Light-heavyweight Harry "Kid" Matthews (December 9, 1922 – February 21, 2003) was an American professional boxer who competed from 1938 to 1956.

Although he never fought for a world title, he scored victories over several top contenders along with former champions Al Hostak and Ezzard Charles.

[1] Matthews winning streak came to an end in 1952, when he lost to Rocky Marciano in a heavyweight title eliminator.

[4] After returning home, Matthews resumed his boxing career, and soon began a very long winning streak.

He also adjusted Matthews fighting style, taking advantage of his punching power to make him more aggressive and crowd pleasing.

The plan worked, Matthews rose through the ranks and soon defeated #1 light-heavyweight contender Irish Bob Murphy.

After these defeats, Matthews scored a victory over former heavyweight champion Ezzard Charles in 1956, but only fought once more and retired later that year.

In a career that spanned over 18 years, Matthews fought in over 100 professional fights, winning 90 (61 ending in knockout) and lost only 7 times.