Sport & Note

Matty MATTHEWS

Male

(William Matthews)
Welterweight, USA, New York City, New York
Born: July 13, 1873, New York City, New York, USA
Died: December 6, 1948, New York City, New York, USA
Height: 5ft 7 1/2in, mt 1,71

No amateur results

Professional record

Date	Opponent	Place	Result
1894
= Dec. 29	Joe Burke	New York, United States	Draw 6
1895
+ Feb. 5	John A Sullivan	New York, United States	TKO 4
+ May 1	Johnny Bemis	New York, United States	KO 12
+ Nov. 16	Jack Gibbons	Brooklyn, United States	KO 4
+ Dec. 5	Tom Frazier	New York, United States	TKO 7
1896
+ Feb. 11	Nick Collins	New York, United States	KO 7
+ Mar. 12	Billy Lee	New York, United States	KO 4
= May 2	Harry Peterson	New York, United States	Draw 8
= July 27	Mike Leonard	New York, United States	Draw 8
+ Oct. 5	Jack Hanley	Buffalo, United States	W 8
+ Oct. 29	Stanton Abbott	Buffalo, United States	KO 7
+ Nov. 7	Sam Tonkins	Brooklyn, United States	W 10
= Dec. 28	Johnny Laughlin	Buffalo, United States	Draw 15
1897
= Jan. 25	Jack Everhardt	New York, United States	Draw 15
+ Feb. 6	Jack Sullivan	New York, United States	TKO 4
+ Apr. 10	Mike Farragher	New York, United States	KO 2
- May 5	Wilmington Jack Daly	Syracuse, United States	L 20
= Aug. 4	Frank Garrard	Jamestown, United States	Draw 20
+ Sept. 27	Frank Garrard	Buffalo, United States	W 20
= Dec. 13	Charlie McKeever	Athens, United States	Draw 15
+ Dec. 21	Mike Leonard	Rochester, United States	W 20
* Dec. 27	Owen Ziegler	Philadelphia, United States	ND 6
1898
* Jan. 22	Charley Johnson	Philadelphia, United States	ND 4
- Jan. 31	Dan McConnell	Trenton, United States	LDQ 7
+ Mar. 31	Austin Gibbons	Paterson, United States	W 10
- Apr. 12	Charlie McKeever	Cleveland, United States	L 20
+ Apr. 20	Tom Broderick	Yonkers, United States	W 20
+ May 9	Owen Ziegler	Paterson, United States	W 20
+ May 26	Tom Broderick	Yonkers, United States	TKO 4
= June 18	Kid McPartland	Brooklyn, United States	Draw 20
- Aug. 25	Mysterious Billy Smith	New York, United States	L 25
+ Oct. 21	Tommy Ryan	New York, United States	TKO 13
= Dec. 10	Owen Ziegler	Toronto, Canada	Draw 15
+ Dec. 24	George Kerwin	Toronto, Canada	W 20
1899
= Jan. 2	Owen Ziegler	Brooklyn, United States	Draw 20
+ Jan. 19	Paddy Fenton	Yonkers, United States	W 20
+ Mar. 27	Tommy Ryan	Youngstown, United States	W 20
= May 8	Frank Bartley	Denver, United States	Draw 20
= May 12	Owen Ziegler	Chicago, United States	Draw 6
+ June 21	Charley Burns	Youngstown, United States	KO 6
= June 27	Jack Bennett	Wheeling, United States	Draw 20
+ July 10	Otto Sieloff	Brooklyn, United States	TKO 9
+ July 31	Eddie Connolly	Brooklyn, United States	W 25
+ Aug. 14	George Kerwin	Brooklyn, United States	TKO 16
+ Sept. 14	Bobby Dobbs	Brooklyn, United States	WDQ 25
= Oct. 27	Eddie Connolly	Brooklyn, United States	Draw 25
= Nov. 17	Kid McPartland	Chicago, United States	Draw 6
+ Nov. 20	Charley Burns	Cincinnati, United States	W 15
+ Dec. 2	Hugh McWinters	Brooklyn, United States	W 20
+ Dec. 16	Kid Carter	Brooklyn, United States	W 20
1900
+ Jan. 8	Izzy Strauss	Brooklyn, United States	TKO 12
+ Jan. 15	Jack Bennett	Cincinnati, United States	KO 7
+ Jan. 29	Kid McPartland	Brooklyn, United States	KO 1
+ Feb. 16	Kid McPartland	New York, United States	TKO 17
+ Mar. 19	Eddie Connolly	Brooklyn, United States	TKO 14
+ Mar. 26	Owen Ziegler	Youngstown, United States	KO 2
* Apr. 6	Charlie McKeever	Philadelphia, United States	ND 6
+ Apr. 9	Billy Payne	Youngstown, United States	W 6
+ Apr. 9	Dan McConnell	Youngstown, United States	KO 3
+ Apr. 17	Mysterious Billy Smith	New York, United States	KO 19
= May 4	Kid Parker	Denver, United States	Draw 10
- June 5	Eddie Connolly	Brooklyn, United States	L 25
- Aug. 30	Rube Ferns	Detroit, United States	L 15
World Welterweight Title
* Oct. 8	Jack Bennett	Philadelphia, United States	ND 6
+ Oct. 16	Rube Ferns	Detroit, United States	W 15
World Welterweight Title
+ Oct. 30	Charley Burns	Chicago, United States	W 6
* Nov. 21	Owen Ziegler	Philadelphia, United States	ND 6
1901
+ Apr. 29	Tom Couhig	Louisville, United States	W 20
- May 24	Rube Ferns	Toronto, Canada	KO by 10
World Welterweight Title
+ Sept. 2	Patsy Sweeney	Hartford, United States	W 20
+ Sept. 28	Eddie Kennedy	Toronto, Canada	TKO 13
+ Oct. 28	Tom Couhig	Fort Erie, Canada	WDQ 5
1902
- Mar. 6	Tom Couhig	Hot Springs, United States	L 20
- Mar. 10	Martin Duffy	Chicago, United States	L 6
+ July 18	Billy Emerson	Eureka Springs, United States	W 10
- Sept. 11	Patsy Sweeney	New Britain, United States	TKO by 5
+ Oct. 27	Kid Lincoln	Philadelphia, United States	WDQ 5
+ Nov. 25	Eddie Kennedy	Allegheny, United States	W 10
+ Dec. 10	Owen Ziegler	Savannah, United States	WDQ 6
+ Dec. 22	Rube Ferns	Allegheny, United States	W 10
1903
+ Feb. 23	Tom Couhig	Allegheny, United States	W 10
- Apr. 27	Rube Ferns	Fort Erie, Canada	TKO by 19
- Aug. 25	Martin Duffy	Port Huron, United States	L 10
+ Aug. 29	Izzy Strauss	Philadelphia, United States	KO 2
1904
+ Jan. 1	Frank Tyson	Norfolk, United States	W 6
- Jan. 13	Honey Mellody	Boston, United States	L 12
* Jan. 16	Billy Devine	Philadelphia, United States	ND 6
* Mar. 19	Billy Devine	Philadelphia, United States	ND 6
* Apr. 16	Joe Grim	Philadelphia, United States	ND 6
= Oct. 22	Eddie Kennedy	Carnegie, United States	Draw 10
+ Nov. 30	Willie Fay	New Orleans, United States	W 10
+ Dec. 15	Foster Walker	Grand Rapids, United States	W 6
1905
+ Jan. 3	Johnny Gilsey	New Orleans, United States	TKO 4
+ Mar. 1	Willie Fay	New Orleans, United States	W 10
* Apr. 8	Billy Burke	Philadelphia, United States	ND 6
- Apr. 14	Tommy Sullivan	Lawrence, United States	KO by 2
- Dec. 15	Johnny Carroll	Brooklyn, United States	KO by 3
1906
= Jan. 5	Eugene Bezenah	Cincinnati, United States	Draw 15
- Mar. 7	Charley Hitte	Albany, United States	LDQ 12
- Mar. 16	Rube Ferns	Buffalo, United States	KO by 9
1907 Inactive
1908
* Aug. 19	Patsy Sweeney	Brooklyn, United States	ND 6

Summary

Total bouts: 101, Won: 56 (25 inside the limit), Lost: 17 (6 inside the limit), Draw: 18, NC: 10