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  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Buster_MathisBuster Mathis - Wikipedia

    Buster Mathis (June 11, 1943 – September 6, 1995) was an American boxer who competed from 1965 to 1972. He was a top contender throughout his career, beating other top contenders including George Chuvalo and Chuck Wepner .

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  3. www.nytimes.com › 1995/09/08 › obituariesBuster Mathis, Heavyweight Fighter, Dies at 51 - The New York ...

    Sep 8, 1995 · Buster Mathis was born on a farm near Sledge, Miss., a three-pound incubator baby and the youngest of eight children. His father weighed 300 and his mother 180, but their son was scrawny until his ...

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  5. www.latimes.com › archives › la-xpm-1995/09/08-spBuster Mathis, Former Ali Opponent, Dies at 51 - Los Angeles ...

    Sep 8, 1995 · Buster Mathis, a heavyweight boxer who lost to Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali before retiring in 1972, died in Grand Rapids, Mich., Thursday at 51.He had been in poor health for years.

  6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Buster_Mathis_JrBuster Mathis Jr. - Wikipedia

    Mathis Jr. was the son of Buster Mathis, a heavyweight boxer from the 1960s. The senior Mathis had been invited to the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, and was a contender with fights against champions Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier. Mathis Jr. was a heavy man and took up boxing because he was bullied as a child until the age of 14, and also for the benefit ...

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  8. tss.ib.tv › boxing › featured-boxing-articles-boxing25 Years Ago Today, Buster Mathis, the Dancing Bear, Took ...

    Sep 6, 2020 · Sept. 6 marks the 25 th anniversary of the death of former heavyweight contender Buster Mathis, who was 51 when he took his earthly 10-count in 1995. Although he never was a world champion, Buster, the dancing bear of a contender who came closer to making it all the way to the top than anyone of his overstuffed dimensions had any reasonable right to expect, may have already been dethroned in ...

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  9. boxrec.com › wiki › indexBuster Mathis - BoxRec

    Mar 7, 2014 · Buster Mathis Gallery; Buster Mathis is the father of Buster Mathis Jr. Career Review. The U.S national amateur champion in 1964, Mathis beat Joe Frazier in the Olympic Trials that year but broke a hand. Frazier substituted and won the Gold Medal in Tokyo. Mathis turned pro in 1965 and fought until 1972.

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  11. www.britannica.com › biography › Buster-MathisBuster Mathis | American boxer | Britannica

    Other articles where Buster Mathis is discussed: Joe Frazier: …in the Olympic trials to Buster Mathis in 1964 and made it to the Tokyo Olympic Games as a replacement boxer only when Mathis injured his hand. He won the gold medal in his weight division and then began his professional career in August 1965. A chunky man (5 feet…

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