Have Gene Tunney and Tommy Gibbons ever fought each other?

Yes. Gene Tunney and Tommy Gibbons met once on June 5, 1925, and Gene Tunney won by KO in round 12.

Who has the better record, Tunney or Gibbons?

Gene Tunney is 80-1-3 and Tommy Gibbons is 96-5-4. Gene Tunney has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, Tunney or Gibbons?

Gene Tunney has 48 knockout wins and Tommy Gibbons has 48. Both have 48.

Do Tunney and Gibbons have any common opponents?

Gene Tunney and Tommy Gibbons share 14 common opponents: Jack Dempsey, Dan O'Dowd and Bartley Madden (and 11 others). Gene Tunney fared better against 6 of them.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Tunney and Gibbons?

This comparison is drawn from 85 bouts tracked for Gene Tunney and 106 bouts tracked for Tommy Gibbons. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Gene Tunney vs Tommy Gibbons — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Tommy Gibbons

Gene Tunney (80-1-3) and Tommy Gibbons (96-5-4) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 14 common opponents.

Tunney

Wins48 KO · 60%

Loss

Draws85 tracked bouts

Gibbons

Wins48 KO · 50%

Losses

Draws106 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Tunney leads 1–0

Gene Tunney and Tommy Gibbons have met 1 time; Tunney leads 1–0.
Met	1925Jun 5	Series
Gene TunneyFighter A	WWon	1–0W–L
Tommy GibbonsFighter B	LLost	0–1W–L
Result	KOR12Gibbons vs Tunney	1Meeting

Gibbons vs Tunney · Jun 5, 1925

The Numbers

Tunney 6 · Gibbons 1 of 7 measurable rows

TunneyEdge = longer wingGibbons

Record: 80-1-3 (edge)96-5-4
Win %0–100%: 97% (edge)
93.3%
Wins by knockoutlevelmax 48: 48
48
KO rate0–100%: 60% (edge)
50%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†0–100%: 60% (edge)
50%
Times stopped^†max 1: 0 (edge)
1
Title reignsmax 2: 2 (edge)
0
Bouts per year^‡max 7.7: 6.5
7.7 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 106: 85
106

† Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total. · ‡ Across each fighter's tracked career span. · Bars are scaled per row — percentages on 0–100, counts against the larger of the two. Every figure is also printed as text.

Tale of the Tape

Heightnot held: Gene Tunney: 6′0″; Tommy Gibbons: No height on file
Reachnot held: Gene Tunney: 76″; Tommy Gibbons: No reach on file
Agenot comparable: Gene Tunney: Died aged 81; Tommy Gibbons: Died aged 69
Stance: Gene Tunney: Orthodox; Tommy Gibbons: Orthodox

Gene Tunney left, Tommy Gibbons right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Gene Tunney80 wins · from 85 tracked bouts

48 by KO/TKO 60%17 on the cards 21%15 by another method or unrecorded 19%

Tommy Gibbons96 wins · from 106 tracked bouts

48 by KO/TKO 50%8 on the cards 8%40 by another method or unrecorded 42%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Gene Tunney 85, Tommy Gibbons 106 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

14 shared

14 shared · Tunney better on 6 · Gibbons better on 1 · even on 714 shared · Gene Tunney better on 6 · Tommy Gibbons better on 1 · even on 7

TunneyGene Tunney

Opponent

GibbonsTommy Gibbons

Gene Tunney
2–0 against
Win, UD
1927Sep 1927
Win, UD
1926Sep 1926
DempseyJack DempseyUnited States 68–6–10Tunney betterGene Tunney better — 2–0 to 0–1
Tommy Gibbons
Loss, PTS
1923Jul 1923
Gene Tunney
3–0 against
Win, KO 2
1925Dec 1925
Win, PTS
1923Jul 1923
Win, NWS
1919Dec 1919
O'DowdDan O'DowdTunney betterGene Tunney better — 3–0 to 2–0
Tommy Gibbons
2–0 against
Win, KO 6
1921Nov 1921
Win, TKO 3
1921Sep 1921
Gene Tunney
Win, KO 3
1925Sep 1925
MaddenBartley MaddenEvenEven — 1–0 both
Tommy Gibbons
1–0 against
Win, NWS
1921Dec 1921
No contest, NC 4
1919Jan 1919
Gene Tunney
3–1–1 against
Win, NWS
1925Mar 1925
Draw, NWS
1924Sep 1924
Win, UD
1923Dec 1923
Win, SD
1923Feb 1923
Loss, UD
1922May 1922
GrebHarry GrebUnited States 261–18–19 · MiddleweightTunney betterGene Tunney better — 3–1–1 to 2–2
Tommy Gibbons
2–2 against
Loss, UD
1922Mar 1922
Loss, NWS
1920Jul 1920
Win, NWS
1920May 1920
Win, NWS
1915Nov 1915
Gene Tunney
2–0 against
Win, TKO 9
1922Apr 1922
Win, TKO 3
1921Oct 1921
BurkeJack BurkeUnited States 5–3–4 · LightweightTunney betterGene Tunney better — 2–0 to 1–0
Tommy Gibbons
Win, TKO 6
1925Jan 1925
Gene Tunney
2–0 against
Win, TKO 1
1924Oct 1924
Win, NWS
1924Jan 1924
FoleyHarry FoleyTunney betterGene Tunney better — 2–0 to 1–0
Tommy Gibbons
Win, TKO 6
1922May 1922
Gene Tunney
Win, TKO
1924Jul 1924
CarpentierGeorges CarpentierFrance 89–15–6 · WelterweightEvenEven — 1–0 both
Tommy Gibbons
Win, NWS
1924May 1924
Gene Tunney
3–0 against
Win, TKO 8
1923May 1923
Win, TKO 6
1922Feb 1922
Win, KO 3
1920Apr 1920
CliffordJack CliffordUnited StatesTunney betterGene Tunney better — 3–0 to 1–0
Tommy Gibbons
Win, KO 3
1921May 1921
Gene Tunney
2–0 against
Win, PTS
1923Feb 1923
Win, PTS
1922Oct 1922
WigginsChuck WigginsGibbons betterTommy Gibbons better — 3–0 to 2–0
Tommy Gibbons
3–0 against
Win, TKO 10
1923Apr 1923
Win, NWS
1921Jan 1921
Win, NWS
1920Dec 1920
Gene Tunney
Win, PTS
1922Jan 1922
LevinskyBattling LevinskyUnited States 196–55–38 · Light HeavyweightEvenEven — 1–0 both
Tommy Gibbons
Win, NWS
1917Mar 1917
Gene Tunney
Win, TKO 7
1921Jul 1921
JonesSoldier JonesEvenEven — 1–0 both
Tommy Gibbons
Win, KO 1
1921Nov 1921
Gene Tunney
Win, TKO 2
1920Oct 1920
SmithSergeant Ray SmithEvenEven — 1–0 both
Tommy Gibbons
Win, KO 2
1921May 1921
Gene Tunney
Win, NWS
1920Oct 1920
KoernerPaul Samson KoernerEvenEven — 1–0 both
Tommy Gibbons
Win, TKO 2
1921Mar 1921
Gene Tunney
Win, KO 2
1917Dec 1917
BorrellJoe BorrellEvenEven — 1–0 both
Tommy Gibbons
Win, NWS
1913Apr 1913

Both sides are set at the same size on purpose. Kill The Body does not score a second-round knockout above a split decision — the edge counts losses first and wins as the tiebreak, and the rest is yours to argue. Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name, so two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Gene Tunney has won 13 straight, the most recent against Tom Heeney. Tunney last boxed on Jul 26, 1928.WWWWW

Risko Nov 1925O'Dowd Dec 1925Dempsey Sep 1926Dempsey Sep 1927Heeney Jul 19286.5 tracked bouts per year

Tommy Gibbons had won four in a row before losing by stoppage to Gene Tunney. Gibbons last boxed on Jun 5, 1925.WWWWL

Jamieson Oct 1924Norfolk Dec 1924Burke Jan 1925Herman Jan 1925Tunney Jun 19257.7 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

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Have Gene Tunney and Tommy Gibbons ever fought each other?: Yes. Gene Tunney and Tommy Gibbons met once on June 5, 1925, and Gene Tunney won by KO in round 12.
Who has the better record, Tunney or Gibbons?: Gene Tunney is 80-1-3 and Tommy Gibbons is 96-5-4. Gene Tunney has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Tunney or Gibbons?: Gene Tunney has 48 knockout wins and Tommy Gibbons has 48. Both have 48.
Do Tunney and Gibbons have any common opponents?: Gene Tunney and Tommy Gibbons share 14 common opponents: Jack Dempsey, Dan O'Dowd and Bartley Madden (and 11 others). Gene Tunney fared better against 6 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Tunney and Gibbons?: This comparison is drawn from 85 bouts tracked for Gene Tunney and 106 bouts tracked for Tommy Gibbons. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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