Heavyweight · United States
Tommy Gibbons 96-5-4, 1 NC 48 KO · 1911–1925
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Tommy Gibbons was a heavyweight boxer from United States, born Mar 22, 1891. Record 96-5-4, 1 NC with 48 knockouts over 1911–1925. Tommy Gibbons last fought Gene Tunney on Jun 5, 1925 and lost by KO in round 12 of 15.
Also: تومى جيبونز · تومي جيبونز · トミー・ギボンズ +2 more Thomas Joseph Gibbons · Tom Gibbons
Born Mar 22, 1891
Died Nov 19, 1960
Country 🇺🇸 United States
Stance Orthodox
Height 184 cm
Debut Sep 5, 1911
Career 1911–1925
Rounds boxed 301
KO share 50%
Born in Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
Titles ABA and NYSAC light-heavyweight titles at stake 1917
Confirmed bouts 15 of 106
Career record Record
96-5-4, 1 NC, 48 KOs · 1911–1925
Last result L
KO 12/15 · Polo Grounds New York City, New York, 🇺🇸
The record 106 bouts, 1911–1925, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in. Wikidata: 57-4-1
L
KO 12/15 · Polo Grounds New York City, New York, 🇺🇸
Gibbons 96-4-4 · Tunney 72-1-3
W
Tiny Jim Herman
KO 3/10 · Detroit, Michigan, 🇺🇸
Gibbons 95-4-4 · Herman —
W
TKO 6/10 · Grand Rapids, Michigan, 🇺🇸
Gibbons 94-4-4 · Burke —
W
TKO 6/15 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Gibbons 93-4-4 · Norfolk 112-23-8
W
Ted Jamieson
KO 1/15 · Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Gibbons 92-4-4 · Jamieson —
W
Bill Reed
TKO 3/20 · Bellaire, Ohio, 🇺🇸
Gibbons 91-4-4 · Reed —
W
KO 3/20 · Wembley Stadium, Wembley, 🇬🇧
Gibbons 90-4-4 · Bloomfield —
W
10 · Floyd Fitzsimmons' Arena, Michigan City, 🇺🇸
Gibbons 89-4-4 · Carpentier 88-13-5
W
Jack McFarland
KO 2/8 · Nashville Baseball Park, Nashville, 🇺🇸
Gibbons 88-4-4 · McFarland —
W
Soldier Lee
TKO 3/8 · Memphis, Tennessee, 🇺🇸
Gibbons 87-4-4 · Lee —
W
Joe Downey
KO 1/12 · Lakeside Park Pavillion, Dayton, 🇺🇸
Gibbons 86-4-4 · Downey —
W
Jack Moore
KO 2/10 · Board of Trade Building, Winnipeg, 🇨🇦
Gibbons 85-4-4 · Moore —
L
For NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring heavyweight titles PTS 15/15 · Arena, Shelby, Montana, 🇺🇸
Gibbons 85-3-4 · Dempsey 65-4-10
W
Chuck Wiggins
TKO 10/15 · Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Gibbons 84-3-4 · Wiggins —
W
Andy Schmader
KO 1/10 · Majestic Theatre, Peoria, 🇺🇸
Gibbons 83-3-4 · Schmader —
W
Jim Tracey
KO 2/10 · East Chicago, Indiana, 🇺🇸
Gibbons 82-3-4 · Tracey —
W
UD 10/10 · Auditorium, Saint Paul, 🇺🇸
Gibbons 81-3-4 · Miske —
W
Joe Burke
KO 1/10 · Broadway Auditorium, Buffalo, 🇺🇸
Gibbons 80-3-4 · Burke —
W
George Ashe
KO 1/10 · Danceland Arena, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Gibbons 79-3-4 · Ashe —
L
DQ 10/15 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Gibbons 79-2-4 · Miske —
Show all 106 bouts W
Sailor Martin
KO 2/12 · Broadway Bowl, Louisville, 🇺🇸
Gibbons 78-2-4 · Martin —
W
Harry Foley
TKO 6/15 · Louisiana Auditorium, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Gibbons 77-2-4 · Foley —
L
UD 15/15 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Gibbons 77-1-4 · Greb 193-11-17
W
Pat McCarthy
TKO 4/10 · Mechanics Building, Boston, 🇺🇸
Gibbons 76-1-4 · McCarthy —
W
Bartley Madden
10 · Grand Rapids, Michigan, 🇺🇸
Gibbons 75-1-4 · Madden —
W
Hope Mullen
KO 1/15 · Southern AC, Shreveport, 🇺🇸
Gibbons 74-1-4 · Mullen —
W
Dan O'Dowd
KO 6/15 · Louisiana Auditorium, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Gibbons 73-1-4 · O'Dowd —
W
Soldier Jones
KO 1/10 · Armouries, Windsor, 🇨🇦
Gibbons 72-1-4 · Jones —
W
Fred Allen
TKO 1/12 · Odeon Theater, Saint Louis, 🇺🇸
Gibbons 71-1-4 · Allen —
W
Clay Turner
KO 1/10 · Broadway Auditorium, Buffalo, 🇺🇸
Gibbons 70-1-4 · Turner —
W
Joe Burke
KO 2/10 · Kalamazoo, Michigan, 🇺🇸
Gibbons 69-1-4 · Burke —
W
Bill Reed
TKO 2/10 · Redland Field, Cincinnati, 🇺🇸
Gibbons 68-1-4 · Reed —
W
Dan O'Dowd
TKO 3/10 · South Bend, Indiana, 🇺🇸
Gibbons 67-1-4 · O'Dowd —
W
Willie Meehan
TKO 1/12 · Dunn Field, Cleveland, 🇺🇸
Gibbons 66-1-4 · Meehan —
W
Willie Keeler
KO 2/10 · Omaha, Nebraska, 🇺🇸
Gibbons 65-1-4 · Keeler —
W
Jack Clifford
KO 3/12 · Ebbets Field, New York City, 🇺🇸
Gibbons 64-1-4 · Clifford —
W
Sergeant Ray Smith
KO 2/12 · Idora Park, Youngstown, 🇺🇸
Gibbons 63-1-4 · Smith —
W
Jack Heinen
KO 1/12 · Canton Auditorium, Canton, 🇺🇸
Gibbons 62-1-4 · Heinen —
W
Hugh Walker
TKO 2/10 · Grand Opera House, Terre Haute, 🇺🇸
Gibbons 61-1-4 · Walker —
W
TKO 11/12 · Coliseum, Newark, 🇺🇸
Gibbons 60-1-4 · Flynn —
W
Larry Williams
TKO 4/12 · Pioneer Sporting Club, New York City, 🇺🇸
Gibbons 59-1-4 · Williams —
W
Sergeant Norcross
KO 1/12 · Springfield, Ohio, 🇺🇸
Gibbons 58-1-4 · Norcross —
W
Paul Samson Koerner
TKO 2/15 · Pioneer Sporting Club, New York City, 🇺🇸
Gibbons 57-1-4 · Koerner —
W
Al Reich
KO 1/10 · Cleveland, Ohio, 🇺🇸
Gibbons 56-1-4 · Reich —
W
Hugh Walker
10 · Heuck's Opera House, Cincinnati, 🇺🇸
Gibbons 55-1-4 · Walker —
W
Tony Melchior
KO 1/12 · Coliseum, Toledo, 🇺🇸
Gibbons 54-1-4 · Melchior —
W
Chuck Wiggins
10 · Heuck's Opera House, Cincinnati, 🇺🇸
Gibbons 53-1-4 · Wiggins —
W
Chuck Wiggins
12 · Coliseum, Toledo, 🇺🇸
Gibbons 52-1-4 · Wiggins —
W
Hugh Walker
10 · Peoria, Illinois, 🇺🇸
Gibbons 51-1-4 · Walker —
L
10 · Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, 🇺🇸
Gibbons 51-0-4 · Greb 159-11-14
W
Clay Turner
10 · Nicollet Park, Minneapolis, 🇺🇸
Gibbons 50-0-4 · Turner —
W
10 · Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, 🇺🇸
Gibbons 49-0-4 · Greb 155-10-14
W
Bob Roper
10 · Armory, Minneapolis, 🇺🇸
Gibbons 48-0-4 · Roper —
W
Jack Reeves
KO 2/15 · Edmonton, Alberta, 🇨🇦
Gibbons 47-0-4 · Reeves —
D
PTS 10/10 · Arena, Milwaukie, 🇺🇸
Gibbons 47-0-3 · McCormick —
W
10 · Peoria, Illinois, 🇺🇸
Gibbons 46-0-3 · Brown —
W
Jimmy Darcy
PTS 10/10 · Arena, Milwaukie, 🇺🇸
Gibbons 45-0-3 · Darcy —
W
Frank Farmer
PTS 6/6 · Crystal Pool, Seattle, 🇺🇸
Gibbons 44-0-3 · Farmer —
W
PTS 15/15 · Victoria Pavilion, Calgary, 🇨🇦
Gibbons 43-0-3 · King —
W
12 · Denver, Colorado, 🇺🇸
Gibbons 42-0-3 · Brown —
D
10 · Nicollet Park, Minneapolis, 🇺🇸
Gibbons 42-0-2 · Miske —
W
Tom Roper
10 · Waterloo Theatre, Waterloo, 🇺🇸
Gibbons 41-0-2 · Roper —
W
PTS 10/10 · Stockyards Stadium, Denver, 🇺🇸
Gibbons 40-0-2 · Chip 72-50-12
W
Larry Williams
10 · Broadway Auditorium, Buffalo, 🇺🇸
Gibbons 39-0-2 · Williams —
W
Len Rowlands
10 · Town Hall, Scranton, 🇺🇸
Gibbons 38-0-2 · Rowlands —
NC
Bartley Madden
NC 4/6 · National A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Gibbons 38-0-2 · Madden —
W
12 · Coliseum, Des Moines, 🇺🇸
Gibbons 37-0-2 · Chip 72-43-12
W
Gus Christie
PTS 10/10 · Terre Haute, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸
Gibbons 36-0-2 · Christie —
W
Silent Martin
15 · Armory, Akron, 🇺🇸
Gibbons 35-0-2 · Martin —
W
Clay Turner
10 · Town Hall, Scranton, 🇺🇸
Gibbons 34-0-2 · Turner —
W
Gus Christie
12 · Coliseum, Des Moines, 🇺🇸
Gibbons 33-0-2 · Christie —
W
Silent Martin
KO 10/15 · Albaugh Theater, Baltimore, 🇺🇸
Gibbons 32-0-2 · Martin —
W
10 · Town Hall, Scranton, 🇺🇸
Gibbons 31-0-2 · Chip 72-41-12
W
Clay Turner
10 · Southside Market House, Pittsburgh, 🇺🇸
Gibbons 30-0-2 · Turner —
W
10 · Southside Market House, Pittsburgh, 🇺🇸
Gibbons 29-0-2 · Chip 72-40-12
W
Gus Christie
PTS 15/15 · Dayton, Ohio, 🇺🇸
Gibbons 28-0-2 · Christie —
W
10 · Auditorium, Saint Paul, 🇺🇸
Gibbons 27-0-2 · Chip 70-38-12
W
ABA and NYSAC light-heavyweight titles at stake 10 · Auditorium, Saint Paul, 🇺🇸
Gibbons 26-0-2 · Levinsky 130-27-25
W
Jackie Clark
10 · Town Hall, Scranton, 🇺🇸
Gibbons 25-0-2 · Clark —
W
Bert Kenny
10 · Fairmont A.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
Gibbons 24-0-2 · Kenny —
W
10 · Elite Rink, Milwaukee, 🇺🇸
Gibbons 23-0-2 · Moha 34-13-8
W
Joe Herrick
12 · Winnipeg, Manitoba, 🇨🇦
Gibbons 22-0-2 · Herrick —
W
Joe Herrick
12 · Walker Theatre, Winnipeg, 🇨🇦
Gibbons 21-0-2 · Herrick —
W
Vic Hansen
PTS 10/10 · Saint Joseph, Missouri
Gibbons 20-0-2 · Hansen —
W
Gus Christie
12 · Winnipeg, Manitoba, 🇨🇦
Gibbons 19-0-2 · Christie —
W
10 · Auditorium, Saint Paul, 🇺🇸
Gibbons 18-0-2 · Greb 33-4-10
W
10 · Auditorium, Saint Paul, 🇺🇸
Gibbons 17-0-2 · Miske —
W
10 · Arena, Hudson, 🇺🇸
Gibbons 16-0-2 · Murray —
W
Billy Glover
TKO 6/10 · Fairmont A.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
Gibbons 15-0-2 · Glover —
W
Bert Fagan
KO 2/10 · Arena, Hudson, 🇺🇸
Gibbons 14-0-2 · Fagan —
D
Young Mahoney
10 · Superior A.C., Superior, 🇺🇸
Gibbons 14-0-1 · Mahoney —
W
Buck Crouse
TKO 4/10 · Arena, Hudson, 🇺🇸
Gibbons 13-0-1 · Crouse —
W
10 · Superior, Wisconsin, 🇺🇸
Gibbons 12-0-1 · Brown —
W
10 · Arena, Hudson, 🇺🇸
Gibbons 11-0-1 · Miske —
W
10 · Hudson, Texas, 🇺🇸
Gibbons 10-0-1 · Brown —
W
Al Worgin
KO 4 · Hudson, Texas, 🇺🇸
Gibbons 9-0-1 · Worgin —
W
Willie K.O. Brennan
10 · Elmwood Music Hall, Buffalo, 🇺🇸
Gibbons 8-0-1 · Brennan —
W
Jack Denning
10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Gibbons 7-0-1 · Denning —
D
Frank Logan
6 · Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Gibbons 7-0-0 · Logan —
W
Johnny Shaw
TKO 3/10 · Brown's Gym A.A., Far Rockaway, 🇺🇸
Gibbons 6-0-0 · Shaw —
W
Young Mike Donovan
10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Gibbons 5-0-0 · Donovan —
W
Joe Borrell
10 · Fairmont A.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
Gibbons 4-0-0 · Borrell —
W
Tommy Bergin
10 · Atlantic Garden A.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
Gibbons 3-0-0 · Bergin —
W
Tommy Nelson
TKO 1 · Fairmont A.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
Gibbons 2-0-0 · Nelson —
W
Colored Brown
KO 5 · Cooke's Gym, Minneapolis, 🇺🇸
Gibbons 1-0-0 · Brown —
W
Oscar Kelly
KO 5 · Minneapolis, Minnesota, 🇺🇸
Gibbons 0-0-0 · Kelly —
Ratings now Not in any current ranking.
World titles No world title reigns recorded.
Facts
What is Tommy Gibbons's record? Tommy Gibbons's professional record is 96-5-4, 1 NC with 48 knockouts.
Who did Tommy Gibbons fight last? Tommy Gibbons last fought Gene Tunney on Jun 5, 1925 and lost by KO in round 12 of 15. Sources Boxerbook ID 17608 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/17608 . Wikidata (CC0), English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), photo from Wikimedia Commons. Last fetched: 2026-10-12. Spot a mistake? Every bout page has a link to report it.
