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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 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 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
Sep 6 Con Doyle Shelby, In KO 28
Nov 23 Ed Bartlett Sheffield, Il KO 3
1891
Feb 16 Danny Needham Minneapolis, Mn KO 76
May -Ryan got married
Aug 9 Billy McMillan Richardson, Il KO 3
Sep 28 Jim Hall Chicago, Il EX 5
-Some sources report "ND 5"
Dec 15 Frank Howson Chicago, Il KO 14
Dec 20 Frank Garrard W
1892
Apr 8 Con Doyle Dubuque, Ia W 8
May 6 Reddy Brennan Dubuque, Ia TK 10
Jul 30 Jack Wilkes South Omaha, Ne TK 17
-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 the World
Sep 13 Billy Layton near St. Joseph, Mo KO 4
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
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
-Welterweight Championship of the World
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 11 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 Dead Lake, NJ (near Asbury Park) EX
May Harry Pigeon Dead Lake, NJ (near Asbury Park) EX
May Bob Armstrong Dead Lake, NJ (near Asbury Park) EX
May Jimmy Barry Dead 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;
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 Dunfee Buffalo, NY EX 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
Mar 6 "Mysterious" Billy Smith Syracuse, NY ND 6
May 18 Joe 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
-Some sources report this as a -Welterweight
Championship of the World contest
Dec 21 "Australian" Billy McCarthy Buffalo, NY TK 7
Dec 23 Billy Payne Syracuse, NY KO 4
-Welterweight Championship of the World
1897
Feb 24 Tom Tracey Syracuse, NY TK 9
-Welterweight Championship of the World
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
Sep 8 Charles "Kid" McCoy Syracuse, NY NC 5
-Police intervened; Some sources report "D 5"
Nov 18 Jack Hamilton Messina Springs, NY EX
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
1898
Feb 25 Young Corbett (George Green) San Francisco, Ca TK 18
Jun 13 Tommy West New York, NY TK 14
-Welterweight Championship of the World
Oct 24 Jack Bonner Coney Island, NY W 20
-Welterweight Championship of the World
Nov 8 Jack Bonner Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Nov 23 Johnny Gorman Syracuse, NY KO 8
-Some sources report "W 8" on 11/28/98
Dec 2 Tommy West Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
-This was a "tame" fight;
It looked like a "pre-arranged draw"
Dec 23 Dick O'Brien Hartford, Ct TK 14
-Some sources report this as a Middleweight
Championship of the World contest; 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
-Some sources report 3/05/99
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 4/19/99
Aug 31 Jack Moffatt Dubuque, Ia W 20
-This bout was billed as a Welterweight
Championship of the World contest
Sep 18 Frank Craig Coney Island, NY TK 10
-Middleweight Championship of the World
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
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 Thorn Chicago, Il KO 3
-Some sources report "W 6"
Nov 27 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
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
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
Jun 24 Johnny Gorman London, Eng KO 3
-This bout was billed as a Middleweight
Championship of the World contest
Sep 15 Kid Carter Fort Erie, Ont, Can KO 6
-Middleweight Championship of the World
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 2/04/03
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
1906
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
1903
May 13 Kid Sullivan San Pedro, Ca NC
Record courtesy of
Tracy Callis, Historian, International Boxing
Research Organization
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