Bag Punching Exhibition Like Ryan Used To Give (Not Tommy Ryan) Video Clip
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1887
John Case KO 5
Jack Conway Rock Island, Il KO 3
Chris Christopher Grand Rapids, Mi KO 8
1888
Jul 20 Joe Johnson Marion, Mi KO 5
Dec 21 Dick England Lake City, Mi KO 23
-Some sources report "KO 33"
1889
Apr 30 Martin Shaughnessy Detroit, Mi KO 23
May 29 Mike Dunn Grosse Point, Mi (nr. Detroit) KO 9
Jun 18 Martin Shaughnessy Lake St. Clair, Mi (nr. Detroit) KO 48
-Some sources report "KO 46"
Aug 10 Jimmy Murphy Grand Rapids, Mi NC 57
Sep 3 Henry Baker Grand Rapids, Mi KO 3
Nov 20 Jimmy Murphy Grand Rapids, Mi EX 8
1890
Jul 20 John McInerssey Chicago, Il KO 5
Aug 4 Bob Harper Chicago, Il KO 4
Aug 28 Professor Maguire Chicago, Il KO 3
Oct 5 Charles "Con" Doyle Shelby, In TK 27
-Some sources report "TK 28"
Nov 23 Ed Bartlett Sheffield, Il KO 3
1891
Feb 16 Danny Needham Minneapolis, Mn KO 76
-Some sources report Welterweight Championship of America;
Some sources 02/17/1891
Mar 31 Danny Needham Chicago, Il EX
May -Ryan got married
Aug 9 Billy McMillan Richardson, Il KO 3
-Some sources report Welterweight Championship of America;
Some sources report 04/08/1891
Sep 28 Jim Hall Chicago, Il EX 5
-Some sources report "ND 5"
Dec 15 Frank Howson Chicago, Il KO 14
-Some sources report Welterweight Championship of the World (American version)
Dec 20 Frank Garrard W
1892
Feb 29 Danny Needham SCH
-This bout was scheduled but not held; Ryan was ill
Apr 11 Charles "Con" Doyle Dubuque, Ia W 8
May 6 Reddy Brennan Dubuque, Ia TK 10
Jul 30 Jack Wilkes South Omaha, Ne TK 17
-Some sources report Welterweight Championship of America;
Police intervened
Sep Wiley Evans Omaha, Ne SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Nov 24 Jack Collins Detroit, Mi D 8
Dec "Hoboken" Tommy Kelly Detroit, Mi D 8
1892-1893
Bob Fitzsimmons Chicago, Il EX 4
1893
Feb Danny Needham New Orleans, La SCH
-This bout was scheduled but cancelled
Feb Henry Baker Bay St. Louis, Ms EX
-Ryan and Baker sparred often during Feb-Mar
Mar 1 George Dawson New Orleans, La SCH
-This bout was scheduled but postponed;
Ryan was injured while training
Apr 18 George Dawson Chicago, Il EX 6
-Some sources report "ND 6"
Apr -Ryan and Henry Baker were scheduled to tour America
and give exhibition bouts during Apr-May
Aug 29 "Mysterious" Billy Smith Coney Island, NY D 6
Nov 2 Harry Jamieson Naugatuck, Ct KO 2
-Some sources report "Waterbury, Ct"
Nov Montana Kid (Dick Egan) near Bridgeport, Ct SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Dec 11 Dick Guthrie Naugatuck, Ct NC 3
-Some sources report "D 3"
1894
Jan 9 "Mysterious" Billy Smith Boston, Ma D 6
Feb 10 Jimmy Dime New York, NY EX 4
Feb 24 Billy Vernon New York, NY EX 3
Apr 10 Morris Lane West Haven, Ct TK 3
Apr 22 Jack Wilkes NC 5
May 22 Jack Falvey Hartford, Ct KO 8
Jun 1 Jack Pitts Minneapolis, Mn KO 3
Jul 26 "Mysterious" Billy Smith Minneapolis, Mn W 20
-Welterweight Championship of America
Sep 13 Billy Layton near St. Joseph, Mo KO 4
-Some sources report Welterweight Championship of America;
This bout was held on a on a sandbar in the Missouri River;
Ryan drew first blood in round two;
Tommy had Layton groggy and almost out in round three;
He finished him in round four; Weights: 146-146
Nov Joe Choynski Chicago, Il EX
-Public exhibitions were held nearly every day during November
Nov 7 "Nonpareil" Jack Dempsey New Orleans, La SCH
-This bout was scheduled but cancelled
Nov Jim Hall Detroit, Mi SCH
-This bout was scheduled but not held; Authorities prevented it
Dec 12 "Nonpareil" Jack Dempsey New Orleans, La SCH
-This bout was scheduled but cancelled
Dec 13 Joe Choynski New Orleans, La EX
Dec 19 Joe Choynski Chicago, Il SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known;
Ryan and Choynski were scheduled for some exhibition
bouts in Chicago
1895
Jan Joe Choynski New York, NY EX
-Ryan and Choynski sparred nearly every day during
the first 2 weeks of January prior to Ryan's bout
with "Nonpareil" Jack Dempsey
Jan 18 "Nonpareil" Jack Dempsey Coney Island, NY TK 3
-Some sources report Welterweight Championship of the World (American version)
Jan 28 Fred Woods Philadelphia, Pa SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Feb 23 an unnamed opponent Philadelphia, Pa SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Feb 25 Shorty Ahearn Chicago, Il W 4
Mar 10 Emmett Mellody Kansas City, Mo W 4
Mar 20 Tom Tracey Chicago, Il D 8
-Some sources report "ND 8"; Tracey was bleeding
badly by the end of the fight and almost blinded;
The verdict should have been "TK 8"
Apr 5 Jack Wilkes Chicago, Il SCH
-This bout was scheduled but prevented; Police guarded the hall
May Joe Choynski Deal Lake, NJ (near Asbury Park) EX
May Harry Pigeon Deal Lake, NJ (near Asbury Park) EX
May Bob Armstrong Deal Lake, NJ (near Asbury Park) EX
May Jimmy Barry Deal Lake, NJ (near Asbury Park) EX
-Ryan sparred with the previous 4 men nearly every day
during May prior to the "Mysterious" Billy Smith bout
May 27 "Mysterious" Billy Smith Coney Island, NY NC 18
-Welterweight Championship of the World (American version)
Police intervened; Some sources report "D 18"
Jun 8 Harry Pigeon New York, NY SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Jun 25 Tom Crawford Syracuse, NY EX 4
Jun 27 Harry Pigeon New York, NY SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Aug 19 Joe Walcott New York, NY SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Aug -Ryan opened a saloon The Champion in Syracuse, NY
Nov 18 Joe "Stiff" Dunfee Buffalo, NY EX 3
-Some sources report "ND 3"
1896
Jan 9 George "Kid" Lavigne New York, NY EX 4
Jan 15 Harry Baker Grand Rapids, Mi W 3
-Police intervened; Some sources report "NC 6"
Mar 2 Charles "Kid" McCoy Maspeth, NY LK 15
-Some sources report Welterweight Championship of America
Mar 6 "Mysterious" Billy Smith Syracuse, NY ND 6
Apr 4 Jack Mahoney Cortland, NY ND 6
May 18 Joe "Stiff" Dunfee Buffalo, NY KO 6
Jun 22 Billy "Shadow" Maber Buffalo, NY TK 9
Aug 20 Dick Moore Buffalo, NY W 20
Nov 25 "Mysterious" Billy Smith Maspeth, NY WF 9
-Welterweight Championship of the World (American version)
Dec 21 "Australian" Billy McCarthy Buffalo, NY TK 7
Dec 23 Billy Payne Syracuse, NY KO 4
1897
Feb 24 Tom Tracey Syracuse, NY TK 9
-Welterweight Championship of the World (American version)
Mar 8 Jem Mace Syracuse, NY ND 4
Mar 17 Patsy Raedy Rochester, NY TK 18
-Police intervened; Some sources report "TK 16"
May 10 Paddy Gorman Rochester, NY TK 3
May 24 Patsy Raedy Rochester, NY TK 6
Jun 21 Tom Williams Syracuse, NY KO 2
-Some sources report Welterweight Championship of the World (American version)
Sep 8 Charles "Kid" McCoy Syracuse, NY NC 5
-Police intervened; Some sources report "D 5"
Sep 30 Tommy West Brooklyn, NY SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Oct 17 -Syracuse (NY) Herald reports on a past bout between Ryan
and Tommy West
Nov 17 Jack "Doc" Hamilton Messina Springs, NY EX
-Ryan sparred with Hamilton often during early Nov 1897
Nov 25 "Australian" Jim Ryan Elmira, NY KO 5
-Some sources report 11/24/97
Nov 30 Billy Stift Chicago, Il TK 6
-Some sources report "W 6"
Dec 20 Bill Hefferman Buffalo, NY KO 3
-Middleweight Championship of the World (American version)
1898
Feb Jim Jeffries Los Angeles, Ca EX
-Ryan sparred regularly with Jeffries
Feb 25 Young Corbett (George Green) San Francisco, Ca TK 18
-Middleweight Championship of the World (American version)
Jun 13 Tommy West New York, NY TK 14
-Middleweight Championship of the World (American version);
Middleweight Championship of America;
Welterweight Championship of the World (American version)
Oct 24 Jack Bonner Coney Island, NY W 20
-Middleweight Championship of America
Nov 8 Jack Bonner Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Nov 23 Johnny Gorman Syracuse, NY KO 8
-Middleweight Championship of the World (American version);
Middleweight Championship of America;
Some sources report "W 8" on 11/28/1898
Dec 2 Tommy West Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
-This was a "tame" fight; It looked like a "pre-arranged draw";
Some sources report "NC 6"
Dec 23 Dick O'Brien Hartford, Ct TK 14
-Middleweight Championship of the World (American version);
Middleweight Championship of America;
Police intervened
1899
Feb 1 "Sailor" Tom Sharkey Syracuse, NY EX 6
Feb 22 Tom McCarthy Hot Springs, Ar KO 12
Mar 1 Charles Johnson Hot Springs, Ar KO 8
-Middleweight Championship of the World (American version);
Some sources report 03/05/1899
Mar 13 Paddy Purtell Cincinnati, Oh TK 4
Mar 18 Bob Douglass St. Louis, Mo ND 6
Apr 6 Frank "Dutch" Neal Dubuque, Ia W 6
Apr 17 Billy Stift Davenport, Ia W 20
-Some sources report 04/19/1899
May 30 Jim Jeffries Loch Arbor, NJ EX
May 31 Jim Jeffries Loch Arbor, NJ EX 6
Jun 5 Jim Jeffries Loch Arbor, NJ EX
Jun 19 Jim Jeffries Coney Island, NY SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Aug 31 Jack Moffatt Dubuque, Ia W 20
-Middleweight Championship of the World (American version);
Middleweight Championship of America;
Welterweight Championship of the World (American version)
Sep 18 Frank Craig Coney Island, NY TK 10
-Middleweight Championship of the World (American version);
Middleweight Championship of America
Oct 24 Jim Jeffries Asbury Park, NJ EX 6
Oct 27 Jim Jeffries Asbury Park, NJ EX 6
Oct 31 Jim Jeffries Asbury Park, NJ EX 6
1900
Feb 2 George Lawlor Hot Springs, Ar TK 13
Mar -Ryan trained with Jim Jeffries
Apr 16 Jim Jeffries Allenhurst, NJ EX
Apr 24 Jim Jeffries Allenhurst, NJ EX 4
May 3 Jim Jeffries Allenhurst, NJ EX 4
May 5 Jim Jeffries Allenhurst, NJ EX 5
May 29 Charles "Kid" McCoy Chicago, Il L 6
-This was the referee's decision; The verdict was later changed to "D 6"
Jun 29 Young Mahoney Chicago, Il W 6
Jul 24 Jack Root Chicago, Il D 6
Nov 10 Geoff Thorne Chicago, Il KO 3
-Some sources report "W 6"
Nov 27 Edward "Kid" Carter Chicago, Il W 6
1901
Jan 17 Jack Beauscholte Springfield, Oh KO 3
-Some sources report "Springfield, Il"
Jan 31 Martin Judge Minneapolis, Mn KO 4
-Some newspapers report this fight as a "fake"
Mar 4 Tommy West Louisville, Ky TK 17
-Middleweight Championship of the World (American version);
Middleweight Championship of America
Aug 22 Bob Douglass Kansas City, Mo KO 7
Oct 10 Young Corbett (George Green) Kansas City, Mo LF 6
1902
Jan 30 Young Corbett (George Green) Kansas City, Mo KO 7
-Middleweight Championship of the World (American version);
Middleweight Championship of America
Feb 15 Jack Beauscholte Chicago, Il W 6
Feb 25 Tim Murphy Kansas City, Mo TK 9
Mar 14 "Mysterious" Billy Smith Kansas City, Mo KO 4
Apr 3 Billy Stift Kansas City, Mo W 10
May 26 Jimmy Handler Kansas City, Mo TK 4
-Middleweight Championship of the World (American version);
Some sources report 05/28/1902
Jun 24 Johnny Gorman London, England KO 3
-Middleweight Championship of the World (American version);
Middleweight Championship of the World (English version)
Sep 15 Edward "Kid" Carter Fort Erie, Ont, Canada KO 6
-Middleweight Championship of the World (American version);
Middleweight Championship of America
Oct 3 Patrick Walsh Kansas City, Mo KO 2
-Some sources report "Barney Walsh"
Oct 3 Jack Beauscholte Kansas City, Mo KO 3
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
1903
Jan 15 Billy Stift Kansas City, Mo KO 4
Feb 3 William "Cyclone" Kelly Hot Springs, Ar TK 7
-Some sources report 02/04/1903
Jun 1 James "Soldier" Walker Battle Creek, Mi KO 5
Jun 15 "Big" Jack Hickey Battle Creek, Mi KO 4
Jun 30 John Wille Butte, Mt KO 4
1904
Jan 27 "Philadelphia" Jack O'Brien Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Feb 24 Jack Beauscholte Indianapolis, In W 6
-Some sources report "TK 6"
Sep 10 Frank Garrard Chicago, Il KO 3
Oct 10 Bob Douglass St. Louis, Mo KO 4
Oct 26 Tom Wallace Benton Harbor, Mi KO 5
Nov 15 Jack Graham South Bend, In KO 4
Nov 23 Jack Root Philadelphia, Pa NC 4
Dec 29 Billy Stift Benton Harbor, Mi KO 4
1905
Oct -Ryan became manager/trainer of Marvin Hart
1906
Jan 1 Marvin Hart Butte, Mt EX
Jan 2 Marvin Hart Butte, Mt EX
Dec 5 -Ryan retired from boxing (only to return later);
He "gave" the Middleweight Championship to Hugo Kelly
(This was the tradition at this time); The public did not
accept Kelly
1907
Feb 5 Dave Barry Hot Springs, Ar KO 5
Mar 4 Hugo Kelly Rochester, NY D 6
Aug 4 Oscar "Battling" Nelson South Bend, In EX 6
1908
Aug 22 Howard Morrow Benton Harbor, Mi EX 6
*** The Following Bouts Are Reported But Not Confirmed ***
1887
Aug Andy Bowen New Orleans, La L 3
1890
Frank Glover KO 3
1892
Sep Patsy Kerrigan New Orleans, La EX
-Reportedly, Ryan sparred with Kerrigan a few days
before the Jim Corbett-John L. Sullivan bout
1897
Feb 20 Jack "Doc" Hamilton New York, NY W 10
-Hamilton fought a man named "Joe Youngs";
Perhaps, it was Tommy Ryan
1903
May 13 Kid Sullivan San Pedro, Ca NC
*** Much Data Was Provided By Christopher LaForce ***
*** Some Data Was Provided By Mark Dunn ***
Review courtesy of
Tracy Callis,
Historian, International Boxing Research Organization
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