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Nonpareil Dempsey vs Tommy Ryan — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Nonpareil Dempsey

Nonpareil Dempsey

Tommy Ryan

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Tommy Ryan

Nonpareil Dempsey (51-3-11) 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 1 common opponent.

Dempsey

51

Wins24 KO · 47%

3

Losses

11

Draws69 tracked bouts

Ryan

87

Wins68 KO · 78%

2

Losses

14

Draws109 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Ryan leads 1–0

Nonpareil Dempsey and Tommy Ryan have met 1 time; Ryan leads 1–0.

Nonpareil Dempsey and Tommy Ryan have met 1 time; Ryan leads 1–0.
Met1895Jan 18Series
Nonpareil DempseyFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Tommy RyanFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultTKOR31Meeting

The Numbers

Dempsey 1 · Ryan 6 of 7 measurable rows
DempseyRyan
Record
51-3-1187-2-14 (edge)
Win %0–100%
86.9%
91.3% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 68
24
68 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
47.06%
78.16% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
46%
78% (edge)
Times stopped†max 3
3
1 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year‡max 5.7
5.7 (edge)
3.1
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 109
69
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+1″
Nonpareil Dempsey: 5′8″ (edge)
Tommy Ryan: 5′7″
Agenot comparable
Nonpareil Dempsey: Died aged 32
Tommy Ryan: Died aged 78
Stance
Nonpareil Dempsey: Orthodox
Tommy Ryan: Original

Nonpareil Dempsey 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
Nonpareil Dempsey52 wins · from 69 tracked bouts

Nonpareil Dempsey: 52 tracked wins — 24 by KO/TKO (46%), 27 on the cards (52%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (2%). Counted from 69 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

24 by KO/TKO 46%27 on the cards 52%1 by another method or unrecorded 2%

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 — Nonpareil Dempsey 69, Tommy Ryan 109 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · even on 1

Dempsey

Opponent

Ryan

  • Nonpareil Dempsey

    1–0–1 against

    Draw, PTS

    1895

    Win, TKO

    1890

    McCarthyEven

    Tommy Ryan

    Win, TKO 7

    1896

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

Nonpareil Dempsey drew the most recent tracked bout with Billy McCarthy. Dempsey last boxed on Sep 5, 1895.WLWLD

McCarthy Feb 1890Fitzsimmons Jan 1891Keough Feb 1893Ryan Jan 1895McCarthy Sep 18955.7 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 Nonpareil Dempsey and Tommy Ryan ever fought each other?
Yes. Nonpareil Dempsey and Tommy Ryan met once on January 18, 1895, and Tommy Ryan won by TKO in round 3.
The meeting

LJan 18, 1895 · Ryan · TKO R3

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Dempsey or Ryan?
Nonpareil Dempsey is 51-3-11 and Tommy Ryan is 87-2-14. Tommy Ryan has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Dempsey51–3–1186.9%

Ryan87–2–1491.3%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Dempsey or Ryan?
Nonpareil Dempsey has 24 knockout wins and Tommy Ryan has 68. Tommy Ryan has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Dempsey2447.1%

Ryan6878.2%

The Numbers ↓
Do Dempsey and Ryan have any common opponents?
Nonpareil Dempsey and Tommy Ryan share 1 common opponent: Billy McCarthy. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
Shared opponent

Billy McCarthy1–0–1W

Common Opponents ↓
Who is bigger, Dempsey or Ryan?
Nonpareil Dempsey is the taller fighter at 173 cm, 2 cm above the other.
Height · reach

Dempsey173 cm

Ryan171 cm

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Dempsey and Ryan?
This comparison is drawn from 69 bouts tracked for Nonpareil Dempsey and 109 bouts tracked for Tommy Ryan. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Dempsey69bouts

Ryan109bouts

How They Win ↓

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