Welterweight–Middleweight · Bare-Knuckle & Gloves (1880–1919)
Tommy Ryan
86
Wins
3
Losses
6
Draws
68
KOs
79%
KO %
- Born
- 1870
- Died
- 1948
- Nationality
- USA
- Career
- 1887–1907
A ring scientist and hard hitter who held titles at welter and middleweight.
Titles & Honours
- World Welterweight Champion
- World Middleweight Champion
Career Timeline
1887–1907- Milestone
First recorded professional bout
vs John Case · W KO
- Milestone
25th recorded win
vs Billy Layton · KO. Newspaper decisions excluded.
- Milestone
50th recorded win
vs Paddy Purtell · TKO. Newspaper decisions excluded.
- Milestone
Latest recorded bout
vs Hugo Kelly · D PTS. Not necessarily the retirement date.
Title wins · dates not yet documented
Derived from the current archive and profile honours. Title-reign years are not exact bout dates; title claims are not independently verified. Signature fights use existing profile selections, or clearly labelled wins over other archived fighters when no selections exist. Year-only dates retain their original precision.
Photo Archive
1 archival photographs under their original licences.
Fight-by-Fight Record
| Date | Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1887-01-01 | W | John Case | KO | 5 | United States of America |
| 1887-02-02 | W | Jack Conway | KO | 3 | Rock Island, Illinois, U.S. |
| 1887-03-03 | W | Chris Christopher | KO | 10 | Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S. |
| 1888-07-20 | W | Joe Johnson | KO | 5 | Marion, Michigan, U.S. |
| 1888-12-21 | W | Dick England | KO | 23 | Lake City, Michigan, U.S. |
| 1889-04-30 | W | Martin Shaughnessy | KO | 23 | Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| 1889-05-27 | W | Michael Dunn | KO | 9 | Ice House, Grosse Point, Michigan, U.S. |
| 1889-06-18 | W | Martin Shaughnessy | KO | 48 | Lake St. Clair Beach, Grosse Point, Michigan, U.S. |
| 1889-10-10 | D | Jimmy Murphy | PTS | 57 | Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S. |
| 1890-06-06 | W | Henry Baker | KO | 3 | Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S. |
| 1890-08-04 | W | Bob Harper | KO | 4 | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| 1890-08-07 | W | John McInerssey | KO | 5 | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| 1890-10-05 | W | Con Doyle | TKO | 28 | Barn, Shelby, Indiana, U.S. |
| 1890-11-23 | W | Ed Bartlett | KO | 3 | Sheffield, Indiana, U.S. |
| 1890-12-06 | W | Professor McGuire | TKO | 3 | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| 1890-12-06 | W | Frank Garrard | NWS | 3 | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| 1891-02-17 | W | Danny Needham | RTD | 76 | Twin City A.C., Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. |
| 1891-08-08 | W | Billy McMillan | KO | 3 | Richardson, Illinois, U.S. |
| 1891-12-13 | W | Frank Howson | KO | 14 | skating rink, near Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| 1892-04-11 | W | Con Doyle | PTS | 8 | Grand Opera House, Dubuque, Iowa, U.S. |
| 1892-05-07 | W | Paddy Brennan | PTS | 10 | Dubuque, Iowa, U.S. |
| 1892-07-30 | D | Jack Wilkes | PTS | 17 | Germania Hall, South Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. |
| 1892-11-24 | D | Jack Collins | PTS | 8 | Auditorium, Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| 1892-12-01 | D | Tommy Kelly | PTS | 8 | Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| 1893-04-08 | W | George Dawson | NWS | 6 | 2nd Regiment Armory, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| 1893-08-29 | D | Mysterious Billy Smith | PTS | 6 | Coney Island A.C., Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1893-11-02 | W | Harry Jamieson | KO | 2 | Waterbury, Connecticut, U.S. |
| 1893-12-11 | D | Joe Guthrie | PTS | 3 | Opera House, Naugatuck, Connecticut, U.S. |
| 1894-01-09 | D | Mysterious Billy Smith | PTS | 6 | Casino, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| 1894-04-10 | W | Morris Lane | TKO | 3 | Savin Rock, West Haven, Connecticut, U.S. |
| 1894-04-22 | W | Harry Wilkes | NWS | 5 | Olympic Theatre, Saint Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| 1894-05-22 | W | Jack Falvey | KO | 3 | Foot Guard Hall, Hartford, Connecticut, U.S. |
| 1894-06-01 | W | Jack Pitts | KO | 3 | Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. |
| 1894-07-26 | W | Mysterious Billy Smith | PTS | 20 | Twin City A.C., Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. |
| 1894-09-13 | W | Billy Layton | KO | 4 | Saint Joseph, Missouri, U.S. |
| 1895-01-18 | W | Nonpareil Dempsey | TKO | 3 | Sea Side A.C., Coney Island, New York, U.S. |
| 1895-02-25 | W | Shorty Ahearn | NWS | 4 | Triangle AC, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| 1895-03-11 | W | Emmett Mellody | PTS | 4 | Auditorium, Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. |
| 1895-03-20 | W | Tom Tracey | TKO | 8 | Tattersall's, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| 1895-05-27 | D | Mysterious Billy Smith | PTS | 18 | Sea Side A.C., Coney Island, New York, U.S. |
| 1896-01-15 | W | Henry Baker | PTS | 6 | Powers' Opera House, Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S. |
| 1896-03-02 | L | Charles Kid McCoy | KO | 15 | Empire A.C., Maspeth, Queens, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1896-05-18 | W | Joe Dunfee | KO | 6 | Empire A.C., Buffalo, New York, U.S. |
| 1896-06-22 | W | Billy (Shadow) Maber | TKO | 9 | Lyceum Theater, Buffalo, New York, U.S. |
| 1896-08-20 | W | Dick Moore | PTS | 20 | Lyceum Theater, Buffalo, New York, U.S. |
| 1896-11-25 | W | Mysterious Billy Smith | DQ | 9 | Empire A.C., Maspeth, Queens, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1896-12-21 | W | Billy McCarthy | TKO | 7 | Empire A.C., Buffalo, New York, U.S. |
| 1896-12-23 | W | Billy Payne | KO | 4 | Alhambra, Syracuse, New York, U.S. |
| 1897-02-24 | W | Tom Tracey | TKO | 9 | Alhambra, Syracuse, New York, U.S. |
| 1897-03-17 | W | Patsy Raedy | TKO | 18 | Rienzi A.C., Rochester, New York, U.S. |
| 1897-05-10 | W | Paddy Gorman | TKO | 3 | Rienzi A.C., Rochester, New York, U.S. |
| 1897-05-24 | W | Patsy Raedy | TKO | 6 | Rienzi A.C., Rochester, New York, U.S. |
| 1897-06-21 | W | Tom Williams | KO | 2 | Alhambra, Syracuse, New York, U.S. |
| 1897-09-08 | D | Charles Kid McCoy | PTS | 5 | Alhambra, Syracuse, New York, U.S. |
| 1897-11-25 | W | Australian Jim Ryan | KO | 5 | Maple Avenue A.C., Elmira, New York, U.S. |
| 1897-11-30 | W | Billy Stift | TKO | 6 | Battery D Armory, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| 1897-12-20 | W | Bill Heffernan | KO | 3 | Olympic A.C., Buffalo, New York, U.S. |
| 1898-02-25 | W | George Green | KO | 18 | Woodward's Pavilion, San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| 1898-06-13 | W | Tommy West | TKO | 14 | Lenox A.C., New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1898-10-24 | W | Jack Bonner | PTS | 20 | Greater New York A.C., Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1898-11-08 | W | Jack Bonner | NWS | 6 | Arena A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| 1898-11-23 | W | Johnny Gorman | RTD | 8 | Turn Hall, Syracuse, New York, U.S. |
| 1898-12-23 | W | Dick O'Brien | TKO | 14 | Coliseum, Hartford, Connecticut, U.S. |
| 1899-03-01 | W | Charley Johnson | KO | 8 | Whittington Park, Hot Springs, Arkansas, U.S. |
| 1899-03-13 | W | Paddy Purtell | TKO | 4 | Robinson Opera House, Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. |
| 1899-04-06 | W | Frank Neal | KO | 6 | Tuxedo A.C., Dubuque, Iowa, U.S. |
| 1899-04-19 | W | Billy Stift | PTS | 20 | Saengerfest Hall, Davenport, Iowa, U.S. |
| 1899-08-31 | W | Jack Moffat | PTS | 20 | Auditorium for fistic carnival, Dubuque, U.S. |
| 1899-09-18 | W | Frank Craig | TKO | 10 | Coney Island A.C., Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1900-02-02 | W | George Lawler | TKO | 13 | Auditorium, Hot Springs, Arkansas, U.S. |
| 1900-05-29 | D | Charles Kid McCoy | PTS | 6 | Tattersall's, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| 1900-06-29 | W | Young Mahoney | PTS | 6 | Fort Dearborn A.C., Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| 1900-07-24 | D | Jack Root | PTS | 6 | Tattersall's, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| 1900-11-10 | W | Geoff Thorne | KO | 3 | Chicago A.C., Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| 1900-11-27 | W | Kid Carter | PTS | 6 | Tattersall's, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| 1901-01-17 | W | Jack Beauscholte | KO | 3 | City Hall, Springfield, Ohio, U.S. |
| 1901-01-31 | W | Jim Judge | KO | 4 | Minneapolis A.C., Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. |
| 1901-03-04 | W | Tommy West | TKO | 17 | Auditorium, Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. |
| 1901-08-22 | W | Bob Douglass | TKO | 7 | Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. |
| 1901-10-10 | L | George Green | DQ | 6 | Jackson County Democratic Club, Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. |
| 1902-01-30 | W | George Green | KO | 7 | 3rd Regiment Armory, Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. |
| 1902-02-15 | W | Jack Beauscholte | PTS | 6 | De Soto Club, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| 1902-02-25 | W | Tim Draffin Murphy | KO | 8 | Strope's Hall, Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. |
| 1902-03-14 | W | Mysterious Billy Smith | KO | 4 | Turner Hall, Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. |
| 1902-04-03 | W | Billy Stift | PTS | 10 | Turner Hall, Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. |
| 1902-05-26 | W | Jimmy Handler | TKO | 4 | Turner Hall, Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. |
| 1902-06-24 | W | Johnny Gorman | KO | 3 | National Sporting Club, Covent Garden, London |
| 1902-09-15 | W | Kid Carter | KO | 6 | International A.C., Fort Erie, Canada |
| 1902-10-03 | W | Barney Walsh | KO | 2 | Turner Hall, Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. |
| 1902-10-03 | W | Jack Beauscholte | KO | 3 | Turner Hall, Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. |
| 1903-01-15 | W | Billy Stift | KO | 4 | Delaware Club, Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. |
| 1903-02-03 | W | Cyclone Kelly | TKO | 7 | Whittington Park A.C., Hot Springs, Arkansas, U.S. |
| 1903-06-01 | W | James J Walker | KO | 5 | Battle Creek, Michigan, U.S. |
| 1903-06-23 | D | Dan Hickey | PTS | 6 | Auditorium, Battle Creek, Michigan, U.S. |
| 1903-06-30 | W | John Willie | KO | 4 | Broadway Theater, Butte, Montana, U.S. |
| 1904-01-27 | D | Philadelphia Jack O'Brien | NWS | 6 | National A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| 1904-02-24 | W | Jack Beauscholte | TKO | 6 | Auditorium, Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. |
| 1904-10-10 | W | Bob Douglass | KO | 4 | Jai Alai Club, Saint Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| 1904-10-26 | W | Tommy Wallace | KO | 5 | Bell Opera House, Benton Harbor, Michigan, U.S. |
| 1904-11-15 | W | Jack Graham | TKO | 4 | South Bend, Indiana, U.S. |
| 1904-12-29 | W | Billy Stift | KO | 4 | Bell Opera House, Benton Harbor, Michigan, U.S. |
| 1907-02-05 | W | Dave Barry | KO | 5 | Bell Opera House, Benton Harbor, Michigan, U.S. |
| 1907-03-04 | D | Hugo Kelly | PTS | 6 | Bartholomay Pavilion, Charlotte, New York, U.S. |
Showing 103 of 103 recorded fights · last updated 2026-10-15. Imported record tables are not independently verified and may be incomplete. Early-era logs include newspaper decisions (NWS), which are not counted in the official totals above.
Record notes
Fight record last retrieved: 2026-10-11. Title histories remain subject to archival review.
Historical-era totals differ between record-keeping conventions (newspaper decisions, exhibitions).
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