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...Rawson was born into a family of boxers in East Boston, Mass., his father a former boxer and boxing instructor in the area...
...stand-out boxer in his amateur career, Rawson was the national amateur junior lightweight champion in 1929 in the 135-pound class...
...fought 227 fights as an amateur and won 223 of them,” Rawson told The Crimson in April 2001. “And the four decisions that I lost, I beat those fellas afterwards. So you could say that I rectified the defeats that...
During his 11 years as a professional boxer, Rawson garnered an impressive 74-5 record before his retirement in 1941. In 1936, he won New England’s professional lightweight championship...
...general contractor by profession, Rawson was internationally known in the world of boxing, coaching the Burmese Olympic boxing team in 1972 at the Munich Games and also coaching boxing legend Rocky Marciano. Rawson also refereed boxing for over three decades and served as Massachusetts’ boxing commissioner...