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. 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.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 International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1992, the World Boxing Hall of Fame in 1997, and the Minnesota Boxing Hall of Fame in 2010.Cyber Boxing Encyclopedia - Mike Gibbons CyberBoxingZone.com Retrieved on 2014-04-30

Professional boxing record All information in this section is derived from BoxRec, unless otherwise stated.

Official record

All newspaper decisions are officially regarded as "no decision" bouts and are not counted in the win/loss/draw column. ResultRecordOpponentTypeRoundDateAgeLocationNotes132Win Danny FaganTKO5 (12)May 16, 1922 131Loss64–3–4 Mike O'DowdPTS12May 6, 1922 130Win64–2–4 Charley NashertPTS15Apr 28, 1922 129Win63–2–4 Battling OrtegaKO1 (10)Apr 8, 1922 128Win62–2–4 Leo StokesNWS10Mar 14, 1922 127Win62–2–4 Stockyards Tommy MurphyNWS10Mar 9, 1922 126Win62–2–4 Mike O'DowdNWS10Dec 16, 1921 125Win62–2–4 Augie RatnerPTS12Dec 5, 1921 124Win61–2–4 Phil KrugNWS12Dec 1, 1921 123Loss61–2–4 Tommy RobsonPTS10Nov 25, 1921 122Win61–1–4 Happy LittletonPTS15Oct 31, 1921 121Win60–1–4 Joe HerrickPTS10Oct 6, 1921 120Win59–1–4 Battling OrtegaTKO7 (10)Sep 16, 1921 119Win58–1–4 Young FisherNWS10Sep 13, 1921 118Win58–1–4 Jeff SmithNWS12Aug 9, 1921 117Win58–1–4 Gus PlattsPTS10Aug 5, 1921 116Win57–1–4 Augie RatnerPTS10Aug 4, 1921 115Win56–1–4 Al SommersTKO11 (12)Jul 4, 1921 114Win55–1–4 Eddie McGoortyKO5 (10)Jun 17, 1921 113Win54–1–4 Silent MartinTKO10 (15)Jun 7, 1921 112Win53–1–4 Sailor WeldonTKO2 (10)Jun 6, 1921 111Win52–1–4 Dave RosenbergUD12May 30, 1921 110Win51–1–4 Leo LeonardNWS10May 26, 1921 109Win51–1–4 Paddy FlynnPTS15May 20, 1921 108Win50–1–4 Frankie MaguireKO6 (8)May 9, 1921 107Loss49–1–4 Chuck WigginsNWS10May 4, 1921 106Win49–1–4 Chuck WigginsNWS10Apr 21, 1921 105Loss49–1–4 Mike O'DowdNWS10Nov 21, 1919 104Loss49–1–4 Jeff SmithNWS10Jul 4, 1919 103Loss49–1–4 Harry GrebNWS10Jun 23, 1919 102Win49–1–4 George ChipNWS10Jun 11, 1919 101Win49–1–4 George K.O. BrownNWS8May 19, 1919 100Win49–1–4 Jakob "Soldier" BartfieldPTS4Apr 22, 1919 99Win48–1–4 Leo Florian HauckNWS8Mar 25, 1919 98Win48–1–4 Len RowlandsNWS10Mar 12, 1919 97Win48–1–4 Jakob "Soldier" BartfieldNWS10Mar 4, 1919 96Win48–1–4 Billy KramerTKO3 (10)Feb 27, 1919 95Win47–1–4 George ChipNWS10Jan 31, 1919 94Win47–1–4 Frank MantellKO3 (10)Oct 12, 1917 93Win46–1–4 Jimmy HowardKO4 (10)Sep 14, 1917 92Win45–1–4 Jack DillonNWS10Sep 3, 1917 91Win45–1–4 George ChipNWS12Jul 4, 1917 90Win45–1–4 Al SommersPTS6May 8, 1917 89Win44–1–4 Ray CampbellPTS4May 4, 1917 88Win43–1–4 Harry GrebNWS6Feb 10, 1917 87Win43–1–4 Clay TurnerNWS4Dec 8, 1916 86Win43–1–4 Jack DillonNWS10Nov 10, 1916 85Win43–1–4 Ted "Kid" LewisNWS10May 18, 1916 84Win43–1–4 Jeff SmithNWS10Mar 17, 1916 83Win43–1–4 Young AhearnKO1 (10)Jan 18, 1916 82Loss42–1–4 Packey McFarlandNWS10Sep 11, 1915 81Loss42–1–4 Jakob "Soldier" BartfieldNWS10May 31, 1915 80Win42–1–4 Leo Florian HauckNWS10May 26, 1915 79Win42–1–4 Eddie McGoortyNWS10Mar 2, 1915 78Win42–1–4 Jimmy ClabbyNWS10Jan 21, 1915 77Win42–1–4 Willie K.O. BrennanNWS10Dec 14, 1914 76Win42–1–4 Bob MohaDQ2 (10)Dec 4, 1914 75Win41–1–4 Young Mike DonovanTKO6 (10)Nov 9, 1914 74Win40–1–4 Billy MaxwellNWS10Oct 27, 1914 73Win40–1–4 Bill MacKinnonNWS10Sep 21, 1914 72Win40–1–4 George K.O. BrownNWS10Sep 7, 1914 71Win40–1–4 George K.O. BrownPTS12Jun 9, 1914 70Win39–1–4 Vic HansenTKO6 (10)May 29, 1914 69Win38–1–4 Johnny "Kid" AlbertsNWS10May 26, 1914 68Win38–1–4 Johnny HowardNWS10May 5, 1914 67Win38–1–4 Gus ChristieNWS10Mar 24, 1914 66Win38–1–4 Al McCoyNWS10Feb 23, 1914 65Win38–1–4 Perry "Kid" GravesNWS6Feb 16, 1914 64Win38–1–4 Bob McAllisterKO7 (10)Jan 12, 1914 63Win37–1–4 Joe HirstNWS6Dec 15, 1913 62Win37–1–4 Wildcat FernsTKO2 (10)Dec 10, 1913 61Win36–1–4 Marty RowanTKO2 (10)Nov 14, 1913 60Win35–1–4 Emmett "Kid" WagnerKO9 (10)Oct 30, 1913 59Win34–1–4 Spike KellyNWS10Oct 9, 1913 58Win34–1–4 Young AhearnKO4 (10)Jun 13, 1913 57Win33–1–4 Joe WhitePTS12Jun 3, 1913 56Win32–1–4 Jimmy PerryTKO2 (6)May 29, 1913 55Win31–1–4 Jack McCarronNWS10May 16, 1913 54Win31–1–4 Gus ChristiePTS12May 13, 1913 53Loss30–1–4 Eddie McGoortyNWS10Dec 4, 1912 52Loss30–1–4 Jack McCarronNWS6Nov 20, 1912 51Win30–1–4 Tommy MaloneyNWS10Sep 23, 1912 50Win30–1–4 Young McCartneyKO2 (6)Sep 14, 1912 49Win29–1–4 Sid BurnsRTD5 (10)Jul 1, 1912 48Win28–1–4 Joe SteinNWS10Jun 25, 1912 47Win28–1–4 Tommy ConnorsNWS10Jun 10, 1912 46Win28–1–4 Willie K.O. BrennanPTS10May 31, 1912 45Win27–1–4 Paddy LavinTKO8 (10)May 14, 1912 44Win26–1–4 Jeff SmithNWS10Apr 11, 1912 43Win26–1–4 Jack DenningNWS10Mar 26, 1912 42Win26–1–4 Willie LewisKO2 (10)Feb 23, 1912 41Win25–1–4 Tommy HowellNWS6Feb 17, 1912 40Win25–1–4 Freddie HicksNWS10Feb 13, 1912 39Win25–1–4 Mike CashmanTKO4 (10)Feb 7, 1912 38Draw24–1–4 Jack DenningNWS10Jan 23, 1912 37Draw24–1–4 Young ErneNWS6Dec 16, 1911 36Win24–1–4 Frank PerronKO9 (15)Dec 12, 1911 35Win23–1–4 Walter CoffeyNWS10Dec 5, 1911 34Win23–1–4 Willie LewisNWS10Nov 28, 1911 33Win23–1–4 Billy ShermanTKO4 (10)Nov 10, 1911 32Draw22–1–4 Hilliard LangNWS15Oct 17, 1911 31Draw22–1–4 Jimmy ClabbyNWS15Sep 29, 1911 30Loss22–1–4 Jimmy ClabbyNWS10Sep 1, 1911 29Win22–1–4 Hilliard LangTKO10 (15)Aug 24, 1911 28Win21–1–4 Young Kid BroadKO13 (15)Jul 4, 1911 27Win20–1–4 Joe WilsonKO8 (10)Jun 16, 1911 26Win19–1–4 Gus ChristieNWS10May 5, 1911 25Win19–1–4 Gus ChristieNWS8Apr 17, 1911 24Win19–1–4 Freddie HicksPTS8Mar 26, 1911 23Win18–1–4 Art GodfreyKO14 (15)Mar 15, 1911 22Win17–1–4 Kid GrantlyKO5 (10)Jan 8, 1911 21Win16–1–4 Al HoppeKO3 (10)Dec 2, 1910 20Draw15–1–4 Jack DoylePTS10Nov 13, 1910 19Draw15–1–3 Jack DoylePTS15Sep 23, 1910 18Win15–1–2 Jack ParresKO3 (10)Jul 4, 1910 17Draw14–1–2 Herbert CatherwoodPTS10May 4, 1910 16Win14–1–1 Kid GrantlyKO9 (10)Jan 10, 1910 15Win13–1–1 Jack DoylePTS10Nov 1, 1909 14Loss12–1–1 Jimmy ClabbyPTS10Sep 11, 1909 13Win12–0–1 Jimmy BartosPTS6Aug 21, 1909 12Win11–0–1 Theodore ThompsonPTS6Jun 4, 1909 11Win10–0–1 Roy MoorePTS10Apr 12, 1909 10Win9–0–1 Art GodfreyKO1 (10)Mar 1, 1909 9Win8–0–1 George BrownKO1 (6)Jan 5, 1909 8Win7–0–1 Theodore ThompsonPTS6Nov 10, 1908 7Win6–0–1 Con HollandPTS6Jun 24, 1908 6Win5–0–1 Jimmy BartosPTS6Jun 1, 1908 5Win4–0–1 Mike BrownPTS6Apr 30, 1908 4Win3–0–1 Otto HerwigPTS10Apr 1, 1908 3Draw2–0–1 Herbert CatherwoodPTS15Mar 2, 1908 2Win2–0 Roy MooreKO3 (6)Jan 11, 1908 1Win1–0 Newsboy BrownPTS6Dec 1, 1907

Unofficial record

Record with the inclusion of newspaper decisions in the win/loss/draw column.