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Tommy Matthews

266 KOs
52 KOs
2Draws
Last six: W-W-W-L-W-L
Career
division
Welterweight
status
inactive
bouts
33
rounds
178
KO %
23.1%
KO wins
6
KO losses
2
career
1948–1954
debut
1948-02-20
last fight
1954-10-04
Profile
sex
M
nationality
United States
origin
United States
city / state / zip
Detroit, Michigan
dob
0000-00-00

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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…

Fight history

date
w-l-d
last 6
result
Oct 4
Ted Murray
24 17 1
L-TKO
St. Nicholas Arena, New York, New York, United States
5 of 6 · 151 / 143 lbs
Event →
May 19
George James
4 5 0
W-PTS
Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, United States
6 of 6 · 148 / 149 lbs
Event →
Dec 3
Harold Lyons
10 6 2
L-KO
Detroit, Michigan, United States
8
Event →
Sep 17
Andy Anderson
17 23 7
W-UD
Motor City Arena, Detroit, Michigan, United States
8 of 8 · 143 / 151 lbs
Event →
Jun 10
Stonewall Jackson
27 12 2
W-PTS
Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, United States
8 of 8 · 144 / 144 lbs
Event →
Apr 29
Johnny Brown
5 5 2
W-PTS
Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, United States
6 of 6 · 147 / 143 lbs
Event →
Sep 10
Danny Robinson
23 18 2
W-PTS
Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, United States
6 of 6
Event →
Jun 25
Chick Boucher
27 9 4
W-PTS
Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, United States
6 of 6
Event →
May 21
Don Lupo
7 0 0
W-PTS
Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, United States
6 of 6
Event →
Apr 9
Dave Marsh
33 14 3
W-PTS
Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, United States
6 of 6
Event →
Mar 24
Ray Ulis
10 2 1
W-PTS
Toledo, Ohio, United States
8 of 8
Event →
Mar 5
Billy Whye
9 7 0
W-PTS
Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, United States
6 of 6
Event →
Feb 23
Harry Poulton
3 0 0
W-PTS
Detroit, Michigan, United States
6 of 6
Event →
Feb 2
Ray Ulis
10 1 0
D-PTS
Detroit, Michigan, United States
8 of 8
Event →
Dec 13
Sammy Mastrean
31 19 1
D-PTS
Akron, Ohio, United States
8 of 8
Event →
Apr 18
Tommy Darrough
9 3 0
L-PTS
Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, United States
6 of 6
Event →
Jan 31
Joey Morey
1 3 1
W-TKO
Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, United States
Event →
Jan 17
Shamus McCray
30 13 8
W-PTS
Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, United States
6 of 6
Event →
Aug 18
Floyd Fielder
3 1 0
L-PTS
Detroit, Michigan, United States
6 of 6
Event →
Feb 3
Charley Brown
2 1 0
W-PTS
Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, United States
5 of 5
Event →
Nov 25
Tony DiPelino
8 2 2
W-RTD
Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, United States
5 of 6 · 145 / 145 lbs
Event →
Oct 21
Joey Carkido
20 6 4
W-TKO
Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, United States
5 of 6 · 141 / 143 lbs
Event →
May 2
Dave Larkin
0 0 0
W-PTS
Marigold Gardens, Chicago, Illinois, United States
4 of 4
Event →
Apr 12
Paul Davis
0 1 0
W-PTS
Arena Gardens, Detroit, Michigan, United States
4 of 4 · 140 / 140 lbs
Event →
Mar 25
Isaac Kequoni
1 0 0
W-KO
Armory, Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
2
Event →
Oct 6
Hugh Sublett
8 5 0
W-PTS
Arena, Windsor, Ontario, Canada
4 of 4
Event →
Oct 4
Moe Harvey
12 6 1
W-PTS
Flint, Michigan, United States
6 of 6
Event →
Jul 16
Willie Hurley
0 0 0
L-PTS
Arena, Windsor, Ontario, Canada
4 of 4
Event →
May 6
Fern LaChapelle
2 0 0
W-KO
Rochester, New York, United States
5 of 6
Event →
Apr 27
Roy Grant
11 12 1
W-PTS
Fairview Garden, Detroit, Michigan, United States
4 of 4
Event →
Apr 5
Leonard Howard
0 0 0
W-PTS
Detroit, Michigan, United States
4 of 4
Event →
Mar 16
Al Thompson
0 0 0
W-PTS
Fairview Garden, Detroit, Michigan, United States
4 of 4 · 133 / 134 lbs
Event →
Feb 20
Charlie Jones
0 0 0
W-KO
Fairview Garden, Detroit, Michigan, United States
3 of 4
Event →