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Frank Howson vs Tommy Ryan — record, stats and common opponents compared

Frank Howson

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Tommy Ryan

Frank Howson (0-1 across 1 tracked bout) 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 no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Howson

Tracked record

0–1

counted from 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested

Ryan

87

Wins68 KO · 78%

2

Losses

14

Draws109 tracked bouts

Heads up: at least one of these records is a tracked record — the wins and losses Kill The Body has ingested so far, not an independently verified career total. Treat the comparison as a read on the bouts we hold, not a settled ledger.

Head to Head

Ryan leads 1–0

Frank Howson and Tommy Ryan have met 1 time; Ryan leads 1–0.

Frank Howson and Tommy Ryan have met 1 time; Ryan leads 1–0.
Met1891Dec 13Series
Frank HowsonFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Tommy RyanFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultKO1Meeting

The Numbers

Howson 0 · Ryan 3 of 3 measurable rows
HowsonRyan
Record†
0-187-2-14 (edge)
Win %0–100%
0%
91.3% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 68
0
68 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—78.16%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
—78%
Times stopped‡levelmax 1
1
1
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§not comparable
—3.1
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 109
1
109

† One or both records are tracked, not career-verified. · ‡ 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

Heightnot held
Frank Howson: No height on file
Tommy Ryan: 5′7″
Agenot held
Frank Howson: No date of birth
Tommy Ryan: Died aged 78
Stance
Frank Howson: Not recorded
Tommy Ryan: Original

Frank Howson 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 Howson0 wins · from 1 tracked bout

Frank Howson: no tracked wins in the 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Howson yet.

Tommy Ryan87 wins · from 109 tracked bouts

Tommy Ryan: 87 tracked wins — 68 by KO/TKO (78%), 13 on the cards (15%) and 6 by another method or unrecorded (7%). Counted from 109 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

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 Howson 1, Tommy Ryan 109 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

No opponents in common across the bouts Kill The Body has tracked for these two.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Frank Howson last boxed on Dec 13, 1891 — 49,261 days ago. Howson had lost the most recent, to Tommy Ryan.L

Ryan Dec 1891

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

With the rows behind them
Have Frank Howson and Tommy Ryan ever fought each other?
Yes. Frank Howson and Tommy Ryan met once on December 13, 1891, and Tommy Ryan won by KO.
The meeting

LDec 13, 1891 · Ryan · KO

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Howson or Ryan?
Frank Howson is 0-1 across the 1 bout Kill The Body has tracked and Tommy Ryan is 87-2-14. Tommy Ryan has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Howson0–10%

Ryan87–2–1491.3%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Howson or Ryan?
Frank Howson has 0 knockout wins and Tommy Ryan has 68. Tommy Ryan has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Howson0

Ryan6878.2%

The Numbers ↓
Do Howson and Ryan have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Frank Howson and Tommy Ryan have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Howson and Ryan?
This comparison is drawn from 1 bout tracked for Frank Howson and 109 bouts tracked for Tommy Ryan. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Howson1bout

Ryan109bouts

How They Win ↓

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