, Hudson, Texas, U.S. | |
| 12 | Win | 5–0 (7) | George K.O. Brown | NWS | 10 | Feb 9, 1914 | 22 years, 324 days | Hudson, Texas, U.S. | |
| 11 | Win | 5–0 (6) | Al Worgin | KO | 4 (?) | Jan 15, 1914 | 22 years, 299 days | Hudson, Texas, U.S. | |
| 10 | Win | 4–0 (6) | Willie K.O. Brennan | NWS | 10 | Sep 29, 1913 | 22 years, 191 days | Elmwood Music Hall, Buffalo, New York, U.S. | |
| 9 | Win | 4–0 (5) | Jack Denning | NWS | 10 | Jun 13, 1913 | 22 years, 83 days | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 8 | Draw | 4–0 (4) | Frank Logan | NWS | 6 | Jun 9, 1913 | 22 years, 79 days | Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 7 | Win | 4–0 (3) | Johnny Shaw | TKO | 3 (10) | May 27, 1913 | 22 years, 66 days | Brown's Gym A.A., Far Rockaway, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 6 | Win | 3–0 (3) | Young Mike Donovan | NWS | 10 | May 16, 1913 | 22 years, 55 days | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 5 | Win | 3–0 (2) | Joe Borrell | NWS | 10 | Apr 29, 1913 | 22 years, 38 days | Fairmont A.C., New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 4 | Win | 3–0 (1) | Tommy Bergin | NWS | 10 | Apr 22, 1913 | 22 years, 31 days | Atlantic Garden A.C., New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Tommy Nelson | TKO | 1 (?) | Dec 7, 1912 | 21 years, 260 days | Fairmont A.C., New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Colored Brown | KO | 5 (?) | Oct 2, 1911 | 20 years, 194 days | Cooke's Gym, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Oscar Kelly | KO | 5 (?) | Sep 5, 1911 | 20 years, 167 days | Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. |
Unofficial record
edit| 106 fights | 97 wins | 4 losses |
|---|---|---|
| By knockout | 48 | 1 |
| By decision | 48 | 3 |
| By disqualification | 1 | 0 |
| Draws | 4 | |
| No contests | 1 | |
All newspaper decisions are officially regarded as “no decision” bouts and are not counted in the win/loss/draw column.
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Age | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 106 | Loss | 96–5–4 (1) | Gene Tunney | KO | 12 (15) | Jun 5, 1925 | 33 years, 75 days | Polo Grounds, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 105 | Win | 96–4–4 (1) | Tiny Jim Herman | KO | 3 (10) | Jan 30, 1925 | 32 years, 314 days | Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | |
| 104 | Win | 95–4–4 (1) | Jack Burke | TKO | 6 (10) | Jan 7, 1925 | 32 years, 291 days | Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S. | |
| 103 | Win | 94–4–4 (1) | Kid Norfolk | TKO | 6 (15) | Dec 9, 1924 | 33 years, 262 days | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 102 | Win | 93–4–4 (1) | Ted Jamieson | KO | 1 (15) | Oct 24, 1924 | 33 years, 216 days | Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | |
| 101 | Win | 92–4–4 (1) | Bill Reed | TKO | 3 (20) | Oct 10, 1924 | 33 years, 202 days | Bellaire, Ohio, U.S. | |
| 100 | Win | 91–4–4 (1) | Jack Bloomfield | KO | 3 (20) | Aug 9, 1924 | 33 years, 140 days | Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London, England, U.K. | |
| 99 | Win | 90–4–4 (1) | Georges Carpentier | NWS | 10 | May 31, 1924 | 33 years, 70 days | Floyd Fitzsimmons' Arena, Michigan City, Indiana, U.S. | |
| 98 | Win | 89–4–4 (1) | Jack McFarland | KO | 2 (8) | Apr 3, 1924 | 33 years, 12 days | Nashville Baseball Park, Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. | |
| 97 | Win | 88–4–4 (1) | Soldier Lee | TKO | 3 (8) | Mar 31, 1924 | 33 years, 9 days | Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. | |
| 96 | Win | 87–4–4 (1) | Joe Downey | KO | 1 (12) | Mar 24, 1924 | 33 years, 2 days | Lakeside Park Pavillion, Dayton, Ohio, U.S. | |
| 95 | Win | 86–4–4 (1) | Jack Moore | KO | 2 (10) | Mar 14, 1924 | 32 years, 358 days | Board of Trade Building, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | |
| 94 | Loss | 85–4–4 (1) | Jack Dempsey | PTS | 15 | Jul 4, 1923 | 32 years, 104 days | Arena, Shelby, Montana, U.S. | For NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring heavyweight titles |
| 93 | Win | 85–3–4 (1) | Chuck Wiggins | TKO | 10 (15) | Apr 30, 1923 | 32 years, 39 days | Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | |
| 92 | Win | 84–3–4 (1) | Andy Schmader | KO | 1 (10) | Mar 26, 1923 | 32 years, 4 days | Majestic Theatre, Peoria, Illinois, U.S. | |
| 91 | Win | 83–3–4 (1) | Jim Tracey | KO | 2 (10) | Mar 5, 1923 | 31 years, 348 days | East Chicago, Indiana, U.S. | |
| 90 | Win | 82–3–4 (1) | Billy Miske | UD | 10 | Dec 15, 1922 | 31 years, 268 days | Auditorium, Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S. | |
| 89 | Win | 81–3–4 (1) | Joe Burke | KO | 1 (10) | Dec 11, 1922 | 31 years, 264 days | Broadway Auditorium, Buffalo, New York, U.S. | |
| 88 | Win | 80–3–4 (1) | George Ashe | KO | 1 (10) | Nov 13, 1922 | 31 years, 236 days | Danceland Arena, Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | |
| 87 | Loss | 79–3–4 (1) | Billy Miske | DQ | 10 (15) | Oct 13, 1922 | 31 years, 205 days | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 86 | Win | 79–2–4 (1) | Sailor Martin | KO | 2 (12) | May 29, 1922 | 31 years, 68 days | Broadway Bowl, Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. | |
| 85 | Win | 78–2–4 (1) | Harry Foley | TKO | 6 (15) | May 1, 1922 | 31 years, 40 days | Louisiana Auditorium, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | |
| 84 | Loss | 77–2–4 (1) | Harry Greb | UD | 15 | Mar 13, 1922 | 30 years, 356 days | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 83 | Win | 77–1–4 (1) | Pat McCarthy | TKO | 4 (10) | Feb 2, 1922 | 30 years, 317 days | Mechanics Building, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
| 82 | Win | 76–1–4 (1) | Bartley Madden | NWS | 10 | Dec 19, 1921 | 30 years, 272 days | Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S. | |
| 81 | Win | 75–1–4 (1) | Hope Mullen | KO | 1 (15) | Dec 2, 1921 | 30 years, 255 days | Southern AC, Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S. | |
| 80 | Win | 74–1–4 (1) | Dan O'Dowd | KO | 6 (15) | Nov 25, 1921 | 30 years, 248 days | Louisiana Auditorium, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | |
| 79 | Win | 73–1–4 (1) | Soldier Jones | KO | 1 (10) | Nov 16, 1921 | 30 years, 239 days | Armouries, Windsor, Ontario, Canada | |
| 78 | Win | 72–1–4 (1) | Fred Allen | TKO | 1 (12) | Oct 14, 1921 | 30 years, 206 days | Odeon Theater, Saint Louis, Missouri, U.S. | |
| 77 | Win | 71–1–4 (1) | Clay Turner | KO | 1 (10) | Oct 7, 1921 | 30 years, 199 days | Broadway Auditorium, Buffalo, New York, U.S. | |
| 76 | Win | 70–1–4 (1) | Joe Burke | KO | 2 (10) | Sep 20, 1921 | 30 years, 182 days | Kalamazoo, Michigan, U.S. | |
| 75 | Win | 69–1–4 (1) | Bill Reed | TKO | 2 (10) | Sep 12, 1921 | 30 years, 174 days | Redland Field, Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. | |
| 74 | Win | 68–1–4 (1) | Dan O'Dowd | TKO | 3 (10) | Sep 5, 1921 | 30 years, 167 days | South Bend, Indiana, U.S. | |
| 73 | Win | 67–1–4 (1) | Willie Meehan | TKO | 1 (12) | Jun 22, 1921 | 30 years, 92 days | Dunn Field, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. | |
| 72 | Win | 66–1–4 (1) | Willie Keeler | KO | 2 (10) | Jun 7, 1921 | 30 years, 77 days | Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. | |
| 71 | Win | 65–1–4 (1) | Jack Clifford | KO | 3 (12) | May 30, 1921 | 30 years, 69 days | Ebbets Field, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 70 | Win | 64–1–4 (1) | Sergeant Ray Smith | KO | 2 (12) | May 27, 1921 | 30 years, 66 days | Idora Park, Youngstown, Ohio, U.S. | |
| 69 | Win | 63–1–4 (1) | Jack Heinen | KO | 1 (12) | May 23, 1921 | 30 years, 62 days | Canton Auditorium, Canton, Ohio, U.S. | |
| 68 | Win | 62–1–4 (1) | Hugh Walker | TKO | 2 (10) | Apr 29, 1921 | 30 years, 38 days | Grand Opera House, Terre Haute, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 67 | Win | 61–1–4 (1) | Porky Dan Flynn | TKO | 11 (12) | Apr 19, 1921 | 30 years, 28 days | Coliseum, Newark, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| 66 | Win | 60–1–4 (1) | Larry Williams | TKO | 4 (12) | Apr 12, 1921 | 30 years, 21 days | Pioneer Sporting Club, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 65 | Win | 59–1–4 (1) | Sergeant Norcross | KO | 1 (12) | Mar 31, 1921 | 30 years, 9 days | Springfield, Ohio, U.S. | |
| 64 | Win | 58–1–4 (1) | Paul Samson Koerner | TKO | 2 (15) | Mar 22, 1921 | 30 years, 0 days | Pioneer Sporting Club, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 63 | Win | 57–1–4 (1) | Al Reich | KO | 1 (10) | Mar 18, 1921 | 29 years, 361 days | Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. | |
| 62 | Win | 56–1–4 (1) | Hugh Walker | NWS | 10 | Feb 14, 1921 | 29 years, 329 days | Heuck's Opera House, Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. | |
| 61 | Win | 55–1–4 (1) | Tony Melchior | KO | 1 (12) | Feb 10, 1921 | 29 years, 325 days | Coliseum, Toledo, Ohio, U.S. | |
| 60 | Win | 54–1–4 (1) | Chuck Wiggins | NWS | 10 | Jan 11, 1921 | 29 years, 295 days | Heuck's Opera House, Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. | |
| 59 | Win | 53–1–4 (1) | Chuck Wiggins | NWS | 12 | Dec 6, 1920 | 29 years, 259 days | Coliseum, Toledo, Ohio, U.S. | |
| 58 | Win | 52–1–4 (1) | Hugh Walker | NWS | 10 | Nov 11, 1920 | 29 years, 234 days | Peoria, Illinois, U.S. | |
| 57 | Loss | 51–1–4 (1) | Harry Greb | NWS | 10 | Jul 31, 1920 | 29 years, 131 days | Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 56 | Win | 51–0–4 (1) | Clay Turner | NWS | 10 | Jul 22, 1920 | 29 years, 122 days | Nicollet Park, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. | |
| 55 | Win | 50–0–4 (1) | Harry Greb | NWS | 10 | May 15, 1920 | 29 years, 54 days | Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 54 | Win | 49–0–4 (1) | Bob Roper | NWS | 10 | Apr 9, 1920 | 29 years, 18 days | Armory, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. | |
| 53 | Win | 48–0–4 (1) | Jack Reeves | KO | 2 (15) | Feb 19, 1920 | 28 years, 334 days | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | |
| 52 | Draw | 47–0–4 (1) | Noel "Boy" McCormick | PTS | 10 | Feb 11, 1920 | 28 years, 326 days | Arena, Milwaukie, Oregon, U.S. | |
| 51 | Win | 47–0–3 (1) | George K.O. Brown | NWS | 10 | Feb 2, 1920 | 28 years, 317 days | Peoria, Illinois, U.S. | |
| 50 | Win | 46–0–3 (1) | Jimmy Darcy | PTS | 10 | Dec 16, 1919 | 28 years, 269 days | Arena, Milwaukie, Oregon, U.S. | |
| 49 | Win | 45–0–3 (1) | Frank Farmer | PTS | 6 | Dec 3, 1919 | 28 years, 256 days | Crystal Pool, Seattle, Washington, U.S. | |
| 48 | Win | 44–0–3 (1) | Mick King | PTS | 15 | Nov 27, 1919 | 28 years, 250 days | Victoria Pavilion, Calgary, Alberta, Canada | |
| 47 | Win | 43–0–3 (1) | George K.O. Brown | NWS | 12 | Jul 3, 1919 | 28 years, 103 days | Denver, Colorado, U.S. | |
| 46 | Draw | 42–0–3 (1) | Billy Miske | NWS | 10 | Jun 19, 1919 | 28 years, 89 days | Nicollet Park, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. | |
| 45 | Win | 42–0–2 (1) | Tom Roper | NWS | 10 | Apr 28, 1919 | 28 years, 37 days | Waterloo Theatre, Waterloo, Iowa, U.S. | |
| 44 | Win | 41–0–2 (1) | George Chip | PTS | 10 | Apr 10, 1919 | 28 years, 19 days | Stockyards Stadium, Denver, Colorado, U.S. | |
| 43 | Win | 40–0–2 (1) | Larry Williams | NWS | 10 | Feb 10, 1919 | 27 years, 325 days | Broadway Auditorium, Buffalo, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 42 | Win | 39–0–2 (1) | Len Rowlands | NWS | 10 | Jan 30, 1919 | 27 years, 314 days | Town Hall, Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 41 | NC | 38–0–2 (1) | Bartley Madden | NC | 4 (6) | Jan 25, 1919 | 27 years, 309 days | National A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 40 | Win | 38–0–2 | George Chip | NWS | 12 | May 3, 1918 | 27 years, 42 days | Coliseum, Des Moines, Iowa, U.S. | |
| 39 | Win | 37–0–2 | Gus Christie | PTS | 10 | Apr 26, 1918 | 27 years, 35 days | Terre Haute, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 38 | Win | 36–0–2 | Silent Martin | NWS | 15 | Apr 20, 1918 | 27 years, 29 days | Armory, Akron, Ohio, U.S. | |
| 37 | Win | 35–0–2 | Clay Turner | NWS | 10 | Apr 18, 1918 | 27 years, 27 days | Town Hall, Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 36 | Win | 34–0–2 | Gus Christie | NWS | 12 | Mar 22, 1918 | 27 years, 0 days | Coliseum, Des Moines, Iowa, U.S. | |
| 35 | Win | 33–0–2 | Silent Martin | KO | 10 (15) | Mar 13, 1918 | 26 years, 356 days | Albaugh Theater, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. | |
| 34 | Win | 32–0–2 | George Chip | NWS | 10 | Mar 7, 1918 | 26 years, 350 days | Town Hall, Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 33 | Win | 31–0–2 | Clay Turner | NWS | 10 | Feb 11, 1918 | 26 years, 326 days | Southside Market House, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 32 | Win | 30–0–2 | Gus Christie | NWS | 10 | Feb 4, 1918 | 26 years, 319 days | Southside Market House, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 31 | Win | 29–0–2 | Gus Christie | PTS | 15 | Sep 3, 1917 | 26 years, 165 days | Dayton, Ohio, U.S. | |
| 30 | Win | 28–0–2 | George Chip | NWS | 10 | Aug 22, 1917 | 26 years, 153 days | Auditorium, Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S. | |
| 29 | Win | 27–0–2 | Battling Levinsky | NWS | 10 | Mar 23, 1917 | 26 years, 1 day | Auditorium, Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S. | World light heavyweight title at stake; (via KO only) |
| 28 | Win | 26–0–2 | Jackie Clark | NWS | 10 | Mar 15, 1917 | 25 years, 358 days | Town Hall, Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 27 | Win | 25–0–2 | Bert Kenny | NWS | 10 | Mar 3, 1917 | 25 years, 346 days | Fairmont A.C., New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 26 | Win | 24–0–2 | Bob Moha | NWS | 10 | Feb 6, 1917 | 25 years, 321 days | Elite Rink, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. | |
| 25 | Win | 23–0–2 | Joe Herrick | NWS | 12 | Nov 16, 1916 | 25 years, 239 days | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | |
| 24 | Win | 22–0–2 | Joe Herrick | NWS | 12 | Oct 27, 1916 | 25 years, 219 days | Walker Theatre, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | |
| 23 | Win | 21–0–2 | Vic Hansen | PTS | 10 | Mar 8, 1916 | 24 years, 352 days | Saint Joseph, Missouri | |
| 22 | Win | 20–0–2 | Gus Christie | NWS | 12 | Feb 15, 1916 | 24 years, 330 days | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | |
| 21 | Win | 19–0–2 | Harry Greb | NWS | 10 | Nov 16, 1915 | 24 years, 239 days | Auditorium, Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S. | |
| 20 | Win | 18–0–2 | Billy Miske | NWS | 10 | Jul 12, 1915 | 24 years, 112 days | Auditorium, Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S. | |
| 19 | Win | 17–0–2 | Billy Murray | NWS | 10 | Feb 2, 1915 | 23 years, 317 days | Arena, Hudson, Texas, U.S. | |
| 18 | Win | 16–0–2 | Billy Glover | TKO | 6 (10) | Nov 26, 1914 | 23 years, 249 days | Fairmont A.C., New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 17 | Win | 15–0–2 | Bert Fagan | KO | 2 (10) | Sep 2, 1914 | 23 years, 164 days | Arena, Hudson, Texas, U.S. | |
| 16 | Draw | 14–0–2 | Young Mahoney | NWS | 10 | Jun 5, 1914 | 23 years, 75 days | Superior A.C., Superior, Wisconsin, U.S. | |
| 15 | Win | 14–0–1 | Buck Crouse | TKO | 4 (10) | May 22, 1914 | 23 years, 61 days | Arena, Hudson, Texas, U.S. | |
| 14 | Win | 13–0–1 | George K.O. Brown | NWS | 10 | Apr 21, 1914 | 23 years, 30 days | Superior, Wisconsin, U.S. | |
| 13 | Win | 12–0–1 | Billy Miske | NWS | 10 | Mar 24, 1914 | 23 years, 2 days | Arena, Hudson, Texas, U.S. | |
| 12 | Win | 11–0–1 | George K.O. Brown | NWS | 10 | Feb 9, 1914 | 22 years, 324 days | Hudson, Texas, U.S. | |
| 11 | Win | 10–0–1 | Al Worgin | KO | 4 (?) | Jan 15, 1914 | 22 years, 299 days | Hudson, Texas, U.S. | |
| 10 | Win | 9–0–1 | Willie K.O. Brennan | NWS | 10 | Sep 29, 1913 | 22 years, 191 days | Elmwood Music Hall, Buffalo, New York, U.S. | |
| 9 | Win | 8–0–1 | Jack Denning | NWS | 10 | Jun 13, 1913 | 22 years, 83 days | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 8 | Draw | 7–0–1 | Frank Logan | NWS | 6 | Jun 9, 1913 | 22 years, 79 days | Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Johnny Shaw | TKO | 3 (10) | May 27, 1913 | 22 years, 66 days | Brown's Gym A.A., Far Rockaway, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Young Mike Donovan | NWS | 10 | May 16, 1913 | 22 years, 55 days | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Joe Borrell | NWS | 10 | Apr 29, 1913 | 22 years, 38 days | Fairmont A.C., New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Tommy Bergin | NWS | 10 | Apr 22, 1913 | 22 years, 31 days | Atlantic Garden A.C., New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Tommy Nelson | TKO | 1 (?) | Dec 7, 1912 | 21 years, 260 days | Fairmont A.C., New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Colored Brown | KO | 5 (?) | Oct 2, 1911 | 20 years, 194 days | Cooke's Gym, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Oscar Kelly | KO | 5 (?) | Sep 5, 1911 | 20 years, 167 days | Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Boxing record for Tommy Gibbons". BoxRec.
- ^ "Tommy Gibbons, Boxer, 69, Died. Challenger to Dempsey in 1923 Bout. Was Sheriff in Minnesota 24 Years". New York Times. November 20, 1960. Retrieved 2013-12-05.
- ^ "Tommy Gibbons, Ex-Boxer, Dead". United Press International in the Milwaukee Journal. November 19, 1960. Retrieved 2013-12-05.
- ^ Minnesota boxing hall of fame inductees Archived 2010-11-02 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "BoxRec: Tommy Gibbons".
External links
edit- Boxing record for Tommy Gibbons from BoxRec (registration required)