Have Jack Burke and Tommy Gibbons ever fought each other?

Yes. Jack Burke and Tommy Gibbons met once on January 7, 1925, and Tommy Gibbons won by TKO in round 6.

Who has the better record, Burke or Gibbons?

Jack Burke is 5-3-4 and Tommy Gibbons is 96-5-4. Tommy Gibbons has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, Burke or Gibbons?

Jack Burke has 4 knockout wins and Tommy Gibbons has 48. Tommy Gibbons has more.

Do Burke and Gibbons have any common opponents?

Jack Burke and Tommy Gibbons share 2 common opponents: Georges Carpentier and Gene Tunney. Tommy Gibbons fared better against 2 of them.

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

This comparison is drawn from 11 bouts tracked for Jack Burke and 106 bouts tracked for Tommy Gibbons. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Jack Burke vs Tommy Gibbons — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Tommy Gibbons

Jack Burke (5-3-4) 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 2 common opponents.

Burke

Wins4 KO · 80%

Losses

Draws11 tracked bouts

Gibbons

Wins48 KO · 50%

Losses

Draws106 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Gibbons leads 1–0

Jack Burke and Tommy Gibbons have met 1 time; Gibbons leads 1–0.
Met	1925Jan 7	Series
Jack BurkeFighter A	LLost	0–1W–L
Tommy GibbonsFighter B	WWon	1–0W–L
Result	TKOR6Gibbons vs Burke	1Meeting

Gibbons vs Burke · Jan 7, 1925

The Numbers

Burke 1 · Gibbons 6 of 7 measurable rows

BurkeEdge = longer wingGibbons

Record: 5-3-496-5-4 (edge)
Win %0–100%: 58.3%
93.3% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 48: 4
48 (edge)
KO rate0–100%: 80% (edge)
50%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†0–100%: 0%
50% (edge)
Times stopped^†max 8: 8
1 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^‡max 7.7: 0.3
7.7 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 106: 11
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: Jack Burke: 5′7″; Tommy Gibbons: No height on file
Agenot comparable: Jack Burke: Died aged 67; Tommy Gibbons: Died aged 69
Stance: Jack Burke: Orthodox; Tommy Gibbons: Orthodox

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

Lightweight against Heavyweight. The two are listed in different weight classes, so the tape measures them as they stand rather than as a matchup.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Jack Burke1 win · from 11 tracked bouts

1 on the cards 100%

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 — Jack Burke 11, Tommy Gibbons 106 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

2 shared

2 shared · Gibbons better on 22 shared · Tommy Gibbons better on 2

BurkeJack Burke

Opponent

GibbonsTommy Gibbons

Jack Burke
Loss, KO 2
1926Jul 1926
CarpentierGeorges CarpentierFrance 89–15–6 · WelterweightGibbons betterTommy Gibbons better — 1–0 to 0–1
Tommy Gibbons
Win, NWS
1924May 1924
Jack Burke
0–2 against
Loss, TKO 9
1922Apr 1922
Loss, TKO 3
1921Oct 1921
TunneyGene TunneyUnited States 80–1–3Gibbons betterTommy Gibbons better — 0–1 to 0–2
Tommy Gibbons
Loss, KO 12
1925Jun 1925

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

Jack Burke has lost five straight. Burke last boxed on Jul 7, 1926.LLLLL

Gibbons Jan 1925Slattery May 1925Delaney Jul 1925Loughran Sep 1925Carpentier Jul 19260.3 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

With the rows behind them

Have Jack Burke and Tommy Gibbons ever fought each other?: Yes. Jack Burke and Tommy Gibbons met once on January 7, 1925, and Tommy Gibbons won by TKO in round 6.
Who has the better record, Burke or Gibbons?: Jack Burke is 5-3-4 and Tommy Gibbons is 96-5-4. Tommy Gibbons has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Burke or Gibbons?: Jack Burke has 4 knockout wins and Tommy Gibbons has 48. Tommy Gibbons has more.
Do Burke and Gibbons have any common opponents?: Jack Burke and Tommy Gibbons share 2 common opponents: Georges Carpentier and Gene Tunney. Tommy Gibbons fared better against 2 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Burke and Gibbons?: This comparison is drawn from 11 bouts tracked for Jack Burke and 106 bouts tracked for Tommy Gibbons. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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