Mike Gibbons | |
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| Born | Michael J. Gibbons July 20, 1887 St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Died | August 31, 1956 (aged 69) |
| Other names | St. Paul Phantom |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | Middleweight |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 132;[1] With the inclusion of newspaper decisions |
| Wins | 112 |
| Wins by KO | 38 |
| Losses | 12 |
| Draws | 8 |
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Michael J. Gibbons (July 20, 1887 – August 31, 1956) was an American boxer from 1908 to 1922. The brother of heavyweight Tommy Gibbons, he claimed Middleweight Champion of the World status in 1909 following Stanley Ketchel'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 lists Gibbons as the #18 ranked middleweight of all time, while The Ring Magazine founder Nat Fleischer placed him at #9.[2] The International Boxing Research Organization rates Gibbons as the 17th best middleweight ever and boxing historian Bert Sugar placed him 92nd in his Top 100 Fighters catalogue.[3][4] 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 International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1992, the World Boxing Hall of Fame in 1997, and the Minnesota Boxing Hall of Fame in 2010.[5]
- ^ "BoxRec: Login".
- ^ "All-Time Middleweight Rankings". BoxRec. Archived from the original on December 13, 2014. Retrieved May 5, 2014.
- ^ All-Time Middleweight Rankings IBROresearch.com Retrieved on 2014-04-29
- ^ Bert Randolph Sugar (2005). Boxing's Greatest Fighters. Lyons Press. ISBN 978-1-59228-632-4.
- ^ Cyber Boxing Encyclopedia - Mike Gibbons CyberBoxingZone.com Retrieved on 2014-04-30