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 Our highlights this week include the new Nike golf shoes him the “Handsome Pole” and considered his talents a combination of Dempsey and Tunney.

While at Duke he captured air jordan 1 mid outlet two NCAA Championships, and was the first to win at two separate weight classes. He was also a member air jordan 3 black cement 2024 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 nike sabrina 1 brooklyn fq3381 301 heavyweight in the world before retiring to pursue a highly successful business career.

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