Have Kid Norfolk and Tommy Gibbons ever fought each other?

Yes. Kid Norfolk and Tommy Gibbons met once on December 9, 1924, and Tommy Gibbons won by TKO in round 6.

Who has the better record, Norfolk or Gibbons?

Kid Norfolk is 115-28-8 and Tommy Gibbons is 96-5-4. Tommy Gibbons has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, Norfolk or Gibbons?

Kid Norfolk has 48 knockout wins and Tommy Gibbons has 48. Both have 48.

Do Norfolk and Gibbons have any common opponents?

Kid Norfolk and Tommy Gibbons share 9 common opponents: Frank Farmer, Harry Greb and Billy Miske (and 6 others). Kid Norfolk fared better against 4 of them.

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

This comparison is drawn from 151 bouts tracked for Kid Norfolk and 106 bouts tracked for Tommy Gibbons. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Kid Norfolk vs Tommy Gibbons — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

🇺🇸LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT

Tommy Gibbons

Kid Norfolk (115-28-8) 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 9 common opponents.

Norfolk

115

Wins48 KO · 42%

Losses

Draws151 tracked bouts

Gibbons

Wins48 KO · 50%

Losses

Draws106 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Gibbons leads 1–0

Kid Norfolk and Tommy Gibbons have met 1 time; Gibbons leads 1–0.
Met	1924Dec 9	Series
Kid NorfolkFighter A	LLost	0–1W–L
Tommy GibbonsFighter B	WWon	1–0W–L
Result	TKOR6Gibbons vs Norfolk	1Meeting

Gibbons vs Norfolk · Dec 9, 1924

The Numbers

Norfolk 1 · Gibbons 5 of 6 measurable rows

NorfolkEdge = longer wingGibbons

Record: 115-28-896-5-4 (edge)
Win %0–100%: 78.8%
93.3% (edge)
Wins by knockoutlevelmax 48: 48
48
KO rate0–100%: 41.74%
50% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†0–100%: 43%
50% (edge)
Times stopped^†max 7: 7
1 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^‡max 9.9: 9.9 (edge)
7.7
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 151: 151
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: Kid Norfolk: 5′10″; Tommy Gibbons: No height on file
Reachnot held: Kid Norfolk: 74″; Tommy Gibbons: No reach on file
Agenot comparable: Kid Norfolk: Died aged 74; Tommy Gibbons: Died aged 69
Stance: Kid Norfolk: Orthodox; Tommy Gibbons: Orthodox

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

Light Heavyweight 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

Kid Norfolk114 wins · from 151 tracked bouts

49 by KO/TKO 43%36 on the cards 32%29 by another method or unrecorded 25%

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 — Kid Norfolk 151, Tommy Gibbons 106 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

9 shared

9 shared · Norfolk better on 4 · Gibbons better on 2 · even on 39 shared · Kid Norfolk better on 4 · Tommy Gibbons better on 2 · even on 3

NorfolkKid Norfolk

Opponent

GibbonsTommy Gibbons

Kid Norfolk
Win, MD
1925Jun 1925
FarmerFrank FarmerEvenEven — 1–0 both
Tommy Gibbons
Win, PTS
1919Dec 1919
Kid Norfolk
1–1 against
Win, DQ 6
1924Apr 1924
Loss, NWS
1921Aug 1921
GrebHarry GrebUnited States 261–18–19 · MiddleweightNorfolk betterKid Norfolk better — 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
Kid Norfolk
2–0 against
Win, NWS
1919Jun 1919
Win, PTS
1917Oct 1917
MiskeBilly MiskeUnited States 74–13–16 · Light HeavyweightNorfolk betterKid Norfolk better — 2–0 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
Kid Norfolk
2–0 against
Win, KO 3
1918May 1918
Win, NWS
1917Sep 1917
AsheGeorge AsheNorfolk betterKid Norfolk better — 2–0 to 1–0
Tommy Gibbons
Win, KO 1
1922Nov 1922
Kid Norfolk
1–2 against
Loss, NWS
1919Jan 1919
Win, KO 4
1919Jan 1919
Loss, PTS
1918Nov 1918
TurnerClay TurnerGibbons betterTommy Gibbons better — 4–0 to 1–2
Tommy Gibbons
4–0 against
Win, KO 1
1921Oct 1921
Win, NWS
1920Jul 1920
Win, NWS
1918Apr 1918
Win, NWS
1918Feb 1918
Kid Norfolk
Win, PTS
1918Apr 1918
FlynnPorky FlynnUnited States 26–22–8EvenEven — 1–0 both
Tommy Gibbons
Win, TKO 11
1921Apr 1921
Kid Norfolk
2–0–1 against
Win, NWS
1920Aug 1920
Win, KO 1
1919Jun 1919
Draw, NWS
1919May 1919
WilliamsLarry WilliamsEvenEven — Kid Norfolk 2–0–1, Tommy Gibbons 2–0
Tommy Gibbons
2–0 against
Win, TKO 4
1921Apr 1921
Win, NWS
1919Feb 1919
Kid Norfolk
3–0 against
Win, NWS
1919May 1919
Win, NWS
1917Jul 1917
Win, NWS
1917Jul 1917
KennyBert KennyNorfolk betterKid Norfolk better — 3–0 to 1–0
Tommy Gibbons
Win, NWS
1917Mar 1917
Kid Norfolk
Loss, NWS
1917Aug 1917
ChristieGus ChristieGibbons betterTommy Gibbons better — 5–0 to 0–1
Tommy Gibbons
5–0 against
Win, PTS
1918Apr 1918
Win, NWS
1918Mar 1918
Win, NWS
1918Feb 1918
Win, PTS
1917Sep 1917
Win, NWS
1916Feb 1916

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

Kid Norfolk has lost three straight, after two straight wins. Norfolk last boxed on Mar 19, 1926.WWLLL

Reddick May 1925Farmer Jun 1925Johnson Jun 1925Moody Sep 1925Moore Mar 19269.9 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 Kid Norfolk and Tommy Gibbons ever fought each other?: Yes. Kid Norfolk and Tommy Gibbons met once on December 9, 1924, and Tommy Gibbons won by TKO in round 6.
Who has the better record, Norfolk or Gibbons?: Kid Norfolk is 115-28-8 and Tommy Gibbons is 96-5-4. Tommy Gibbons has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Norfolk or Gibbons?: Kid Norfolk has 48 knockout wins and Tommy Gibbons has 48. Both have 48.
Do Norfolk and Gibbons have any common opponents?: Kid Norfolk and Tommy Gibbons share 9 common opponents: Frank Farmer, Harry Greb and Billy Miske (and 6 others). Kid Norfolk fared better against 4 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Norfolk and Gibbons?: This comparison is drawn from 151 bouts tracked for Kid Norfolk and 106 bouts tracked for Tommy Gibbons. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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