Mike Gibbons
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Name: Mike Gibbons
Alias: St. Paul Phantom
Birth Name: Michael John Gibbons
Hometown: Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
Birthplace: Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
Died: 1956-08-31 (Age:69)
Stance: Orthodox
Height: 175cm
Reach: 183cm
Judge: Record
Referee: Record
Pro Boxer: Record
- Division: Middleweight
- Managers: Edwin Reddy, G. Barton
- Mike Gibbons Image Gallery
Of Irish heritage, Mike Gibbons, the older brother of fellow boxer Tommy Gibbons, was born and raised in St. Paul, Minnesota and learned to box at a local YMCA. He turned pro at the age of 19, earning the nickname the "St. Paul Phantom." Gibbons was a defensive wizard with a punch. Following his boxing career, he became a successful businessman in St. Paul.
- Minnesota Boxing Hall of Fame Inductee, Class of 2010 [1]
- Tacoma Times articles: [2][3][4]
- Sept. 16, 1919: 6-round exhibition with Mike Gibbons at the Mandan Fair, North Dakota [5]
- 1999 article by his daughter Virginia Gibbons Schweitz: [6]
- "Majestic Mike Gibbons: Master of the Feint" by Mike Casey: [7]
The linked record contains all of Gibbons's known professional fights, with one possible exception. The 1922 edition of the Everlast Boxing Record Book contains an undated entry for the year 1921 which says "C. Howard, New Jersey.......KO 4." This entry has not been verified and the identity of "C. Howard" is uncertain.