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Originally Posted by mh2365
Was/is Tommy Ryan in your uni?
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Tommy Ryan retired in 1907 with a record of 72-12-4 (29). He reigned as the N.Y.A.C. welterweight champ from 1890 to 1895, when he resigned the title upon taking the middleweight crown off Jim Hall's head. Ryan was dethroned in 1897 by Charles (Kid) McCoy--his first career loss. He was knocked out by McCoy in the second round a year later.
In 1900, Ryan finally got even with McCoy, kayoing him in the sixth to regain the middleweight title. Mike Donovan made him the ex-champ three years later, and after Ryan failed in a bid to unseat Philadelphia Jack O'Brien as light-heavy champion four months later--only his fourth loss in 63 fights by that point--he entered the end stage of his career. He lost eight of his last 24 fights.
Ryan's career winning percentage of .809 is the 21st best in the history of my universe.