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For other persons of a similar name, see Thomas Ryan
Thomas Ryan

Thomas, Tom or Tommy Ryan may refer to:In politics and the military*Thomas Ryan , , Congressional representative from Kansas...
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Tommy Ryan (March 31, 1870 – August 3, 1948) was a famed welterweight
Welterweight

Welterweight is a weight class division in combat sports. Originally the term "welterweight" was used only in boxing, but other combat sports like kickboxing, taekwondo and mixed martial arts also began to use it for their own weight division system....
 and middleweight champion who fought from 1887-1907. Ryan was considered an excellent boxer-puncher, and many consider him one of the all time greatest middleweight
Middleweight

Middleweight is a division, or Boxing weight classes, in boxing. Early boxing history is less than exact, but the middleweight designation seems to have begun in the 1840s....
 champions. His won lost record is 86 wins (68 KO's), 3 losses and 6 draws. He also fought a few No Contests, as was usual for the era.

Ryan first won the welterweight title in a match with Mysterious Billy Smith
Mysterious Billy Smith

Mysterious Billy Smith was a Canadian Boxing. He turned pro in 1890, and in his ninth fight he knocked out Danny Needham to win the welterweight championship in 1892....
 on July 26, 1894.






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For other persons of a similar name, see Thomas Ryan
Thomas Ryan

Thomas, Tom or Tommy Ryan may refer to:In politics and the military*Thomas Ryan , , Congressional representative from Kansas...
.
Tommy Ryan (March 31, 1870 – August 3, 1948) was a famed welterweight
Welterweight

Welterweight is a weight class division in combat sports. Originally the term "welterweight" was used only in boxing, but other combat sports like kickboxing, taekwondo and mixed martial arts also began to use it for their own weight division system....
 and middleweight champion who fought from 1887-1907. Ryan was considered an excellent boxer-puncher, and many consider him one of the all time greatest middleweight
Middleweight

Middleweight is a division, or Boxing weight classes, in boxing. Early boxing history is less than exact, but the middleweight designation seems to have begun in the 1840s....
 champions. His won lost record is 86 wins (68 KO's), 3 losses and 6 draws. He also fought a few No Contests, as was usual for the era.

Ryan first won the welterweight title in a match with Mysterious Billy Smith
Mysterious Billy Smith

Mysterious Billy Smith was a Canadian Boxing. He turned pro in 1890, and in his ninth fight he knocked out Danny Needham to win the welterweight championship in 1892....
 on July 26, 1894. He was defeated by Kid McCoy
Kid McCoy

Charles "Kid" McCoy, who was born Norman Selby was an United States world champion boxing.Born in Moscow, Rush County, Indiana, Weight 160, Heights 5' 11", record 81 wins 6 losses, 9 no decision, disqualified 6 times....
 by KO in round 15 on March 2, 1896. This bout forms part of the lore of the McCoy legend. McCoy served as a sparring partner for Ryan, and absorbed many beatings at the hands of his employer. Ryan was notorious for being unmerciful on his sparring partners. As a result, McCoy hated Ryan, and sought revenge. It is alleged that McCoy, who was thin, pale and frail looking persuaded Ryan that he was seriously ill before their fight. McCoy, who was famed as a trickster, purportedly rubbed flour on his face so as to appear deathly ill. Ryan is said to have fallen for the ruse, failed to train properly and was not in top condition for the bout. Whether true or not, McCoy scored an upset win over Ryan in the non-title match.

Ryan was also instrumental in the career of heavyweight
Heavyweight

Heavyweight is a division, or boxing weight classes, in boxing. Fighters who weigh over 200 pounds are considered heavyweights by the major professional boxing organizations: the International Boxing Organization, the World Boxing Association, the World Boxing Council, and the World Boxing Organization....
 champion James J. Jeffries
James J. Jeffries

James Jackson Jeffries was a List of Heavyweight Champions.His greatest assets were his enormous strength and stamina. Using a technique taught to him by his trainer, former welterweight and middleweight champion Tommy Ryan, Jeffries fought out of a crouch with his left arm extended forward....
. In fact, Ryan is credited with changing Jeffries' stance and teaching him to fight out of a crouch. Ryan also seconded James J. Corbett
James J. Corbett

James John "Gentleman Jim" Corbett was a List of Heavyweight Champions, best known as the man who defeated the great John L. Sullivan. He also coached boxing at the Olympic Club in San Francisco....
 in his second attempt to wrest the heavyweight crown from Jeffries. Corbett however, blamed Ryan's strategy for his defeat. In 2003, Ryan was listed in the Ring Magazine's list of 100 greatest punchers of all time.

See also

  • List of bare-knuckle boxers
    List of bare-knuckle boxers

    List of bare-knuckle boxers is an aggregate of articles pertaining to boxing that fought either all or part of their careers as bare-knuckle boxing....


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