As the Twentieth Century roars to life, everyone has a dream — So everyone has a fight.
For Mike Gibbons, a penniless and bullied Irish American kid from the hardscrabble streets of St. Paul, the fight is destiny. Beneath the light of Halley’s Comet in 1910, Mike and his younger brother, Tommy, vow to punch their way out of poverty and become champions of the outlawed prize ring.
Guided by a priest, a firefighter, and a beloved sportswriter — and mentored by America’s first Black champions, Joe Gans, Jack Johnson, and Sam Langford — Mike pioneers a dazzling new style of scientific boxing that carries him from backroom brawls to the roar of Madison Square Garden and into the orbit of historical titans such as Houdini, Theodore Roosevelt, and F. Scott Fitzgerald.
As the Twentieth Century roars to life, everyone has a dream — So everyone has a fight.
For Mike Gibbons, a penniless and bullied Irish American kid from the hardscrabble streets of St. Paul, the fight is destiny. Beneath the light of Halley’s Comet in 1910, Mike and his younger brother, Tommy, vow to punch their way out of poverty and become champions of the outlawed prize ring.
Guided by a priest, a firefighter, and a beloved sportswriter — and mentored by America’s first Black champions, Joe Gans, Jack Johnson, and Sam Langford — Mike pioneers a dazzling new style of scientific boxing that carries him from backroom brawls to the roar of Madison Square Garden and into the orbit of historical titans such as Houdini, Theodore Roosevelt, and F. Scott Fitzgerald.
Dr. Gerard Gibbons is a storyteller… who has now turned his focus closer to home, uncovering and sharing his own family’s extraordinary legacy: the true story of his legendary Hall of Fame prizefighting great-uncle and grandfather, Mike and Tommy Gibbons.
Click the link below to read more about Dr. Gerard Gibbons.
Dr. Gerard Gibbons is a storyteller… who has now turned his focus closer to home, uncovering and sharing his own family’s extraordinary legacy: the true story of his legendary Hall of Fame prizefighting great-uncle and grandfather, Mike and Tommy Gibbons.
Click the link below to read more about Dr. Gerard Gibbons.
