Matty Matthews
Welterweight · United States

Matty Matthews

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Matty Matthews was a welterweight boxer from United States, born Jul 13, 1873. Matty Matthews last fought Rube Ferns on Mar 16, 1906 and lost by KO in round 9 of 15.

Also: Мэтти Мэтьюз · ماتى ماثيوز · ماتي ماثيوز
+3 moreウィリアム・マシューズ · William Matthews · Мэтьюз, Мэтти
BornJul 13, 1873
DiedDec 6, 1948
Country🇺🇸 United States
StanceOrthodox
DebutAug 25, 1898
Career1898–1906
Rounds boxed134
Born inNew York City
Titlesworld white welterweight title claim 1902
Boxerbook ratinginactive since Mar 1906Why here ›
Confirmed bouts0 of 9

Career record

Record
No record compiled yet

Last result

L
Rube Ferns 🇺🇸
KO 9/15 · International A.C., Buffalo, 🇺🇸
1906-03-16 ›
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The record

Known bouts: 9, 1898–1906

Record not yet compiled — only bouts reported from opponents' records are shown

L
Rube Ferns 🇺🇸
KO 9/15 · International A.C., Buffalo, 🇺🇸
Matthews — · Ferns 42-15-7
1906-03-16 ›
✓ one source
L
Honey Mellody 🇺🇸
PTS 12/12 · Central A.C., Boston, 🇺🇸
Matthews — · Mellody 13-2-4
1904-01-13 ›
✓ one source
L
Rube Ferns 🇺🇸
For world white welterweight title claim
TKO 19/20 · International A.C., Fort Erie, 🇨🇦
Matthews — · Ferns 38-12-5
1903-04-27 ›
✓ one source
W
Rube Ferns 🇺🇸
For vacant world white welterweight title claim
PTS 10/10 · Kenyon's Hall, Allegheny, 🇺🇸
Matthews — · Ferns 38-11-5
1902-12-22 ›
✓ one source
L
Rube Ferns 🇺🇸
For world welterweight title
KO 10/20 · Mutual Street Rink, Toronto, 🇨🇦
Matthews — · Ferns 31-7-5
1901-05-24 ›
✓ one source
W
Rube Ferns 🇺🇸
Won world welterweight title
PTS 15/15 · Light Guard Armory, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Matthews — · Ferns 31-6-5
1900-10-16 ›
✓ one source
L
Rube Ferns 🇺🇸
For world welterweight title
PTS 15/15 · Light Guard Armory, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Matthews — · Ferns 30-6-5
1900-08-30 ›
✓ one source
W
Mysterious Billy Smith 🇨🇦
Won world welterweight title
KO 19/25 · Broadway A.C., Manhattan, 🇺🇸
Matthews — · Smith 35-16-22
1900-04-17 ›
✓ one source
L
Mysterious Billy Smith 🇨🇦
For vacant world welterweight title
PTS 25/25 · Lenox A.C., Manhattan, 🇺🇸
Matthews — · Smith 25-14-15
1898-08-25 ›
✓ one source

Ratings now

Not in any current ranking.

World titles

No world title reigns recorded.

Facts

Who did Matty Matthews fight last?
Matty Matthews last fought Rube Ferns on Mar 16, 1906 and lost by KO in round 9 of 15.

Sources

Boxerbook ID 10710 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/10710. Wikidata (CC0), English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), photo from Wikimedia Commons. Last fetched: 2026-10-12. Spot a mistake? Every bout page has a link to report it.

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