| Tommy Ryan | |
| Realname: | Joseph Youngs |
| Weight: | Middleweight Welterweight |
| Nationality: | American, Canadian |
| Birth Date: | March 31, 1870 |
| Birth Place: | Redwood, New York, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. |
| Style: | Original |
| Total: | 106;[1] with the inclusion of newspaper decisions |
| Wins: | 87 |
| Ko: | 68 |
| Losses: | 2 |
| Draws: | 14 |
| No Contests: | 3 |
| Height: | 5 ft 7+1/2 in |
Tommy Ryan (born Joseph Youngs; March 31, 1870 - August 3, 1948) was an American-Canadian World Welterweight[2] and World Middleweight boxing champion who fought from 1887 to 1907.[3] His simultaneously holding records in both weight classes was a rare and impressive feat for a boxer. His record is a topic that has been up for debate for decades. As of May 2021, Boxrec.com lists his official record as 82–2–13 (68KO). The International Boxing Hall of Fame lists his record as 86–3–6 (22KO). Others list his record anywhere from 86–3–6 (68KO), to 90–6–11 (70KO), to 84–2–11 (70KO). Some historians have even speculated that he held closer to 90 knockouts. Ryan was posthumously inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in the class of 1991.[4]
Ryan was considered by many one of the greatest Middleweights in boxing history. He was the World Middleweight Champion from 1898 to 1906. Some of his opponents included Mysterious Billy Smith, Kid McCoy, Tommy West, and Jack Bonner. After his retirement as a fighter he became a boxing teacher and coach. He was credited with helping devise the crouching technique for defense. During his career of 97 fights he won 82 (70 by knockout), lost 2, with 13 draws. Ryan was considered an excellent boxer-puncher and nearly unbeatable for his time.
Ryan first won the welterweight title in a match with Mysterious Billy Smith on July 26, 1894. He was knocked out by Kid McCoy in the 15th round 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 showing little mercy to his sparring partners. As a result, McCoy hated Ryan, and sought revenge. It is alleged that McCoy, who appeared thin, pale and frail, 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.
In November 1941, Ryan accepted the position of boxing instructor at the Multnomah Athletic Club. A month later, he resigned the position and told The Oregonian, "I don't think I would have come west had I known that professional boxing was barred in the states of Washington and Oregon. There is too much money in other sections of the country for me to stick here at a $150 job".[5]
Ryan was also instrumental in the career of heavyweight champion James J. Jeffries. In fact, Ryan is credited with changing Jeffries' stance and teaching him to fight out of a crouch. Ryan also seconded James J. Corbett 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.
Ryan died on August 3, 1948, aged 78.[6]
All information in this section is derived from BoxRec,[7] unless otherwise stated.
All newspaper decisions are officially regarded as “no decision” bouts and are not counted in the win/loss/draw column.
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 106 | 82–2–13 | Ed Martin | NC | 6 | Nov 29, 1911 | |||
| 105 | Draw | 82–2–13 | Hugo Kelly | PTS | 6 | Mar 4, 1907 | ||
| 104 | Win | 82–2–12 | Dave Barry | KO | 5 (20) | Feb 5, 1907 | ||
| 103 | Win | 81–2–12 | Billy Stift | KO | 4 (10) | Dec 29, 1904 | ||
| 102 | NC | 80–2–12 | Jack Root | NC | 4 (6) | Nov 23, 1904 | ||
| 101 | Win | 80–2–12 | Jack Graham | TKO | 4 (10) | Nov 15, 1904 | ||
| 100 | Win | 79–2–12 | Tommy Wallace | KO | 5 (10) | Oct 26, 1904 | ||
| 99 | Win | 78–2–12 | Bob Douglass | KO | 4 (8) | Oct 10, 1904 | ||
| 98 | Win | 77–2–12 | Jack Beauscholte | TKO | 6 (10) | Feb 24, 1904 | ||
| 97 | Draw | 76–2–12 | Philadelphia Jack O'Brien | NWS | 6 | Jan 27, 1904 | ||
| 96 | Win | 76–2–12 | John Willie | KO | 4 (20) | Jun 30, 1903 | ||
| 95 | Draw | 75–2–12 | Dan Hickey | PTS | 6 | Jun 23, 1903 | ||
| 94 | Win | 75–2–11 | James J Walker | KO | 5 (?) | Jun 1, 1903 | ||
| 93 | Win | 74–2–11 | Cyclone Kelly | TKO | 7 (10) | Feb 3, 1903 | ||
| 92 | Win | 73–2–11 | Billy Stift | KO | 4 (10) | Jan 15, 1903 | ||
| 91 | Win | 72–2–11 | Barney Walsh | KO | 2 (6) | Oct 3, 1902 | ||
| 90 | Win | 71–2–11 | Jack Beauscholte | KO | 3 (6) | Oct 3, 1902 | ||
| 89 | Win | 70–2–11 | Kid Carter | KO | 6 (20) | Sep 15, 1902 | ||
| 88 | Win | 69–2–11 | Johnny Gorman | KO | 3 (15) | Jun 24, 1902 | ||
| 87 | Win | 68–2–11 | Jimmy Handler | TKO | 4 (10) | May 26, 1902 | ||
| 86 | Win | 67–2–11 | Billy Stift | PTS | 10 | Apr 3, 1902 | ||
| 85 | Win | 66–2–11 | Mysterious Billy Smith | KO | 4 (10) | Mar 14, 1902 | ||
| 84 | Win | 65–2–11 | Tim Draffin Murphy | KO | 8 (10) | Feb 25, 1902 | ||
| 83 | Win | 64–2–11 | Jack Beauscholte | PTS | 6 | Feb 15, 1902 | ||
| 82 | Win | 63–2–11 | George Green | KO | 7 (10) | Jan 30, 1902 | ||
| 81 | Loss | 62–2–11 | George Green | DQ | 6 (15) | Oct 10, 1901 | ||
| 80 | Win | 62–1–11 | Bob Douglass | TKO | 7 (10) | Aug 22, 1901 | ||
| 79 | Win | 61–1–11 | Tommy West | TKO | 17 (20) | Mar 4, 1901 | ||
| 78 | Win | 60–1–11 | Jim Judge | KO | 4 (6) | Jan 31, 1901 | ||
| 77 | Win | 59–1–11 | Jack Beauscholte | KO | 3 (20) | Jan 17, 1901 | ||
| 76 | Win | 58–1–11 | Kid Carter | PTS | 6 | Nov 27, 1900 | ||
| 75 | Win | 57–1–11 | Geoff Thorne | KO | 3 (6) | Nov 10, 1900 | ||
| 74 | Draw | 56–1–11 | Jack Root | PTS | 6 | Jul 24, 1900 | ||
| 73 | Win | 56–1–10 | Young Mahoney | PTS | 6 | Jun 29, 1900 | ||
| 72 | Draw | 55–1–10 | Charles Kid McCoy | PTS | 6 | May 29, 1900 | ||
| 71 | Win | 55–1–9 | George Lawler | TKO | 13 (20) | Feb 2, 1900 | ||
| 70 | Win | 54–1–9 | Frank Craig | TKO | 10 (20) | Sep 18, 1899 | ||
| 69 | Win | 53–1–9 | Jack Moffat | PTS | 20 | Aug 31, 1899 | ||
| 68 | Win | 52–1–9 | Billy Stift | PTS | 20 | Apr 19, 1899 | ||
| 67 | Win | 51–1–9 | Frank Neal | KO | 6 (20) | Apr 6, 1899 | ||
| 66 | Win | 50–1–9 | Paddy Purtell | TKO | 4 (10) | Mar 13, 1899 | ||
| 65 | Win | 49–1–9 | Charley Johnson | KO | 8 (20) | Mar 1, 1899 | ||
| 64 | Win | 48–1–9 | Dick O'Brien | TKO | 14 (25) | Dec 23, 1898 | ||
| 63 | NC | 47–1–9 | Tommy West | NC | 6 | Dec 2, 1898 | ||
| 62 | Win | 47–1–9 | Johnny Gorman | RTD | 8 (20) | Nov 23, 1898 | ||
| 61 | Win | 46–1–9 | Jack Bonner | NWS | 6 | Nov 8, 1898 | ||
| 60 | Win | 46–1–9 | Jack Bonner | PTS | 20 | Oct 24, 1898 | ||
| 59 | Win | 45–1–9 | Tommy West | TKO | 14 (20) | Jun 13, 1898 | ||
| 58 | Win | 44–1–9 | George Green | KO | 18 (20) | Feb 25, 1898 | ||
| 57 | Win | 43–1–9 | Bill Heffernan | KO | 3 (20) | Dec 20, 1897 | ||
| 56 | Win | 42–1–9 | Billy Stift | TKO | 6 (12) | Nov 30, 1897 | ||
| 55 | Win | 41–1–9 | Australian Jim Ryan | KO | 5 (20) | Nov 25, 1897 | ||
| 54 | Draw | 40–1–9 | Charles Kid McCoy | PTS | 5 | Sep 8, 1897 | ||
| 53 | Win | 40–1–8 | Tom Williams | KO | 2 (20) | Jun 21, 1897 | ||
| 52 | Win | 39–1–8 | Patsy Raedy | TKO | 6 (20) | May 24, 1897 | ||
| 51 | Win | 38–1–8 | Paddy Gorman | TKO | 3 (?) | May 10, 1897 | ||
| 50 | Win | 37–1–8 | Patsy Raedy | TKO | 18 (20) | Mar 17, 1897 | ||
| 49 | Win | 36–1–8 | Tom Tracey | TKO | 9 (20) | Feb 24, 1897 | ||
| 48 | Win | 35–1–8 | Billy Payne | KO | 4 (20) | Dec 23, 1896 | ||
| 47 | Win | 34–1–8 | Billy McCarthy | TKO | 7 (20) | Dec 21, 1896 | ||
| 46 | Win | 33–1–8 | Mysterious Billy Smith | DQ | 9 (20) | Nov 25, 1896 | ||
| 45 | Win | 32–1–8 | Dick Moore | PTS | 20 | Aug 20, 1896 | ||
| 44 | Win | 31–1–8 | Billy (Shadow) Maber | TKO | 9 (20) | Jun 22, 1896 | ||
| 43 | Win | 30–1–8 | Joe Dunfee | KO | 6 (20) | May 18, 1896 | ||
| 42 | Loss | 29–1–8 | Charles Kid McCoy | KO | 15 (20) | Mar 2, 1896 | ||
| 41 | Win | 29–0–8 | Henry Baker | PTS | 6 | Jan 15, 1896 | ||
| 40 | Draw | 28–0–8 | Mysterious Billy Smith | PTS | 18 (25) | May 27, 1895 | ||
| 39 | Win | 28–0–7 | Tom Tracey | TKO | 8 (8) | Mar 20, 1895 | ||
| 38 | Win | 27–0–7 | Emmett Mellody | PTS | 4 | Mar 11, 1895 | ||
| 37 | Win | 26–0–7 | Shorty Ahearn | NWS | 4 | Feb 25, 1895 | ||
| 36 | Win | 26–0–7 | Nonpareil Dempsey | TKO | 3 (15) | Jan 18, 1895 | ||
| 35 | Win | 25–0–7 | Billy Layton | KO | 4 (20) | Sep 13, 1894 | ||
| 34 | Win | 24–0–7 | Mysterious Billy Smith | PTS | 20 | Jul 26, 1894 | ||
| 33 | Win | 23–0–7 | Jack Pitts | KO | 3 (?) | Jun 1, 1894 | ||
| 32 | Win | 22–0–7 | Jack Falvey | KO | 3 (8) | May 22, 1894 | ||
| 31 | Win | 21–0–7 | Harry Wilkes | NWS | 5 | Apr 22, 1894 | ||
| 30 | Win | 21–0–7 | Morris Lane | TKO | 3 (8) | Apr 10, 1894 | ||
| 29 | Draw | 20–0–7 | Mysterious Billy Smith | PTS | 6 | Jan 9, 1894 | ||
| 28 | Draw | 20–0–6 | Joe Guthrie | PTS | 3 (10) | Dec 11, 1893 | ||
| 27 | Win | 20–0–5 | Harry Jamieson | KO | 2 (?) | Nov 2, 1893 | ||
| 26 | Draw | 19–0–5 | Mysterious Billy Smith | PTS | 6 | Aug 29, 1893 | ||
| 25 | Win | 19–0–4 | George Dawson | NWS | 6 | Apr 8, 1893 | ||
| 24 | Draw | 19–0–4 | Tommy Kelly | PTS | 8 | Dec 1, 1892 | ||
| 23 | Draw | 19–0–3 | Jack Collins | PTS | 8 | Nov 24, 1892 | ||
| 22 | Draw | 19–0–2 | Jack Wilkes | PTS | 17 (?) | Jul 30, 1892 | ||
| 21 | Win | 19–0–1 | Paddy Brennan | PTS | 10 | May 7, 1892 | ||
| 20 | Win | 18–0–1 | Con Doyle | PTS | 8 | Apr 11, 1892 | ||
| 19 | Win | 17–0–1 | Frank Howson | KO | 14 (?) | Dec 13, 1891 | ||
| 18 | Win | 16–0–1 | Billy McMillan | KO | 3 (?) | Aug 8, 1891 | ||
| 17 | Win | 15–0–1 | Danny Needham | RTD | 76 (?) | Feb 17, 1891 | ||
| 16 | Win | 14–0–1 | Professor McGuire | TKO | 3 (5) | Dec 6, 1890 | ||
| 15 | Win | 13–0–1 | Frank Garrard | NWS | 3 | Dec 6, 1890 | ||
| 14 | Win | 13–0–1 | Ed Bartlett | KO | 3 (?) | Nov 23, 1890 | ||
| 13 | Win | 12–0–1 | Con Doyle | TKO | 28 (?) | Oct 5, 1890 | ||
| 12 | Win | 11–0–1 | John McInerssey | KO | 5 (?) | Aug 7, 1890 | ||
| 11 | Win | 10–0–1 | Bob Harper | KO | 4 (?) | Aug 4, 1890 | ||
| 10 | Win | 9–0–1 | Henry Baker | KO | 3 (?) | Jun 6, 1890 | ||
| 9 | Draw | 8–0–1 | Jimmy Murphy | PTS | 57 (?) | Oct 10, 1889 | ||
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Martin Shaughnessy | KO | 48 (?) | Jun 18, 1889 | ||
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Michael Dunn | KO | 9 (?) | May 27, 1889 | ||
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Martin Shaughnessy | KO | 23 (?) | Apr 30, 1889 | ||
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Dick England | KO | 23 (?) | Dec 21, 1888 | ||
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Joe Johnson | KO | 5 (?) | Jul 20, 1888 | ||
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Chris Christopher | KO | 10 (?) | Mar 3, 1887 | ||
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Jack Conway | KO | 3 (?) | Feb 2, 1887 | ||
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | John Case | KO | 5 (?) | Jan 1, 1887 | ||
Record with the inclusion of newspaper decisions in the win/loss/draw column.
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 106 | NC | 87–2–14 | Ed Martin | NC | 6 | Nov 29, 1911 | ||
| 105 | Draw | 87–2–14 | Hugo Kelly | PTS | 6 | Mar 4, 1907 | ||
| 104 | Win | 87–2–13 | Dave Barry | KO | 5 (20) | Feb 5, 1907 | ||
| 103 | Win | 86–2–13 | Billy Stift | KO | 4 (10) | Dec 29, 1904 | ||
| 102 | NC | 85–2–13 | Jack Root | NC | 4 (6) | Nov 23, 1904 | ||
| 101 | Win | 85–2–13 | Jack Graham | TKO | 4 (10) | Nov 15, 1904 | ||
| 100 | Win | 84–2–13 | Tommy Wallace | KO | 5 (10) | Oct 26, 1904 | ||
| 99 | Win | 83–2–13 | Bob Douglass | KO | 4 (8) | Oct 10, 1904 | ||
| 98 | Win | 82–2–13 | Jack Beauscholte | TKO | 6 (10) | Feb 24, 1904 | ||
| 97 | Draw | 81–2–13 | Philadelphia Jack O'Brien | NWS | 6 | Jan 27, 1904 | ||
| 96 | Win | 81–2–12 | John Willie | KO | 4 (20) | Jun 30, 1903 | ||
| 95 | Draw | 80–2–12 | Dan Hickey | PTS | 6 | Jun 23, 1903 | ||
| 94 | Win | 80–2–11 | James J Walker | KO | 5 (?) | Jun 1, 1903 | ||
| 93 | Win | 79–2–11 | Cyclone Kelly | TKO | 7 (10) | Feb 3, 1903 | ||
| 92 | Win | 78–2–11 | Billy Stift | KO | 4 (10) | Jan 15, 1903 | ||
| 91 | Win | 77–2–11 | Barney Walsh | KO | 2 (6) | Oct 3, 1902 | ||
| 90 | Win | 76–2–11 | Jack Beauscholte | KO | 3 (6) | Oct 3, 1902 | ||
| 89 | Win | 75–2–11 | Kid Carter | KO | 6 (20) | Sep 15, 1902 | ||
| 88 | Win | 74–2–11 | Johnny Gorman | KO | 3 (15) | Jun 24, 1902 | ||
| 87 | Win | 73–2–11 | Jimmy Handler | TKO | 4 (10) | May 26, 1902 | ||
| 86 | Win | 72–2–11 | Billy Stift | PTS | 10 | Apr 3, 1902 | ||
| 85 | Win | 71–2–11 | Mysterious Billy Smith | KO | 4 (10) | Mar 14, 1902 | ||
| 84 | Win | 70–2–11 | Tim Draffin Murphy | KO | 8 (10) | Feb 25, 1902 | ||
| 83 | Win | 69–2–11 | Jack Beauscholte | PTS | 6 | Feb 15, 1902 | ||
| 82 | Win | 68–2–11 | George Green | KO | 7 (10) | Jan 30, 1902 | ||
| 81 | Loss | 67–2–11 | George Green | DQ | 6 (15) | Oct 10, 1901 | ||
| 80 | Win | 67–1–11 | Bob Douglass | TKO | 7 (10) | Aug 22, 1901 | ||
| 79 | Win | 66–1–11 | Tommy West | TKO | 17 (20) | Mar 4, 1901 | ||
| 78 | Win | 65–1–11 | Jim Judge | KO | 4 (6) | Jan 31, 1901 | ||
| 77 | Win | 64–1–11 | Jack Beauscholte | KO | 3 (20) | Jan 17, 1901 | ||
| 76 | Win | 63–1–11 | Kid Carter | PTS | 6 | Nov 27, 1900 | ||
| 75 | Win | 62–1–11 | Geoff Thorne | KO | 3 (6) | Nov 10, 1900 | ||
| 74 | Draw | 61–1–11 | Jack Root | PTS | 6 | Jul 24, 1900 | ||
| 73 | Win | 61–1–10 | Young Mahoney | PTS | 6 | Jun 29, 1900 | ||
| 72 | Draw | 60–1–10 | Charles Kid McCoy | PTS | 6 | May 29, 1900 | ||
| 71 | Win | 60–1–9 | George Lawler | TKO | 13 (20) | Feb 2, 1900 | ||
| 70 | Win | 59–1–9 | Frank Craig | TKO | 10 (20) | Sep 18, 1899 | ||
| 69 | Win | 58–1–9 | Jack Moffat | PTS | 20 | Aug 31, 1899 | ||
| 68 | Win | 57–1–9 | Billy Stift | PTS | 20 | Apr 19, 1899 | ||
| 67 | Win | 56–1–9 | Frank Neal | KO | 6 (20) | Apr 6, 1899 | ||
| 66 | Win | 55–1–9 | Paddy Purtell | TKO | 4 (10) | Mar 13, 1899 | ||
| 65 | Win | 54–1–9 | Charley Johnson | KO | 8 (20) | Mar 1, 1899 | ||
| 64 | Win | 53–1–9 | Dick O'Brien | TKO | 14 (25) | Dec 23, 1898 | ||
| 63 | 52–1–9 | Tommy West | NC | 6 | Dec 2, 1898 | |||
| 62 | Win | 52–1–9 | Johnny Gorman | RTD | 8 (20) | Nov 23, 1898 | ||
| 61 | Win | 51–1–9 | Jack Bonner | NWS | 6 | Nov 8, 1898 | ||
| 60 | Win | 50–1–9 | Jack Bonner | PTS | 20 | Oct 24, 1898 | ||
| 59 | Win | 49–1–9 | Tommy West | TKO | 14 (20) | Jun 13, 1898 | ||
| 58 | Win | 48–1–9 | George Green | KO | 18 (20) | Feb 25, 1898 | ||
| 57 | Win | 47–1–9 | Bill Heffernan | KO | 3 (20) | Dec 20, 1897 | ||
| 56 | Win | 46–1–9 | Billy Stift | TKO | 6 (12) | Nov 30, 1897 | ||
| 55 | Win | 45–1–9 | Australian Jim Ryan | KO | 5 (20) | Nov 25, 1897 | ||
| 54 | Draw | 44–1–9 | Charles Kid McCoy | PTS | 5 | Sep 8, 1897 | ||
| 53 | Win | 44–1–8 | Tom Williams | KO | 2 (20) | Jun 21, 1897 | ||
| 52 | Win | 43–1–8 | Patsy Raedy | TKO | 6 (20) | May 24, 1897 | ||
| 51 | Win | 42–1–8 | Paddy Gorman | TKO | 3 (?) | May 10, 1897 | ||
| 50 | Win | 41–1–8 | Patsy Raedy | TKO | 18 (20) | Mar 17, 1897 | ||
| 49 | Win | 40–1–8 | Tom Tracey | TKO | 9 (20) | Feb 24, 1897 | ||
| 48 | Win | 39–1–8 | Billy Payne | KO | 4 (20) | Dec 23, 1896 | ||
| 47 | Win | 38–1–8 | Billy McCarthy | TKO | 7 (20) | Dec 21, 1896 | ||
| 46 | Win | 37–1–8 | Mysterious Billy Smith | DQ | 9 (20) | Nov 25, 1896 | ||
| 45 | Win | 36–1–8 | Dick Moore | PTS | 20 | Aug 20, 1896 | ||
| 44 | Win | 35–1–8 | Billy (Shadow) Maber | TKO | 9 (20) | Jun 22, 1896 | ||
| 43 | Win | 34–1–8 | Joe Dunfee | KO | 6 (20) | May 18, 1896 | ||
| 42 | Loss | 33–1–8 | Charles Kid McCoy | KO | 15 (20) | Mar 2, 1896 | ||
| 41 | Win | 33–0–8 | Henry Baker | PTS | 6 | Jan 15, 1896 | ||
| 40 | Draw | 32–0–8 | Mysterious Billy Smith | PTS | 18 (25) | May 27, 1895 | ||
| 39 | Win | 32–0–7 | Tom Tracey | TKO | 8 (8) | Mar 20, 1895 | ||
| 38 | Win | 31–0–7 | Emmett Mellody | PTS | 4 | Mar 11, 1895 | ||
| 37 | Win | 30–0–7 | Shorty Ahearn | NWS | 4 | Feb 25, 1895 | ||
| 36 | Win | 29–0–7 | Nonpareil Dempsey | TKO | 3 (15) | Jan 18, 1895 | ||
| 35 | Win | 28–0–7 | Billy Layton | KO | 4 (20) | Sep 13, 1894 | ||
| 34 | Win | 27–0–7 | Mysterious Billy Smith | PTS | 20 | Jul 26, 1894 | ||
| 33 | Win | 26–0–7 | Jack Pitts | KO | 3 (?) | Jun 1, 1894 | ||
| 32 | Win | 25–0–7 | Jack Falvey | KO | 3 (8) | May 22, 1894 | ||
| 31 | Win | 24–0–7 | Harry Wilkes | NWS | 5 | Apr 22, 1894 | ||
| 30 | Win | 23–0–7 | Morris Lane | TKO | 3 (8) | Apr 10, 1894 | ||
| 29 | Draw | 22–0–7 | Mysterious Billy Smith | PTS | 6 | Jan 9, 1894 | ||
| 28 | Draw | 22–0–6 | Joe Guthrie | PTS | 3 (10) | Dec 11, 1893 | ||
| 27 | Win | 22–0–5 | Harry Jamieson | KO | 2 (?) | Nov 2, 1893 | ||
| 26 | Draw | 21–0–5 | Mysterious Billy Smith | PTS | 6 | Aug 29, 1893 | ||
| 25 | Win | 21–0–4 | George Dawson | NWS | 6 | Apr 8, 1893 | ||
| 24 | Draw | 20–0–4 | Tommy Kelly | PTS | 8 | Dec 1, 1892 | ||
| 23 | Draw | 20–0–3 | Jack Collins | PTS | 8 | Nov 24, 1892 | ||
| 22 | Draw | 20–0–2 | Jack Wilkes | PTS | 17 (?) | Jul 30, 1892 | ||
| 21 | Win | 20–0–1 | Paddy Brennan | PTS | 10 | May 7, 1892 | ||
| 20 | Win | 19–0–1 | Con Doyle | PTS | 8 | Apr 11, 1892 | ||
| 19 | Win | 18–0–1 | Frank Howson | KO | 14 (?) | Dec 13, 1891 | ||
| 18 | Win | 17–0–1 | Billy McMillan | KO | 3 (?) | Aug 8, 1891 | ||
| 17 | Win | 16–0–1 | Danny Needham | RTD | 76 (?) | Feb 17, 1891 | ||
| 16 | Win | 15–0–1 | Professor McGuire | TKO | 3 (5) | Dec 6, 1890 | ||
| 15 | Win | 14–0–1 | Frank Garrard | NWS | 3 | Dec 6, 1890 | ||
| 14 | Win | 13–0–1 | Ed Bartlett | KO | 3 (?) | Nov 23, 1890 | ||
| 13 | Win | 12–0–1 | Con Doyle | TKO | 28 (?) | Oct 5, 1890 | ||
| 12 | Win | 11–0–1 | John McInerssey | KO | 5 (?) | Aug 7, 1890 | ||
| 11 | Win | 10–0–1 | Bob Harper | KO | 4 (?) | Aug 4, 1890 | ||
| 10 | Win | 9–0–1 | Henry Baker | KO | 3 (?) | Jun 6, 1890 | ||
| 9 | Draw | 8–0–1 | Jimmy Murphy | PTS | 57 (?) | Oct 10, 1889 | ||
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Martin Shaughnessy | KO | 48 (?) | Jun 18, 1889 | ||
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Michael Dunn | KO | 9 (?) | May 27, 1889 | ||
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Martin Shaughnessy | KO | 23 (?) | Apr 30, 1889 | ||
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Dick England | KO | 23 (?) | Dec 21, 1888 | ||
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Joe Johnson | KO | 5 (?) | Jul 20, 1888 | ||
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Chris Christopher | KO | 10 (?) | Mar 3, 1887 | ||
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Jack Conway | KO | 3 (?) | Feb 2, 1887 | ||
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | John Case | KO | 5 (?) | Jan 1, 1887 | ||
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