Matt Raymond

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(RAYMOND MATULEWIC)

Matt Raymond dominated collegiate boxing during its golden years. He was successful right from the start, having won a Pennsylvania AAU Championship while still in high school. He was given a boxing scholarship to Duke University in 1933, and immediately continued the long string of successes he started earlier. In his first match as a collegian, he defeated a returning champion who had lost only one match in his previous 30 starts.

Imaginative southern sports writer dubbed air jordan 1 royal nike outlet him the “Handsome Pole” and considered his talents a combination of Dempsey and Tunney.

While at Duke he captured nike roshe runs cute girls shoes vans high tops two NCAA Championships, and was the first to win at two separate weight classes. He was also a member marcus jordan net worth of the 1936 U.S. Olympic team.

He remains the only two-time NCA Champion in Duke University history and has been enshrined the Duke University Athletic Hall of Fame.

After graduation he turned professional for a short period and became the sixth-ranked air jordan 5 el grito release date sept 2024 hf8833 heavyweight in the world before retiring to pursue a highly successful business career.

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