Buster Mathis (June 11, 1943 – September 6, 1995[1]) was an American boxer who competed from 1965 to 1972.[2] He was a top contender throughout his career, beating other top contenders including George Chuvalo and Chuck Wepner.[3][4][5] He fought Heavyweight greats such as Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier, Jerry Quarry and Ron Lyle;[6][7][8][9] he also notably beat Joe Frazier as an amateur to qualify for the Olympics but was later replaced due to a hand injury. [10][11]
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BusterMathis (June 11, 1943 – September 6, 1995) was an American boxer who competed from 1965 to 1972. He was a top contender throughout his career,...
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1963, and 1964. His only loss in three years as an amateur was to BusterMathis. Mathis would prove to be Joe's biggest obstacle to making the 1964 U.S...
style, and his courage and determination in the ring, Lyle defeated BusterMathis, Oscar Bonavena, Jimmy Ellis, Vicente Rondón, Earnie Shavers, Joe Bugner...
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prison, Tyson easily won his comeback bouts against Peter McNeeley and BusterMathis Jr. Tyson's first comeback fight was marketed as "He's back!" and grossed...
luminaries as James "Quick" Tillis, Ossie Ocasio, Riddick Bowe, Tony Tubbs, BusterMathis, Jr., and Larry Donald before ending his career with a second-round...
for the championship title. Frazier, meanwhile, was matched against BusterMathis for a championship recognized by the New York State Athletic Commission...
1966 Sunnyside Gardens, New York City, New York, U.S. 8 Loss 4–2–2 BusterMathis TKO 3 (6), 1:58 January 17, 1966 Madison Square Garden, New York City...
Bears, and Green Bay Packers preseason games; boxing for Mike Tyson vs. BusterMathis Jr. in 1995; basketball games during the now-defunct Goodwill Games...
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up, Toney lived alongside the families of Floyd Mayweather Jr. and BusterMathis Jr., and Toney's father himself (who was absent for Toney's upbringing)...
1971 29 years, 343 days Hallenstadion, Zürich, Switzerland 34 Win 33–1 BusterMathis UD 12 Nov 17, 1971 29 years, 304 days Astrodome, Houston, Texas, U.S...
effective, and Frazier remained undefeated, winning the New York title from BusterMathis, and WBA crown from Jimmy Ellis with devastating knockouts. All of which...
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