Have Jimmy Handler and Tommy Ryan ever fought each other?

Yes. Jimmy Handler and Tommy Ryan met once on May 26, 1902, and Tommy Ryan won by TKO in round 4.

Who has the better record, Handler or Ryan?

Jimmy Handler is 2-5 across the 7 bouts 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.

Who has more knockouts, Handler or Ryan?

Jimmy Handler has 1 knockout win and Tommy Ryan has 68. Tommy Ryan has more.

Do Handler and Ryan have any common opponents?

Jimmy Handler and Tommy Ryan share 2 common opponents: Philadelphia Jack O'Brien and Mysterious Billy Smith. Tommy Ryan fared better against 2 of them.

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

This comparison is drawn from 7 bouts tracked for Jimmy Handler and 109 bouts tracked for Tommy Ryan. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Jimmy Handler vs Tommy Ryan — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

Jimmy Handler

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Tommy Ryan

Jimmy Handler (2-5 across 7 tracked bouts) 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 2 common opponents.

Handler

Tracked record

2–5

counted from 7 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Ryan

Wins68 KO · 78%

Losses

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

Jimmy Handler and Tommy Ryan have met 1 time; Ryan leads 1–0.
Met	1902May 26	Series
Jimmy HandlerFighter A	LLost	0–1W–L
Tommy RyanFighter B	WWon	1–0W–L
Result	TKOR4Ryan vs Handler	1Meeting

Ryan vs Handler · May 26, 1902

The Numbers

Handler 0 · Ryan 6 of 6 measurable rows

HandlerEdge = longer wingRyan

Record^†: 2-587-2-14 (edge)
Win %0–100%: 28.6%
91.3% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 68: 1
68 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable: —78.16%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡0–100%: 50%
78% (edge)
Times stopped^‡max 4: 4
1 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^§max 3.1: 2.7
3.1 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 109: 7
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: Jimmy Handler: No height on file; Tommy Ryan: 5′7″
Agenot held: Jimmy Handler: No date of birth; Tommy Ryan: Died aged 78
Stance: Jimmy Handler: Not recorded; Tommy Ryan: Original

Jimmy Handler 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

Jimmy Handler2 wins · from 7 tracked bouts

1 by KO/TKO 50%1 on the cards 50%

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 — Jimmy Handler 7, Tommy Ryan 109 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

2 shared

2 shared · Ryan better on 22 shared · Tommy Ryan better on 2

HandlerJimmy Handler

Opponent

RyanTommy Ryan

Jimmy Handler
0–2 against
Loss, TKO
1900Nov 1900
Loss, NWS
1900Oct 1900
O'BrienPhiladelphia Jack O'BrienUnited States 147–16–24 · HeavyweightRyan betterTommy Ryan better — 0–0–1 to 0–2
Tommy Ryan
Draw, NWS
1904Jan 1904
Jimmy Handler
Win, PTS
1900Jun 1900
SmithMysterious Billy SmithCanada 37–25–27 · WelterweightRyan betterTommy Ryan better — 3–0–3 to 1–0
Tommy Ryan
3–0–3 against
Win, KO 4
1902Mar 1902
Win, DQ 9
1896Nov 1896
Draw, PTS
1895May 1895
Win, PTS
1894Jul 1894
Draw, PTS
1894Jan 1894
Draw, PTS
1893Aug 1893

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

Jimmy Handler last boxed on May 26, 1902 — 45,437 days ago. Handler had lost four straight, after one straight win.WLLLL

Smith Jun 1900O'Brien Oct 1900O'Brien Nov 1900Walcott Feb 1902Ryan May 19022.7 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

With the rows behind them

Have Jimmy Handler and Tommy Ryan ever fought each other?: Yes. Jimmy Handler and Tommy Ryan met once on May 26, 1902, and Tommy Ryan won by TKO in round 4.
Who has the better record, Handler or Ryan?: Jimmy Handler is 2-5 across the 7 bouts 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.
Who has more knockouts, Handler or Ryan?: Jimmy Handler has 1 knockout win and Tommy Ryan has 68. Tommy Ryan has more.
Do Handler and Ryan have any common opponents?: Jimmy Handler and Tommy Ryan share 2 common opponents: Philadelphia Jack O'Brien and Mysterious Billy Smith. Tommy Ryan fared better against 2 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Handler and Ryan?: This comparison is drawn from 7 bouts tracked for Jimmy Handler and 109 bouts tracked for Tommy Ryan. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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