Have Frank Craig and Tommy Ryan ever fought each other?

Yes. Frank Craig and Tommy Ryan met once on September 18, 1899, and Tommy Ryan won by TKO in round 10.

Who has the better record, Craig or Ryan?

Frank Craig is 68-36-9 and Tommy Ryan is 87-2-14. Tommy Ryan has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, Craig or Ryan?

Frank Craig has 42 knockout wins and Tommy Ryan has 68. Tommy Ryan has more.

Do Craig and Ryan have any common opponents?

Frank Craig and Tommy Ryan share 3 common opponents: Ed Martin, Jack Root and Philadelphia Jack O'Brien. Tommy Ryan fared better against 3 of them.

Who is bigger, Craig or Ryan?

Frank Craig is the taller fighter at 178 cm, 7 cm above the other.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Craig and Ryan?

This comparison is drawn from 8 bouts tracked for Frank Craig and 109 bouts tracked for Tommy Ryan. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Frank Craig vs Tommy Ryan — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Frank Craig (68-36-9) and Tommy Ryan (87-2-14) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 3 common opponents.

Craig

Wins42 KO · 62%

Losses

Draws8 tracked bouts

Ryan

Wins68 KO · 78%

Losses

Draws109 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Ryan leads 1–0

Frank Craig and Tommy Ryan have met 1 time; Ryan leads 1–0.
Met	1899Sep 18	Series
Frank CraigFighter A	LLost	0–1W–L
Tommy RyanFighter B	WWon	1–0W–L
Result	TKOR10Ryan vs Craig	1Meeting

Ryan vs Craig · Sep 18, 1899

The Numbers

Craig 0 · Ryan 6 of 6 measurable rows

CraigEdge = longer wingRyan

Record: 68-36-987-2-14 (edge)
Win %0–100%: 64.2%
91.3% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 68: 42
68 (edge)
KO rate0–100%: 61.76%
78.16% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†not comparable: —78%
Times stopped^†max 4: 4
1 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^‡max 3.1: 0.8
3.1 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 109: 8
109

† Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total. · ‡ Across each fighter's tracked career span. · Bars are scaled per row — percentages on 0–100, counts against the larger of the two. Every figure is also printed as text.

Tale of the Tape

Height+3″: Frank Craig: 5′10″ (edge); Tommy Ryan: 5′7″
Agenot comparable: Frank Craig: Died aged 74; Tommy Ryan: Died aged 78
Stance: Frank Craig: Orthodox; Tommy Ryan: Original

Frank Craig left, Tommy Ryan right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Frank Craig0 wins · from 8 tracked bouts

No tracked wins for Craig yet.

Tommy Ryan87 wins · from 109 tracked bouts

68 by KO/TKO 78%13 on the cards 15%6 by another method or unrecorded 7%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Frank Craig 8, Tommy Ryan 109 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

3 shared

3 shared · Ryan better on 33 shared · Tommy Ryan better on 3

CraigFrank Craig

Opponent

RyanTommy Ryan

Frank Craig
0–2 against
Loss, KO 4
1902Aug 1902
Loss, TKO 3
1902Aug 1902
MartinEd MartinUnited States 26–10–4 · HeavyweightRyan betterTommy Ryan better — 0–0 to 0–2
Tommy Ryan
No contest, NC
1911Nov 1911
Frank Craig
0–2 against
Loss, PTS
1899Oct 1899
Loss, PTS
1899Oct 1899
RootJack RootUnited States 47–3–3 · Light Heavyweight, HeavyweightRyan betterTommy Ryan better — 0–0–1 to 0–2
Tommy Ryan
0–0–1 against
No contest, NC 4
1904Nov 1904
Draw, PTS
1900Jul 1900
Frank Craig
Loss, DQ 7
1901Nov 1901
O'BrienPhiladelphia Jack O'BrienUnited States 147–16–24 · HeavyweightRyan betterTommy Ryan better — 0–0–1 to 0–1
Tommy Ryan
Draw, NWS
1904Jan 1904

Both sides are set at the same size on purpose. Kill The Body does not score a second-round knockout above a split decision — the edge counts losses first and wins as the tiebreak, and the rest is yours to argue. Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name, so two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Frank Craig has lost eight straight. Craig last boxed on Aug 30, 1902.LLLLL

Root Oct 1899Gardiner Sep 1900O'Brien Nov 1901Martin Aug 1902Martin Aug 19020.8 tracked bouts per year

Tommy Ryan has lost the most recent, to Memphis Pal Moore. Ryan last boxed on Mar 17, 1922.WDNCDL

Barry Feb 1907Kelly Mar 1907Martin Nov 1911Moore Mar 1921Moore Mar 19223.1 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

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Have Frank Craig and Tommy Ryan ever fought each other?: Yes. Frank Craig and Tommy Ryan met once on September 18, 1899, and Tommy Ryan won by TKO in round 10.
Who has the better record, Craig or Ryan?: Frank Craig is 68-36-9 and Tommy Ryan is 87-2-14. Tommy Ryan has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Craig or Ryan?: Frank Craig has 42 knockout wins and Tommy Ryan has 68. Tommy Ryan has more.
Do Craig and Ryan have any common opponents?: Frank Craig and Tommy Ryan share 3 common opponents: Ed Martin, Jack Root and Philadelphia Jack O'Brien. Tommy Ryan fared better against 3 of them.
Who is bigger, Craig or Ryan?: Frank Craig is the taller fighter at 178 cm, 7 cm above the other.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Craig and Ryan?: This comparison is drawn from 8 bouts tracked for Frank Craig and 109 bouts tracked for Tommy Ryan. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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