Have Jack Dempsey and Tommy Gibbons ever fought each other?

Yes. Jack Dempsey and Tommy Gibbons met once on July 4, 1923, and Jack Dempsey won by PTS.

Who has the better record, Dempsey or Gibbons?

Jack Dempsey is 68-6-10 and Tommy Gibbons is 96-5-4. Tommy Gibbons has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, Dempsey or Gibbons?

Jack Dempsey has 53 knockout wins and Tommy Gibbons has 48. Jack Dempsey has more.

Do Dempsey and Gibbons have any common opponents?

Jack Dempsey and Tommy Gibbons share 7 common opponents: Gene Tunney, Georges Carpentier and Billy Miske (and 4 others). Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.

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

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

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

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Tommy Gibbons

Jack Dempsey (68-6-10) 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 7 common opponents.

Dempsey

Wins53 KO · 78%

Losses

Draws85 tracked bouts

Gibbons

Wins48 KO · 50%

Losses

Draws106 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Dempsey leads 1–0

Jack Dempsey and Tommy Gibbons have met 1 time; Dempsey leads 1–0.
Met	1923Jul 4	Series
Jack DempseyFighter A	WWon	1–0W–L
Tommy GibbonsFighter B	LLost	0–1W–L
Result	PTSGibbons vs Dempsey	1Meeting

Gibbons vs Dempsey · Jul 4, 1923

The Numbers

Dempsey 4 · Gibbons 3 of 7 measurable rows

DempseyEdge = longer wingGibbons

Record: 68-6-1096-5-4 (edge)
Win %0–100%: 86.9%
93.3% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 53: 53 (edge)
48
KO rate0–100%: 77.94% (edge)
50%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†0–100%: 79% (edge)
50%
Times stopped^†levelmax 1: 1
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: Jack Dempsey: 6′1″; Tommy Gibbons: No height on file
Reachnot held: Jack Dempsey: 73″; Tommy Gibbons: No reach on file
Agenot comparable: Jack Dempsey: Died aged 87; Tommy Gibbons: Died aged 69
Stance: Jack Dempsey: Orthodox; Tommy Gibbons: Orthodox

Jack Dempsey 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

Jack Dempsey68 wins · from 85 tracked bouts

54 by KO/TKO 79%9 on the cards 13%5 by another method or unrecorded 7%

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 Dempsey 85, Tommy Gibbons 106 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

7 shared

7 shared · Dempsey better on 2 · Gibbons better on 2 · even on 37 shared · Jack Dempsey better on 2 · Tommy Gibbons better on 2 · even on 3

DempseyJack Dempsey

Opponent

GibbonsTommy Gibbons

Jack Dempsey
0–2 against
Loss, UD
1927Sep 1927
Loss, UD
1926Sep 1926
TunneyGene TunneyUnited States 80–1–3Gibbons betterTommy Gibbons better — 0–1 to 0–2
Tommy Gibbons
Loss, KO 12
1925Jun 1925
Jack Dempsey
Win, KO 4
1921Jul 1921
CarpentierGeorges CarpentierFrance 89–15–6 · WelterweightEvenEven — 1–0 both
Tommy Gibbons
Win, NWS
1924May 1924
Jack Dempsey
2–0–1 against
Win, KO 3
1920Sep 1920
Win, NWS
1918Nov 1918
Draw, NWS
1918May 1918
MiskeBilly MiskeUnited States 74–13–16 · Light HeavyweightDempsey betterJack Dempsey better — 2–0–1 to 3–1–1
Tommy Gibbons
3–1–1 against
Win, UD
1922Dec 1922
Loss, DQ 10
1922Oct 1922
Draw, NWS
1919Jun 1919
Win, NWS
1915Jul 1915
Win, NWS
1914Mar 1914
Jack Dempsey
2–2–2 against
Loss, PTS
1918Sep 1918
Win, TKO 1
1917Sep 1917
Draw, PTS
1917Sep 1917
Draw, PTS
1917Aug 1917
Win, PTS
1917Jul 1917
Loss, PTS
1917Mar 1917
MeehanWillie MeehanGibbons betterTommy Gibbons better — 1–0 to 2–2–2
Tommy Gibbons
Win, TKO 1
1921Jun 1921
Jack Dempsey
2–0 against
Win, KO 1
1918Nov 1918
Win, KO 1
1918Jul 1918
FlynnPorky FlynnUnited States 26–22–8Dempsey betterJack Dempsey better — 2–0 to 1–0
Tommy Gibbons
Win, TKO 11
1921Apr 1921
Jack Dempsey
Win, KO 3
1918Nov 1918
LevinskyBattling LevinskyUnited States 196–55–38 · Light HeavyweightEvenEven — 1–0 both
Tommy Gibbons
Win, NWS
1917Mar 1917
Jack Dempsey
Win, NWS
1916Jul 1916
KennyBert KennyEvenEven — 1–0 both
Tommy Gibbons
Win, NWS
1917Mar 1917

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 Dempsey had won one in a row before losing a decision to Gene Tunney. Dempsey last boxed on Sep 22, 1927.WWLWL

Gibbons Jul 1923Firpo Sep 1923Tunney Sep 1926Sharkey Jul 1927Tunney Sep 19276.5 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 Jack Dempsey and Tommy Gibbons ever fought each other?: Yes. Jack Dempsey and Tommy Gibbons met once on July 4, 1923, and Jack Dempsey won by PTS.
Who has the better record, Dempsey or Gibbons?: Jack Dempsey is 68-6-10 and Tommy Gibbons is 96-5-4. Tommy Gibbons has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Dempsey or Gibbons?: Jack Dempsey has 53 knockout wins and Tommy Gibbons has 48. Jack Dempsey has more.
Do Dempsey and Gibbons have any common opponents?: Jack Dempsey and Tommy Gibbons share 7 common opponents: Gene Tunney, Georges Carpentier and Billy Miske (and 4 others). Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Dempsey and Gibbons?: This comparison is drawn from 85 bouts tracked for Jack Dempsey and 106 bouts tracked for Tommy Gibbons. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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