1882
Mar 27 Mike Cleary New York, NY EX
May 29 -Ryan was scheduled to appear in Philadelphia, Pa
Nov 10 Charlie Norton New York, NY EX
1883
Jan 25 Martin "Fiddler" Neary New York, NY ND 4
Jun 8 Dominick McCaffrey Philadelphia, Pa LK 3
-Championship of Pennsylvania
Oct 20 Tom Clark Philadelphia, Pa D 4
-Ryan drew first blood and had the best of the fighting
Nov 12 John Clark Philadelphia, Pa EX 4
Nov 20 -Ryan seconded James "Sparrow" Golden vs. Patrick Scullion in Philadelphia, Pa
Dec 17 John Clark Philadelphia, Pa D 4
1884
Mar 10 John Hughes SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Feb 8 Jack Keenan Philadelphia, Pa EX
Jun 16 Mike Cleary Philadelphia, Pa EX 2
Sep 15 "Nonpareil" Jack Dempsey Philadelphia, Pa D 7
-Police intervened
Nov 22 Tom Chandler Philadelphia, Pa EX 4
-This man was not the famous boxer
Dec 23 Patsy Leonard Philadelphia, Pa W 4
1885
Jan 10 Tom Chandler Philadelphia, Pa EX 3
Jan 13 "Nonpareil" Jack Dempsey New York, NY D 4
Feb 27 -Ryan refereed the Alf Greenfield-George Fryer bout in Philadelphia, Pa
Apr 17 Jack Fogarty Philadelphia, Pa EX 3
Jun 23 John Caulfield Chicago, Il SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known;
This bout may have involved a different "Jimmy Ryan"
Nov 7 Denny Kelliher Philadelphia, Pa EX 4
1886
Jan 11 Billy McCollum Philadelphia, Pa EX
Jan 18 "Nonpareil" Jack Dempsey Philadelphia, Pa SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Feb 25 Jack Fogarty Jersey City, NJ SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Mar 27 Jack Fogarty Philadelphia, Pa SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Apr 30 "Nonpareil" Jack Dempsey Philadelphia, Pa L 4
May 24 Denny Kelliher SCH
-This bout was scheduled but cancelled
May 31 -Ryan was scheduled to appear in Wilmington, De
Jul 1 -Ryan refereed the Nitchie Golden-John Grady bout in Wilmington, De
Aug 29 Dominick McCaffrey Philadelphia, Pa SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Nov 5 -Ryan seconded Jack Fogarty vs Fred Woods in Philadelphia, Pa
1887
Mar 9 -Ryan refereed the Dominick McCaffrey-Jack Fallon bout in Philadelphia, Pa
Mar 11 Jack Fogarty Philadelphia, Pa EX
Apr 1 Denny Kelliher Philadelphia, Pa EX
Sep 1 Dominick McCaffrey Atlantic City, NJ EX
1888
Jan 6 Elmer Grant Pittsburgh, Pa SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known;
Reportedly, Grant was to meet "Jimmy Ryan of Pittsburgh"
Aug 14 P.T. Mannen Bucyrus, Oh W
Dec 13 "Brooklyn" Whitey Ryan Pelham, NY LK 9
1889
Dec 28 Jack Fogarty Philadelphia, Pa ND 3
-These men were professionals; Ryan was graceful and showy;
He scored several good hits; When Fogarty assumed the
aggressor's role, Ryan became very defensive
1890
Jan 23 Jack Fogarty Wilmington, De EX 3
May 5 -Ryan was scheduled to appear in Washington, DC;
He was likely to spar several times during the week
May 5 James Hogan Washington, DC EX
May 10 Billy Young Washington, DC SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Dec 22 Paddy Gorman Philadelphia, Pa SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
1894
Mar 22 Jack Fogarty New York, NY EX
*** The Following Bouts Are Reported But Not Confirmed ***
1883
Feb 11 Mike Cleary Shenandoah, Pa EX
Feb 14 Mike Cleary Shenandoah, Pa EX
1893
Dec 1 Young Mitchell Oakland, Ca D 8
-Some sources report Mitchell fought "Philadelphia" Jimmy Ryan;
But, it is believed that Mitchell fought "Australian" Jim Ryan"
*** Photo And Much Data Was Provided By William Schutte ***
Review courtesy of
Tracy Callis, Historian, International Boxing
Research Organization
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