Austin Gibbons
BORN August 19 1870; Liverpool, England DIED December 9 1907; Paterson, New Jersey (Some sources report December 8 1907; Some report New York, NY) HEIGHT 5-8 1/2 (Some soures report 5-7 1/2) WEIGHT 125-140 lbs Gibbons was an outstanding lightweight of his day; Some sources report that he started boxing at 14 years old; He won the 126 Pound Championship of America during his career; He was a brother of James Gibbons, a boxer
During his career, Gibbons defeated such men as Bobby Dobbs, Frank Craig, Mike Daly, Andy Bowen, Mike Cushing, Jimmy Liddy, Jack Kenny, Jim Verrall, Jimmy McHale, Martin Snee and Wiley Evans1885 -Gibbons won a Bantamweight Competition in Paterson, NJ 1887 -Gibbons started boxing as a Professional May 7 Luke Clark near Paterson, NJ D 7 -Some sources report "D 10"; Some sources report "W 6" Dec George Young W 10 -Some sources report "KO 3" 1885-1888 Jim Green W 3 Abe Fernandez W 3 Tommy Barnes D 8 1888 Frank Allen D 10 Jim Leahy Paterson, NJ KO 5 -Some sources report "KO 11" May 14 George Butler Paterson, NJ TK 12 Jim Liddy TK 5 -Reports vary - "W 5" -"W 7" -"KO 7" Harry Martin New York, NY W 3 -Some sources report "KO 3" Nov 23 Frank Moore Long Island, NY KO 9 1889 Jan 26 Oscar Gibbons New York, NY EX 4 -Some sources report "ND 4" Mar 1 Paddy Kearney Paterson, NJ ND 4 -Police intervened; Some sources report 3/02/89 Mar 19 Jack Kenny Long Island, NY WF 10 Dec 18 Mike Cushing Hoboken, NJ KO 24 -126 Pound Championship of America; Some sources report 130 lb Championship; Some sources report "Stamford, Ct"; Some sources report "KO 32" 1890 Feb 18 Eddie Graney San Francisco, Ca EX 4 Apr 30 Billy Murphy Springfield, Ma EX 3 May 9 Johnny T. Griffin Brockton, Ma ND 4 Jun 20 Billy Mahan in California SCH -This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known Nov 7 Mike Cushing Oakland Beach, RI KO 19 -132 Pound Championship of America; Some sources report "Warwick, RI" Dec -Businessmen in New York, NY were trying to arrange a fight between Gibbons and Billy Dacey 1891 Jun 16 Jim Verrall London, Eng KO 4 -Some sources report "KO 5" Sep 11 Jack McAuliffe Hoboken, NJ LT 6 -Some sources report Lightweight Championship of the World; Police intervened Dec 12 Bob Fitzsimmons Bay St. Louis, La EX 3 Dec 13 Bob Fitzsimmons Bay St. Louis, La EX 4 Dec 29 Andy Bowen New Orleans, La KO 48 -Time: 3 hours 41 minutes; Some sources report "LT 48" 1892 Jan 25 Jimmy McHale Philadelphia, Pa TK 2 -Some sources report "EX 2" Jan 26 Jersey Gordon Philadelphia, Pa EX 2 -Police intervened Feb 20 Walter Campbell Philadelphia, Pa ND 4 Mar 4 Frank Craig New York, NY TK 1 Apr 2 Martin Snee New York, NY W 6 -Some sources report "KO 5" Frank Maciewski Passaic, NJ EX 4 Nov Dick Burge Leeds, Eng EX 4 1893 Mar 7 Mike Daly New Orleans, La TK 31 Apr 29 Aaron Whitefleet New York, NY TK 1 Jul 16 Charles "Bull" McCarthy Orange, NJ W 4 -Gibbons lasted and claimed the win; Some sources report "ND 4" Some sources report "D 4" Jul 29 Billy Vernon Philadelphia, Pa D 4 Dec 6 Jimmy Murphy Chicago, Il W 6 1894 Jan -Gibbons and his brother assailed Frank Craig (the Harlem Coffee Cooler); Gibbons was arrested and charged with assault; He was later acquitted of the assault charge but ordered to pay a fine which he refused to do; He was then jailed May 31 Charles Johnson Norfolk, Va D 24 -Police intervened; Some sources report "NC 24" Oct 15 Joe Walcott Coney Island, NY LK 4 1895 Mar 14 -Gibbons refereed the Paddy Farrell-Danny Walker fight at Pelhamville, NY 1896 Feb 3 Bobby Dobbs Paterson, NJ W 6 Apr 24 Charles Johnson Philadelphia, Pa LK 6 1897 Jan 18 Wiley Evans Paterson, NJ KO 2 -Some sources report 1/19/97 Jan 30 Bobby Dobbs Philadelphia, Pa KO 3 Feb 22 Jimmy Handler Brooklyn, NY LK 15 1898 Mar 31 William "Matty" Matthews Paterson, NJ L 10
Record courtesy of Tracy Callis, Historian, International Boxing Research Organization
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