dempsey won 12 out of 15 rounds over master boxer tommy gibbons. the same gibbons who beat kid norfolk and harry greb. dont tell me that dempsey was afraid of harry greb and kid norfol after the way dempsey demolished gibbons. gene tunney also avoided a prime gibbons.......it was dempsey who fought gibbons. tunney didnt fight gibbons until later on in gibbons career.
harry wills even once declined a match with tommy gibbons. this is a big win for dempsey.
Jack Dempsey dominated tommy gibbons
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He worked Gibbons over pretty well in that fight, no dout about it. Those little short hooks in the clinch really add up and take their toll. The whole fiasco around Shelby that day was unbelievable, Dempsey fought a very conservative fight with the full knowledge that he might be getting rooked out of his purse.
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Dempsey v Gibbons
4th july 1923
Statement by Jack Kearns
"Well, we won didn't we? Gibbons Is a tough boy but Jack gave him an awful beating. It was a great fight but the champion would rather have stopped Gibbons. The champion will keep right after all the other boys and if there is any demand for another Dempsey and
Gibbons match we are ready
Statement By Eddie Kane
"I think that Gibbons made a great fight and will sure take Dempsey if they ever meet again. The 'champion roughed it all the way and did as he
pleased In the clinches without any interruption from the referee" Gibbons fought clean He can beat Dempsey and the latter knows it We want another chance."
Jack Dempsey retained the world's championship today after one of the greatest heavyweight battles in history while feathered Indians. Kilted Scots, cowboys and the sports of America cheered his defeated foe. For fifteen rounds Tom Gibbons, the St Paul battler took everything- that could be handed to him and although he was groggy, hanging on, and trying desperately to last through the finish he was the hero of Shelby's great day
The fight, which was preceded by so much scandal and failure was from the fighting standpoint great enough to justify everything The twenty thousand maddened fans who sat through glaring heat and stewed m the intense heat of a. blazing afternoon witnessed a struggle worthy of greater things and Shelby's day, after all, proved a tremendous success
The pro-Gibbons crowd, going wild when at frequent intervals the St Paul boxer carried the fight to the champion and rocked him with repeated lefts Had Gibbons possessed the punching power of Dempsey tonight would have seen the crowning of,, a. new champion for it was not until the final round, when Dempsey's murderous body blows finally sapped the strength of Thunder Chief did he pile up and great advantage
The fifth, the eleventh and possibly the thirteenth rounds belonged to Gibbons The second and fourth were so even no man could decide and in every other round Dempsey was the winner In spite of the fact that he drove his terrific right and left to Gibbons body with murderous force the St Paul boy was not hurt and Dempsey found out that he was facing, not a great lighter, but one of the most magnificent boxers in the ring
Gibbons' elbow.- shed a thousand drives that were meant to destroy him and the darting speed of his head enabled him to avoid the knockout blow. Dempsey never before missed as many hard drives. Eight times he drove the left -with Intent to kill and each time he missed Seven times during that desperate struggle he hurled that killing right at Tommy's jaw and missed, sometimes by a foot. But Dempsey won. Decisively and beyond doubt He was -on strong and his methods elicited Jeers and howls from the great crowd.
Gibbons was holding down the punches and striving desperately to protect his body from the vicious short arm drives and frequently he pushed down Dempsey's blows so that his punch seemed to land too low several times, fortunately –without hurting the challenger or there would have been a riot.
The crowd while fair to Dempsey when be made his appearance, was partisan and as Gibbons carried "the champion round after round, and in frequent rallies out boxed him, the spirit of the crowd rose.
It was plain almost from the start. that Gibbons did not have power enough to hurt Dempsey seriously In the second round he out boxed him decisively and landed two sharp left hooks to the champion's head and a straight left that opened an old cut over his eye. But not one of those punches landing where they –would have wrecked another man, seemed to hurt Dempsey He came back fiercely in the third and beat Gibbons all over the ring but so great was the armor of elbows and shoulders and so clever the head and foot work of the challenger that Dempsey could not get him In the fourth Gibbons made his last dangerous rally. He out boxed Dempsey decisively And twice snapped his left hook to Dempsey's jaw, only making him slack His pace.
From that to the finish, save for a minute flash in the eleventh Gibbons was not dangerous Dempsey had punched him in the stomach, and kidneys until his blows lacked sting More and more the strength and power of Dempsey wore him down. More and more it became a question of whether Gibbons, by his cleverness and boxing could stave of defeat He clung desperately to Dempsey's arm and , glove, broke into clinches and held on while Referee Jimmy Dougherty fought and wrestled with the boxers to tear them apart. In the final round Dempsey stung by the jeers of the crowd and the howls of the colorful, motley crowd, went out to finish Gibbons and a vicious right drive under the St Paul boy's heart almost finished the battle. Through these three minutes Gibbons held on hugging and holding to his arm while Referee Dougherty fought harder than they did to tear them apart. Each time Dempsey measured his man. Tommy, weary but alert, ducked inside the blow." took a shower of short body blows and clung blindly waiting the bell
The bell, drowned in the uproar of The big crowd. left them. Dempsey trying to tear himself free to strike the finishing: blow and Gibbons' eyes
half closed, face distorted, heard it through a cloud and realizing that it was over, smiling through battered sweat stained countenance and shook hands.
Dempsey, weary, bat strong,. Seemed disappointed even when Dougherty raised his glove In the air as a signal of victory. Then. smiling he Grabbed Gibbons hand and shook It. Shelby's great day was over— and the crowd which for a month has waited, has been angry and threatening rushed the ring, poured over the barricade of reporters and stormed the ring cheering both victor and vanquished. And the cheers when Gibbons left the rang, rose higher and higher-and his progress seemed more of a triumphal procession than a march homeward to tell the wife and kiddies he had lost—and lost without receiving a cent for his work.
There was a great deal of howling and kicking against the work of Referee Dougherty -who had one of the toughest jobs in boxing history. The
clinging and the close in fighting With his arms and the wrestling methods gave Dempsey considerable advantage, for under the rules hitting
on the break was permitted, and Dougherty, dodging low between the fighters to avoid, punches gave Dempsey every opportunity to crash with right and left, in spite of the constant yelling- against low hitting by Dempsey Gibbons' only complaint was made when Dougherty ducked between them and Dempsey hitting over the referee cracked him sharply.
He was not well pleased either on another occasion when he went half through the ropes and Dempsey hit him while he was half outside .Dempsey was hit low once by accident And Gibbons apologized. Whether Dempsey has gone back or not is a problem. My opinion is that he met a. master boxer. So Shelby’s great day ended well—save financially. A great fight, no trouble—and a crowd was at least happy.
4th july 1923
Statement by Jack Kearns
"Well, we won didn't we? Gibbons Is a tough boy but Jack gave him an awful beating. It was a great fight but the champion would rather have stopped Gibbons. The champion will keep right after all the other boys and if there is any demand for another Dempsey and
Gibbons match we are ready
Statement By Eddie Kane
"I think that Gibbons made a great fight and will sure take Dempsey if they ever meet again. The 'champion roughed it all the way and did as he
pleased In the clinches without any interruption from the referee" Gibbons fought clean He can beat Dempsey and the latter knows it We want another chance."
Jack Dempsey retained the world's championship today after one of the greatest heavyweight battles in history while feathered Indians. Kilted Scots, cowboys and the sports of America cheered his defeated foe. For fifteen rounds Tom Gibbons, the St Paul battler took everything- that could be handed to him and although he was groggy, hanging on, and trying desperately to last through the finish he was the hero of Shelby's great day
The fight, which was preceded by so much scandal and failure was from the fighting standpoint great enough to justify everything The twenty thousand maddened fans who sat through glaring heat and stewed m the intense heat of a. blazing afternoon witnessed a struggle worthy of greater things and Shelby's day, after all, proved a tremendous success
The pro-Gibbons crowd, going wild when at frequent intervals the St Paul boxer carried the fight to the champion and rocked him with repeated lefts Had Gibbons possessed the punching power of Dempsey tonight would have seen the crowning of,, a. new champion for it was not until the final round, when Dempsey's murderous body blows finally sapped the strength of Thunder Chief did he pile up and great advantage
The fifth, the eleventh and possibly the thirteenth rounds belonged to Gibbons The second and fourth were so even no man could decide and in every other round Dempsey was the winner In spite of the fact that he drove his terrific right and left to Gibbons body with murderous force the St Paul boy was not hurt and Dempsey found out that he was facing, not a great lighter, but one of the most magnificent boxers in the ring
Gibbons' elbow.- shed a thousand drives that were meant to destroy him and the darting speed of his head enabled him to avoid the knockout blow. Dempsey never before missed as many hard drives. Eight times he drove the left -with Intent to kill and each time he missed Seven times during that desperate struggle he hurled that killing right at Tommy's jaw and missed, sometimes by a foot. But Dempsey won. Decisively and beyond doubt He was -on strong and his methods elicited Jeers and howls from the great crowd.
Gibbons was holding down the punches and striving desperately to protect his body from the vicious short arm drives and frequently he pushed down Dempsey's blows so that his punch seemed to land too low several times, fortunately –without hurting the challenger or there would have been a riot.
The crowd while fair to Dempsey when be made his appearance, was partisan and as Gibbons carried "the champion round after round, and in frequent rallies out boxed him, the spirit of the crowd rose.
It was plain almost from the start. that Gibbons did not have power enough to hurt Dempsey seriously In the second round he out boxed him decisively and landed two sharp left hooks to the champion's head and a straight left that opened an old cut over his eye. But not one of those punches landing where they –would have wrecked another man, seemed to hurt Dempsey He came back fiercely in the third and beat Gibbons all over the ring but so great was the armor of elbows and shoulders and so clever the head and foot work of the challenger that Dempsey could not get him In the fourth Gibbons made his last dangerous rally. He out boxed Dempsey decisively And twice snapped his left hook to Dempsey's jaw, only making him slack His pace.
From that to the finish, save for a minute flash in the eleventh Gibbons was not dangerous Dempsey had punched him in the stomach, and kidneys until his blows lacked sting More and more the strength and power of Dempsey wore him down. More and more it became a question of whether Gibbons, by his cleverness and boxing could stave of defeat He clung desperately to Dempsey's arm and , glove, broke into clinches and held on while Referee Jimmy Dougherty fought and wrestled with the boxers to tear them apart. In the final round Dempsey stung by the jeers of the crowd and the howls of the colorful, motley crowd, went out to finish Gibbons and a vicious right drive under the St Paul boy's heart almost finished the battle. Through these three minutes Gibbons held on hugging and holding to his arm while Referee Dougherty fought harder than they did to tear them apart. Each time Dempsey measured his man. Tommy, weary but alert, ducked inside the blow." took a shower of short body blows and clung blindly waiting the bell
The bell, drowned in the uproar of The big crowd. left them. Dempsey trying to tear himself free to strike the finishing: blow and Gibbons' eyes
half closed, face distorted, heard it through a cloud and realizing that it was over, smiling through battered sweat stained countenance and shook hands.
Dempsey, weary, bat strong,. Seemed disappointed even when Dougherty raised his glove In the air as a signal of victory. Then. smiling he Grabbed Gibbons hand and shook It. Shelby's great day was over— and the crowd which for a month has waited, has been angry and threatening rushed the ring, poured over the barricade of reporters and stormed the ring cheering both victor and vanquished. And the cheers when Gibbons left the rang, rose higher and higher-and his progress seemed more of a triumphal procession than a march homeward to tell the wife and kiddies he had lost—and lost without receiving a cent for his work.
There was a great deal of howling and kicking against the work of Referee Dougherty -who had one of the toughest jobs in boxing history. The
clinging and the close in fighting With his arms and the wrestling methods gave Dempsey considerable advantage, for under the rules hitting
on the break was permitted, and Dougherty, dodging low between the fighters to avoid, punches gave Dempsey every opportunity to crash with right and left, in spite of the constant yelling- against low hitting by Dempsey Gibbons' only complaint was made when Dougherty ducked between them and Dempsey hitting over the referee cracked him sharply.
He was not well pleased either on another occasion when he went half through the ropes and Dempsey hit him while he was half outside .Dempsey was hit low once by accident And Gibbons apologized. Whether Dempsey has gone back or not is a problem. My opinion is that he met a. master boxer. So Shelby’s great day ended well—save financially. A great fight, no trouble—and a crowd was at least happy.
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oops
thanks that was a daft typing error which i have fixedkovit wrote:The Dempsey-Gibbons fight was held on July 4, 1923 not 1921.
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Re: Jack Dempsey dominated tommy gibbons
Big difference between fighting Tommy Gibbons or Harry Greb!!... Gibbons was a boxer while Greb was a windmill non-stop fighter... Greb would have been a different fight altogether for Dempsey...BrocktonBlockbuster49 wrote:dempsey won 12 out of 15 rounds over master boxer tommy gibbons. the same gibbons who beat kid norfolk and harry greb. dont tell me that dempsey was afraid of harry greb and kid norfol after the way dempsey demolished gibbons. gene tunney also avoided a prime gibbons.......it was dempsey who fought gibbons. tunney didnt fight gibbons until later on in gibbons career.
harry wills even once declined a match with tommy gibbons. this is a big win for dempsey.