Michael J. Gibbons (July 20, 1887 – August 31, 1956) was an American boxer from 1908 to 1922. The brother of heavyweight

Tommy Gibbons Thomas Joseph Gibbons (March 22, 1891 – November 19, 1960) was an American professional heavyweight boxer. Life and career He was born on March 22, 1891 in Saint Paul, Minnesota to Thomas John Gibbons and Mary ( Burke) Gibbons. He had a brot ...

, he claimed Middleweight Champion of the World status in 1909 following

Stanley Ketchel Stanisław Kiecal (September 14, 1886 – October 15, 1910), better known in the boxing world as Stanley Ketchel, was an American professional boxer who became one of the greatest World Middleweight Champions in history. He was nicknamed "The Mich ...

's murder. Although he never won the title, Gibbons is regarded as one of the all-time best welter and middleweight boxers by historians. Statistical boxing website

BoxRec BoxRec or boxrec.com is a website dedicated to holding updated records of professional and amateur boxers, both male and female. It also maintains a MediaWiki-based encyclopaedia of boxing. The objective of the site is to document every profess ...

lists Gibbons as the #18 ranked middleweight of all time, while ''

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'' founder

Nat Fleischer Nathaniel Stanley Fleischer (November 3, 1887 – June 25, 1972) was a noted American boxing writer and collector. Career Fleischer was born in New York City. After he graduated from City College of New York in 1908, Fleischer worked for the '' ...

placed him at #9. The International Boxing Research Organization rates Gibbons as the 17th best middleweight ever and boxing historian

Bert Sugar Herbert Randolph Sugar (June 7, 1936 – March 25, 2012) was an American boxing writer and sports historian known for his trademark fedora and unlit cigar. Biography Early life and education Sugar was born in Washington, D.C. on June 7, 1936. ...

placed him 92nd in his Top 100 Fighters catalogue.All-Time Middleweight Rankings
IBROresearch.com Retrieved on 2014-04-29 Gibbons retired due to deteriorating vision. Following his boxing career he entered business in his native St. Paul, and became a member of the Minnesota Athletic Commission. Gibbons was elected to the Ring Magazine Hall of Fame in 1958, the

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in 1992, the World Boxing Hall of Fame in 1997, and the

Minnesota Boxing Hall of Fame The Minnesota Boxing Hall of Fame is a commemorative organization with plans to create a museum. It celebrates the history of boxing in the state of Minnesota by honoring individuals whose achievements within the sport are noteworthy. History Thou ...

in 2010.Cyber Boxing Encyclopedia - Mike Gibbons
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Professional boxing record

All information in this section is derived from

, unless otherwise stated.

Official record

All

newspaper decision A newspaper decision was a type of decision in professional boxing. It was rendered by a consensus of sportswriters attending a bout after it had ended inconclusively with a "no decision", as many regions had not adopted the National Sporting Club o ...

s are officially regarded as "no decision" bouts and are not counted in the win/loss/draw column.

Unofficial record

Record with the inclusion of

s in the win/loss/draw column.

References

External links

Gibbons' Record at Cyber Boxing ZoneTom & Mike Gibbons Preservation Society
*Boxing Record at BoxRec
Mike Gibbons
*Boxing trainer together with Tommy Gibbons in training film "PHYSICAL AND BAYONET TRAINING, 191

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gibbons, Mike 1887 births 1956 deaths International Boxing Hall of Fame inductees Boxers from Saint Paul, Minnesota American male boxers Middleweight boxers