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Harry Matthews

9061 KOs

73 KOs

6Draws

Last six: L-L-W-W-W-W

Career

division

Light Heavyweight

status

inactive

bouts

103

rounds

585

KO %

67.8%

KO wins

61

KO losses

3

career

1937–1956

debut

1937-01-01

last fight

1956-11-09

Profile

alias

Kid Matthews

trainer

Jack Hurley, George Blake

sex

M

stance

orthodox

height

5′ 11″ / 180cm

nationality

USA

origin

Emmett Idaho USA

city / state / zip

Seattle, Washington

dob

1922-12-09

age

103

Latest news

BOXING: Harry Matthews retires after 66 professional fights

2020-01-07 · York Press

The 10 greatest British heavyweights of all time

2016-01-28 · Boxing News Online

This Battersea man is best known for his valiant ninth-round 1955 world title loss to Rocky Marciano, but before that he had notched some good wins in the USA over the likes of Roland La Starza, Harry Matthews and Wales' Tommy Farr. He spent the…

Boxing: Harry Matthews to face Chris Eubank junior

2012-04-21 · The Press, York

Meanwhile, Matthews, who has recently qualified as a personal trainer, is planning to run a boxing and physical conditioning class each Tuesday at the Chokdee Academy run by former world Thai boxing champion Richard Cadden…

Full Boxing Report: Andrew Alan Lowe defeats Harry Matthews to win the vacant ...

2011-12-06 · Doghouse Boxing

By SecondsOut (Dec 6, 2011) Doghouse Boxing SecondsOut.com - Newark's Andrew Alan Lowe won the vacant British Masters middleweight title at the Grove Leisure Centre in his home town on Saturday night by outscoring Harry Matthews over 10 rounds…

Harry Matthews to lighten load in push for boxing title glory

2010-11-25 · The Press, York

BOXER Harry Matthews plans to try his luck at a new weight division as he plots a different course in his quest to secure…

Fight history

date

w-l-d

last 6

result

48 15 6

W-UD

Boise, Idaho, USA

10 of 10

91 19 1

W-UD

Sicks' Stadium, Seattle, Washington, USA

10 of 10 · 182 / 200 lbs

Judges: Ely Caston 92-98 | Jimmy Grant 84-99

Referee: Joey August (88-100)

Harley Breshears

43 4 1

W-TKO

Sanders Field, Kennewick, Washington, USA

4 of 10 · 181 / 188 lbs · 0:42

Referee: Joey August

3 25 1

W-KO

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

5 of 10 · 177 / 182 lbs · 1:40

65 11 1

L-RTD

Sicks' Stadium, Seattle, Washington, USA

7 of 10 · 180 / 211 lbs

Referee: James J. Braddock

64 11 1

L-PTS

White City Stadium, White City, London, United Kingdom

10 of 10x3 · 181 / 211 lbs

Referee: Jack Hart

3 18 1

W-UD

Armory, Spokane, Washington, USA

10 of 10 · 181 / 172 lbs

Judges: Carl Maxey 94-92 | Hal Denny 98-86

Referee: Pete Higgins (94-88)

24 8 1

W-KO

Armory, Spokane, Washington, USA

1 of 10 · 181 / 197 lbs · 1:15

60 11 1

L-SD

Sicks' Stadium, Seattle, Washington, USA

10 of 10 · 180 / 212 lbs

Judges: Jimmy Grant 49½-50½ | Eddie Pinkman 51-49

Referee: Jimmy Wilson (45-55)

Freddie Beshore

34 14 2

W-UD

Auditorium, Portland, Oregon, USA

10 of 10 · 180 / 200 lbs

Judges: Freddie Steele 63-47 | Ralph Gruman 66-44

Referee: Eddie Volk 52½-51½

Freddie Beshore

34 14 1

D-PTS

Auditorium, Portland, Oregon, USA

10 of 10 · 181 / 197 lbs

Judges: Freddie Steele 53½-56½ | Bobby Richards 55-55

Referee: Ralph Gruman (60-40)

22 20 6

W-UD

Armory, Spokane, Washington, USA

10 of 10 · 177 / 207 lbs

64 63 10

W-KO

Bronco Stadium, Boise, Idaho, USA

5 of 10 · 179 / 178 lbs · 0:36

41 0 0

L-KO

Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York, USA

Ray Miller World Heavyweight Title

2 of 10 · 179 / 188 lbs · 2:04

Referee: Ray Miller

38 4 2

W-UD

Pacific Livestock Pavilion, Portland, Oregon, USA

10 of 10 · 184 / 199 lbs

Judges: Freddie Steele | Eddie Volk | Ralph Gruman

Referee: Ralph Gruman

22 8 0

W-KO

Winterland Arena, San Francisco, California, USA

1 of 10 · 182 / 194 lbs · 1:18

32 25 7

W-TKO

Pacific Livestock Pavilion, Portland, Oregon, USA

5 of 10 · 182 / 204 lbs · 1:35

Referee: Ralph Gruman

14 21 1

W-KO

City Auditorium, Omaha, Nebraska, USA

2 of 10 · 178 / 189 lbs · 2:17

34 5 4

W-UD

Arena, Cleveland, Ohio, USA

10 of 10 · 175 / 176 lbs

Judges: Herb Williams 7-2 | Charley Bill 7-2

Referee: Jackie Davis (8-2)

12 8 2

W-KO

Auditorium, Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA

2 of 10 · 177 / 192 lbs · 2:31

25 10 1

W-KO

Auditorium, Portland, Oregon, USA

2 of 10 · 177 / 182 lbs · 1:16

Referee: Ralph Gruman

17 7 2

W-KO

Winterland Arena, San Francisco, California, USA

1 of 10 · 176 / 183 lbs · 2:13

17 6 2

W-TKO

Civic Ice Arena, Seattle, Washington, USA

4 of 10 · 182 / 183 lbs · 2:20

Referee: Davey Ward

25 9 1

W-KO

Bronco Stadium, Boise, Idaho, USA

6 of 10 · 176 / 176 lbs · 2:55

77 18 7

W-TKO

Auditorium, Portland, Oregon, USA

4 of 10 · 172 / 172 lbs · 2:33

Referee: Eddie Volk

71 24 4

W-KO

Civic Ice Arena, Seattle, Washington, USA

1 of 10 · 2:25

Baby Culbertson

20 17 3

W-TKO

Auditorium, Portland, Oregon, USA

4 of 10 · 177 / 189 lbs · 2:12

Referee: Ralph Gruman

56 40 8

W-KO

Bronco Stadium, Boise, Idaho, USA

4 of 10 · 178 / 210 lbs · 2:52

Freddie Beshore

30 12 1

W-TKO

Arena, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

7 of 10 · 175 / 192 lbs · 1:55

Referee: Dauber Jaeger

19 13 6

W-KO

Auditorium, Portland, Oregon, USA

3 of 10 · 178 / 208 lbs · 0:40

Referee: Ralph Gruman

24 11 8

W-TKO

Auditorium, Portland, Oregon, USA

2 of 10 · 175 / 171 lbs · 1:54

Referee: Ralph Gruman

54 3 1

W-UD

Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA

10 of 10 · 174 / 172 lbs

Judges: Joe Agnello 8-2 | Tommy Shortell 6-3

Referee: Barney Felix (7-2)

Windmill Pearce

37 28 12

W-KO

City Auditorium, Omaha, Nebraska, USA

2 of 10 · 172 / 170 lbs · 1:44

Referee: Sam Mazzeri

Frank Ronkovich

13 8 4

W-UD

Fairgrounds Coliseum, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

10 of 10 · 175 / 177 lbs

36 20 1

W-TKO

Auditorium, Portland, Oregon, USA

8 of 10 · 173 / 168 lbs

Referee: Ralph Gruman

8 3 0

W-KO

Boise High School Gymnasium, Boise, Idaho, USA

2 of 10 · 173 / 179 lbs · 1:46

Referee: Phil Radni

27 22 1

W-KO

Ferris Field, Spokane, Washington, USA

1 of 10 · 175 / 182 lbs · 1:15

Fidel Arciniega

8 21 1

W-KO

Airway Park, Boise, Idaho, USA

5 of 10 · 173 / 192 lbs · 1:20

36 19 1

W-UD

Ferris Field, Spokane, Washington, USA

10 of 10 · 170 / 165 lbs

56 22 0

W-KO

Civic Auditorium, Seattle, Washington, USA

1 of 10 · 175 / 187 lbs · 2:07

34 10 1

W-KO

Civic Auditorium, Seattle, Washington, USA

3 of 10 · 173 / 174 lbs · 2:28

Referee: Jimmy Wilson

42 28 9

W-KO

Armory, Tacoma, Washington, USA

3 of 10 · 174 / 181 lbs

Referee: Davey Ward

8 7 1

W-KO

Boise High School Gymnasium, Boise, Idaho, USA

2 of 10 · 176 / 189 lbs · 2:43

16 8 2

W-UD

Civic Auditorium, Seattle, Washington, USA

10 of 10 · 178 / 186 lbs

Judges: Jimmy Grant | Bart Spellman

Referee: Jimmy Wilson

Freddie Fiducia

61 21 4

W-TKO

Laurel Garden, Newark, New Jersey, USA

7 of 10 · 172 / 189 lbs · 2:05

48 10 2

W-KO

City Auditorium, Omaha, Nebraska, USA

1 of 10 · 173 / 171 lbs · 0:49

16 13 2

W-KO

City Auditorium, Omaha, Nebraska, USA

1 of 10 · 172 / 173 lbs · 0:40

Referee: Alex Fidler

6 6 4

W-TKO

City Auditorium, Omaha, Nebraska, USA

6 of 10 · 170 / 173 lbs

Referee: Alex Fidler

23 5 0

W-PTS

Marigold Gardens Outdoor Arena, Chicago, Illinois, USA

10 of 10

11 3 3

W-KO

Civic Auditorium, Seattle, Washington, USA

6 of 10 · 164 / 162 lbs · 1:50