http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/players/tommy_ryan/75831 Recent articles about Tommy Ryan en-us The Ten Greatest Irish-American Boxers in History There have been some great Irish-American fighters in boxing’s rich history. In the past 50-60 years, there have become steadily less Irish-American representatives in the sport. Boxing in America has always been a meter of how well different groups fare in a socioeconomic sense. For the first half of the 20th century, Italians, Jews and Irish were not given equal access to the American Dream, hence the fact that droves of members from those groups found pro boxing to be an acceptable occupation. People generally only fight when they have to. Here are some of the greatest Irish-American fighters of all-time, beginning with the earliest. John Sullivan (1879-1892) History hasn’t been terribly kind to Sullivan. When top heavyweight champs from the past are discussed, Sullivan’s name doesn’t come up very often. But he was the first champion of the modern era and a double-tough guy who dominated his era. Before he shockingly lost to Corbe... Fri, 19 Apr 2013 07:45:01 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/top_10_irish_american_boxers_of_all_time/13435936 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/top_10_irish_american_boxers_of_all_time/13435936 Top 10 Irish-American boxers of all-time http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/top_10_irish_american_boxers_of_all_time/13435936 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png "In two rounds other than the deciding one the crowd was lifted to its feet by knockdowns. In the sixteenth Ketchel landed a right and left swing to the body and the jaw that stretched Thomas flat on his back, near the center of the ring and it looked as though everything was over. But the Californian was on his feet at the count of 'four,' and succeeded in keeping away until the gong gave him a vital respite. He came up groggy for the seventeenth, and had the Butte boy pressed his advantage, instead of pecking away and clinching, the fight might have ended then and there. In the twenty-seventh a right cross to the jaw as they came out of a clinch took Ketchel off his feet and sat him down with a bump. Here he displayed his wonderful coolness. With thousands of people splitting their throats for Thomas, Ketchel deliberately drew his knees up to his chin, clasped his hands around his shins and looked the referee squarely in the eye, while that official, Timekeeper Hartin... Mon, 28 May 2012 20:12:33 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/from_beyond_the_grave_classics_in_print/10891031 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/from_beyond_the_grave_classics_in_print/10891031 From Beyond The Grave - Classics In Print http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/from_beyond_the_grave_classics_in_print/10891031 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png "John L. Sullivan, the Boston pugilist, had a benefit at Harry Hill's Theater yesterday afternoon, the feature of which was an offer of $50 for any man to box with him four rounds according to the rules of the Marquis of Queensbury, which are rounds of three minutes each, with one minute between each round. During the afternoon, while the sparring was going on between the volunteers, Dick Holliwood appeared on the stage with Steve Taylor and stated to the audience that Taylor was there to accept the challenge of Sullivan. It was then announced by Mr. [Richard] Fox that Sullivan would fight any man in the world in the ring for $1,000 a side, according to the rules of the English prize ring. This, however, was not taken up..." - New York Herald, 1881 "Grand International Glove Contest, for the Middleweight Championship of the World and a Purse of $12,000 between Jack Dempsey, The Nonpareil, and Bob Fitzsimmons, The New Zealand Wonder ... General Admission $10.00... Fri, 27 Apr 2012 14:44:39 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/from_beyond_the_grave_the_paycheck/10662935 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/from_beyond_the_grave_the_paycheck/10662935 From Beyond The Grave: The Paycheck http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/from_beyond_the_grave_the_paycheck/10662935 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Senior co-captain Tommy Ryan will be playing in his final home games this weekend. He took a few minutes to answer some questions from gostanford.com. Thu, 03 Nov 2011 10:23:24 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/m_soccer_catching_up_with_tommy_ryan/7846222 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/m_soccer_catching_up_with_tommy_ryan/7846222 M. Soccer. Catching Up with Tommy Ryan http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/m_soccer_catching_up_with_tommy_ryan/7846222 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png The phrase "boxing hotbed" is one of those fight terms that gets thrown about with ease whether the user truly understands its meaning or not -- like "shot," "exposed" and "ring generalship." There aren't many boxing hotbeds around right now, be it for lack of overall interest in the sport, or maybe even times just not being quite as tough as in previous eras. If asked which cities or regions of the United States frequently churn out young talent, the Great Lakes area probably wouldn't make the cut. For instance, Minnesota's finest crop in the last 20 or more years has been Will Grigsby, Jason Litzau and maybe Matt Vanda -- not exactly the Murderers' Row of the fight fame. Such wasn't always the case though. In the early 1900s, states like Wisconsin and Minnesota were not only producing respectable fighters (and a few very, very good ones), they were also included in the battle grounds of boxing legislation in that ... Sat, 29 Oct 2011 15:51:32 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/victoria_aut_mors_mike_odowd/7784392 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/victoria_aut_mors_mike_odowd/7784392 Victoria Aut Mors: Mike O'Dowd http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/victoria_aut_mors_mike_odowd/7784392 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png